The Wifi story continues!

This weekend I had a terrible time running.  The pain in my left hip and knee was awful.  I thought to myself I'm just getting old, but the minute I made it home walking most of the five mile trip, I fired up the internet.  I quickly learned that I probably had a weak left hip and I needed to strengthen it.  The weirdest thing about this is the exercises made my hip feel better immediately.  Balance, if one part of the system isn't working right everything becomes painful.  Today, Will and I learned that the two wifi networks have different passwords and that's why we are having a hard time.  A few letters was causing students, teachers, and an administrator great anguish.
I'm very excited that Will is going to attempt to allow his students to bring their devices everyday.  I really believe that he will finds ways to integrate and not try to add something to his plate.

I'm trying my first MOOC, massive online open course, for the next six weeks.  I'm trying a pre-calculus class to refresh my mathematics skills to help my daughter next year, but also I'm very curious how MOOCs actually work.  If you are unfamiliar MOOC are all the rage in the online education world.  Universities are putting courses online for anyone to take for free.  The MOOC I signed up for through Coursea wanted you to sign up to use an assessment system that would monitor your quiz and give you feedback on how to improve by the answers you gave - that would cost $50, but you do not have to use that device.  The first lecture was a 11 minute video that wasn't bad or great but as introductions to a course go it was OK.  You did have to agree to a code of conduct, have due dates for quizzes, and the normal stuff of taking a class.  I'm very interested in the grade and will anyone give me credit for taking the class.



BYOT - Our director of technology came and spoke to our tech group.  His willingness to come and speak was great, but he needs to work on his mission.  I think he is spread to thin to truly help us and he is doing his best at the moment.  I think he will help us but like everything else these days it takes time.  I still do not understand the wireless.  I walked into my mother inlaws on Saturday in Augusta and her wireless, that I set up at Christmas, worked great for all of our devices, apple and Chrome Book.  We didn't even have to re-enter the password.  Why will that not work at school?
I am very grateful to two of my teachers for taking time out of their busy schedule each week to try and make BYOT work.  I still believe this is the only way for public education to move into the 21st century learning.