I’ve been like a remora this week. I’ve been cruising in the slipstream of a Great White, waiting for the tasty bits that have been filtered behind. Two major educational conferences BLC10 and CMK10 are wrapping up this week. While I (and my school) did not have the money to attend either, I’ve been lucky to pick up the filtered nuggets of wisdom that have come out on the web pages, Twitter hash tags, and individual blog posts. It is a different experience participating in these conferences in person. The energy, enthusiasm, and influence is taken down a notch when it is experienced through a computer screen. My first takeaway, is that we have no excuse to start implementing the conditions that will help our students learn. Cost should not be a factor: if you can’t find a free alternative to a tool you need, you aren’t looking hard enough. Administrative approval shouldn’t be factor: if you can’t demonstrate how this will help kids learn, you are probably doing it wrong. The time for navel-gazing is over, it is time to get off our butts and do something.

My second takeaway is a bit of a rant, worthy of it’s own post. So tune in next time.

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