As much as we all love to use technology, as much as we all think technology makes life easier, what do we do when it stops working as it should?
As a part of my job I use a Pocket PC (or a PDA) to document stock in different stores. I rely on my PDA to function. Last Wednesday I had three stores that I had to finish (they were already a week overdue). I happily finished store number one and proceeded to complete store number two. I had been in the store for about 15 minutes when my PDA turned off. Some how it had used all of its battery and had died, so I had to go home and try to explain to my boss what had happened.
This experience is not restricted to my PDA. Just now I was adding photos to my post on Helen Barrett, and hit the publish post button. After looking through her page some more I found another piece of information (on mash-ups) that I wanted to talk about. So I clicked on the edit button (as I have with every other posts, isn't technology wonderful) and some how the picture
and everything I had written under it was no longer there. So I added my new information thinking that it would still be there, how could it just disappear?! Yet it is gone, and I can not edit what it there without deleting the new photo and information.
Teachers and students may find the use of computers and respective e-portfolio applications do the same thing, right on crunch time. As a result they could find them selves even more stressed out than if they had kept everything in the clearfile that used to contain all portfolio information.
As a part of my job I use a Pocket PC (or a PDA) to document stock in different stores. I rely on my PDA to function. Last Wednesday I had three stores that I had to finish (they were already a week overdue). I happily finished store number one and proceeded to complete store number two. I had been in the store for about 15 minutes when my PDA turned off. Some how it had used all of its battery and had died, so I had to go home and try to explain to my boss what had happened.
This experience is not restricted to my PDA. Just now I was adding photos to my post on Helen Barrett, and hit the publish post button. After looking through her page some more I found another piece of information (on mash-ups) that I wanted to talk about. So I clicked on the edit button (as I have with every other posts, isn't technology wonderful) and some how the picture
and everything I had written under it was no longer there. So I added my new information thinking that it would still be there, how could it just disappear?! Yet it is gone, and I can not edit what it there without deleting the new photo and information.Teachers and students may find the use of computers and respective e-portfolio applications do the same thing, right on crunch time. As a result they could find them selves even more stressed out than if they had kept everything in the clearfile that used to contain all portfolio information.
To counter this, and ensure that stressful moments like this don't occur?
- Back up all information that is to be put on to the internet. Keep on a word document, or better yet, print out a copy or store it on a pen drive
- Don't leave things until the last minute! This is always sure to stress everyone out
- Get help as soon as the problem occurs. Mucking around yourself when you have no idea what you are doing will only make the problem harder for the person who comes to help you later.
- Step away from the computer, kicking doesn't help! Have a cup of tea and call IT support :)
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