garyackerman

garyackerman, 16 days ago to random

Look at the computing devices your students can access. If they are all the same, someone isn't doing their job.

garyackerman, 19 days ago to random

Every solution introduces more problems.

garyackerman, 20 days ago to random

What if the test is measuring the wrong thing? How would you know?

garyackerman, 24 days ago to random

It's 2024. Can we expect professionals to not "freak out" when technology changes?

garyackerman, 1 month ago to random

“It pays to keep an open mind, but not so open your brains fall out.”
― Carl Sagan

garyackerman, 1 month ago to random

If you don’t see your job as a leader as bridging gaps, you are doing it wrong.

garyackerman, 1 month ago to random

"What can I do to stay employed with all this generative AI?"
No one knows.

garyackerman, 2 months ago to random

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: If the highest leaders in the organization don't enjoy spending time with students, they are ineffective.

garyackerman, 2 months ago to random

OK, can we start figuring out how generative AI is going to help us? Is getting tiresome to hear the sky is falling.

garyackerman, 2 months ago to random

"Advances are rapid. Change is slow."

Sure, but in the time it takes to change, thea advances may become dangerous.

garyackerman, 2 months ago to random

We use gmail. A member of the organization refuses to use the email to avoid interacting with Google. What obligation do we have to accomodate them?

garyackerman, 2 months ago to random

In a 1960 paper Joseph Licklider predicted humans would assign computers and humans different tasks. It sure seems we need to keep this in mind in today's genertive AI world.

garyackerman, 3 months ago to random

The student information system is one of the most important software and data systems in any educational institution. It is the database in which grades and other academic records are stored along with a wide range of other records related to a students’ attendance and studies. Managing and securing them is of primary importance.

garyackerman, 4 months ago to random

Hey school leaders... don't always defer to IT folks. Get some coaching in IT issues. It is too important to not get help.

garyackerman, 4 months ago to random

I’m not sure we should quote folks who are wrong, even if we throughly debunk their argument. Some of our readers will forget us and remember them.

garyackerman, 4 months ago to random

Humans are responsible for creating data, managing it, and using it for their work.

garyackerman, 4 months ago to random

Here is your regular reminder that actions speak louder than words.

garyackerman, 4 months ago to random

Technology is boring. What folks do with it is interesting.

garyackerman, 5 months ago to random

When we stop seeing information technology as "information processing tools," they start to become useful.

garyackerman, 5 months ago to ukteachers

#edtech for #edleaders: Technicians
https://hackscience.education/2018/12/12/edtech-for-edleaders-technicians/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

garyackerman, 5 months ago to random

I recently booted up a long-unused computer. I laughed when I saw the Skype icon.

garyackerman, 5 months ago to random

Those explanations you read in textbooks often come from other textbooks. No one ever checks them, so we are not sure they are accurate, but they are not to be questioned.

garyackerman, 5 months ago to random

No IT professional wants users of their systems to be unproductive and complaining.