The Journey Begins

I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions, but none of them has done away with the need for character or the ability to think.

B. Baruch

After attending a recent educational conference where educational technology consultant Alan November gave a dynamic demonstration on the ease, use, and power of blogging in today's world and its potential as a powerful educational tool, I made a personal commitment to myself to create and maintain a web log that follows my travails as a high school principal navigating the worlds of technology and education during a typical school year. To this end, School Dais is an attempt to self-teach an old dog new tricks in an e-world of ever changing social, technological, and educational demands. I will make every attempt to offer up insights, observations, and topics for discussion that are relevant and interesting, but make no promises. I will also surely wander off topic periodically as something strikes a chord with a subject that piques my interest, and I may even offer insights into my personal life--although I am generally a rather private person and such journalistic meanderings will undoubtedly be rare. But whatever the outcome, I am looking forward to what I hope will be a grand adventure, a memorable and successful school year, and a new appreciation for the rapidly expanding concept of blogging.