"Share an experience about using media in the class where I had to come up with a solution or work around where the technology was not working according to plan."
The most recent and quick thinking one was when a flip chart that I created, complete with hyperlinks and several applications kept shutting down on the Promethean board, just when the kids would get to the point of responding, pen in hand. After several attempts, I started to think of the quickest way to continue the lesson and keep the kids engaged without loosing any more of our precious 50 minutes. I remembered that I had also made overheads of the some of the slides. I turned the Promethean board off, used it as a backdrop for the overheads, and switched the cords attached to my computer from the Promethean board to the flat screen and continued the lesson with a few minutes lost. The kids were able to get the background info and their notes from the overhead and we still played the games, but with me clicking for the kids via my computer mouse instead of using the pens for the board. They did not mind since they still got to play the lesson. Funny part is they thought is was all part of the plan!. Thank goodness for integration of technology and not total replacement!
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