Technology Infusion: The New Art of Curriculum Development presented by Jim Hirsch from the Plano School District in Plano, TX.

Nothing looked too interesting during Session III so I spent the hour or so wandering through the vendor area. Not much swag to collect, but I picked up some literature on some interesting products. I saw lots of people I know from the STLI program and some old friends from ISD 197.

I have high hopes for this session since my job has everything to do with infusing technology into the curriculum. Jim was in the Anoka-Hennepin district for 21 years and has been in TX for eight years. Jim’s presentation is available at k-12.pisd.edu/ties2003/. Jim says he’s going to talk about some broad themes related to technology in the curriculum.
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We had our first substantial snowfall in Minnesota last night and today. I didn’t schedule a session for this morning figuring that I’d be at church with my family. As it turned out, I was busy blowing snow with my new snowblower (a Simplicity model 960E) and my family had to go without me. So here I am this afternoon at Handhelds – Making a Positive Impact In South Dakota presented by Londa Richter and Marcia Torgrude from TIE in South Dakota.
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