Block2TechIssues

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 * network goes down
 * wait
 * have paper copies/backup of what you wanted on the web
 * printer jam
 * use a different printer
 * decide you don't need the paper
 * post it or email it and have students work from electronic copy
 * unjam the printer
 * software on student laptop and teacher laptop is different
 * look over software on student laptop
 * have students teach each other for something teacher is not familiar with
 * power is out
 * nap time
 * paper backups
 * flashlight tag
 * district policy
 * computer crashes
 * reboot
 * paper backups
 * get another computer
 * have e-backups (dropbox, delicious,...)
 * work in partners
 * virus
 * paper backup
 * send it to IT
 * loaner laptop
 * pair student up with a partner without a virus on computer
 * students don't have their computer/limited supply
 * paper backups
 * get another computer
 * have e-backups (dropbox, delicious,...)
 * work in partners
 * computer battery dies
 * paper backups
 * get another computer
 * have e-backups (dropbox, delicious,...)
 * work in partners
 * swap batteries in tech room
 * plug it in
 * students off task/ playing video games
 * students off task/ playing video games
 * get them on task
 * block internet access to off-task sites
 * teach to their interest and keep them on task
 * incorporate their off-task activity into your class (Facebook, Twitter...)
 * parents don't allow computer usage
 * paper backups
 * have conversation with parents about the concerns, brainstorm with them about viable solutions
 * inappropriate websites
 * have them blocked
 * AUP Acceptable Use Policy
 * cost
 * fund raisers
 * grants
 * adapt your lessons around what you do have
 * after school location with computer access
 * teachers don't know how to work projector/DVD player/VHS player
 * ATOM learning
 * practice ahead of time
 * check your equipment ahead of time
 * ask a student to help
 * external devices are defective
 * find an extra one
 * pair up
 * do without
 * paper backup/ lesson backup that works without the device
 * use thermometer instead of temperature probe . . . have a low-tech backup
 * technology is fragile
 * have specific guidelines
 * teach students how to properly handle equipment (remind them)
 * blow a speaker
 * do without sound
 * external speakers
 * headphones
 * broken keyboard
 * external keyboard
 * pair with another student
 * all solutions from "no laptop"
 * laptops issued late into the semester
 * paper backup
 * switch order of units and do less technology-dependent unit first
 * use computer lab
 * homework gets "lost"
 * not attached to an email
 * Internet down
 * no Internet at all
 * Internet is really slow
 * teachers expect students to do it on their own but they can't (time, ability, access,...)
 * somebody kicks Smartboard so it's disoriented
 * flimsy laptop cases
 * technology mishandled
 * different file types
 * corrupted files
 * don't have all the updates
 * unsupported web browsers
 * site you're planning on is down
 * site is blocked/sites are blocked
 * alternate URL
 * use different keyword
 * proxy
 * teacher computer projected instead of student laptop
 * teacher temporarily disable the block
 * have tech support add that URL as an exception
 * ahead of time, try the URLs that you want to use on a student access computer
 * copyright infringement
 * AIM/ chatting/ minimized screens