I heard what I think is one of the all-time saddest commentaries on the state of
technology in public schools while watching an old sci-fi movie (can't remember
which one -- I've seen so many -- hubby is a junkie). In the midst of some
catastrophe threatening "life as we know it," two characters gain possession of
what they believe to be valuable information. The problem? It's in an antiquated
medium, and they are momentarily puzzled as to where they might find the outdated
hardware or machinery needed to decipher it. After only the briefest of pauses,
the characters realize at the same moment that they both know the obvious answer:
the town's public school. And off they rush to the only place they can think of
where they would certainly find technology that nobody else has used in years.
And this scene wasn't played for laughs.
How sad.
Kim
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Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 1:01 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Re: old equipment
We send our outdated equuipment to our district's fixed assets & it is auctioned
on-line. A word of caution--we have sent many older overhead projectors to fixed
assets over the 4 years that I have been in this position. The district is now in
the midst of implementing Spence Rogers' programs. He believes that we should junk
lcd projectors and go back to overheads. Now we are purchasing new overheads!
Patty Eskew, Librarian
Spring High School
Spring ISD
19428 I-45 North
Houston, TX 77373
281-891-7092
pattye@springisd.org
"Books are dangerous things sometimes...They feed your imagination." Poison by
Chris Wooding
>>> Sonja Schulz <sschulz@NACOGDOCHES.K12.TX.US> 12/14/2009 12:37 PM >>>
With so much new technology coming on campus, and only so much storage
space, what is everyone doing with their "old" equipment that is still
perfectly usable, but only rarely needed? I have what seems like 5
million alpha smarts, tape recorders, and overhead projectors, for
example.
Sonja Schulz,
Librarian,
GT Campus Coordinator,
Mike Moses Middle School
Nacogdoches, Tx 75961
Member of the Texas Lone Star Committee
visit my blog at: www.knightsreadbooks.blogspot.com
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