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Feeling Behind...

Unfortunately, this is not a post about an amazing coaching session or even a new tool.  This is just a post about the craziness of my school year and how I feel as if I am way behind and haven't been able to do any coaching. So at my district, I am the Tech Coordinator, the IT Department as well as the tech coach.  And this year it really has felt like the administrative and technology parts of my job have taken over the coaching part of my job.  I just haven't had the time to sit down with any teachers and have those discussions about what would help them.  I am organizing my second PD on Schoology for the year so that is happening but no real one on one sessions has happened this year.  I am hoping to have at least one coming after this PD coming up tomorrow but still I feel kind of useless when it comes to coaching. A couple of positives to finish this out.  I am doing this PD tomorrow and I don't have to present!  We have worked out our School...
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Blogging Buddies

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So post 2...is a pretty cool one.  I have signed up through ISTE's EdTech Coach's PLN to be part of a Blogging Buddies group. What does this mean?  This means I need to blog at least once a month, read my buddies' blogs and comment and be good digital citizens about that.  Which means I need to make sure I find time to blog every month.  So I am going to work through that this month and make a scheduled time to do that. So look forward to some more posts from me as I am going to try to post a bit more than the required post once a month.
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A First Post - A new Beginning

Before I start blogging about my journey through the Educational Technology Masters program and my own adventures through Instructional Technology Integration, I thought it might be worthwhile to talk about my journey to getting here and then some of my goals. Looking back at my journey, I know that when I graduated from Ohio State in 2004, I would not have ever thought I would be where I am now.  I had it all planned, I was going to get a job working for some major company and then work my way up to be a CIO.  Fourteen years later, I laugh at those thoughts and smile as I think about where I am now. Since 2004, I have worked almost solely in IT, starting as a phone tech support agent for an Internet Service Provider, then as an IT Director for a non-profit health center where I learned the bulk of my skills.  It was there where I gained my love of working for non-profits.  I really felt that I was not only able to use my technology skills but I was also helping ...
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