#GARAGEBAND AUDIO OVERLOAD PLUS#

(See the sidebar 'Look What's Talking (and Listening): Computerized Speech Synthesis and Recording Software' below for more information.) For example, is there a student experiencing literacy issues? The computer can read text aloud and record spoken words to track comprehension and learning. Then, along comes technology and the idea that needs can be met. But the great challenge for such a teacher has forever been the difficulty of meeting the needs of every student because of circumstances beyond his or her control. Now, let's think about a good teacher - one who shows up at school each day wanting to do the best for each student. Oh, my goodness - it really is too sweet and too juicy. And when that story has been told, I can either keep it to myself or publish it via email, blog, Web page, wiki, podcast, or a burned CD or DVD. I can tell stories in written words, spoken words, still images, video, or any combination of the above. I can be in touch with anyone, at any time, and in any way.

#GARAGEBAND AUDIO OVERLOAD PLUS#

I carry two wireless-enabled computers (an Apple and a PC) with me whenever I travel for work, along with video and still cameras, burnable CDs and DVDs, a remote microphone, a USB headset, a digital projector, a global-positioning-system device, a digital voice recorder, and a video iPod with recording capability, plus more. It occurred to me that the challenge of using technology effectively in education is actually because of its assets - current tools and resources are so abundant and allow us to do so many things, it can be overwhelming. It was funny back then, and I have since said many times - at appropriate moments - 'What's the problem? Too sweet? Too juicy?' And just the other day, while sitting in a planning meeting about the deployment of laptops to high school teachers, I realized a similarity between the sweet, juicy peach and the use of technology in schools. 'How can anyone consider sweetness and juiciness reasons not to eat something as perfect as a peach?'

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