Ben had asked for any questions from the gallery for a tech director. Being a lowly teacher and having had to deal with tech and tech departments, I know what I really wanted to ask and the way I might typically ask would not be productive for his venue. When I find myself complaining about my classroom situations specifically, especially when I'm in professional development (or on a twitter chat), I then try to flip my negativity around and ask a question from the opposite direction.
So for my question for Ben's Director, Pete, I tweeted this:
Here's the Link.
Thanks +Ben Rimes for the shout out and the thoughtful response.
For the record, my original intent on the question was the way Pete interpreted it--making sure stuff just works correctly between version numbers, power, internet, all those moving parts. Ben's interpretation (tech integration into lessons) and answer were what I should have been asking!
@techsavvyed hey tech dir., if you could tell us teachers one important thing to make tech run smooth, what would it be?
— Andrew Hyland (@AndrewHyland) March 4, 2015
Pretty vague and open. Ben and Pete both took a turn giving me an answer in his podcast. Skip ahead to 13:00 and listen to how well Pete and Ben interpret my vague wording and both give useful answers to help make working with tech in education a little less of the nightmare it can be on the worst days.Here's the Link.
Thanks +Ben Rimes for the shout out and the thoughtful response.
For the record, my original intent on the question was the way Pete interpreted it--making sure stuff just works correctly between version numbers, power, internet, all those moving parts. Ben's interpretation (tech integration into lessons) and answer were what I should have been asking!
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