Linn-Mar's Fish Bowl

Every day we are more connected than ever.  Social media, twenty-four hour a day news channels, on-line newspapers, blogs, Twitter, Instagram, Periscope, and Facebook fill our in-boxes, and phones with oodles of information.  This can be convenient, amazing, overwhelming, and terrifying all in the same breathe.  If you are someone who embraces technology or fears technology, I encourage you to visit with Dana Lampe, Linn- Mar High School Technology Integration Coach.

Dana Lampe can usually be found in Linn-Mar High School’s media center, or The Fish Bowl.  What is the Fish Bowl?  The Fish Bowl is for all teachers wanting to learn more about using technology in their classes. The sessions are short, 30 minutes, in hopes that you will be able to take a little bit of time out of your week to improve your technology skills. 

Dana is extremely comfortable with not only researching and learning any and every technology tool for students to use, but also, tools, apps, and technology for teachers to use in direct instruction, to not only make the content more relevant, but also to help them manage student assessment, and feedback. 

Dana is truly a life-long learner.  I have observed her share technology training with teacher leaders, and high school staff.  Dana’s recent project, The Fish Bowl, came from the Korean International School.  Using an online conference call program called Zoom, Dana, and several colleagues in her UNI Technology Course: Leading Change through Instructional Technology, were able to connect with the folks who started a Fish Bowl in 2014 at the Korean International School.

Dana was inspired to be a change agent in the use of technology at Linn-Mar High School.  She gets her ideas from her building tech committee, and ideas that staff has requested, as well as blogs she follows.

To see what’s on the docket at The Fish Bowl this week click here