By Jacob Gutnicki
- Debate which computing platform is better; Mac or PC.
- Tell tall tales of how you fixed a computer MacGyver style; you know with dental floss, chewing gum, and a toothpick.
- Geek out on the latest tech gadgets; anybody for an iShoe?
- Discuss which tablet reeks the most.
- Discuss which Interactive White Board reeks the most.
- Talk about their computer as if it was a hot rod.
- Attend Technology Conferences; the more the better.
- Make fun of people who don’t back up their work.
- Make fun of people who don’t use Anti Virus Protection.
- Throw the phase “integrate technology into the curriculum” in your conversations as often as possible.
- Make Up Nonsensical Acronyms.
- Quote quasi-famous edu-techno geeks as often as possible.
@Jacob, Thanks for this fun and timely post. Here's the ones I engage in...
ReplyDelete1. Check
3. Taking on the iTouch this year. Maybe not the latest, but investigating great ed apps
6. I talk about more like my kid :-P
7. Check
10. Check, check, check.
11. And, words...
12. Yep, here's one example http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-top-20-education-quotes-from-2009.html and here's another http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/2008/04/ten-21st-century-education-quotes-i.html
Thanks for sharing. Personally, I am guilty of 1, 2, 4, and 10.
ReplyDeleteI once made a short film on this very topic when I was teaching college video/film courses.
ReplyDeleteI call this version "The Attention Deficit Cut." It was made as the "feel bad" alternative to "Napolean Dynamite" which was too "nice," in my estimation.
http://www.rightbrainpro.com/vf/Geek8.1mid.mov