-tictech message:
It would also be a monumental irony if in the midst of all this
(communications)
technology being rolled out to teachers - even in the farthest district
hinterlands -
that communications channels were being narrowed. To funnel District Tech
information
into a small group of people, who will in theory distribute it to a much
larger
population seems antithetical to the very existence of internet technology
such as
email and http.
I should say that this is the first I've heard of tic-tech's existence
being in question.
and I am Jumping to conclusions. Which is probably why the district wants to
manage information carefully.
I understand that all teachers have access to the Inside site, but as we
heard last
night, even some of the ETs find it ... user unfriendly. I imagine this
would be doubly
true if you were not sure what you were looking for to begin with.
I think some PHP master should set up an online forum for technology; heck
for all things related to Seattle Schools. Let us talk amongst ourselves and
with the moderation of those "in the know" all things will (hopefully)
become clear.
-----Original Message-----
From: Woodward, Janet [mailto:jwoodward@seattleschools.org]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 8:52 PM
To: 'tictech@learningspace.org'
Subject: RE: tictech: Exchange of Tech Info for those in the trenches at
-tictech message:
A little bit of this was brought up at todays meeting. People want their to
be a tic-tech still. However Engle said something about it being hosted off
site and that it was not a district thing so wanted to make sure certain
etiquette and protocols would be maintained. I think the idea is that your
ed technologist would help facilitate what he/she learns at the meetings for
other staff. But I agree, there are some holes in the communication loop. I
have always advocated for tech forum type meetings in any case and I still
do. The librarians have had monthly meetings and it has proved useful. I
think tech people need a similar communication vehicle. Some of those
people are now in the ed tech group but not all-and it seems unfair that
some come to the meeting as volunteers and others getting paid. Not sure
what the answer is right now.
Janet Woodward, Librarian
Garfield High
jwoodward@seattleschools.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Jennifer Meltzer [mailto:meltzer_jennifer@MSN.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 5:42 PM
To: tictech@learningspace.org
Subject: tictech: Exchange of Tech Info for those in the trenches at schools
-tictech message:
It would be disheartening to hear that the Ed Tech meetings are exclusive. I
was afraid that our information was going to come to a stop last year when
Charlie said he couldn't afford to provide staff for forum minutes. And
then there were no forums. I can't express how important those meetings
were to our understanding of the bigger picture - which is what we all need
to understand in order to take care of the technology. Then I recently
noticed that the inside.seattleschools site will become an intranet. So
that leaves only tic-tech for someone like myself. With the lack of budget
for technical talent, I don't think it's wise to cut out the volunteers and
free-hours folks who are keeping things running. Parents, uncompensated
staff, u-wired, etc. We need to share knowledge & best practices. We need
to support one another so we can do this for the kids. Thank you to Mark
for tictech@learningspace
Jennifer Meltzer
AS#1 Tech Group Coordinator, Parent Volunteer meltzer_jennifer@msn.com
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