Other Tools to communicate

I have not yet tried emailing my mentee. She doesn't seem ready yet and right now she is more focused on learning powerpoint presentations. I may need to readjust my goals, but for now I will still move forward and hope that I will be able to help her with email. She did have her class on powerpoint and realized how easy it is to put a basic slide show together. Last Back-to-School Night, I put our presentation together. Now, that she knows the basics of powerpoint, she can put a slideshow together for Open House and that way we can alternate presenting. Well, maybe that isn't the best idea, but at least she can teach her students the basics.

Her main comment was that she needs to spend time working with the program in order to learn how to use it. I was so happy to hear her say that because before she may have said something like, "If they (the district) wants me to use powerpoint (fill in the blank), then they are going to have to pay me to do it!" I was so turned off by this attitude, but she had to come to her own realization and on her own terms to understand that you need to have some sort of desire to want to learn how to do something. No amount of money will give you this desire. It must come from within. Once again the slow process of her attitude change is more important than anything else. I am pleased thus far with the progress.