Kevin Blissett: Out of the Cave » lifehacker http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog Curriculum, Classroom Technology, Social Media, Leadership, China Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:06:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Oh, no! My Internet’s Down! http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/15/oh-no-my-internets-down/ http://www.kevinblissett.com/blog/2009/04/15/oh-no-my-internets-down/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:41:41 +0000 Kevin Blissett http://kevinblissett.wordpress.com/?p=155 Kevin Purdy at Lifehacker gives some sage advice on what to do when–insert prayer of your choice here–the internet is down. Among his suggestions are:

  1. Take a look at your lengthy to-do list.
  2. Organize pc files and folders.
  3. Do some old-fashioned work.
  4. Use your mobile unit.
  5. Clean out your workspace.

As resourceful educators, it’s not hard to find things to do offline:

  • Talk with a colleague.
  • Work on lesson plans/units of inquiry.
  • Mark assignments/assessments.
  • Call some parents.
  • Read one of those things used at one time in the classroom–a book.
  • Teach!

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