Wk 1 - day 3

thursday, september 4th
the lesson today was supposed to be on the computer. there was a program that the students could access in which they'd list their choices for the most important technology product in order of most to least important. well...when we all arrived in the morning, both teachers found out that the website wasn't working. so, with 30 minutes to spare...i drove home and brought in my powerpoint presentation on my fieldwork in biology, grabbed the bird decoys and bands. i ended up speaking to 5 class periods and over 110 students. it went very well...i was comfortable in front of the classroom thanks to prior presentations and experiences during the past few years with DLiTE.

the presentation was like an icebreaker with the students...lots of smiles, hello's, and questions. both teachers said that this was as bad as it gets...the bad side of technology...and it's good to have a backup plan.