#04 Meeting the Principals and Directors

A First Hand Look

It is my goal to visit each Halifax County School during the month of March and meet with each principal/director and/or key staff members to talk about technology and technology services. If teachers or other folks would like to talk to me one-on-one I'm happy to meet with them also; I just ask that the principal setup a scheduled meeting time that day.

For the first 30-40 min of the visit I would like to present some ideas to them; after that, they can have me as long as they like, show me as much as they want, or the door--lunch if asked.

At the principal's request, I'd be glad to teach a one-three hour Deminar* to anyone who wants technology related training, at any available date/time I have open. You can check my schedule by clicking here. All my appointmens are shown in DodgerBlue (St. Louis Cardinal Red was not available to me) and most start with "RTM.". Here are some suggested topics:

• Email, Security, Word, Excel, the Internet, Search Engines, Understanding Computer Filing Systems, or if you like, name something else for training. We'll do our best to get you what you ask.
  
• Deminar* is a cross between a demonstration and a seminar. The ones I teach are fun, non-threatening, and educational. (Given to as few as two people who want to be there or as many as your school lab holds.

Specific Subjects to Cover During Visit:

• Future Technology Directions and Projects
  
• "Courageous Conversation" or "How to Get What You Want from a Tech Geek in the Least Amount of Time"
  
• New Wireless Area Network (WAN) Redesign (late March/April 2006)
  
• Identify principals who want their school to the be first to try a new technology
  
• Expose "Dumber than Rocks" processes that they think technology should solve soon. Note that we're already reviewing new solutions for any DOS based applications that are currently using you.
  
• Use of the Internet, the Intranet, websites, and creating your own video and audio at your school
  
• Finding a reasonable balance among law, security, usefulness, and cost.
  

Visit Agenda:

1. Give Tour of : 2GDN.net, TD's* Blog, Web Calendar
   (30 minutes and use of a Computer Browser with Internet Access)
   
   
2. Invitation to Enter Courageous Conversation
   
   
3. Get Tour of:
   a. Labs and Applications
   b. Teacher computers
   c. Your School's Web Site
   (However long you want me)
   

*TD = Technology Director