Tech "no" logy

In this weeks science lesson we were instructed to try to incorporate some use of technology into our instruction. My co-teacher and I both found wonderful videos from Bill Nye and Brainpop.com that would serve as great materials for reviewing all the topics that have been covered in our class this semester. In our lesson plan we had detailed every step on how we would set up and implement our videos. Then we e-mailed the classrooms teacher about our plans because we had some questions about the extent of the classrooms technology capabilities. That's when we found out that the computers didn't really work, there was no wifi for the internet, and the computers did not have speakers that would be able to present to a group of students. After this we attempted to create an activity for the classroom projector. Then we remembered that the projector is an old fashioned Elmo, and had no hook ups to be able to support any type of powerpoint presentation. Of course we also have no idea where one would procure transparency slides to use on the projector. Plus how would we get any type of presentation information on the slides without just writing it out by hand (which we could just do on the white board or with a simple pre made poster). In the end we ended up having to do the lesson without the technology incorporation. It was a good lesson over all, but I really wanted to show some videos. Sometimes I guess things just can't be available to you.