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=Welcome to Deer Path Middle School-East's = ="Tech Coach" Website =

===This is a "wiki". It is my new technology coaching tool. I hope that it will serve many purposes, including my own technology development. I had been using iWeb to create and publish information, but due to a technical difficulty (I accidently over-wrote my website) coupled with the need to "do more" (not only for my grad class, but also to use more integrated web-based tools), I landed on working with a web-based wiki to serve my needs. To understand more about what a wiki is, visit my videos page.=== ===I welcome your input, your feedback, and most of all, your contributions as we --together--learn more about content, collaboration and creation on the web. This is a work-and-learning in progress, so...as I do not consider myself an expert, I instead consider myself your "Lead Learner" in Technology.===

===**While apple picking in Michigan on a beautiful fall weekend, I realized that my job as a tech coach --and teaching adult learners about technology tools--was much like the quest to pick the perfect apple(s).**===
 * 1) //there are so many apples to choose from, it's hard to start[[image:apple_tree.jpg width="230" height="162" align="right"]]//
 * 2) //the apple varieties are plentiful and fit many tastes; some are sour, some tart, some juicy and sweet//
 * 3) //some apples are easy to pick, they're well within our reach//
 * 4) //some look fine from the ground, but upon closer inspection, they contain bugs, worms and/or bruises!//
 * 5) //other apples need a boost from others who've done the picking before//
 * 6) //still other apples require the use of a ladder to reach the highest branch, the tallest feat//
 * 7) //no matter which apple is picked, once eaten it becomes food for the soul, and the memory lasts a lifetime// !

Header Image: '[|Apple Trees]' www.flickr.com/photos/39456527@N00/1359996991