Comments on: Apple is Definitely “Thinking Ahead” http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/ teaching technology abroad Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:39:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Voices of ADE Asia » Blog Archive » Apple Does it Again! http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2578 Voices of ADE Asia » Blog Archive » Apple Does it Again! Sun, 03 May 2009 04:24:25 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2578 [...] Global Leadership Summit in Hong Kong. I knew it was going to be great after presenting at the Think Ahead Roadshow here in Bangkok in February, but I don’t think I realized just how great it was going to be. [...] [...] Global Leadership Summit in Hong Kong. I knew it was going to be great after presenting at the Think Ahead Roadshow here in Bangkok in February, but I don’t think I realized just how great it was going to be. [...]

]]> By: Apple Does it Again! | always learning http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 Apple Does it Again! | always learning Sun, 03 May 2009 02:52:40 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2575 [...] Global Leadership Summit in Hong Kong. I knew it was going to be great after presenting at the Think Ahead Roadshow here in Bangkok in February, but I don’t think I realized just how great it was going to be. [...] [...] Global Leadership Summit in Hong Kong. I knew it was going to be great after presenting at the Think Ahead Roadshow here in Bangkok in February, but I don’t think I realized just how great it was going to be. [...]

]]> By: Kim Cofino http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2405 Kim Cofino Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:34:18 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2405 @Paul, Agreed - Adrian would be fantastic. He's so real, so friendly and so knowledgeable. I think for you to become an ADE you have to be working at a school. In that sense, it's not exclusive - it's just specifically for teachers, not consultants. Maybe when you work in a school again you can apply. It seems fair to me that they make an educator award limited to people who are actually teaching in a school. Maybe a reason to go back to full time teaching at least for a while? @Neil, Thanks! Glad you're enjoying the posts! @John, Apple's is definitely a model to follow - I was very impressed, as you can tell :) @Paul,

Agreed – Adrian would be fantastic. He’s so real, so friendly and so knowledgeable. I think for you to become an ADE you have to be working at a school. In that sense, it’s not exclusive – it’s just specifically for teachers, not consultants. Maybe when you work in a school again you can apply. It seems fair to me that they make an educator award limited to people who are actually teaching in a school. Maybe a reason to go back to full time teaching at least for a while?

@Neil,

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying the posts!

@John,

Apple’s is definitely a model to follow – I was very impressed, as you can tell :)

]]> By: John http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2374 John Mon, 02 Mar 2009 07:13:42 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2374 Interesting report. I'm not in the education business but we also conduct roadshows. It was very interesting and inspiring to see someone else set a high standard for this kind of activity. Interesting report. I’m not in the education business but we also conduct roadshows. It was very interesting and inspiring to see someone else set a high standard for this kind of activity.

]]> By: Neil Anderson http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Neil Anderson Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:14:05 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2361 Thanks, Kim. Great report. Looking forward to reading your other posts. Cheers, Neil Thanks, Kim. Great report. Looking forward to reading your other posts.
Cheers, Neil

]]> By: Paul McMahon http://mscofino.edublogs.org/2009/03/01/apple-is-thinking-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-2344 Paul McMahon Sun, 01 Mar 2009 09:23:04 +0000 http://mscofino.edublogs.org/?p=332#comment-2344 Thanks for this Kim. It sounds like Adrian Lim might be someone that I need to try to get to Hong Kong for the conference in October. I agree with what you say about Apple as a vendor supportive of schools who pledge allegiance to the Apple cause. The only sad thing is that the ADE is an exclusive club. I am sitting here typing this on my Macbook knowing that I can not be a member of this club as I am not in a Mac school or a school that may go Mac one day. I met late last year with a guy who didn't even own a Mac but was sent to the ADE course last year as Apple wanted to target his school. (He did purchase a Mac before going but his school has not yet!) Having said that, I am all for any sponsor who spends money on things that have positive outcomes for teachers and schools and I see a lot of this from the Apple camp. Thanks for this Kim. It sounds like Adrian Lim might be someone that I need to try to get to Hong Kong for the conference in October. I agree with what you say about Apple as a vendor supportive of schools who pledge allegiance to the Apple cause. The only sad thing is that the ADE is an exclusive club. I am sitting here typing this on my Macbook knowing that I can not be a member of this club as I am not in a Mac school or a school that may go Mac one day. I met late last year with a guy who didn’t even own a Mac but was sent to the ADE course last year as Apple wanted to target his school. (He did purchase a Mac before going but his school has not yet!)
Having said that, I am all for any sponsor who spends money on things that have positive outcomes for teachers and schools and I see a lot of this from the Apple camp.

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