Who Are We? Where Are We Going? by Blake Waldman https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812 This is a space to respond to the questions: Who are we? Where are we going? GREEN ARE THE "3 MOST IMPORTANT" FROM EACH GROUP en-us 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC 2025-11-17 10:10:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Jen, Blake, John, Michael https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491251 5. What is the difference between the Slack and the listserv?  O

16. What do new members usually arrive wanting from the group?  O

14. What are our inclusive and exclusive goals? Why do we keep certain people out? Administration? Ed Techs? IT?   O

7. What are the benefits of transparent membership? What are the drawbacks?

11. How do people access what this is? KNowledge about NYCIST?  O

]]> 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491251 6. Is divided communication between slack and listserv effective? C BWaldman https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491258 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491258 What value do we get from other groups that we would like from NYCIST too? O X https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491263 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491263 8. How is membership managed and what is the best way we build and maintain community within the NYCIST group? O BWaldman https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491266 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491266 Close ended questions https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491267 What is the acronym NYCIST? C
Is the acronym inclusive of people from NYC? C
Isn't the case that everyone begins at an NYC independent school? C
Should it be specific to NYC independent schools? C
Did they begin as technologists and then become vendors? C
What is the difference/relationship between NYSAIS and NYCIST? C
]]> 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491267 Karen, Julie, Hatam, Ahsan, Mimi https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491270 Where do we draw the line for who is a technologists? O
What if someone's title does not have technology in it? O
What do we do for people who are technology adjacent but not primarily focused on technology? O
Why is Raul Cuza the god of NYCIST? O
Should we have vendors on the list? O
What value do members see in the group? O X
What do people want from the group that is not currently offered? O
What value do we get from other groups that we would like from NYCIST too? O X
Is the group welcoming to new members? O
Is there outreach for NYCIST? O
Is the Slack an imperative to be a member of the group? C
Should there be a separation between edtech and IT? comp sci? Digital fabrication? O 
What is the intersection between NEIT, NYSAIS, and NYCIST? O
Is there a difference between the online NYCIST and in person NYCIST? Which online NYCIST? O
]]> 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491270 10. Are we a thinktank? If so, how do we share our thoughts with the larger community? O What is the larger community? NYSAIS? NAIS? Ed Tech? O BWaldman https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491274 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491274 4.How can we be advocates and activists? BWaldman https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491276 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491276 Jen, Blake, John, Michael https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491279 1. Should a head art teacher be allowed in NYCIST?  C

2. Do job positions restrict your technology interest - if you consider yourself a technologist but your title isn't such, does that count?  C

3. Should our purpose be broader than to support best practices in the NY IS Ed Tech community?  C

7. Is membership transparent?  C

9. Are we presenting ourselves in a manner to attract new membership? Do we want new membership?  C

12. Should this continue to be a vendor-free community?  C

13. If you switch roles, schools, states, are you out? How fast? How do you become CO identified if you leave the constraints of membership?

15. Should this continue to serve both EdTech and IT? Does it still serve both sides well?  C ]]> 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491279 What value do members see in the group? O X https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491281 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491281 https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491283 Should we have vendors on the list? O X]]> 2020-09-03 21:02:29 UTC https://padlet.com/BWaldman/916191603214812/wish/719491283