In my previous post, I mentioned the disaster I experienced when trying to present at our state conference. I also mentioned that I’d be writing a follow up post within a few days. Well, it’s taken a few weeks.
After I wrote about this and posted the story on Twitter, I was really surprised at the responses. It seems that this has happened to a lot of people or they know of someone who had a similar experience. I guess this made me feel a little better, but it’s 2009 people. This should not be happening.
Here’s what I learned:
- This experience has happened to many. It doesn’t excuse the problem, however.
- The cost I could have paid for a hard wired connection ($400) has been witnessed elsewhere.
- The fees large convention centers charge for wireless/projectors/equipment is borderline robbery.
- A “Plan B” is necessary – screen shots, for example.
- We (as a city/country) are no where near where we need to be with wireless broadband.
I’ll try presenting again someday. Hopefully the experience will be much better than this.
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My name is Chad Lehman. I'm currently an Elementary Library Media Specialist. I spent eight years teaching third grade prior to moving to the school library. When I'm not at school, I'm probably online, playing or watching sports, or driving my two kids to one of their activities.
