21st Century Learning #42: Tim Lauer, Principal, Lewis Elementary School

EdTechTalk: 21st Century Learning #42
Tim Lauer, Principal, Lewis Elementary School, Portland, OR
Leadership and Technology
May 8, 2007

This week we discussed Leadership and Technology with Tim Lauer [5], Principal of Lewis Elementary School [6] in Portland, OR. Tim is a model Principal who has a wonderful sense of appropriate use of technology in education. This is a must listen for those of you who envision being in a leadership role at a school. 

Next week, we'll be celebrating our one year anniversary two weeks late. The week after, we'll be discussing faculty professional development with Jeff Ritter, from St. John's School [7] in Houston Texas. See you all then.

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[alex.ragone] Hello Mr. Lebow.
[JL] another silky smooth opening
[arvind] Tim Lauer from Meriwether Lewis Elementary School: http://lewiselementary.org/ [6]
[arvind] He has a killer blog too, but it is having some tech issues right now: http://tim.lauer.name/ [5]
[arvind] In the mean time, check out his Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/timlauer [9]
[JL] checking out the google cache now: http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:hD6XiXPCdccJ:tim.lauer.name/+tim+la... [10]
[arvind] great idea Jeff
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[arvind] hi John
[JohnMartin] Hi
[arvind] stream on Channel A below
[JohnMartin] Got it, thanks!
[arvind] EdTechTalk A that is
[arvind] If you have questions for Tim, please ask them here
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[JoseR] Hi Folks
[arvind] hey Jose
[JoseR] are you interviewing Tim
[arvind] yeah, he is on now
[arvind] listen in
[JoseR] got it
[JoseR] What is Tim's Blog? We tried linking last night and it came back as an error.
[arvind] It is down right now: http://tim.lauer.name [11]
[JohnMartin] Try http://tim.lauer.name/ [5]
[arvind] having DNS problems he said
[JohnMartin] Ack
[JoseR] OK
[arvind] yeah, but Twittering at: http://twitter.com/timlauer [9]
[JoseR] cool.
[arvind] he
[arvind] he is a great Twitterer
[JohnMartin] Love Twitter, that's how I found out about this.
[JoseR] I like the wall paper, Just added as a friend. I am an official follower:)
[arvind] I have become a Twitter addict
[JohnMartin] Ditto
[JoseR] me too
[JoseR] John what's your twitter url
[JohnMartin] http://twitter.com/edventures [12]
[JohnMartin] Yours?
[JoseR] http://twitter.com/coordinatortwo [13]
[JohnMartin] Thanks, added you as well!
[JoseR] Thanks
[JoseR] I just started a Read-Write-Web Class. Twitter is definitely Web 2.0
[JoseR] Tim is my kind of principal!
[arvind] for sure
[JohnMartin] Yah!
[arvind] Google Docs, blogging and Twittering?
[JoseR] haven't really tried google docs. They seem to be a collaborative tool.
[JoseR] We could have used to rewrite our school plan
[arvind] We started taking our department meeting minutes using it (as an experiment). Working great
[arvind] any questions for Tim?
[JohnMartin] I'm struggling with the policies and paradigms surrounding technology at my wife's school right now. It's refreshing to hear Tim's experiences.
[JoseR] I noticed teaching teachers Webcast uses google notebook
[JoseR] What barriers still exist in bridging the digital divide?
[JoseR] The have and have nots is mainly about knowledge rather than hardware.
[JohnMartin] The richer the media the bigger the "tube" required. Hi-speed access is a stumbling block.
[JohnMartin] Particularly in rural NH where I live
[JoseR] Fiber!
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[JohnMartin] I wish! I still struggle with dial-up at home.
[arvind] hi Larry
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[arvind] welcome
[JohnMartin] No affordable alternative.
[JohnMartin] Hi Larry
[JoseR] Got to go folks. I need a to turn in tests in and stop by the boys room. I'll listen to podcast and comment on crowdabout.
[JoseR] bye.
[arvind] see ya Jose
[JohnMartin] Bye Jose
[arvind] thanks for coming by
[JoseR] sure.
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[Larry Carlton] hi john
[arvind] where are you from Larry?
[JohnMartin] Community outreach and partnerships are key! Our local library is one of the few places in our community where hi-speed exists and it is in constant use by our students.
[Larry Carlton] Knoxville Illinois
[arvind] talking Twitter of course: http://twitter.com [14]
[JohnMartin] Twitter=stream of consciousness, immediacy
[arvind] also voyeurism of sorts
[JohnMartin] True
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[JL] Found out last night that Alex's town has a president and they streamed the debate
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[JohnMartin] Wow
[JL] and that the Ragone kids make for great wallpaper http://twitter.com/alexragone [15]
[alex.ragone] Thanks, Jeff!
[arvind] ha ha
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[JohnMartin] Ah too cute
[JohnMartin] I wish I were heading to NECC
[JohnMartin] Thanks gang!
[arvind] thanks John
[JohnMartin] San Antonia, NECC 2008
[JohnMartin] Antonio
[alex.ragone] Thanks, John...
[JohnMartin] Time next week?
[arvind] same time, 1:30pm EST
[arvind] every week    
[JohnMartin] Great, thanks! My stream just stalled but I'll catch you then if not on Twitter~
[arvind] we just ended the stream
[arvind] definitely catch you around
[JohnMartin] Ciao
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