Teach42

Just a quick podcast for ya’all today. It’s Good Friday, Easter and Purim, so Happy (Insert holiday here)! On today’s podcast, I discuss a news story that I found via The Education Wonks. A high school principal was smoking behind her school despite the fact that state law dictates that it is illegal to smoke within 25 feet of a school. He took some photos of her, posted them on his blog, and passed around memos directing people to check them out. He also made some derogatory remarks about the principal and a dean at the school. Behind the issue itself is a larger problem that I think the educational community is ignoring. We don’t teach our students how to communicate electronically in an appropriate manner. In fact, most schools try to ignore electronic communications and prevent students from using them. As you’ll hear in the podcats, I think this is a mistake.

I also recieved an email from someone asking me for some ideas about creating a new technology curriculum for a school that essentially doesn’t have one. I’m inviting readers and listeners alike to add their own thoughts/comments/words of advice for him here attached to these show notes. If you have any sites that he should check out, blogs to read or policies that you can pass along, post there here!

Direct link to the show

Show notes:
Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em: The news story via The Education Wonks.
Weblogg-ed: Will Richardson’s post about students, parents, and teachers blogging together to provide input about a course.
Sinister Dexter: My theme music! Check ‘em out on iTunes as well.

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