Being a teacher, there's a few that come to mind... Blackboards On Life Support - Most schools today have whiteboards. Even those are becoming less used because of teachers using PowerPoint and Activboards. Overhead Projectors On Life Support - Still used by many smaller school districts, but they are slowly being replaced by the Elmo, which is basically a downward pointing camera that is used in combination with a projector. Good Ol' Greensheet Gradebooks On Life Support - EBR has gone to all electronic gradebook/attendance this year. Some teachers still use the greensheets for personal records, but they are no longer required. And the Old School... Risograph Machine - Remember the good ol' purple ink worksheets from high school? These are becoming a rare find.
Yep, I can say something is "like nails on a chalkboard" to my students, and they don't know what I mean. I still have an overhead projector in my room, but apparently should be receiving an elmo sometime this year. I'm looking forward to just being able to stick a piece of paper under the camera and project it. I still keep a paper gradebook (though it's not the official, computerized record.) I'm able to enter grades quickly into the computer if they're already recorded in the gradebook. Some teachers sit at the computer with stacks of student papers, complaining about how long it takes to enter grades. Really? Takes me about 10 minutes, tops. Ah, ditto machines. RIP.
people who speak English at 1-800 #s for customer service. status: dead, buried, and apparently forgotten and abandoned seriously, when I "press 1 to speak to someone in English", i i would also like to possibly HEAR someone in English as well. oh, and your cute lil "free online LIVE help via chat" sucks balls too!
What's funny is that they all have American names. In an Indian or Pakistani accent they will say "My name is John. How may I be of service to you?"
