Well, I had a very interesting first day at work filled with new faces and LOTS of new acronyms to learn. Everyone was extremely welcoming and friendly.
I know I’ll be writing more about this in the weeks to come, but for now I’ll note that this job is exactly what it was advertised to me as: An entrepreneurial opportunity to engage with a wide variety of educational stakeholders on issues of educational advocacy.
I am working right in downtown Oklahoma City, and traffic is really not too bad. It took me about 15 minutes to drive to the office building from Edmond, the drive home was about 30 minutes in peak traffic– there are some alternative routes I’ll explore that are apparently faster than I-235/US 75 or what is known as the “Broadway extension.”
On the home front, my wife found a very promising house close to the same areas we looked in previously and liked (in east Edmond), but in the Will Rogers Elementary district. Not a tremendous amount of academic, teacher and student information on their website, but I’m glad to see that all grades get recess!
Again it can seem overwhelming to think about all the issues that have to be dealt with concerning the job change and especially the move, but I think everything will work out. It is great to be working with super folks in the office, and I am really looking forward to the opportunities this job will afford to learn, meet, share and grow.
Oh, and my new new Dell Latitude 610 laptop is nice! Our IT guy can grant me “5 hours” of admin rights at a time to install new apps I have licenses for- so I’m compiling my list! 
On this day..
- Social networking sites (SNS), Convivial Technologies and Digital Discipline - 2011
- Limewire in the classroom and the principal's office - 2010
- First YouTube video published directly from the iPhone GS (Irrelevant Paper) - 2009
- links for 2008-06-20 - 2008
- Podcasting facilities to be provided at NECC 2008 - 2008
- Changing the Face of Our Educational Practice Using Web 2.0 Technologies - 2007
- Building Schoolwide Online Collaboration - 2007
- Megamedia in Your Pocket: Nuts and Bolts of iPods, A/V and Education - 2007
- Reinventing PBL - 2007
- Audio Production, Music Composition and MIDI Across the Curriculum and the Globe - 2007
