I've read and reread Chapter 2 in our book, shared it with my colleagues, and even suggested that my administrator take my highlighted copy and read it too.
The points I wanted them to take away from it (page 32):
Technology is not an "extra." (this was the biggest one for me, really)
In-school use is not integrated. (boy, is it ever NOT...)
Technology has caused students to approach life differently, but adults (educators!!) act as though nothing has changed.
Students want to learn the basics, but also challenging, technologically oriented instructional activities.
The scenario Jeff set up on page 33 is one that is all too familiar to me - the way students change the computer to "their" own settings, as well as the chair, the table, the keyboard... We have 2 mobile units that are loaned out on a rotating basis, and when it comes back at the end of the day, it can be time-consuming to go back and reset 22 laptops!
We are hoping to develop a more in-depth use of Digital Storytelling; the 7th grade started this in a bare bones fashion over the last couple of weeks. To a librarian and a library media specialist, this idea is like a music video for books!
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