Comments on: The Way Things Should Be http://www.joewoodonline.com/the-tech-director-i-hope-to-be/ Thoughts on the Links Between Instruction & Technology Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Filter frustration | Sustainably Digital http://www.joewoodonline.com/the-tech-director-i-hope-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Filter frustration | Sustainably Digital Thu, 30 Oct 2008 00:14:53 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=643#comment-259 [...] Joe Wood on a good tech director [...] [...] Joe Wood on a good tech director [...]

]]> By: Ben Wildeboer http://www.joewoodonline.com/the-tech-director-i-hope-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Ben Wildeboer Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:32:14 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=643#comment-258 As someone who has recently moved to schools in the <em>opposite</em> direction as you (tech savvy to not so much), I have grown to appreciate school leaders who- even if they aren't active proponents of tech- at least are willing to let teachers challenge the status quo through technology usage. My current school isn't as un-tech as your first school, but I've recently had even the ability to search for <em>images</em> blocked, and have met resistance so far. We are badly in need of I'm glad to see that there are school leaders pushing for effective and novel uses of technology. We could certainly use some around here. As someone who has recently moved to schools in the opposite direction as you (tech savvy to not so much), I have grown to appreciate school leaders who- even if they aren’t active proponents of tech- at least are willing to let teachers challenge the status quo through technology usage.

My current school isn’t as un-tech as your first school, but I’ve recently had even the ability to search for images blocked, and have met resistance so far. We are badly in need of

I’m glad to see that there are school leaders pushing for effective and novel uses of technology. We could certainly use some around here.

]]> By: Marianne Pack http://www.joewoodonline.com/the-tech-director-i-hope-to-be/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Marianne Pack Wed, 29 Oct 2008 03:37:03 +0000 http://www.joewoodonline.com/?p=643#comment-257 It is no doubt that John Patten is the type of Director of Technology that many people can learn great things from with regard to teaching and technology. John takes things in stride, is always thinking of new things to try and is really on his toes when it comes to what's new and out there in tech. He looks out for what is best for kids by finding great ways for teachers to teach using new strategies and collaborating with one another. I think John is the Director of Technology that can teach us all a lot in the years to come. It is no doubt that John Patten is the type of Director of Technology that many people can learn great things from with regard to teaching and technology. John takes things in stride, is always thinking of new things to try and is really on his toes when it comes to what’s new and out there in tech. He looks out for what is best for kids by finding great ways for teachers to teach using new strategies and collaborating with one another. I think John is the Director of Technology that can teach us all a lot in the years to come.

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