<p>Bryan Duff<br />
Bret Harte Elementary<br />
Tech General<br />
Wednesday and Friday: 1-3</p>
<p>Wednesday, several of the machines were unable to connect to the internet.  Ms. Evans called it in and it was apparently taken care of Thursday morning.  </p>
<p>Friday was the school's field day, so I was able to go around to each room and see if things were going well.  Everyone seems to be ending the year smoothly and there are only a couple of outstanding issues:</p>
<p>- 208 (the special ed room) and the computer lab desperately need new printers that are capable of handling heavy loads.  Hopefully Ms. Parks will follow through with ordering these.<br />
- Several teachers still do not use their CPS ID's to log in and protect their computers.  I've told them that if they're not worried about security issues, then the generic local school login is ok, but I have a feeling it may get harder and harder to avoid using their CPS usernames in the future because of the issues we've had with the network here.<br />
- DeepFreeze is installed in 201 and 207, but no other rooms.  This is because the other teachers I've asked have declined thus far.  I don't think this is a problem, but just something to be aware of.<br />
- Ms. Parks wanted to update the website at one point, but never got back to me.  </p>
<p>I said my goodbyes to the teachers, as well as to Joshua, Eddie, and Jonathan (my project dudes).  We also exchanged email addresses, which was nice.  It was a bittersweet parting to be sure, though Ms. Allen would most definitely be willing to go back to the EXPO next year.</p>
<p>I've also enjoyed working with Ms. Evans, who has finally gotten to unwind as of late since the rush of the state testing.  It's also clear that she became more and more comfortable delegating tech responsibilities to me as the year went on, which is good for both of us.  I hope that I've earned her trust.</p>
<p>It was another great year with CUIP and I certainly still continue to cherish this opportunity.  I hope to be back at Harte in the fall!</p>
<p>Thanks for everything,</p>
<p>Bryan Duff</p>
