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By: Kim Cofino

Kim Cofino — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 11:21:52 +0000

@Hedy Well, I definitely think it depends on the school culture. Some teachers really don't like people popping in during class time or disturbing their planning periods unplanned. If your school is flexible like that, I think those are great ways to start. I don't think I have it all perfectly worked out for myself yet, either, but this post might be more of what you're looking for: Lessons Learned: Tips for New Technology Facilitators. I think the more you can show how valuable you are, and the more you can express your interest in working collaboratively with teachers, but in a non-threatening way, the better. Good luck!

By: Hedy Laverdiere

Hedy Laverdiere — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 04:49:02 +0000

Hi Kim, you’ve some wonderful ideas, thanks so much for sharing. I’m starting at a new 4/5/6 elementary as library/tech integration specialist. The school is large and I’ll be working with half. Any suggestions on how to get things rolling? I’ve much experience integrating tech but in much smaller setting, and as a technology classroom teacher, but the “getting to know you” is always intimidating. Do I start by dropping in during planning or class periods, pre-arrange a meeting time to look at curriculum, provide professional development session times, other, all of the above? All ideas welcome!

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By: mscofino

mscofino — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:57:56 +0000

@Andrew,

Yes, I agree – creativity is key! It’s one of my favorite parts of my job too!

@Kate,

Excellent! Thanks for letting me know I’m on the right path!

By: Kate Tabor

Kate Tabor — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:30:50 +0000

Thank you for an amazingly accurate picture of the first days of a project. Your description could have been a narrative of the past three projects (ComicLife/wikispaces/imovie) that I worked on with students in the lab. I am planning on sharing this with our tech team. They would be great co-teachers! Thanks again!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 03:39:38 +0000

There’s so much good stuff in this post! I want to share it with every colleague I know who is struggling to find their feet in technology facilitation.

Similar to flexibility, I feel that creativity is key. Of course, we want to be creative in the development of projects, but also in how we react to our colleagues and their ideas. I try not to dismiss others’ ideas, but it does take a lot of creativity to find connections to technology. The good thing is that the extra work can sometimes open a colleague’s mind to technology and make the partnership much easier in the long run. In a way, it’s my favorite part of my job!

Thanks for the insight and I look forward to your next post.