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Making the Most of Technology at Hand
Use what you have
Riddle offers teacher training in several ways, including both formal training and informal coaching after school, but she's philosophical. "You take teachers where they are," she says. "Just getting a digital camera in [a teacher's] hands can be a new experience for some of them. And there's so much you can do with that."
Other products in use in the district include Apple iMovie and Microsoft PowerPoint, Publisher, and Photo Editor. In short, Riddle says, "You use what you have; you want your students to be able to use a lot of different software in a masterful and creative way."
"There are a million reasons not to do something," Riddle concludes. "What I really believe is, you take the resources that you have, and you do as much as you can with those resources."
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About the author: Linda L. Briggs is a freelance writer based in San Diego, CA.
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