Thing 7

When I started as a media specialist in 1996, our K-4 building did not have email. Now, of course, it is the main form of communication within and between our school buildings. Our students do not have email accounts, but staff and parents use it for questions about resources, scheduling, overdue books, etc.

Our building has used Webinars for staff development, most recently training on our electronic report cards/grade books and NWEL MAP testing. This saved our building considerable training expense.

I am not a current user of instant messaging, but was a heavy user during my Webcohort graduate program through the University of North Texas. I have fond memories? of Sunday evenings at my home computer chatting with professors and fellow classmates. I am grateful for this form of communication and other online tools that make programs possible to anyone, nearly anywhere in the world.

The OPAL master schedule looks fantastic. I have downloaded the plug in and look forward to tuning into some of the upcoming book discussions starting with The Madness of Mary Lincoln April 10th.