I’m giving a quiz during first period when a coworker saunters in, takes a look at the letter A on my laptop/projector rig, and announces that he’s got it signed out for 2nd Period.
Uh-oh, I think. They were serious about that. They want me to give up the Smartboard twice a week so that other teachers can use the projector. I grimace and say OK. But I didn’t really think they would go ahead and cross my name off the sign-out sheet, which is exactly what happened, so my colleague signed it out, leading to our current discussion.
I don’t see the situation as being in any way his fault, so off it goes. I end up using poster paper and the overhead projector instead…and I like it.
In some way, I had become hooked on the tech and was losing focus on the pedagogy, and resorting to markers and pens, paper and plastic, brought me back into focus. So every dark cloud, yadda-yadda-yadda.
Later, in 4th period, which is generally my worst class because of a few characters in the room, those very same characters did not show up for the quiz. The class went great. So it goes.
I believe the projector situation is at least in part motivated by an AP’s dislike for me. Ah, well.
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