tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post9194319630099437451..comments2023-05-25T07:41:38.176-04:00Comments on Once Upon A Teacher: A Helping HandMelanie Holtsmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18146971294514579713noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-67500160438064703342008-11-08T12:12:00.000-05:002008-11-08T12:12:00.000-05:00Dayle, can I just suggest - for this particular in...Dayle, can I just suggest - for this particular instance - download the video file onto your machine beforehand and run it directly from there. You can even transfer it to your classroom machine via a USB stick or similar, but make sure the software is present on the machine. VLC media player will run almost any video or sound file with no issues, I highly recommend it.<BR/><BR/>You're highly likely to have network issues even with everything working well, unless you know that everything is extremely reliable I'd always go with downloading it. There are loads of freeware applications and browser add-ons for downloading videos from websites, well worth investing a little time in learning about them. A little video can add so much to a lesson, and it's a real pity when they have to miss out. Download the video - they'll never miss out again.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074201742571759308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-89884775447514414382008-10-12T20:03:00.000-04:002008-10-12T20:03:00.000-04:00Boy, do I know this story! There is nothing more ...Boy, do I know this story! There is nothing more frustrating than a great idea, that you actually try out at home to make sure it works, and then you get to school - to find a million problems. Just recently I wanted to show a class an actor reading a book that is part of our author study - very simple technology. Checked it at home and then got ready to show it in class with another teacher's computer. After waiting and waiting and waiting, I fianlly realized it wasn't going to come up - totally lost the class in the waiting. I called someone to come from the Media Center. They come -God bless 'em! - and spend 30 minutes trying to load something so it will run and then finally say the computer is so old that it just can't handle the site. We get a ticket for that computer and I bring in mine, which is a little newer. Second day, we wait and wait and wait (tried it on my computer the night before at home) and we finally just give up - there was something wrong with the network that day. I try one more time. The third day I get it up in class before the kids get there, but... when the time comes to actually show it to them... nothing! I call for help again. They come again and spend another 30 minutes finally getting it up - only now the kids have gone to lunch. The class never did see that video... I wonder how many times this happens before you just give up... At some point, if we really want to teach our children, we're going to HAVE to invest in the personnel and the equipment...dayle timmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08313072094826276617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-7411575305824186002008-10-12T07:52:00.000-04:002008-10-12T07:52:00.000-04:00I understand your frustration with load time. I h...I understand your frustration with load time. I have been told (by the Destination Success reps) that the county does not have enough bandwidth which is causing the slow load. Luckily, I have not had that problem with Voicethread. We do have that problem with Destination Success though. 2 computers out of 20 were able to get on it the other day. The rest locked up. Frustrating!Ms. Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008825629843122476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-49686053269557989262008-10-10T10:33:00.000-04:002008-10-10T10:33:00.000-04:00Sorry about your situation! I have been in your s...Sorry about your situation! I have been in your shoes myself and when there was no one to go to for help I turned to twitter.com There, I found a PLN that can troubleshoot anything! And...feel free to email me if you ever have a questions - maybe I can help! holtsmanm@duvalschools.org <BR/>Thanks for reading and commenting :)Melanie Holtsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18146971294514579713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-14423691057701784792008-10-10T05:41:00.000-04:002008-10-10T05:41:00.000-04:00Would you like to come and work in my building? We...Would you like to come and work in my building? We do have a tech person in our building but they are so caught in hoarding the equipment, and not making it accessible that if you don't have your project done within the school day--she leaves at 3:30--you will have to wait until another day. It really has made me frustrted this year, because I have been reading posts such as yours and realize I could do so much if only I had access to equip and positive support. thanks for listeningAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260839884137010819.post-1996838196892055492008-10-09T21:51:00.000-04:002008-10-09T21:51:00.000-04:00lol- only you, Melanie.lol- only you, Melanie.Melissa Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08834406678127851257noreply@blogger.com