Meneta Deaton's List: Google Summit 2013

• his session was called "Inspiring Your Staff With Technology." He began by inviting the audience to join in singing with him an old TV favorite, goes something like this: Come and listen to the story of a man named Jed... and with that, pretty much the entire audience was singing along.
  
  As the audience laughed aloud, he swooped in with the "aha" moment. He compared the Clampetts -- happy and content at home, suddenly uprooted by circumstances to a totally new environment, yet remaining the same people, to the staff we work with each day.
  
  The room went silent - and heads began to nod.
• First, this is a wonderful time to be a teacher.
• Third, fear has a purpose, so respect it—and try to understand it.
• Second, improvement means change. Really.
• ourth, learn to ask the right questions for the situation.
• And finally, always remember to take inspiration from those whose work you admire—and, in turn, aim to be a source of inspiration for others.

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