Your Name: Jennifer Ganze

Today’s Date: 2007/2/20

Day(s) worked or described: T

Total hours for week: 6

The School: Mollison

Kind of Work: Helping Teacher, Lab supervision

Main Report of Narrative: So I got there and went around and made sure all the computers were working fine and logged them in and set them up so they were ready for when the kindergarten  class comes in, cause if they aren't, it eats up a lot of their time because it takes a while to go around to each computer and get on the right website, and the kids are really antsy.  So then I went to see Mrs. Alexander at the same time I always do when her kids are in gym, and for some reason the gym teacher was in the classroom with the kids and Mrs. Alexander was no where to be found.  So, after that I was supposed to go talk to Mrs. Tolbert about finally starting her on her poetry website with her class, only to find out that she isn't here today.  So I messed around with the headphones/speakers for a bit to make sure I found all the ones that worked til the kindergarten class came.  The class that's supposed to come in after them didn't show.  So I messed around with dreamweaver for a little bit til the next class was supposed to come...but they didn't show up either.  So, back to dreamweaver it was!  I just did a little brainstorming and some researching possible project ideas and put them up there.  Russ showed me a few weeks ago an offical project request form that they use at a different school, and I think that would be a good idea here, and I could also just make a list of possible projects to do and put them in my next "letter" to the staff, which will go out probably next week to tell them I'll be off for spring break and when I'll be back and such.  I also thought about some ideas for after-school teacher workshops, and how I think I just need to initiate it and see who shows up, and then hopefully the idea will get around by word of mouth.  I don't really know how effective that would be, but I really don't know what else to do here.  The lack of communication here is astonishing, and perhaps if we integrate technology into the TEACHERS it would be easier and better to get it into the classrooms more, and also it would make my being here would be much more beneficial to them as they could utilize me more.