Wowow. One of the perks that comes with being a 'cher is the fact that one keeps "up to date" with the latest in whatever is "in." To know the world of my students means, in part, to learn the current trend in fashion, terms, gadgets, topics, and what nots. It implies that one has to be, somehow, forever young. I do not wonder therefore when people express surprise when I reveal them my real age. I have gotten used to their "But you look as if you are in your late 20s!" (The latest is from a fellow newbie and one of my multiply contacts.) I am not at all flattered because that is the truth! Hahaha! Also, one as "old" as I has the joy of learning new things from my younger colleagues.
Just like this new School Year, I am feeling very excited as a teacher. For one, I am learning how to use a Mac and all the gadgets that one needs in order to survive a classroom that is equipped with the relatively newest in teaching 
In my previous school, I have learned to use the LCD projector. So I am not anymore overwhelmed at all by this thing. I know what "keystone" is for, for example. But the Mac laptop still poses a wee bit of a problem. It looks so delicate. And it is not mine to destroy.
Also, there is this laser pointer than 
Eventually, too, I will have to learn how to use an opaque projector. Not the ones that are as big as a stereo component and just as heavy but the newer, sleeker ones.
Multiply too is a new thing. I am becoming addicted... Much more than friendster... As evidence, I am still in our workroom (7:20 pm) perfecting this darn blog.
Lastly, there is ELF. This is a computer program that assists a 'cher in assessing the teaching-learning process. My current DC was kind enough to demonstrate how to use it in an actual classroom setting. After watching him, I said to myself, "well, I can do that." So, tomorrow, I will be forced to be the one administering the test to my two other classes.
Yeah, may the Force be with me...
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