Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? Mark 8:18
This week, let's look at stuff to help people remember, sort of. Once again, I point out that I'm not a paid endorser of any of these items, but I'd be willing to be if someone offered.
Flash drives/thumb drives/USB drives/memory sticks/those things that plug into the computer but always get lost are hardly new, but the Lacie imaKey is pretty cool. It's flat and narrow so it fits in ports that always seem to be too close together to actually hold two different external drives.
Our school's computer system is pretty good, but once or twice a year, we experience a day when we can't access the server that contains all of our saved material. I use the Lacie to hold back up folders for classes that I teach during each semester. That way, I'm not totally lost when I show up and hear the announcement "teachers will not be able to access the H drive today."
I also load two other items on the flash drive. First, I should admit that I learned about both of these from Lifehacker. One is the PortableApps suite. Open Office is great software that allows kids to do homework without bowing down in submission the Microsoft Empire. Kids are kids and some will forget to save as a .doc; the portable apps allow me to open the Open Office assignments that they email me.
I am getting older and more forgetful, so I have a flash drive reminder installed. It pops up a little message that reminds me to remove the flash drive before shutting down.
Feel free to leave any helpful teacher gear tips in the comments.
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