ITSC 2009

Tools to help administrators work(smarter not harder)

Warning!

R U Full?

Do you want more time?

Do you want more time?

today is not about...

• Planning

• Standards

• Creating policy

• Funding

• Tech in the Classroom

today is not about...

today is about...

• Communication

• Collaboration

• Information

• Making your job easier (hopefully)

today is about...

What does our daylook like?

• Introductions

• Expectations

• Discussions

• Practice key tools

• Sharing

• Questions

Today’s Enemy...

Tell me if I am talking too much!

My Challenge

Keep it Simple Stupid!

Introductions

• Name

• District, School, Position

• What was your first computer?

• bigfoot believer?

?

Introductions

• Skip Offenhauser

• Bend LaPine School District

• Principal- Buckingham Elementary

• Apple IIe

• Absolutely!

Introductions

• Name

• District, School, Position

• What was your first computer?

• Are you a bigfoot believer?

Take

Survey Results...

TwitterPersonal Start Pages

RSS

Social Bookmarking

Wikis

Blogs

Google Docs

Things change fast...

How do we keep up?

Technology and You...

• how do you use technology today?

• how did you use technology 5 years ago?

• What are some of your struggles?

Take

Technology and You...

• how do you use technology today?

• how did you use technology 5 years ago?

• What are some of your struggles?

Our struggles are not new...

Our struggles are not new...

Let’s get Started!!!

Why?

As we move forward today, always ask why.

Why would I want to use this tool?

The biggest problem - Access to Information

RSS(let the information come to you)

RSS(let the information come to you)

RSS and Personal Start Pages

iGoogle

RSS and Personal Start Pages

iGooglehttp://skipoffenhauser.blogspot.com/

Google Documents and Forms

Google DOCS

Social Bookmarkingand del.icio.us

Social Bookmarkingand del.icio.us

Things I want to show you but not sure if we have time to practice...

Never Forget with Evernote

Expand your PLN with Twitter