Significant Postings from the Blogging Experience

Many of the postings on our blog provided useful food for thought with regard to technology integration in classrooms and media centers. Through this blogging process, as well as through much of the other research and learning in this course, my eyes have been opened to how imperative it is that school systems make the investment in technology a top priority in their budget every year. Prior to this class, I truly didn't see how critical that is.

One of my favorite postings was made by a friend of mine, Ellen, on March 17, 2008. I found the information she shared to be a true reflection of what many media center specialists face on a daily basis around the country -- and what I myself may face in my own position in a few years. She is already in a position as a media center specialist in a Cobb County elementary school that has a 73% hispanic population. She knows first-hand about the language barriers and the digital divide. She shared a little about the challenges a school system faces having such a high percentage of ESOL students, and she spoke to some of the ways they are meeting those challenges. From reading what she had to say, it is clear that caring educators will work everyday to do the best they can, and with good leadership they will overcome many issues, but there will always be more to do -- it will never be finished.