New Tech Class!

I have started an Administration class at Lewis & Clark about school/district technology. It's very exciting, even though I can't believe I am taking an ADMINISTRATION class.

I don't know what I am going to do for a final project, but I probably need the most work in networking, which I don't think I am ready to tackle yet. Maybe I can do more work on the school website WITHOUT my husband's help, since that website requires coding.

I would like to learn about the decision process districts go through when deciding what technology is incorporated into schools and where those funds come from. I think that the CIO from Beaverton will be very interesting.

I think that when technology is applied correctly in schools, it can be a great motivator for kids. I work in a low-income school, and getting the kids jazzed about learning can be difficult. Technology is an easy tool to allow them to take control of their learning. I just wish we had the means to make it possible. Our school district supports libraries, which is the first step because those are the people most are responsible for teaching "21st Century Learning," but we are still acquiring the equipment to do that. But I have started to work on a large grant that would supply funding to our library media/technology programs in our school district. Portland Public Schools received the grant last year. It was nearly half a million dollars!

We'll see what happens!