Today's session has me reflecting on my technology skills and I feel similar to the illustrated picture. The technology ocean is moving and the waves may just come crashing down on my head. After hearing several of the presenters say, "If you as an administrator insist that your staff use these tools then you must first model!" I wholeheartedly agree with their statements, but TIME IS A FACTOR. I commented about the time factor to some of my colleagues that attended the session. We all discussed the conundrum that currently presents as a very large obstacle in our professional (and to be honest personal)lives. . . yep TIME! The question that still requires massive amounts of pondering on my end is. . . How can something that was created to reduce the amount of time it takes to do something require so much TIME to learn and implement?
I attended the same session. One takeaway for me regarding the time dilemma was the Tech Tuesday or Wired Wednesday idea of just setting up a short, 20-min, training opportunity. I also am a big fan of the Wine & Apps after work idea!
ReplyDeleteThe building principals in our district struggle with the same issue. In the HUGE and overwhelming list of responsibilities that they (you) have it is really a challenge to find the time. I try to build in some opportunities for them to learn and practice with technology when I provide PD for them, but that isn't even close to enough time.
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