Charts, Graphs, and analyzing OH MY!

Using the IIRC makes it very easy to look at data and see how things are going. It was very useful to be able to give to the point, simple explanations of the material that I found on the website. I think you can make the data easy to read and summaries to the point, teachers are more likely to read it and take more interest. It does not take long to look at our IIRC projects and see how you can convey a message simply by cutting/pasting charts and graphs.

Your flip camera was neat tool to use to keep a "diary" of activities that you do. You can capture great moments by having something like this ready to go. I think it would be a great tool to use at the high school b/c too frequently we hear how little students tell their parents about what happens at school. By having videos they can see the collaboration, activities, projects that students are working on.

I think the biggest impact on me for this weekend was our exercise that deal with leaders and how few have a technology vision. It really got me thinking what would I want my staff to do, learn, etc. To frequently administrators are too focused on the day not about next week or even tomorrow. Having a good vision can help you make decisions about technology...what you want, ways to implement it, money need for it. To often a fade comes through the school and we jump on it b/c we think it must be good b/c everyone is using it. We don't do the research and we have no idea what impact this may have next year b/c we have not thought that far. Make a vision and keep it where you can see it. Don't look tract of the big picture.