Time to check the donuts!

The article, Technology: Changing the Way Educators Work written Melissa Johnston, gives a brief account of one teacher morning and it focused on how email has changed the way educators work. In my sarcastic voice, I scream with excitement every time I check my email at work. Where does Melissa work at when she can nicely starts the day checking her email before the children arrive and plans out the day and pencils in her calendar of all the fantastic things she has been requested to complete. Not to mention she has to follow through on all the other request not email to her along with her all ready hectic day full of students. All I can think about is the 80's commercial where the man has to get up early in the morning to prepare the donuts that is so excited to make for all the great customers of dunkin donuts. He's as thrilled when it time check those donuts as I am eager to check my emails.

I would like to invite you into my morning activities:

It's 7:30 A.M. as Mr. Walker opens his classroom door, puts his bags down and takes out his laptop. As he turns on the computer and logs on to the school network during the few minutes before the bell rings signaling students that their day has begun. Wait I don't have a few minutes. We have no prep time at the beginning of the day to prepare. Back to story. Mr. Walker checks his email for any new messages that may need attention.

Email 1:
Teachers:

Contact all your homeroom parents and get contact information for inclement weather because we didn't think about this ahead of time and have the information by 10:00. (Thinking to myself, "When am I suppose to do this, I have to teach reading until 9:45 and call them from where? My cell phone and daytime minutes?")

Interruption #1:
Voice on the Intercom says, "Mr. Walker can you send Tyrone Davis to the office. He not in my class. Whose class is he in then? :-/
(Thinking to myself, "You can look that up right?")

Email 2:
I need the EIP checklist by 9 a.m.. Bring this documentation to me first thing in the morning. (Thinking to myself again, "didn't you just give me at 3:00pm yesterday)

I could go on, but no need. I think you get the point. Yes email is a great thing in the work place and can be beneficial to an educator being organized and help to keep track of the important things that need to get done. Just send the email in a descent amount of time and give me some uninterrupted time to check them.