Something I have been learning along the way is to give students more control. Especially in our 1 to 1 tablet environment. Of course we leverage the students knowledge here at ASB with technology use and have them help us learn but I have seen some great things happen when you give them control to run things. At our 1 to 1 conference the Student Tech Crew was an integral part of the management of many different things. With some guidance and helping them to understand the outcome students can make things happen. However, it still means the adults need to be involved. In an interview in the School Administrator of Feb. 2008 between Daniel Pink and Thomas Friedman, Pink describes the teacher's role today, "Sifters, sorters, connectors, "yes but-ers." When students ask for your opinion a "no" answer will stop them dead in their tracks, a "yes" answer will empower them but a "yes-but" answer will help students reach their potential. Because we are able as teachers to sift, sort and help them connect information that will help the students move forward and surprise you. The MS Student Tech Crew had an idea to get information about tech use out to the MS community. They created a Tech Weekly magazine through collaborating in Google Docs. They got my opinion and through some yes-buting the first edition was well received!
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