Re: Target: Ideas

[Chuck Finnigan <finnigan@TELCOMPLUS.COM>]

How about 'old fashioned month' where you introduce the kids to pencils
and paper and books!  I don't mean to sound snide, but coming from a
district whose idea of technology withdrawal is the juice machine
breaking down...
        What a great opportunity letting kids compare what 'no tech' means.
Like weeks of no TV.
        Time to get out and smell the trees!

Chuck Finnigan
Lib/tech
Sedro-Woolley,WA

> In a nutshell here's the situation: In our district there's a new building
> due to open in less than a week and about three other buildings with a
> bunch of remodeling happening. In the building I am in, teachers are
> extremely anxious about the first day. TEachers probably won't have
> computers until the end of the month. We are also getting a video
> management system, which probably won't be ready that first week.
>
> These people are driving me nuts, very negative and worried. Most are not
> willing to look for the positive. I am trying to get ideas for them the
> first couple weeks that don't rely on computers or a heavy use of media. I
> want to put together a list for them, so maybe they will see the forest for
> the trees.
>
> Thanks.
> Connie

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