Showing posts with label wondering why the computer won't display my stuff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wondering why the computer won't display my stuff. Show all posts

Thursday, April 16, 2009

Teaching Technology Woes

I would just like to appeal for some sympathy this evening because I am feeling very sorry for myself.

I prepared a beautiful 37 slide powerpoint presentation about Elizabeth Taylor for today's Actresses of the Silver Screen attendees. And a very brilliant talk peppered with sparkling quotes.

Got to the auditorium, put the thumb drive into the computer, and...
Approximately 87% of the images would not display.

How would Miss Taylor handle such a situation, I wondered. With grace and charm, no doubt.


Then I thought of her Oscar-winning performance in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf.

But I am not a famous Hollywood actress.















This is what I looked like:



In two weeks, I am scheduled to talk about Claudette Colbert.

I am making sock puppets just in case.