Comments on: More Than Cool Tools http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/ Educators Integrating Technology Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:12:22 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: janettagarton http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-153 janettagarton Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:51:46 +0000 http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/#comment-153 Linda I think you made an important point at the end. The 3 gentleman who maintain our network have education degrees and have been in the classroom, or are still teaching a class. We do block a significant number of sites, (YouTube for example), but have kept available many of the wonderful resources out there. I'm thankful for this. Thanks for the invitation. Maybe I'll visit sometime. Linda I think you made an important point at the end. The 3 gentleman who maintain our network have education degrees and have been in the classroom, or are still teaching a class. We do block a significant number of sites, (YouTube for example), but have kept available many of the wonderful resources out there. I’m thankful for this. Thanks for the invitation. Maybe I’ll visit sometime.

]]> By: Linda DeVore http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Linda DeVore Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:18:18 +0000 http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/#comment-152 How would you like to come to Arizona? Have you thought about relocating to the Southwest? I so wish my District and PD people were where you and your district are. I can't even access some of the tools that you use in your district! Mind you, this is not for want or trying. Some of the tools I can access to see someone else's creation, but I can't access to create my own. Others are just totally blocked. Audacity, United Streaming, and Delicious I can actually access and do something with. Google Docs I haven't tried yet, but would be willing to bet that it is blocked also. I've been a school librarian for going on 18 years now and have been a proponent of technology in my District, but today I feel like I am hitting my head against a block wall. Our IT people must have gone to a seminar or training over the summer because things are buttoned down tighter than last year. The only good news this year was the surprise access to educational blogs and wikis that had been blocked last year. Still can't create one without going through numerous battles or through a backdoor, but it is a small change. One of our biggest problems is that IT is part of the business office and not part of the curriculum department. As a result, none of the employees have an education background- and no understanding of the word "need" when used by a teacher or librarian. As I said before, wouldn't you like to come to nice, warm Arizona? Probably not, you would be so frustrated that you would quit shortly after you arrived... How would you like to come to Arizona? Have you thought about relocating to the Southwest? I so wish my District and PD people were where you and your district are. I can’t even access some of the tools that you use in your district! Mind you, this is not for want or trying. Some of the tools I can access to see someone else’s creation, but I can’t access to create my own. Others are just totally blocked. Audacity, United Streaming, and Delicious I can actually access and do something with. Google Docs I haven’t tried yet, but would be willing to bet that it is blocked also. I’ve been a school librarian for going on 18 years now and have been a proponent of technology in my District, but today I feel like I am hitting my head against a block wall. Our IT people must have gone to a seminar or training over the summer because things are buttoned down tighter than last year. The only good news this year was the surprise access to educational blogs and wikis that had been blocked last year. Still can’t create one without going through numerous battles or through a backdoor, but it is a small change. One of our biggest problems is that IT is part of the business office and not part of the curriculum department. As a result, none of the employees have an education background- and no understanding of the word “need” when used by a teacher or librarian.

As I said before, wouldn’t you like to come to nice, warm Arizona? Probably not, you would be so frustrated that you would quit shortly after you arrived…

]]> By: Wesley Fryer http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Wesley Fryer Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:51:09 +0000 http://jgarton.edublogs.org/2007/10/21/more-than-cool-tools/#comment-151 <a href="http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2007/10/22/good-k12online07-pd-reflection-example/" rel="nofollow">Nice work Janetta!</a> Nice work Janetta!

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