The Recurring Nightmare...

Today, I logged into my room as usual, but when I tried to join the room where I was meeting my student, I had to log in again and again and again and again.  I think you get the picture.  Fortunately, my student was late (again), so the aggravation of having to try over and over was not added to by having someone waiting for me.  By the time she arrived, I was able to join the room and stay there without multiple log-ins. 

It Happened Again... With a Different Outcome

So, today, I had to practically kick out the preschooler I was working with face-to-face so that I could log on to my teletherapy room.  When I arrived, the student was signed in, but I was looking at an empty chair.  Seriously, it takes two to do this!  Well, I waited around because this student always shows up - usually before me.  Eventually, I decided he must be absent because he still wasn't there.  So, I called the school and asked the secretary if he was absent and yes, he was.  Well, at least the teacher on the other end had her part of the job done:)

It Takes Two!

Ok, so my nightmare in teletherapy today was an easy, non-technical problem, which you can probably guess by the title.  No student showed up.  I never know what to do when this happens.  Do I email the teacher on the other end?  Call the school?  Or just wait because it could be that they are dealing with technical problems on their end and don't really want to try to diagnose and fix the problem and be bombarded by phone calls and emails.  Today, I called.  The student and teacher had forgotten me.  And by the time she got on we had about 4 minutes left of our 20 minute session.  Aargh!  Good news is, we both had enough time to stay on longer than the 4 minutes and we did get something accomplished.