tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post3323950093898404076..comments2023-04-14T05:00:33.316-07:00Comments on Regurgitated Alpha Bits: Technically CursedEdna Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-20884175666562832742011-09-20T08:49:36.176-07:002011-09-20T08:49:36.176-07:00It seems many school districts fall prey to the sa...It seems many school districts fall prey to the same problem with new golly gee whiz technology. They love to buy it because it looks pretty and because they can brag that they have the new technology. However, they then don't make the investment in the infrastructure (i.e. servers) necessary for the new technology to operate properly. But, hey, no one can see that part, so who cares?Teacher Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385163025686724368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-44230023421169669092011-04-26T17:46:32.568-07:002011-04-26T17:46:32.568-07:00It seems that inadequate server space is a near-un...It seems that inadequate server space is a near-universal problem. The other problem is time - it takes TIME to master programs, which teachers seldom get. Instead, the PD ends up being the latest fad-of-the-month (FOTM).LindaShttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/dragonlady328ptnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-77485840608688960092011-04-22T18:58:22.876-07:002011-04-22T18:58:22.876-07:00Anonymous!!
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I have, in fact, thre...Anonymous!! <br /><br />We<br /><br />Are<br /><br />Kin.<br /><br />I have, in fact, threatened to throw MYSELF out of a window over these issues. Like you, my building is one story which would mean after my plunge I would simply have to pick myself up off the ground and walk back into my classroom in shame.Edna Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756635597593870052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8458937443261385091.post-44515349668270832572011-04-22T18:46:02.021-07:002011-04-22T18:46:02.021-07:00Oh Edna Lee--you are a girl after my own heart! I ...Oh Edna Lee--you are a girl after my own heart! I have gone to a WHOLE LOT of trouble to use technology as often as possible with my daily 150 kiddos. First, I had to admit I knew nothing and start from scratch-that was 12 years ago when I was a mere child of 51. Now, after many, many, many courses taken on my own initiative and dime, I am MUCH older and MUCH wiser--yet, like you, I end up wanting to:<br />a. bang my head on my desk without stopping<br />b. throw my teacher computer through the 4th floor window-no easy feat, considering our building is all on one floor<br />c. throttle the beheebes from district office who made us fall madly in love with smartboard technology only to find their servers have inadequate storage capacity to actually SAVE any lessons we create--and even with smartexchange we have no room to save downloads unless we pony up with flashdrives galore<br />d. discover a way to use Discovery materials without alienating the poor babies who just want the damned thing to work--much teeth gnashing, head tossing, eye rolling, and VERY loud sighing accompany the frequent crashes in our lab--<br />e. find the idiot at state level DOE who schedules the high-stakes state tests for our building at times the state site is closed for maintenance<br />f. etc, etc, etc.<br />I so share your pain!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com