I am Back

Thank you to those readers who keep checking in to my blog. I lost my mom and with the end of school and helping my dad the blog just went to the bottom of my list.

I did learn something during this time about technology. My dad is 74 years old and has never been on a computer in his life. One of the challenges he faces is paying bills. My mom did the bills and everything is on the computer. He decided that he wanted to have access to his accounts in the same way as before. My mom gave him regular reports on their finances. This did require him to learn how to go on the computer and the Internet.

At this point you may be asking what does all this have to do with technology in the classroom. While I was trying to help my father acquire the computer skills he needed, I noticed that he was having controlling the mouse. He was unable to keep it still and double click an icon at the same time. Several of my younger students struggle with this same dilemma. My solution for my dad was to have him place the heal of his hand on the table to steady the mouse. The mice at school are too large for my students to place their heal of their hands on the table. I think I may need to invest in some smaller mice for the school computers.