It is funny how our impending Iditarod experience has opened up unexpected conversations and connections on a pretty regular basis. Here is one example.
I had the privilege of attending the Texas Computer Education Association conference this last week and on the last day that I was there, my friend, Margie Brown, introduced me to Carol Teitelman, the coordinator for distance learning for Region 13. Carol and Margie had been talking about our trip and that lead to a conversation about the video conferencing service that Region 13 offers and that our district has access to. Carol thought that it would be a good option for connecting to classrooms on our campus while we are in Alaska. That was good news in and of itself, but in addition to that it can all be done via an iPad/iPhone app. Carol offered to come to our campus on Monday to show us how to use it.
The even more serendipitous part of this conversation is that Carol had a brother who lived in Alaska for awhile. She visited him often while he was there, so she was a wealth of information about the weather, internet connectivity, the best Hot Spots to take along, etc. However, probably my favorite part of the conversation was her story about racing with a moose. Seems she was taking her niece and nephew to school one day while visiting in Alaska. They happened upon a moose on the side of the road and slowed to look at it at which point the moose decided to try to keep up with them. The car would speed up and the moose would speed up. The car would slow down and the moose would slow down. This went on for about a mile and then the moose just stopped.
So, here's the deal. I am going to find that moose when I get to Alaska and I am going to challenge him to a race. Just watch me!
I had the privilege of attending the Texas Computer Education Association conference this last week and on the last day that I was there, my friend, Margie Brown, introduced me to Carol Teitelman, the coordinator for distance learning for Region 13. Carol and Margie had been talking about our trip and that lead to a conversation about the video conferencing service that Region 13 offers and that our district has access to. Carol thought that it would be a good option for connecting to classrooms on our campus while we are in Alaska. That was good news in and of itself, but in addition to that it can all be done via an iPad/iPhone app. Carol offered to come to our campus on Monday to show us how to use it.
The even more serendipitous part of this conversation is that Carol had a brother who lived in Alaska for awhile. She visited him often while he was there, so she was a wealth of information about the weather, internet connectivity, the best Hot Spots to take along, etc. However, probably my favorite part of the conversation was her story about racing with a moose. Seems she was taking her niece and nephew to school one day while visiting in Alaska. They happened upon a moose on the side of the road and slowed to look at it at which point the moose decided to try to keep up with them. The car would speed up and the moose would speed up. The car would slow down and the moose would slow down. This went on for about a mile and then the moose just stopped.
So, here's the deal. I am going to find that moose when I get to Alaska and I am going to challenge him to a race. Just watch me!