As a former librarian, I felt compelled to respond to your statement about books. While technology is a wonderful thing (when it is set up and works properly), it is not the end-all solution to locating information. Case in point - a student came into our Middle School library seeking information on a specific battle during the Civil War. Before he even opened Google, the Head Librarian had his answer in a book. Technology and the Internet are perfect companions to books, but from a Librarian's perspective, should not replace them.
Kimberly Jayne, Staff Developer Eastern Suffolk BOCES 15 Andrea Road Holbrook, NY 11741 516-317-7483 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:44 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DDN] New Initiative in The Phillipines - Ayala Foundation- Gilas.org I worked with the NetDay effort and with the NIIAC, unfortunately the whole thing got politicized, and there was conflict. Also then the administrators of the schools were not necessarily well informed and were not sure about the use of technology.I spent a year flying back and forth , in a project called CyberEd and we visited for a week areas of poverty, which were enterprise and empowerment zones. We had a little more success, but everyone came doubting technology. The newspapers, Oprah , the Pope and all of those kinds of people complained about the uses of technology, often without much first hand information. The funniest and saddest thing to me was the attitude of some administrators. Mine had people to read my public emails and to send them to him and do you know he confronted me about what I said in email. Books he said, will never be replaced by technology, after he heard a radio show that I did. He was a royal pain in the rear. its one of the reasons I no long teach in a classroom. The technology was fine, but administrative understanding at that time was very scarce in some places. If you have information on how I can help the Phillipines initiative, or if there are resources that can be sent, I would like to be advised. I know this foundation because of work with the United Nations. http://www.gilas.org/index.htm Thank you Bonnie Bracey Sutton bbracey at aol com _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
