05-04-2004, 06:45 AM
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Executive Editor
Join Date: Aug 2006
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A Season of Change...Switching One Hat for Another
Since I originally announced my job with Spb Software House on this site, I felt it was right to announce that, effective today, I am no longer an employee of Spb Software House. I have the deepest respect for the developers there and the awesome work that they do, but the simple truth is that I no longer had the time to devote to doing my marketing work up to the level they deserve, so I stepped down as VP of Marketing. Running three Thoughts Media Inc. Web sites takes a tremendous amount of time, but I'm starting a new venture soon as well. I'll continue to be a fan of the great software Spb makes, only now I won't be paid for it. ;-) Now on to the other bit of news...
Beginning this Wednesday, I'll be teaching a class at Mount Royal College. The class will be New Media for Public Relations, and it will focus largely on online communications, Web site analysis, and basic digital media concepts. Three things that I love doing, and three things that I'll love teaching. ;-) And guess who will be in my first class of students? My wife Ashley. I can already hear the jokes flying... :lol: The class will be one three hour session a week, so it's not a big time commitment, but seeing as this is my first real teaching job, I'm sure I'll be spending extra hours outside of class trying to figure out what I'm doing. I spent a few hours at the college today getting set up with an ID card, parking pass, and all that good stuff.
In light of my new gig, I wanted to ask the teachers out there what sort of software they're using on their Pocket PC to assist them being a teacher. Lesson planning? Marking? What sorts of software should I be looking at loading up to make the most of my classroom experience? Oh, and any advice for first-time college teachers is welcome. :mrgreen:
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05-04-2004, 06:49 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Good luck Jason... your class sounds very interesting. Will you have a class web site? I'd really like to see a Course Syllabus just to know what will be taught.
Well, good luck! 
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05-04-2004, 06:50 AM
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Oracle
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 864
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Congrats on the new job! I know the feeling I am going to be teaching a Digital Video class this fall at a private high school out here....the worst part? Many of the kids have parents in the industry (the high school is only 5 minutes from Burbank and a lot of the student's parents are execs at the big studios) yikes! 8O I too would be intersted to see what software on PPC people are using....
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05-04-2004, 07:10 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 225
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Congratulations on the new job! I'm sure it'll be a success considering how knowledgable you are on these topics!
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05-04-2004, 07:12 AM
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Neophyte
Join Date: Dec 2002
Posts: 4
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PPP Software
check out this software developed at Wake Forest for use in the classroom
http://classinhand.wfu.edu
I've played around with it in past and it is pretty slick
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05-04-2004, 07:30 AM
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Thinker
Join Date: Mar 2004
Posts: 383
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Most of the time you can get a good speaker who doesn't know anything about his technology. Or then a very technical person who hasn't got any kind of communicational skills.
I'm sure Jason has got the best of the both worlds here. Good luck!
/jizmo
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05-04-2004, 08:28 AM
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Intellectual
Join Date: Jul 2002
Posts: 146
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1st rule, on being a teacher: don't 'sleep' with the students!
Doh!......1st class.....1st rule broken! 
Have a great time...David
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05-04-2004, 11:17 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,097
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Best wishes!
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05-04-2004, 11:28 AM
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Philosopher
Join Date: Feb 2007
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Wow, that's great! Good luck, but I'm sure your students will like you as much as we do here.
And I think this was a good reason to have delayed in the posting of the new reviewers. That's quite a big lifestyle change and I'm sure you were busy. :wink:
:mrgreen:
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05-04-2004, 11:39 AM
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Pontificator
Join Date: Feb 2004
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Originally Posted by ryaninc
Wow, that's great! Good luck, but I'm sure your students will like you as much as we do here.
And I think this was a good reason to have delayed in the posting of the new reviewers. That's quite a big lifestyle change and I'm sure you were busy. :wink:
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If he's one of the teachers they like they will like him as much as we do.
But teachers arn't there to make friends so don't give in to any social pressuring, but don't be too strict.
Best wishes, and please try to keep your hands off the students. :wink:
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