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teachers teach and students learn.Paul Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13265005293677981651noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-121466994852425811.post-41887619469008259022009-11-16T19:33:00.000-08:002010-11-16T19:46:04.544-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJt4fk6owNswmnh7Dh6PD3x-2oY9hchzq56i9gVv62m21lGj5a_rtdcziPKMHH3UjRCtl6hVTiy1kO3pXTjnRgVZeewP9kbB-5iDXOoJU3-J-2TlTcNpi-UCQpnwEOvO59WEiWTvHP4Gi/s1600/whitepaul.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 69px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDJt4fk6owNswmnh7Dh6PD3x-2oY9hchzq56i9gVv62m21lGj5a_rtdcziPKMHH3UjRCtl6hVTiy1kO3pXTjnRgVZeewP9kbB-5iDXOoJU3-J-2TlTcNpi-UCQpnwEOvO59WEiWTvHP4Gi/s400/whitepaul.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540357272367215794" /></a><br />New Blog New Title<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.whitepaul.com/">WhitePaul.com</a></div><div><br /> <div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><script src="http://www.google-analytics.com/urchin.js" type="text/javascript">
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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0H21323yBQtNIbTfRRwBTtoqE39tZ2dxO2nTzieGLqXKKWwkzMcUsTT-_5BSWmt6ngvdeefn17mb5WCcLr8Z3T5BgW5jIKqZbReDyf54-FX-uYRq2NxezBEndl8uglzEM01NVllDFnah/s320/pretech+schools+-+no+tech+dir.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The premise of the presentation was that schools did not become technology schools by natural evolution.<br />Pre-technology schools are in denial -<br />"we have projectors in every classroom"<br />- Overhead projectors don't count!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREHe-7WQSGRuSZAxXN9GMZWFSClD_wOwlNuw0Q-3fceMuHrIGuKOjDRewAcFZJSiHRPDJOJCs1yTKdlkYUmfX9c4MONrTuJa4pMvG8jWQk9dws9z9N_xjtbhwv0ykWkTiGhoBVsjXwQwW/s1600-h/pretech+schools+-+labs.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053903415455570690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiREHe-7WQSGRuSZAxXN9GMZWFSClD_wOwlNuw0Q-3fceMuHrIGuKOjDRewAcFZJSiHRPDJOJCs1yTKdlkYUmfX9c4MONrTuJa4pMvG8jWQk9dws9z9N_xjtbhwv0ykWkTiGhoBVsjXwQwW/s320/pretech+schools+-+labs.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0H21323yBQtNIbTfRRwBTtoqE39tZ2dxO2nTzieGLqXKKWwkzMcUsTT-_5BSWmt6ngvdeefn17mb5WCcLr8Z3T5BgW5jIKqZbReDyf54-FX-uYRq2NxezBEndl8uglzEM01NVllDFnah/s1600-h/pretech+schools+-+no+tech+dir.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6RW3T9Q-WYg-vumWeDVHcVwL4UNBuADpiMI0aRE0i4Vj2KiTRVeh_Wt1btgVMaZU429_QfobkSCFHiqurn0X58NvXkQoJ4T5qeZ-asiTA99cGCba_No9Cb7gtyo3aoPrZ9QOmy1zSuM-/s1600-h/why+every+school+needs+a+Tech+Director.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pre-Technology schools have token technology access - not enough to influence teaching and learning.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhO4v_hV8bd0JwnkoN7Ad9iyb2lL24mxoEHHlJdZK5DRz9WKfwBUUR5nX4v3c6qlTErq7uTZjxzNg8WKCq6cRjnyCFUnDjqk-GY1a9G136MSkkvVa-1ReW-ZwWmg-oqurZKGifPvzga2D/s1600-h/NIST.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053905069017979682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWhO4v_hV8bd0JwnkoN7Ad9iyb2lL24mxoEHHlJdZK5DRz9WKfwBUUR5nX4v3c6qlTErq7uTZjxzNg8WKCq6cRjnyCFUnDjqk-GY1a9G136MSkkvVa-1ReW-ZwWmg-oqurZKGifPvzga2D/s320/NIST.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr0H21323yBQtNIbTfRRwBTtoqE39tZ2dxO2nTzieGLqXKKWwkzMcUsTT-_5BSWmt6ngvdeefn17mb5WCcLr8Z3T5BgW5jIKqZbReDyf54-FX-uYRq2NxezBEndl8uglzEM01NVllDFnah/s1600-h/pretech+schools+-+no+tech+dir.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Technology schools have </p><p>1:1 computing for teachers and students</p><p>Campus wide WiFi</p><p>Online curriculum<br /></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVdgI6rOgsRncwQnyCcHGyy-sr5gqOXgSnSklOPJyTc830U7xnlRUgss-apHbZ2fsePyokh3BIjLtRiIBOy6JFbpue__ThyFiDr0dX5ybhmmwGOY5Zo2hyphenhyphenYrFMuf56Or_ro8diWBpRdKF/s1600-h/wireless+and+Tablets.