Block2TechBugs

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 * teacher computer has a virus, battery is dead, hard drive crashed--incapacitated
 * borrow someone else's
 * let a student hook theirs up and be the typist
 * have a backup lesson that doesn't include technology
 * Internet is down
 * have a backup lesson that doesn't include the Internet
 * have a handout ready that was a printout of some of the same information
 * go to the library; use an encyclopedia
 * give them the link to visit later when the Internet is back up
 * PowerSchool is down
 * wait
 * phone in your attendance
 * have a paper grade book
 * export the data on a regular basis
 * program won't load on some computers but it will on others
 * work in partners or small groups
 * do it as a large group with a projected image
 * use a map or globe (GoogleEarth backup)
 * have alternative ready for the specific program
 * program won't load on any computers
 * use a map or globe (GoogleEarth backup)
 * have alternative ready for the specific program
 * do the next day's lesson (if appropriate) and swap days
 * projector burns out/projector projects in a different color
 * take screen shots; put them on slides; use a carousel slide projector
 * take screen shots and print them out
 * Elmo/document projector
 * site that is needed is down
 * use a different site
 * Google cache
 * site that you needed has changed since the last time you looked at
 * Google cache
 * can't find what you're looking for in your files; what did I name it; where did it go?
 * "open recent" in the software
 * Internet history (browser history) [be careful what's on your projector]
 * Sherlock/Search
 * sort your files by date
 * forget a password or display name or login
 * send password info to your email, then you can check your mail when you forget
 * reset it
 * write it down somewhere
 * have a password login book
 * students don't have their computers at all
 * kill a tree (make a lot of copies)
 * complain
 * do everything as a group on the teacher's computer; pretend you have a "one computer classroom" and do it like the old days
 * create new lessons where you do it all the old fashioned way
 * one or more students didn't bring their computers/ or battery is dead
 * partner them up/work in groups (some groups or all groups?)
 * not "fair" to the people who did bring computers
 * create roles in a cooperative structure; make one role be something that doesn't involve technology so that those students are still contributing
 * have books from library related to the subject in your classroom
 * have extra chargers in your room
 * trade batteries with guy in the tech office
 * students have figured out how to bypass the filter
 * report them as appropriate to your school's policy
 * not all students have Internet access or computer access at home; dialup at home
 * report them as appropriate to your school's policy
 * not all students have Internet access or computer access at home; dialup at home
 * don't assign online homework
 * check out community/school resources for after-school access
 * be sensitive to resources and the families; have conversations
 * everyone getting on the Internet at the same time slows everything down
 * be patient
 * pass the armadillo
 * do group assignments in rotation and have some not be on Internet