Great job Mr. Steele

This is my first BLOG posting and I am proud to say it is to your BlOG. The enthusiasm and intitiative you have shown is great.
As Delaware moves forward refocusing on student engagement and increased achievement, technology will be an asset.
Just some considerations to think about:
When is the technology only the "novelty" part of the lesson?
Does the technology enable 100% active engagement? (that is our ultimate goal)
Maybe we need to interview the students and find out what they think about using the whiteboard, et.al. How would they suggest we use technology to make the lesson and learning stronger? I bet they would have some suggestions that would give us all a couple of "ah ha's".
Too often we leave the kids out of the equation. We assume that we know what drives them and what interests them, when infact, we are creating unappealing lessons because they are based on our experiences as students and our interests as individuals.
Just something to ponder.