May 29, 2009

There was an update done to the server and now printers HP printers will not work across the network on some machines. Not sure of the problem. I know we are doing server rebuilds this summer, and we will try to get by. I guess you can figure out what I had to do. That is okay because the year is winding down, and I have to see all and get their material backed. I know they are not used to doing that, and I will need to help them. They have produced a tremendous amount of work, and I would hate to see them lose any of it. It is the weekend......take care....flick

May 28, 2009

I am on the road again visiting the lovely burg of Curwensville for a CFF regional meeting with our lovely TIMS--Eddie. I took the literacy coach with me. The meeting dealt with getting the math people on board, and Curwensville did a great job with their teachers showing some of the things they were doing. I hate to be stereotyping math teachers because it is not politically correct, but I have never been accused of being politically correct. As a group, they do not want to change. There are exceptions to the rule, and I have two who break that stereotype. We also heard from the state about what is happening next year, and it does not look good money-wise. That does not surprise me. Not a bad meeting--a little lengthy. Talk to you tomorrow.......flick

May 27, 2009

I taught a group of 4th graders interent safety today, and I thought it went well. I was surprised at how little they knew when it came to the internet, but they did know enough, I feel, to find some problems like all people do. I know this is a strange comment, but I find that most people can venture out into cyberspace and have no idea what can happen. I feel that people need to make themselves aware of some of things out there. I thought it went well, and I thought that I communicated well with them with a lot of reiteration. I came back here to mostly a quiet day so that is good. Tomorrow, I am off to the land of CFF at the IU. I need to have a cart ready for an interesting project which I will miss. We will be working with one of the most recalcitrant groups of innovators. Man, that is a mouthful. I will inform my loyal readers [sarcasm] about the results. tomiglio...........flick

May 26, 2009

A day after a vacation; ya gotta love it. I spent most of the day working on various matters that needed my attention. I also worked on the presentation to the 4th graders on internet safety; I will let you know how that went tomorrow. I am making rounds with teachers trying to solidify plans, etc. on what they want and need. I am looking already to next school year. I am still amazed at how well some people catch on to things. I am anxious to see what the stim money will bring in the form of technology. I do know that some of the wish lists were quite extensive, and I will see what Santa has granted. The activotes were quite popular on the lists. I am looking to garner a new lappy for my use. We will see about that one. Hey, I will be back tomorrow...toots.............flick

May 22, 2009

Spent most of the day catching up on a variety of items that needed what I call housekeeping. Wow, they sure do amass after a hectic week, and I will be out tomorrow attending a wedding out of town. I do believe that I am prepared for the Internet safety next week and the following. I am sure that I will be doing some tweaking after the initial presentation. I am also working on the logistics with graduation feed. I do hope that things work out well with that. There are a lot of things to think about and have contingencies in place in case of's. I think you all know what I mean. All of you have a great holiday weekend. There is not much left of this school year. See you after the holiday.............flick

May 20, 2009

Man, getting those Activotes working took awhile, but in the end it was worth it. I am so glad that we got them working. There is no manual for them, and the material I have found on line did not deal with all of the nuances. It became a trial and error, but they are working. It will save a lot of time for the next batch. Really became busy the rest of the day, although I did not have too much time. All in all quite good............flick

May 19, 2009

Well, I got to work with Activotes today, and I do think we go it set up really well. It is an experience, and I will troubleshoot it tomorrow. Oh, yesterday was my 200th blog entry. I forgot to mention that. Happy blog to me, Happy blog to me. Okay, I got that out of my system. I also helped with the senior class meeting and supplied some of the tech and music for it. I also tried to solve a problem with activstudio, but to no avail. I do think there is a puter problem there. I will call on the big guns to solve it. I am just busy working on end of the year things. I have to get it all done, and I will. See ya tomorrow for 202...............flick

May 18, 2009

I set up a teacher on Skype today. She was thrilled to be able to Skype teachers and others to join in on class discussions. I also had a long meeting with the Lit coach. We discussed our collaborative efforts for the rest of this year and next. It will work out well. I also have been tagged to teach Internet safety to elementary students. I find this topic quite interesting am looking forward to preparing for the topic. My first one is next week. I have some work to do to get all of this done. I have been meeting with teachers to wrap up the year and look at things for next year. Some of their plans are big, but I believe doable. Well, back to getting things done. I was out for most of the morning working with seniors.............adieu......mes amis..........flick

May 15, 2009

I took a group of middle school students to the solar car competition at PSU. It was great. I did enjoy the time, and the kids were great. We did have a winner for our first competition, and we also had a second place group. I really have to thank the B's for their time and efforts to help with everything. They were wonderful, and it is great to have parents of this caliber helping. I do hope that it will continue in the years to come.......have a great weekend..........flick

May 14, 2009

It seems like there has to be a day to celebrate Murphy's Law and today was the day. If anything could go wrong, it did. About the only thing that went correctly was the meeting with the principal. We talked about all sorts of things including the solar car competition tomorrow, which I am attending. I got most of the problems solved. AHHHHHHHHHHHH, just one of those days.....tomorrow........flick