I am toying with an idea that came up at a recent department meeting I had with my tech teachers here at Dubai American Academy.\u00a0 I asked them each to talk about technology integration and what that meant to them and also how they percieved the success of that model at DAA.\u00a0 Each talked about different things and I was struck that I agreed with each of them.\u00a0 How then to reconcile all those ideas?<\/p>\n
In relating the discussion to others afterwards I found myself repeatedly saying “There are 7 things that need to change in order to make a successful change in Tech use in schools.”\u00a0 I am not sure where I got the number, but “7 Things” seemed to make my point that, even if you change one or two things about the school or about teaching, you will not effect lasting change or successfully shift the school into a 21st Century Technology Learning model.<\/p>\n
Most importantly, these all need to be done at the same time.\u00a0 They are not successful when only some of them are done and they are not successful when done sequentially.<\/strong><\/p>\n So what are the 7 Things?<\/p>\n 7 Things.\u00a0 All at the same time.<\/p>\n Some caveats of course.\u00a0 What do you think?\u00a0 Let’s hear some challenges and Yeah-Buts in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am toying with an idea that came up at a recent department meeting I had with my tech teachers here at Dubai American Academy.\u00a0 I asked them each to talk about technology integration and what that meant to them and also how they percieved the success of that model at DAA.\u00a0 Each talked about … <\/p>\n\n