Starting on the right foot?

In previous posts I commented on some teachers' reluctance to buy-in on the idea of integrating ICTs into their teaching and learning. They may have many reasons for their decisions and yes, the teachers that will come from the "new generation" are more likely to embed ICTs into their teaching and learning...

BUT:
What can we do about the current situation? Are there not creative ways to at least approach and convince those teachers who have the necessary infrastructure at their schools, to be more open to suggestions and ideas on the benefits (for them and for there learners) of integrating ICTs? Another question: How can we approach them in a positive manner and not let them feel that they are being critised? We know that most people go into "self-defense mode" when they find themselves in situations in which they are forced to do something that they don't like or are not comfortable with.

I think that with the right approach, many teachers' perceptions on the use of ICTs in their classrooms will change for the better if they are approached from a different angle - first sell the idea to them and then address technical skills, based on their specific needs.

I came across a video clip on youtube - I downloaded it an edited it a little, but there seems to be a problem with uploading it into my blog (I have just reported it to Blogger support and hope they will solved it quickly). In the meantime, here is a link to the original clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2j9qw-A0NM

My experiences around the first milestone assignment

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I have been playing around with weebly quite extensively. It is actually a very useful tool - especially for someone who does not know other publishing programmes yet they want to create and maintain a website. Even better - it's free (if you stay within their specs) :)

1. My biggest frustration with the first assignment was to get my head around the content of my website. As everything that I have on my website is in the public domain, I have to be very thoughtful of issues such as Intelectual Propery and accuracy.
2. The second difficult (or rather, time consuming) thing was to think about the purpose of a website for me as a teacher.
   
   How did you experience it?