Wednesday morning at ISTE

This morning I went to two good sessions, one by Will Richardson & Rob Mancanbelli, & the other by Tammy Worcester.  Will & Rob talked about how to deal with those in your school who are reluctant to start using ed tech by addressing the "Yeah, but..." arguments that others provide.  They stated that research shows that by just providing a rational counter to their arguments, that most people (10%) will change their behavior.  However, they showed that if you address their social/emotional needs concerning the issue that up to 72% of the people were willing to change.  Very good information.  

Tammy Worcester spent the session talking about how to use Google Docs for projects in the classroom, many good ideas were presented.  I liked the idea about using Google Earth to build virtual maps of each unit where students can add placemarks for major people, events, and other important locations.  You can view her site here: Tammy's Technology Tips for Teachers.