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The
State of the Mac in Education
Welcome
educators!
Thursday, July 17, 2003
by Bill Palmer
Obviously, we have
some building to do around here. Notice that I said "we",
not "I".
That's right, despite the fact that this site is named after one individual
(hey, it's my site), the goal here in the "/educators" area of billpalmer.net
is to provide a centralized location for Macintosh-using educators to give
help, get help, trade ideas, save each other time, save the Macs in schools...and
most importantly, enhance the education of our students.
As the Technology Specialist at a 100% Macintosh-based
elementary school, I want nothing more than to be able to share my
experiences, my successes, my mistakes, and everything else I can with
other Mac-using educators. I have a feeling that I'm not the only one
who wants to share such things. And I'm sure that I'm not the only
one who could use assistance, or someone else's advice or perspective,
from time to time. But more importantly, I want educators to be able
to communicate with and help each other directly about Macs-in-Education
issues. Since we're all in this together, we might as well not hold
anything back when it comes to assisting each other.
Schools
aren't like businesses. Rather than being in competition with each
other, we all have the same goal, which is simply to educate kids
in the best way possible. When we help each other out, we all win
-- and so do the kids. So if you've got anything to contribute for
any of the links above, just drop me a line at billpalmer@mac.com.
If the educators who visit this site hold true to form, the content
and here will grow almost exponetially before too long. I'll be
providing updates about the site, as well as commentary on the
overall "State
of the Mac" within education, in this space.
In
the mean time, take a look at the three featured Macs-in-Education
sites listed at the top of the sidebar. If your school is doing something
fantastic with its Macs, submit your school to be the next to be
featured. And then take a look at the Database
of Macintosh-using Businsesses, which just might help to dispel
the ridiculous myth that schools shouldn't have Macs because "businesses
only use PC's". And be sure to contribute whatever
content, advice, or resources you've got. Every little bit helps,
especially to the educator who needs it!
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