Milobo’s Musings

You know the saying…. “Someday I’ll get around to documenting and collecting all the ideas and resources we’ve created at our school.”  Well, for Colleen (PCHS Technology Coordinator) and I, this was the week that we finally got around to it.

For the past several days, we’ve spent most of our waking hours organizing, collecting, uploading, and designing a website that gathers all the pieces and parts of our 1:1 program into one comprehensive location.  Our goal was not only to make it easy for us to document and find our 1:1 program components, but also to be able to share them with other schools so that we can learn from one another.

The site, located here, is divided into 3 sections:

• Considering a 1:1 (How did we go about preparing our school for a 1:1 rollout?)
• Conducting a 1:1 (How do we support the ongoing needs of students and staff?)
• Continuing a 1:1 (What are future plans and how will we adapt and reflect on our progress?).

It’s by no means a complete list, but we hope it will be of use to others who are just beginning the 1:1 journey.

What I’m hoping too, is that you’ll find a way to get around to doing the same – sharing what you, your students, or your fellow teachers have created.  Dean Shareski spoke about the power of sharing on his blog a while back, and that post along with a conversation we had afterward have both stuck with me since.  The best kind of leadership and excellence come not from holding on to what you have, but from sharing what you know.

What will you get around to sharing today?

Picture from  Denise Mattox, Flickr Creative Commons