Would you spend of dollars on computer systems which allow teachers to share information when
1) Webspace is free and lessons could be posted by teachers themselves
2) Teachers could meet and share ideas for a lot less money
Here's the latest press release. According to Bloomberg, et al, our share of the stimulus package
...includes $650 million to provide funds to school districts that have made significant gains in closing the achievement gap to expand their work and to document and share their successful practices. These funds could help further implementation of the New York City Department of Education’s (DOE) computer system that allows teachers to share effective instructional strategies between schools.
650 Million to document and share? I want to know EXACTLY what we're documenting and how and why. Why can't teachers get blogspot addresses and the DOE direct other teachers to those addresses. We need MILLIONS of dollars to document? Are we talking about hiring film directors to shoot videos? You can buy a 99 dollar cheap video camera and have a teacher and students talk into it. I've seen those cameras used to film lessons.
650 Million dollars. I want a receipt.
Is there a law saying we can't buy equipment at B &H? Are these PENTAGON PRICES?
THIS is how Bloomberg LOST OUR MONEY.
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