Seeing a new view.......
The past two days I have been part of training sessions to become an MIE (Microsoft Innovative Educator).  I will go into more detail in future posts about the training,but my thoughts today deal with my new "VIEW" of Microsoft products.  Being an artist and designer, my first choice has always been Mac products.  Mac just seems to "get it" when it come to ease of use and flow of workspace.  I have always felt like Microsoft had the bigger market on technology but they never had the cult following that Mac has.  This MIE training has helped me to see that Microsoft is really trying to get buy-in from the education sector.  They are not just talking the talk but they are beginning to walk the walk.  From the school tech leaders that I know, many have said that Apple does not have back end tech support needed to run 1 to 1 technology effectively in school without having to jump through multiple hoops.  So why do so many schools paying for tablets like that Ipad that can run almost double the cost of windows tablet? What makes the iPad worth it?  Is Apple putting as much funding into its educational resources as Microsoft is?  What will it take for educators to "view" Microsoft in a new light?