When we use technology extensively in our teaching (or work in general, really), how do we handle unexpected changes to that technology? Here are some thoughts and workarounds. (note: this was inspired by the recent change on Twitter from stars to hearts)
A Website Disappears
Someone recently tweeted about how a website suddenly disappeared a few hours before she was planning to use it in her class. I pointed her to the Wayback Machine (if you haven’t heard of this, it’s an internet archive – you can find sites that no longer exist). However, this tool is imperfect. If it is really important to use a site’s content, we could print out parts (and ask permission to distribute to students), take screenshots, or copy/paste parts (with permission, again).
