Ideas


 * Reaction and reflection following the 2008-2009 North Carolina Educational Technology Conference in Greensboro, NC.**

I sat in on Dr. Lodge McCammon's presentation about FIZZ, a safe and secure web presence for schools. [|Lodge] is a musician, and [|he creates great songs] with lyrics that teach. Back Up, a song that teaches about longitudinal waves, is very catchy; I think we should do [|this video] with our students. Although the session was an E, it should have been a V; FIZZ comes at a price. - Barry, Technology Facilitator

The opening session was GREAT. Dr. Jim Moulton has a very balanced view of the use of technology and reminded us that our goal should be humanly engaged, intellectually astute students. We are challenged by a generation that lacks intellectual curiosity so we must infuse creativity in all we do and technology is a way to do that. -AC, principal

Jim Moulton gave a very entertaining and informative presentation entitled The Best of the Web. One right after another, he showed free and useful resources available to teachers online. Go [|here for his list.] He mentioned several things that I found interesting enough to either think about or talk about later: "the last child left in the woods" and kids who don't go out and play, kids should work in pairs in the computer lab so that they //can// talk, "education is a cultural responsibility", [|"Is Google Making Us Stupid?"], and more. I recommend checking Jim out if you get the chance. - Barry, Technology Facilitator

Ideas: Create a partnership like [|this one] with a local college or university. joyce.edwards@pfeiffer.edu Prof of Educ Dean of School of Educ

Promotional video depicting educational technology in action.

Create a North Carolina Festival of Educational Technology like [|this one] in Texas.