Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

The net efficiency of using cloud productivity tools must take into account the time lost when we respond to "can you change the permissions?"

Instruction... activities in which the teacher plays a dominant role... comes in many varieties. Some are more effective than others.

Every classroom dynamic is different. A tech-enabled lesson that is highly engaging and meaningful to one group of students might be dull and boring to another.

If you *always* do it, then it isn't really a scaffold. #teaching #education

Maybe we pay more attention to learning than to testing?

The core rule of ed-tech: As you move from basic IT systems to actual classroom use, each level introduces more uncertainty and uncontrollable variables into the design process.

Because students bring diverse skills and clever insights that cannot be predicted, teachers are constantly forced to revise their thinking and update their lessons and what they do with IT.

“We are an inclusive organization.”

“Our web site isn’t accessible.”

So, I guess you are really not inclusive.

Culture is a process. Hmmm... let me think about that.

"Email packrat" is my new favorite term.

One’s cognitive abilities are much different when they have tools (slates, paper and pencil, books, digital devices, etc.). Recognize that reality and the fact that evaluators’ choices (eg. “no calculators”) limit the validity of their measures.

Yeah... if you are selling a dubious #edtech project, don’t start your marketing email with “Can you do me a favor?” The answer is “no.”

Myths and perceptions are often the barrier we need to overcome before improvements can be made.

When dealing with digital tools and media, it is often necessary to be looking at the same screen to troubleshoot with users. We all create our own vocabulary for describing our systems and it isn’t shared

We need contrarian voices... I fill that role often. But can you please pick a vision/ direction/ theory and be consistent?

“All thinking about the natural world must be informed by theory, whether or not we articulate our preferred structure of explanation to ourselves.” -Stephen Jay Gould

If you are not questioning your assumptions, you are not doing it right.

Things that make “data driven” people look at you with a blank stare... “That’s not what valid means.” You can substitute reliable and get the same result.

If your planning model has a single pathway from start to finish, it doesn’t reflect reality.

Seriously... if your online classroom is a long list of "stuff" that you and students must scroll through... stop... ask your edtech folks how to collapse stuff.