wanted to do it alone. I'm sure we could easily find interesting schools to
visit. It's early enough in the year if anyone is interested in trying to
put together a small group to go there next summer.
Ellen Baru
Director of Technology
The Cathedral School
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 212-316-7447
Fax: 212-316-7558
E-Mail: ebaru@cathedralnyc.org
On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Ann Hamel <ann.hamel@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am so glad other folks have noticed all the great things that Australia
> is
> coming out with. I, too, would like to visit Australia to see first hand
> what they are doing and to get a feel for the atmosphere that allows the
> good work to happen. Since a sabbatical is not in my future, I am
> wondering
> how I might make that happen. Any ideas, folks? Oh, and Marty, if you
> need
> a study buddy for your year, let me know!
> Ann
>
> On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 11:19 AM, Marti Weston <mweston@gds.org> wrote:
>
> > What an awesome question! Such fun to think about and imagine...
> >
> > I would also visit Australia, where there are so many interesting
> > technology initiatives as well as highly developed media literacy
> programs
> > for children and young adults.
> >
> > Then I would spend the rest of the time studying, thinking, and maybe
> even
> > writing about media education and virtual ethics initiatives for parents.
> > In a nutshell, how we parents can be educated and learn how to apply and
> > model our good, traditional values in a constantly changing digital world
> > (perhaps from a personal and public health perspective?). I'd also think
> > about how to deliver the information efficiently and effectively since
> > many of the existing web sites and resources grow to be so enormous that
> > parents seem to shy away from them after a few visits.
> >
> > Of course, I could do a lot of my musing and thinking while traveling...
> > Oh to have the time.
> >
> > Marti Weston
> > LMS Technology, Georgetown Day School
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