Erin

2007/11/09

Day(s) worked or described: W

Total hours for week: 1

The School: Woodlawn

Kind of Work: Project Prep

Main Report or Narrative: I stopped by Woodlawn on Wednesday to do some investigative reporting on their TechKnow program. It looks pretty solid-- the fifth and sixth graders were able to stay pretty well on task, even with a shiny new college student running around and asking questions. By and large they seem pretty excited about the program-- next week they get to crack open the cases and find out how the guts of their computers work. I told Ms. Johnson I'd be stopping by again in a few weeks to follow up with the students about their experiences. Someone should definitely get in there with a camera and take some pictures of students working on the computer guts-- that's much cooler and much more representative of technology in education than the usual posed "point at the monitor" photo.

Thought for the week: Amtrak will not let you board your 5:45 train at 5:44, no matter how upset you look. Be aware. 