Finally back online
11:04 pm on the 26th of August, 2008At last, after nearly 6 weeks in my new flat I’ve finally got an internet connection back! I could rant about how long it has taken, it’s certainly been frustrating but that is maybe for another post. Maybe even, as David Gilmour suggested, it could have some key links thrown in to see how tuned in my service providers are…
Anyway, I’ve been nearly a week at my new school and I’m loving it. I’ve got a great timetable, with some really great classes. By the end of tomorrow I’ll have met all of my classes and have finished my first 8 period day!
So far I think things have been going well, I’ve not really pushed the use of any new technology, more concentrating on getting to know everyone and making sure that my classes, and me, can get settled in. What I have been doing though, at least last week is starting each S2 class with a quick starter exercise where the pupils have to unscramble letters to find the names of tools they should know. This has been really useful to get everyone in and settled until the whole class is there, it also gave me the time to get a seating plan written out. I’ve got a series of starters for other classes as well and this is something I want to work on so that I have something for the start of each period.
Anyway, time for bed. Now I have my connection back I’ll be online much more in the future.
