Home At Last

William has been working nights (and sleeping at home) for the past 3 weeks.  He is finally going to be done tomorrow.  He got a raise effective August 1st, so some time in the next month we will reap the benefits of that.

Tomorrow I have orientation for new "teachers" starting at 7:30am.  Who picked that time? Some crazy person was like... we need to whip these teacher's into shape... let's make them wake up at the crack of dawn on their FIRST DAY! Lucky for me, I'm getting paid for extra time because my contract doesn't start until the 17th! Whoo hoo!

Technology Usage in 2007 in RISD

Richardson is such a good district.  They are very techno-savvy... So savvy that every employee has their own laptop and "cell phone".  The cell phone looks like a cordless phone, but it has a super range from it's base... so the teachers can take it to the play ground, the carpool line, where ever! It's pretty sweet.  I will also have a projector in my room to hook up to my computer and a docking station so I can use a real key board and screen with my laptop.  Also, depending on which high school program the kids are in, they get netbooks. How cool is that? I love technology and I love that schools are embracing it.  Kids MUST learn to function with technology in this day and age.

All right well I will keep you posted on our lives in the coming weeks of "school" starting... it's going to be exciting. Well for me at least.