So many tools, so little time.
I posted a quick
pole on my blog asking about the use of blogs. I know we have only three
in our group with one being an actual teacher however, nobody is using a blog
in their educational setting. In my high
school we have a new principal that touts his expertise and use of technology in education. Since he started six months ago, he has
posted three times on his blog! That, in
my estimation is dismal. If a self-proclaimed
technologist is barely using a tool he believes in, how do we motivate teachers
and students to use them? After reading
the first eight chapters of Richardson’s book on Web 2.0 tools, which tools
should teachers focus on and how many hours per week do you think teachers will
spend keeping up their entries? What
will be the priorities of teachers if we mandate these tools and what will
suffer due to time to properly keep the new tools updated?
