Our teachers act like they can't function without it. I told them it would be a while and I'm nagged daily.
Mike On Aug 24, 2010, at 11:13 AM, Russ Gowin wrote: > Mine is AR and Star Reading. We still use both on a Mac server and I told > the teachers on Friday that neither one would be ready until this Friday. > Yesterday and today I get IM'd and told as I'm walking down the hallway that > Star Reading is saying today is out of the date range to which I finally > sent out a broadcast IM stating "As I said on Friday during the staff > meeting, AR and Star Reading will not be ready until this Friday". I don't > know why they are so anxious to use the thing anyway, there are only I think > 3 teachers that still actually use AR and Star during the year. > > Russ Gowin > System Administrator > Technology Specialist > DeLand-Weldon CUSD #57 > 304 E. Illinois Route 10 > DeLand, IL 61839 > 217-736-2311 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of JimHays > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:21 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > I have had several moments like this in the past few days. > > Teacher: "My files aren't on the server." > Me: "That is because the server crashed and we are in the process of > recovering the files and putting them on the temporary server as I > stated in the email that you received yesterday." > Teacher: "But when I log in as you instructed on the temporary server I > still can't see my files." > Me: "That is because they have not been recovered and copied to the > temporary server. We are working on it now." > Teacher: "When will you be done?" > Me: "I will be done a whole lot faster if you would quit calling every 5 > minutes." > > Oh how I wish that I could actually say that last line............. > > "RING!!!" > > Another teacher - same question. > > > > > Nancy Sullivan wrote: >> >> First day of school for us yesterday.this was one of my head-desk moments. >> >> Lab supervisor: The computers in the lab won't work. >> >> Me: What specifically is wrong with them? >> >> Lab supervisor: Well, there is some sort of installer running. (He >> knows this because there is a big graphic on the screen that says >> "STOP: Technical Services is installing software on this machine. Do >> not turn it off or restart. When the installer is finished, the >> computer will restart automatically.") >> >> Me: That would be the installer that is putting your new software on >> the machines. >> >> Lab supervisor: But we need to use the computers. >> >> Me: Why do you need to use the computers? >> >> Lab supervisor: We need to use the new software. >> >> Me: That is what is being installed on the computer now. The new >> software won't be on the machines until the installer finishes. >> >> Lab supervisor: OK. >> >> Ten minutes later. >> >> Lab supervisor: The computers still aren't working. >> >> Me: Is the installer still running? >> >> Lab supervisor: Yes. >> >> Me: Your new software (CAD program and simulator) does take quite a >> while to load. >> >> Lab supervisor: Well, I thought it would be quicker if I just >> restarted the computers. >> >> Me: WHAT?!?! >> >> Lab supervisor: I restarted the computers. I thought that would fix >> the problem. >> >> Me: There was no problem to "fix." Your new software was being installed. >> >> Lab supervisor: But we couldn't log in. I figured I'd just reboot them >> all so we could log in, but that installer is running again. >> >> Me: That's because it needs to install your new software before you >> can use the software. You have to let the installer finish BEFORE you >> can use the software. Don't turn them off.let the installer finish >> running. >> >> Lab supervisor: OK. But we need to log on to use the new software. >> >> Me (internally): AACK!!!! >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
