Let's see, I am sure there are plenty of better examples I could use, but my mind can't seem to recall any major instances unless you count the red ring of death on my XBox 360. That brought a tear to my eye...when was I going to be able to finish Fallout 3?
Anyway, back to the real world. This reflection is about the time I created a Jeopardy game for my math students. I spent over an hour creating the question and answer slides. The next morning I was exited to play the game with my advanced students. They were exited also. The first few questions played out smoothly...
Shortly after starting the game, the question slides did not match the answer slides. Everything was a mess. I was so mad at myself for not previewing the whole game before introducing it to the class. I tried three times to move the slides around and get the correct placement for matching questions and answers to no avail. The students still had fun because we played using my hard copy of the questions. Technically, it took about 24 hours to resolve my problem because I gave up and waited until my co-teacher came in the next morning. She was able to fix everything within five minutes by copying and pasting information. I felt silly, but at least I had the game saved for future classes.
What can you do to alleviate stress and frustration? Take a deep breath and count to ten, go with the flow, be flexible, laugh a lot...use the help desk if applicable or computer savvy friends. Or just try to balance on one foot with your knee raised for 20 seconds..suprisingly enough, you forget about that stressor or issue bothering you for awhile.
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I know your frustration. Using PowerPoint for something like a Jeopardy game is more advanced. I've also found that even if it works perfectly on your computer,when you move it to another - it has quirks.
ReplyDeleteGreat ideas for relieving stress!