Yes, It's true that the new UMaine Certficate is intended for Tech Coordinators. (It includes Advanced Networking and Troubleshooting as well as some educational theory for the new-to-schools techies who don't understand education.   There is a 3 course-certificate for classroom teachers who want to go for challenge-based teaching and maximize technology affordances with their students.

The Master's Degree in Education / Instructional Technology is very suitable for Tech Integrators.  But none of these have anything to do with the Maine Department of Eduation / Certification.

Gail Garthwait

> Anne MacDonald wrote:

As a Technology Integrator I have a teaching certificate and a 680 endorsement (although that endorsement doesn't really fit- it is for a computer teacher).
I think part of the problem is terminology. At our school the "head tech person" is called the Tech Director but I have heard that person called the Technology Coordinator elsewhere. The new certificate from UMaine is for Technology Coordinators and to me sounds more appropriate for a Tech Director than an Integrator.


Anne