Follow-ups: PlanbookEDU

Not too many people requested follow-up sessions for PlanbookEDU, but this week I had the opportunity to meet one-on-one with two people who wanted some extra help. It was interesting because the two one-on-one sessions were so different. S.D. just needed confirmation that everything she had done already was correct and that she was on the right track. V.M. had to have her account reset because she forgot her password, and then, had trouble sharing her homework/assignments planbook with her students because she had the book restricted instead of open.

While both sessions were brief, it was nice to "have the answers" as both women told me, and to feel like I could help them. I am trying to be patient as other teachers email me questions. I guess it's difficult to have patience when someone emails you a question and expects you to have an immediate answer when you can't see what they are seeing on their screen. I've responded to every email as soon as I get it, and I attempt to provide step by step instructions if I get the email in the evening or during a time when I cannot go to their classroom to help.

In the midst of all of this, I am just grateful that my principal has been supportive, and that he was willing to fund this application. All of the others are free, so I feel like I do not have to stress about that aspect of it.

I am getting nervous about adding a class into all of this, and I feel like I am barely treading water right now. I teach only upper level language classes (2-3 hours of grading daily!), National Honor Society eats up all of my extra time at this time of year, and I have been able to be really on top of my internship. I do not know if I am going to be able to do all of that and take an intense class. I really wish this had been a course for August so that we could focus just on that and preparing for the internship and back to school. We are also under renovation still at MTH, and are still dealing with the problems that come with new technology mixing with old technology, and the ever-changing educational initiatives.

I think I am a bit down this week! I'm looking forward to next week when I lead another training for ASPEN with my department and a session on my favorite application ever...Dropbox!