Administrator 2.0 Academy

Administrator 2.0 Academy - PETE&C 2008

http://lebopetec.wikispaces.com/

Chris Stengel & Bridget Belardi

Mt. Lebanon School District, PA

Philosophy guiding Administrators 2.0 Academy :

• The Knowledge Gap - fundamental misunderstanding among administrators about the content of value of Web 2.0 applications
• Education Week Digital Directions article, The Knowledge Gap
• Scott McLeod's Dangerously Irrelevant blog posting about The Knowledge Gap

What is Administrator 2.0 Academy?

• one-on-one sessions with EVERY district and building level administrators

Process

• used a wiki for the personalized coaching sessions:
• http://administrators2-0.wikispaces.com/
• background
• Did You Know? and other informative videos to provide context
• power of numbers, statistics, etc.
• terms and definitions:
• Web 2.0
• blogs
• wikis
• RSS
• in-depth understanding about blogs, podcasts, wikis with links and other resources http://administrators2-0.wikispaces.com/Blogs
• examples of administrator, teacher, and class blogs http://administrators2-0.wikispaces.com/Blog+Roll
• other 2.0 tools
• print resources

Outcomes

• in-house blogs
• unblocked class wikis
• podcasting and multi-media uploads supported

Terrific way to invest administrative staff in the adoption of the Web 2.0 technologies. This makes a lot of sense - engage from the top down. In my experience, administrator support has been a critical component in my exploration and integration of new technologies. Actually, it has been a make-or-break component.

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