Gee Whiz!

Oh, Gee Whiz!
Right now I am feeling rather fearful. Tonight, we all tried to utilize a new form of chat and it didn't work very well. I couldn't figure out how to use the listen.3mu file without having to give Yahoo my credit card information. My husband was trying to help me and I found myself getting even more frustrated! Who knew I was so technologically challenged?
In addition to feeling totally inept in the technology department, I'm also trying to handle the intensely philosophical voice of Thomas Kuhn and still complete thorough comments on the drafts of my junior students' American Literature research papers. What was I thinking, trying to start a new grad school program at the end of the school year?
Luckily, I think I'm not the only one feeling crazy. Lots of the postings on our discussion boards seem to demonstrate that my new classmates are experieincing similar emotions.
I'm going to think positively and remember that with practice and dedication, I will begin to learn these new skills and complete the assigned tasks.
On the plus side, I tried out the Skype practice call and it worked! So at least that was one positive from the day!

Reflection on first online chat

This evening, Dr. Tomer held our first online chat for the LIS 2600 class. It was really exciting to see everyone logging on throughout the night to ask their questions. I was especially relieved to see that many people had similar questions to mine! For me, the learning curve when it comes to technology is so steep. I know that I'll get the hang of it in time, with lots of practice (and most likely, lots of mistakes, too!)

First Blog Post

I'm definitely an English teacher -- I've penned five different versions of my first blog and rejected all of them as unsatisfactory! I'm sure that my students are cackling with glee at this admission.

I am feeling very nervous and excited about the Fast Track program and trying hard not to hyperventilate when I think about all of the new technology I have to learn and use within the next few days! Yikes!