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First,
I need to know where my staff is with regard to the journey. I was
fortunate to take 4 people with me to NECC and we will debrief tomorrow
night and talk about where we are and where we perceive our colleagues
are with this journey. The tools discussion also fits in here. What are
the essential tools? We are re -imaging all the computers in the school
with a basic tool box to ensure everyone has access to what they might
need and to ensure some platform uniformity. We will include Google
docs and open office, picassa for basic photo editing, skype,
photostory3, Google notebook, diigo, audacity, Google reader, google
earth, voicethread, primaryaccess one of the mindmap programs, wetpaint
wiki and learnerblogs.  The emphasis is on ubiquitous access to tools
but  it is driven by the pedagogy that says that learners need access
to information, collaboration, global connectivity and the ability to
be content creators.