The irony of someone intimidated by W200 who is exasperated with each assignment by the limitations of each program is not lost on me. My palms sweat, anxiety builds, only to find myself expecting more, then the if only phase begins. If only I could edit my video clip, to precisely the point where I want it to end. If only it would play inside the video presentation of ProfCast. If only each piece of software came with turn-key operating instructions, as well as the detailed information that makes my eyes glaze over.
Being among the ranks of those who hate to listen to their own voice despite of how much I like to talk is another of life’s little ironies, so I welcomed the opportunity to do so at home instead of stumbling through it in the computer lab. But if fate allows me the opportunity to instruct a group of students that I can all my own, I intend to use such devices as a way to keep students current with the progress of instruction when they are forced to stay home ill or if snow days are threatening the normal progress of class at a critical point. They will lose out on the social aspect of class discussion but be able to return to class without the nasty surprise of playing catch-up with all the work they have missed.
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