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053908191459203890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLVdgI6rOgsRncwQnyCcHGyy-sr5gqOXgSnSklOPJyTc830U7xnlRUgss-apHbZ2fsePyokh3BIjLtRiIBOy6JFbpue__ThyFiDr0dX5ybhmmwGOY5Zo2hyphenhyphenYrFMuf56Or_ro8diWBpRdKF/s320/wireless+and+Tablets.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />No intermediate technology like:<br /><br /><br /><p>TVs</p><p>VCRs</p><p>Interactive whiteboards</p><p></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MdIPZxoB0l9ofWBGan4NnxC_J51zkP4tc25lQJ_OygTiLSyGz3ZtvcZYGJAvE8AVdgPWpa3-gG8ihG6mKCZNSLibmSpFEacI_l0GZz8QffQg2be6YJDzofuHyVxdtoIkHhbqA6Kkt98e/s1600-h/networks.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053909157826845522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MdIPZxoB0l9ofWBGan4NnxC_J51zkP4tc25lQJ_OygTiLSyGz3ZtvcZYGJAvE8AVdgPWpa3-gG8ihG6mKCZNSLibmSpFEacI_l0GZz8QffQg2be6YJDzofuHyVxdtoIkHhbqA6Kkt98e/s320/networks.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Pre-Technology schools have a lack of investment in Network infrastructure<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ7Sl3ZxUf7ug-8sWOHBKxfnNHuxml5EI_hxA4PivIr7n42wXk9DS6BP7WtEly9cIJC-1kVriAphqOrExhKqyJpIXLcotXuf0yQyOEoGvXq0Q0ZzQIgWCQPlE1xI5sbtVWqttucW4yrjz/s1600-h/servers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053913044772248562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZ7Sl3ZxUf7ug-8sWOHBKxfnNHuxml5EI_hxA4PivIr7n42wXk9DS6BP7WtEly9cIJC-1kVriAphqOrExhKqyJpIXLcotXuf0yQyOEoGvXq0Q0ZzQIgWCQPlE1xI5sbtVWqttucW4yrjz/s320/servers.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-MdIPZxoB0l9ofWBGan4NnxC_J51zkP4tc25lQJ_OygTiLSyGz3ZtvcZYGJAvE8AVdgPWpa3-gG8ihG6mKCZNSLibmSpFEacI_l0GZz8QffQg2be6YJDzofuHyVxdtoIkHhbqA6Kkt98e/s1600-h/networks.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeQVEKS3_WRD_-5FJEZ6vRx4fJvZGi2OXkCl1LwDtKjK1BufXMX2HXWv6baS18HfZB02NHZpp3-W62zFMGavfkUOhbG7ZL8mPsweMKUcURhXaJreE6tyFI4fOo98aJRMuuphsnSLJUvBB/s1600-h/tech+support.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053908509286783810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeQVEKS3_WRD_-5FJEZ6vRx4fJvZGi2OXkCl1LwDtKjK1BufXMX2HXWv6baS18HfZB02NHZpp3-W62zFMGavfkUOhbG7ZL8mPsweMKUcURhXaJreE6tyFI4fOo98aJRMuuphsnSLJUvBB/s320/tech+support.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Tech support should mean no downtime<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXvD688c6NIu1aG16Pz16LjfvLs1q1G1Z0VF8Dv80c7w4ke2hAfAiybXtvmHDCGUpPftgJDqk8v7_8FmKKm3lQKPnvjr_f2Sm2LigsRVqi8JDqxX75fAa_G1b2TnCcCHr_sUtOnpvHIg5/s1600-h/advertising.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053912447771794402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXvD688c6NIu1aG16Pz16LjfvLs1q1G1Z0VF8Dv80c7w4ke2hAfAiybXtvmHDCGUpPftgJDqk8v7_8FmKKm3lQKPnvjr_f2Sm2LigsRVqi8JDqxX75fAa_G1b2TnCcCHr_sUtOnpvHIg5/s320/advertising.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Technology schools can make good use of the marketing opportunities of rebranding as a "Technology School"<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW49fVHJEosdTP_Y2aqsUi3W3wsuVWT3HA9VJF3PfK4eiOnAuWQEOpzQT8v_rJY5DV1sTx1Uz_buzHPd2zHMx4hUlRG5KWMHvd_AoOlhoHpfz69bGiu7vaWAmmnFTRyIy-Y0X_lziTOcD/s1600-h/skills1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053910639590562674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitW49fVHJEosdTP_Y2aqsUi3W3wsuVWT3HA9VJF3PfK4eiOnAuWQEOpzQT8v_rJY5DV1sTx1Uz_buzHPd2zHMx4hUlRG5KWMHvd_AoOlhoHpfz69bGiu7vaWAmmnFTRyIy-Y0X_lziTOcD/s320/skills1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />What are the skill sets needed to make this happen?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0sG1UlniOoLoYuhvabOCJLyygbh0EgVqmXDucRGzLsQMlXVut1VzSB3-GOGlGditxDt5ygA5Sd7b8J51fSTPOPwrxL81wQi8C6oXcMHtFnZBUdqNanR3zOdie1MXyB1Lt1mLevCtvNoW/s1600-h/skills2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053911039022521218" style="FLOAT: left; 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