Today I sat down with one of our older "seasoned" teachers to upgrade her computer skills. This young lady is in her mid-sixties and struggles to do anything on the computer. Her biggest fear is "messing up" the computer. I've reassured her that she alone could not completely shut the internet down. Today we set up a delicious bookmarking site for her and practiced using it. She was so excited to find so many sites to use in her classroom. That is ALL we did today, and I'm sure I'll have to work with her and Delicious again, but I'm awful proud of her enthusiasm and willingness to sit down and try to learn something completely foreign to her.
I also worked with the older students during computer lab time today. They are enjoying Storybird and Isle of Tunes right now. I've introduced them to my 19 pencils page so they have access to all the good sites anytime, home or school. I'll share if they finish a project they are proud of.
It sounds like you are having a great experience! Keep up the good work.
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