Today is the first day of school for our students. I’m sure the questions are being asked, and the classic essay is being assigned – “What I Did on My Summer Vacation.” Even though I don’t get summer vacation anymore, I thought it might be nice to reflect on what I did over the summer. However, instead of essay format, I’ll succumb to the PowerPoint generation and use a bulleted list…
- Opened two new elementary schools
- Purchased and installed 1066 computers
- Recycled nearly 700 computers
- Replaced all servers in our district
- Created new websites for the district and all of our schools
- Created a Curriculum Mapping website based on WikiMedia
- Implemented IP Video in all of our schools
- Upgraded our e-mail system
- Upgraded our food service software
- Dealt with lots of vendors
- Created a Technology Wiki
- Coordinated our Summer Academy technology training
- Created an online Technology Boot Camp
- Took a course on website evaluation
- Set up a Facebook page
- Created a website for our community
- Got braces
- Bought new furniture
- Went to San Francisco for a week
- Witnessed two good friends getting married
- Worked on my home recording studio
- Created an audio journey of the Anderson Jockey Lot
- Took a few photos (but not nearly as many as I would have liked)
- Kayaked the Edisto River – twice
- Kayaked the Ashley River
- Competed on Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me
- Created a recipe for chocolate martinis
- Cleaned out our basement
- Visited a couple of new restaurants
- Saw several movies
- Played lots of xBox to relax
Of course, some of these I didn’t (couldn’t possibly) do all by myself, but I was heavily involved in each. I think I’m ready for school to start back.
That last paragraph does not guarrantee you will be seen as humble. Think “Al Gore and the creation of the Internet.” He made a similar statement, and the righties ignored it and made him the inventor of the internet. 🙂
I, on the other hand, care nothing about being humble or running for president.