I hope not, I took all those out of the room before school started. But nothing is beyond a new teacher.
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 1:26 PM, Richard Kasson <[email protected]>wrote: > It’ will probably be with permanent marker. > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Dan Ragen > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 25, 2010 1:19 PM > > *To:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > > > I had another today: > > New teacher has a Promethean board in her room. Worked fine when I set it > up this summer and then showed her the basics. > Received a trouble ticket yesterday that she couldn't get it to work, and 4 > or 5 other teachers had looked at it and tried some stuff and > had no ideawhat to do (This includes the librarian (tech Specialist who had > special traing for the boards)). Went up this morning and looked > it and over and decided that the power switched needed to be turned on. > Worked like a charm. she was excited and wanted to know it she > could write on the board now. told her to go for it. > > > On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 9:37 AM, Richard Kasson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > All I can say is I feel your pain. I had one that called me and said her > computer wasn't working. She moved the monitor from one spot on the desk to > another and pulled the power cord out. Another one said his computer wasn't > working. When I walked down to the classroom, he hadn't turned the monitor > on. He shouldn't have asked what the problem was, because I told him and > there was a room full of students. I can't even go into all of the stuff > that our "computer teacher" (really keyboarding and word processing) has > done. It would take me all day to type the email. I'll just say that her > organizational skills are somewhere between slim and none, her file > management skills are worse, is completely resistant to any kind of change, > and refuses to listen. All of that has resulted in a ton of lost data and > pictures. Of course, it's all my fault. Luckily, every time she didn't > listen and I had to correct something, it was documented on the trouble > ticket system. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Heath Henderson > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:59 PM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > What about those teachers who have a broken smartboard. Upon entrance into > their room discovering the projector is on but can't connect to a video > source I look on the wall next to the computer and see the video cable > looped up and the end dangling over the laptop. After connecting the cable > I walked across the hall and told her and the other three people who worked > on it until heir hair was pulled out. "I fixed your smartboard!" > > -Heath Henderson > > On Aug 24, 2010, at 4:18 PM, "Williams, Scott" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I had to pat the back of a teacher today that is finally realizing 4 > years of work are down the drain. > > > > I recycled 150, 10 year old machines this summer and of course all her > work was on one of those old GX-150's local hard Drive. > > > > > > I don't know how many times I preach that if it's of any importance, > please save it on their Home (H:) drive for safe keeping. MAYBE even put it > on your own thumb-drive just incase since it's so important. > > > > Maybe, to be PC, I should not have patted her on the back, but my only > other option in my head was a firm grasp around the neck. > > > > > > Scott > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________ > > From: [email protected] > > [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ben Story > > [[email protected]] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 4:00 PM > > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > > > I've gotten to the point where I spoon feed the parts list and diagrams > to the architect and/or general contractors if I can't just use my own > cabling vendors. > > > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 3:53 PM, Steele, Thomas C <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > As Ron Egolf has pointed out countless times – architects don’t have a > clue about voice and data! > > > > Thomas C. Steele > > Technology Director > > Manteno CUSD #5 > > > > > > From: > > [email protected]<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks > > .org> > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@te > > ch-geeks.org>] On Behalf Of Bob Morse > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 3:32 PM > > To: 'Tech-Geeks Mailing List' > > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > > > Last year during planning stages of adding multipurpose rooms to each > school and also swapping the Jr High Office with the Jr High Library I posed > the question “will all new phone wiring be tied into the existing system?” > and I got the response from the architect and engineer “everything will be > taken care of”. Last Monday, which is a week and 3 days before school > starts (it starts this Thursday) I had a call from the Jr High Principal > stating “when will “I” get the phones up and running?” which I replied “the > plans were that “they” would take care of everything”. After contacting my > Buildings and Grounds guy and the architect I was told it had been taken > care of. Their idea of taking care of it was punching it down to a new > block without tying it into the existing system. I then had to call my > existing phone people to beg them to come out and tie the whole thing > together ASAP! As you can imagine they were not happy and we just got our > phones up and running in that building yesterday. Talk about YIKES and > AACK!!!!!!!!!!! > > > > > > From: > > [email protected]<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks > > .org> > > [mailto:[email protected]<mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@te > > ch-geeks.org>] On Behalf Of Dan Ragen > > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:23 AM > > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] frustration of the day...AACK! > > > > My ACK is simiiar, but with READ 180. > > > > Teacher - My students can't login. > > ME - I told her my pa and login and said to try that, they all have > > basically the same and it don't vary to much unless a brother or sister > are involved and she said OK. > > Teacher - (Next Day). My kids can't login ME - Did your try the > > method I gave you? > > Teacher - Yes, Ok I look at it after classes. > > Spent and hour after classes login in kids, etc. in different reading lab > machined - No problems. > > Next Morning - > > HS Principal - (He's wise to her). Did you give those kids password, > etc.? > > Me - I gave all the kids login and passwords and they all worked last > night. > > Principal - No these are the NEW kids she gets in the class. > > Me - What new kids? > > Principal - The kids we assigned her last Friday. > > Me - She never told me abut them. > > > > To shorted the story, I talked to her again his morning and she still has > not given me the kids names to enter. > > > > This stuff really wastes my time this time of year. How many days until > the end of May????? > > On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 9:47 AM, Nancy Sullivan <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> 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 | > > > > > > > > -- > > Daniel E. Ragen > > District Technology Coordinator > > Dupo CUSD 196 > > 600 Louisa Ave > > Dupo, IL 62239 > > Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > 'My reading of history convinces me > > that most bad government > > results from too much government.' > > Thomas Jefferson > > > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > > > > -- > > -- > > Ben Story > > CCSP, CCNA, CCNA Wireless, CCDA > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > > > > "You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today. > > -- Abraham Lincoln > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org| > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > > > > -- > > *Daniel E. Ragen > District Technology Coordinator* > > *Dupo CUSD 196 > 600 Louisa Ave > Dupo, IL 62239 > Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 > *[email protected] > > > > 'My reading of history convinces me > that most bad government > > results from too much government.' > > Thomas Jefferson > > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > -- *Daniel E. Ragen District Technology Coordinator* *Dupo CUSD 196 600 Louisa Ave Dupo, IL 62239 Phone - 618-286-3214 x2141 *[email protected] 'My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government.' Thomas Jefferson
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