Web 2.0 is here to stay!

Last week at the "Olive" I introduced for some of the staff the idea of weblogging. Many of us have heard of blogging and we have various concepts of what it is. In general, what blogging is about is "amateurs" becoming regular contributors to the vast network we call the World Wide Web. It is my hope that Mt. Olive can be a front runner for Fulton County Schools in the usage of Web 2.0 tools (i.e. wikis, blogging, social networking, etc.) for instructional purposes. With that as my goal I am committing to providing weekly training sessions on Wednesdays from 3:00 to 4:30 for staff on various technology. This upcoming Wednesday, December 9th, we will be continuing our training on blogging.

This week we will have our local Technology Fair. Our local fair is a prelude to preparing our students to participate in the County Technology Fair and Media Fair. Kindergarten through 2nd grade projects are due Wednesday; 3rd through 5th grade projects due Friday.

Last week during grade level meetings I mentioned to the staff that each of them should own their own personal flash drive that should be at a minimum of 4GB in size. In this digital age when information is saved and transferred electronically it is a responsible thing for professionals to have a backup of important documents, photos, music, etc. We can no longer store all of our information on CD's, which are increasingly becoming outdated.

On an exciting note...I have been given a date for the arrival of the new laptops for those staff members that are still struggling to hold together their D600s (Ms. Jones...)
The laptops will arrive..........DECEMBER 18TH!!!!!

HAVE A GREAT WEEK CARDINALS!