tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post4515931423390262684..comments2024-02-19T13:57:50.195+05:30Comments on Tech Transformation: Highs and LowsMaggie Hos-McGranehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-40896222749048510382011-06-15T02:01:05.022+05:302011-06-15T02:01:05.022+05:30Hi Maggie
Well, this brought tears to my eyes. So...Hi Maggie<br /><br />Well, this brought tears to my eyes. Sometimes we are so engrossed in what we do that we can't see the wood for the trees. <br /><br />As a classroom teacher I sometimes feel this way too; when I feel my students aren't making the progress I feel they should/ought to be making. When I step back from the situation and talk with the support teachers be they EAL or LS and listen to them talk about the progress/growth they see in my students it helps me put things in perspective. I realise that I have been so engrossed on a day to day basis I haven't seen the bigger picture. It helps me recognise their achievements. I liken this to not noticing the changes in my own children's physical growth until I see them with their friends outside of the home environment or when we meet up with family who haven't seen them in a while.<br /><br />You have made a difference where it counts - in the classroom!! So, the holiday's are coming up - a forced time to 'step back' and re-energise.Rebeccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-22958559817848223862011-06-13T11:42:21.605+05:302011-06-13T11:42:21.605+05:30Congratulations on your new role Andy, and thanks ...Congratulations on your new role Andy, and thanks for your comments.Maggie Hos-McGranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-18164641241911788902011-06-13T09:31:20.293+05:302011-06-13T09:31:20.293+05:30Maggie, I've really enjoyed reading your blog ...Maggie, I've really enjoyed reading your blog and have got a lot out of it. You honest appraisals and thoughts throughout the year have helped guide my practice. I too am looking forward to using ICT in the PYP document that we helped develop in HK. I also took a step towards making it happen by moving into the ES IT coordinator and integrator role next year at HKA and the document will provide the framework of what I try and achieve. <br /><br />The end of year can be a hectic time when we view things in a different way that perhaps would not have affected us at the beginning of the year. Tech roles can be chaotic, hectic and too many things, I hope you find the right balance.<br /><br />Andy Birch<br />HKA<br />www.andysclassroom.comrhinoabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467734134539434954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-26325392208891236872011-06-12T10:40:09.174+05:302011-06-12T10:40:09.174+05:30Maggie, are you committed to expanding your IWB in...Maggie, are you committed to expanding your IWB installations? If I was installing now instead of four y ears ago I would connect a computer to a project and control it wirelessly with an iPad using Air Display and Ink2Go as described by Tim Tyson. It is a cheaper, more flexible solution if you have wifi. Teachers would use it for so many more tasks and it has more potential to impact students.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12496582886862700789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-21620336617808477672011-06-12T02:20:31.983+05:302011-06-12T02:20:31.983+05:30Thank you Sue, thank you Dave. Your comments and ...Thank you Sue, thank you Dave. Your comments and support mean a lot to me.Maggie Hos-McGranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906722339671067160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-66372478061896079542011-06-12T01:26:23.193+05:302011-06-12T01:26:23.193+05:30Well you know the impact you've had on me, Mag...Well you know the impact you've had on me, Maggie, and we don't even really work that closely together (hopefully that will change next year). Apart from this site, one of the best things for me this year has been the IT learning blog you update for our school. Just like Sue, I have followed many of the resources you've presented and found them to be very helpful in my classroom. I hope your patience lasts for a few more years!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00306743154036314098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040524831337878007.post-32026495663486271012011-06-11T20:08:35.407+05:302011-06-11T20:08:35.407+05:30Wow, Maggie. What a powerful post! I always enjoy ...Wow, Maggie. What a powerful post! I always enjoy reading your blog but this is the first time that I have felt compelled to comment. I think your thoughts here probably echo the sentiments of every educator who is passionate about what they do and are trying to achieve. I have also found it so important to focus on the things that have been achieved rather than the things that are still yet to be achieved. Hang in there...I'm sure that you have had a far greater impact than you realise. I have learned so much from reading your thoughts and I have often followed up on resources to which you refer. Thank you for being a great mentor to me...someone who you have never met personally.Sue Pikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14343198263179675447noreply@blogger.com