Milobo’s Musings

The following is an email I sent to our faculty as we begin our 1:1 journey this year.

Enjoy.

To: CHS Faculty

From: Michelle

For those of you who are teachers of freshmen, the day is fast approaching when a class full of students will walk into your classroom with a laptop in their hand.  The first laptops will go home with the students in D period Computer Applications on Tuesday and the remainder of the students will receive their laptops on Wednesday.

That means that as soon as Thursday, every student who walks through your door will have at their fingertips a machine that can be the most powerful learning tool they’ll ever own.

24 hours a day.
7 days a week.
All year long.

But remember, it’s only a machine.  It can’t think, plan, organize, create, or inspire on its own.  All of those things require a good teacher–that’s where you come into the mix.

This summer, we spent a busy week trying to prepare ourselves for this change.  I know that many of you did even more preparation in the time between our Digital Learning Summer Institute and the first day of school.  Now, the time to put all that planning into play is here.  If you’re still wondering how you’re going to make it work, don’t worry.

We’re all in this together.

I’ve spent a lot of time myself this summer talking to teachers in 1:1 schools, asking them what advice they’d give you on your first days.  Here are the words they selected just for you:

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