“Who feels as though they’d be a good resource for others?” I asked the class yesterday. A number of students raised their hands.
“You know I am the least tech-savvy person in the room so look around. Ask all of these people before you come to me for help,” I told them, laughing at my own ignorance.
Last week the class turned in the Teen Activism books. This week they are reformatting their work into a website. Not my forte.
And yet, today, I solved several students’ dilemmas.
Scenario 1
Student: Ms. Gillespie, I can’t get my pictures into my website.
Me: Remember, you have to download them into a file before you can add them.
Scenario 2
Student: Ms. Gillespie, I saved my website yesterday, but can’t find it today.
Me: Click here on “New Sites”.
Scenario 3
Student: Ms. Gillespie, I can’t create a new page.
Me (poking screen a few times): There you go.
Maybe I know a little more than I think I do.
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Way to go! Sometimes we just don’t give ourselves enough credit for what we do know.
I am fairly tech savvy, but it still surprises me when I know things that my 5th and 6th graders don’t.
Good for you! You do know more than you thought! I like the way you have included the dialogue here.
Congratulations. I have learnt so much from my students, but it is great when I can do something better than them!
It’s always interesting when tech gets involved. Somethings are so instinctive for students, but we still have a tad more experience from time to time. Today, I introduced my kiddos to Google Slides. I started out knowing how to guide them, but in about 10 minutes they were teaching me!
What better way to confirm you know a little more than you think you do than to share the revelation in writing. Turns out you are tech savvy enough, and getting savvier!