On standing when teaching

There have been rumors going around in our district that the superintendent wants us to stand when we are teaching.

My principal even had the grace to tell me I should be doing so while he was in the room checking in the temperature. He took a phone away from a student who had it in his hand when i was giving instructions on how to do an assignment.

Now the district issued me a laptop and them promptly asked for it back — and there are times when it is a great tool. It always me to be closer to my students while showing them how to do something new.

However of it is complicated, I need to use Camtasia to record it and then I need a more solid setup to properly capture my voice.

Or if I am demonstrating XNA, I really need multiple screens and my projector.

In other word, you have to use the proper tools to do a good job.

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