Thursday, November 17, 2016

Discussion 2 Technology Areas of Work

William Loftin 11/9/2016 5:07:00 PM

week 2

Maybe it’s just me but I don’t see many differences between the three. Yes, the categories have different names and slightly different approaches but I think it is mostly just using different language to get to the same main point. If I had to make an honest assessment I would say they are the same thing and whoever created them was just rewording and tweaking what someone else had already done.

Maybe I’m a cynic but I think these were done by separate groups who each got paid way too much money for what is a regurgitation of an already existing plan. ISTE did a better job of hiding this because the focused on more base groups i.e. students, teachers, admin and others. But the heart of it is in my opinion the exact same goals and processes and the NAIS and STaR. I should look up which was published first to see who is plagiarizing who.


As for which should guide my schools mission/vision statement, I think it is obviously STaR as my school is in Texas and STaR is the standard for Texas. I don’t understand the question. It’s not like you can design a plan around a standard that isn’t applicable for your school. If you really felt the need to do so I admit it is possible. It seems like mental masturbation in that the standard you’re using doesn’t apply to your school. Kind of like kissing your cousin, it may feel good but everyone knows it’s wrong.

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