- be proactive,
- put first things first,
- begin with the end in mind,
- think win-win,
- seek first to understand, then to be understood,
- synergize,
- sharpen the saw,
- find your voice (not an error - this is the 8th Habit)
I'm sure a few teachers look at these two topics (7-Habits + Technology) as "two more things I have to do in my classroom," but most of us are excited and can't get enough of them. We realize that the 7-Habits and technology aren't additional subjects to teach, but they are tools to help us teach our curriculum in more effective ways. We also realize that we have to LIVE both of them to be successful in our endeavor. You can't fake living the 7-Habits and you can't fake living technology. Students will know if you are genuine with both of these things or if you're only mentioning it because your boss told you that you have to teach it, and his boss told him he has to make you teach it. Students will know the same way that adults know.
Leaders will emerge in each of these areas, but I see the best leaders in our school district as being the people who live BOTH of these amazing tools. A good leader doesn't just tell you what to do and how to do it, they LIVE it and they make you want to live it too. We have to live the 7-Habits and we have to live technology. This is what will make the integration of the 7-Habits and technology into our classrooms a success!
You have found the "secret"! Using technology in a way that enhances learning so that it is natural, engaging, motivating, and what we stress, "fun", will make you excited about teaching and your students excited about learning! The most important factor regarding your SMARTBoard is the "interactive" part. Students need to be using it. You are the facilitator. How exciting to learn the key, and you have done just that! Your have made our day!
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Recess TEC, Inc.
You are absolutely right that students should be the ones using the SMARTBoard! All ages of students love to get involved with their education when they get to actively participate in it!
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