tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post3083207249153773085..comments2024-03-27T07:37:25.421-04:00Comments on Excelsior: Lost among the zombiesBevhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-26749083318591497092015-03-06T13:00:36.488-05:002015-03-06T13:00:36.488-05:00Call it the zombie ap-pocalypse.
D.Call it the zombie ap-pocalypse.<br /><br />D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-79930311417264453432015-03-04T17:07:19.289-05:002015-03-04T17:07:19.289-05:00Mind you, the last decent sized conference I went ...Mind you, the last decent sized conference I went to announced all the corrections to timings, cancellations, reminders of talks etc. AND had all the questions being asked via Twitter rather than using any kind of public speaker system, notice board or announcements in sessions - so NOT having a device was quite excluding.<br /><br />I want to know how everyone is going to cope with the eye strain and neck and hand strain of doing tiny screen stuff all day every day - it's fine at age 20, but at age 40?JaneBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779448611795379774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-52292496026921154572015-03-04T15:50:42.559-05:002015-03-04T15:50:42.559-05:00I know! I go into class a few minutes early with a...I know! I go into class a few minutes early with a hearty "Hello" and try to make conversation, but no one is interested. They're all staring at their laps. How will they ever learn to look people in the eyes and make small talk?Bevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412883073330413390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-19654039918143108142015-03-04T15:32:45.308-05:002015-03-04T15:32:45.308-05:00Since I started teaching again at high school afte...Since I started teaching again at high school after staying home for five years with young kids, I notice how QUIET it is whenever there is any down time in the room. All the teenagers are checking their phones instead of talking to each other... it is positively eerie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21152738.post-13418554558656516962015-03-03T08:43:27.983-05:002015-03-03T08:43:27.983-05:00Yep, good luck with that.
Because evidently some ...Yep, good luck with that.<br /><br />Because evidently some people are so very important that not checking their email or facebook or whatever for 3 minutes at a time would be disastrous!Bardiachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11846065504793800266noreply@blogger.com