Week+2



Due to inclement weather we will complete our class tonight via distance learning using Elluminate. Topics for this evening have changed from the syllabus:
 * A review of last week's items - Internet Terms; Internet Safety; Strong Passwords; NETS-S & NETS-T; McRELs
 * Social Bookmarking versus Bookmarks/Favorites
 * Assign Web 2.0 Tool and Teams for 2/16/2011
 * Reading Assignment

__**Reading Assignment**__: Alan November is recognized internationally as a leader in education technology. He began his career as an oceanography teacher and dorm counselor at an island reform school for boys in Boston Harbor. He has been a director of an alternative high school, computer coordinator, technology consultant, and university lecturer. As practitioner, designer, and author, Alan has guided schools, government organizations and industry leaders as they plan to improve quality with technology.

Alan is well known for applying his humor and wit to inspire us to think about applying technology to improve learning. His areas of expertise include information and communication technology, planning across the curriculum, staff development, long-range planning, building learning communities and leadership development. He has delivered keynote presentations and workshops in all fifty states, in every province in Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe and Asia. Alan was named one of the nation’s fifteen most influential thinkers of the decade by Classroom Computer Learning Magazine. []

The article that I am having you read is from Alan November's website. You can locate the PDF for Alan's article "Drill the Teachers; Educate the Kids" in the resource link of this wiki.

In the DISCUSSION tab of this week's wiki page, click on + New Post, in the subject area type your first name and last initial, type your response to the questions below and then Post.
 * After reading Alan November's article on "Drill the Teacher; Educate the Kids" what are the challenges you forsee in your district with November's professional development hypothesis?
 * Does your district do anything similar to his idea?
 * Is his theory doable in your district?

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