tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post4441611723901538455..comments2024-03-28T12:39:05.941-04:00Comments on Parents' Coalition of Montgomery County, Maryland: Parents' Coalition members call for support of HB 866/SB 1089, "Primary and Secondary Education - Health and Safety Guidelines and Procedures - Digital Devices" @screensandkidsJanis Sartuccihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-62893517177900804312017-02-21T21:35:05.310-05:002017-02-21T21:35:05.310-05:00A Prometheus Board on the chalkboard is like an iP...A Prometheus Board on the chalkboard is like an iPhone on the dashboard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-83868221296919737282017-02-21T09:57:42.572-05:002017-02-21T09:57:42.572-05:00It sounds like the 'Prometheus Board' that...It sounds like the 'Prometheus Board' that serves as a high tech babysitter has sparked a different brand of firestorm.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-86115663734320224962017-02-21T08:11:58.358-05:002017-02-21T08:11:58.358-05:00For clarity, the Board of Education NEVER voted to...For clarity, the Board of Education NEVER voted to put thousands of Promethean Boards in classrooms. That was a decision of Sherwin Collette and Larry Bowers. The Parents' Coalition has documented this illegal procurement. <br /><br />And there was that one teacher at Blair that refused to teach until the Promethean Board was removed from the front of his classroom. Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-47981581372317400522017-02-21T08:09:40.591-05:002017-02-21T08:09:40.591-05:00Excuse? Were teachers having a problem transferrin...Excuse? Were teachers having a problem transferring knowledge without Promethean Boards? The Promethean Boards weren't touted as anything. The MCPS Chief Technology officer, Sherwin Collette, got free trips from Promethean. MCPS got thousands of Promethean Boards.<br /><br />As for ON/OFF - that's a NO. The Boards were installed, at Sherwin Collette's direction, directly in the Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-8464023880592308472017-02-20T22:10:46.453-05:002017-02-20T22:10:46.453-05:00I presume that the Promethean Boards were touted a...I presume that the Promethean Boards were touted as high tech tools for the teachers to effectively transfer knowledge to their pupils. However, there is such a thing as a manual override it is called an ON/OFF switch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-44646910687255796972017-02-20T20:41:39.860-05:002017-02-20T20:41:39.860-05:00You must be new to this county. The explanation i...You must be new to this county. The explanation is not splitting hairs at all. "Information" is what the traveling sales folks use to "sell" MCPS administrators over bulk screen purchases over lunches/dinners and at conferences. It's all about the marketing of these screens. <br /><br />Since you are new, you might not be aware that every single MCPS classroom, Janis Sartuccihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027024806736232367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-33231849307786691582017-02-20T19:10:55.069-05:002017-02-20T19:10:55.069-05:00Going the route of splitting hairs:
Data: Facts, a...Going the route of splitting hairs:<br />Data: Facts, a description of the World<br />Information: Captured Data and Knowledge<br />Knowledge: Our personal map/model of the WorldAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-51445599437489610422017-02-20T16:00:33.051-05:002017-02-20T16:00:33.051-05:00Information or gaming/entertainment? Let's no...Information or gaming/entertainment? Let's not lump all screen time into information when so much of it is entertainment. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-722263422968684230.post-39739442112785904862017-02-20T15:21:25.161-05:002017-02-20T15:21:25.161-05:00"The hazards facing Maryland students range f..."The hazards facing Maryland students range from visual damage, headaches, dry eyes, muscular pain and joint pain to sleeplessness, anxiety and addiction."<br />Welcome to the digital information age! <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com