This chapter was a little bit overwhelming in terms of the job that I am eventually going to have to do. While I was reading it I was like "I don't know if I can handle this!", but then the checklist on page 13 reassured me that all of those apply to me (except the super-organized thing, which I'm working on). I don't know how the technology coordinator in my school doesn't go crazy sometimes with the amount of people who run to her and call her and email her, etc. I do, however, like being a leader and I really enjoy learning. I think that having the knowledge for this job is going to be very exciting, and simply being able to know so much more about technology is going to help me out in all aspects of life.
A few things that I found interesting were when they talked about different types of coordinators. First, they talked about how some districts hire a 'computer guy' who is an excellent technician, but has no educational training. This would limit them in terms of setting up curriculum, helping teachers with lessons, etc. The other end is true where it would be unwise to hire a straight-educator with no formal technological training. The other point that was made is that job descriptions change from district to district. A small district may have one coordinator who takes care of EVERYTHING, while a large district will have a coordinator who mainly does the troubleshooting and planning, and does not have time to be fully involved in other processes.
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Brett,
ReplyDeleteI also found it interesting that districts hire so differently. I realize alot it has to do with budget but I feel that if a district had both a Technical expert and and educational expert, it would be a win win situation for both the tech department, the teachers and the students. Duties could be shared which would take off some of the stress felt by a one person show and the teachers and students would benefit from having the techy stuff fixed and all the training they need to implement the technology into the classroom. The CFF move in my opinion was a great start. I will be curious to see how many districts will continue if the funding does not.
Linda Hixson
Brett,
ReplyDeleteSorry, I have mutiple blogs and this posted from the wrong one!
Will work on fixing it!
Linda
I was very overwhelmed also and wondered jeese can I do all that? Also I was surprised to see the backgrounds of some of the people that they talked about in this type of position.
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