Tech Director Chat

A weekly chat tackling the issue of educational technology from both sides. Ben Rimes, a former teacher turned educational technologist, chats with Pete Poggione, an Information Technology Professional from the private sector turned School IT Director.In this week's episode, the State Department of Education comes calling about feedback for the TRiG program for technology, and Pete admits he may be losing his mind (just a bit). We talk about avoiding the "spinning wheel" of death on Macs, which side of the "graphics card wars" we fall on, and spend a good amount of time talking about the need for Curriculum Directors to be thinking about technology; how important is it to their roles in the 21st century?Timestamps for this week's questions:1:13 What has Pete been up to today?3:01 Someone from the state Department of Education came calling?3:43 So what is TRiG, and why is it important to Michigan schools?6:23 Do you see teachers getting more admin rights for technology, or control shifting to a centralized loc