Technology Teaching Tidbits

Recently I was given some advice from an Associate Teacher. She was packing up her computer and planning to take home from the night and unplugged the computer from the power before turing to me and telling me her trick to shutting off from the classroom while at home. She said, "When you are taking work home with you, don't take the charger. When the computer goes flat its time to finish for the night." I am horrible for always wanting to finish one more thing before bed meaning as a student teacher I survive on 4-6 hours sleep. Long term this is not a sustainable way to live so I decided to try out the advice. I came home on a Friday and I was tired and dreading the work I had ahead of me over the next few days. I decided to unplug my laptop and move away from my desk and began to work. As the night went on the battery quickly began to decrease and before I knew it I was looking at a measly 5%. Time to stop I thought and I plugged my laptop back into charge and walked...

Until recently I was unsure about using Google Docs and Google Drive for my planning. As a students there is demands on us to complete a large amount of work that relies on having access to internet and a suitable device, however, recently I have changed my views on Google Drive and now see the opportunity that is there. I found myself close to a paperwork deadline recently, however, being stuck inside was doing nothing for my thought process to I jumped at the chance to get out of the house to do a few jobs. I was a tag along so a few minutes into the drive I realised some of what I was working on was on google drive and after only just installing the Google Apps I jumped on my phone and got to work. An hour later when I got home not only was I feeling good about my work but I had barely touched my data and I was able to jump back onto my computer and keep working. This new availability to our planning and assessment means that observations and assessment no longer needs to be recor...