Dealing with Tech Fallouts

By Amir Othman

- Fact Sheet -

Amir bin Othman

28 years old (4 of them spent here in Pahang)
Teacher in SMK Chanis, Muadzam Shah, Pahang
GEG Muadzam Shah Leader
Petrohead, FPS Gamer & Tennis Freak

@thebigfatamir
+AmirOthman
amir.othman87@gmail.com

Anything that

can go

wrong,

will go

wrong

-Murphys Law-

Law of Technology Failure (Sods Law)

Reliability of
technology

The reliability of technology is directly proportional to

your needs.
Jacqui Murray

When you really need it,

the technology will
probably fail you.

Increasing need

But why Plan B?

Tech cannot save poor planning

Lets discuss

What are the common edutech problems

in Malaysia?
(according to me, that is)

No power

No4MOE (No/Slow Internet access)

Website not working / loading too long (Frog VLE)

Projector failure

Lack of knowledge

Lack of tech support

Printing Issues

Device not working

Not enough devices

Solutions:
Power bank
Generator set
Battery pack

Internet Related Problems

No Internet

Solutions:
- Mobile Internet
- Setup hotspots

Slow Internet

Website is not
working/access issues

Solutions:
Cache website
locally using
offline mode.

Projector Failure

Solutions:
- Check cables
- Use Google Hangout in
class & start Screen
Share

Lack
Of
Knowledge

Solutions:
- ASK! (ICT Teacher,
Penyelaras Bestari,
any tech-savvy
teachers)
- Use the Help function
- Google It!

Lack of Support

Solutions:
Appoint student helpers
get them to help in
troubleshooting

Printing
Issues
Solutions:
- Share documents on
Google Classroom/ Google
Drive
- Showbie app
(http://www.showbie.com

Devices
not
working

Solution:
Restart your computer
(Most issues are solved by
that)

Not enough devices

Solutions:
- Get students to use their own
devices
- Share devices to enable
collaboration (carousel
technique)

Presentation Code

ezizow
(not Joe Flizzow, okay?)