thinkin' about things

My mind has been turning like crazy. We are now only weeks away from fall and I have been working steady on curriculum for the new class I am teaching this year. During this time it has become painfully obvious to me that I can no longer do my work with this 26.4 kbps connection to the internet. CNC, the college where I work has updated their online classroom tool, Webct to version 6, also known as Blackboard. Lovely program, but requires more oumf than this little dial-up account can put out. Unfortunately there is no other option as high-speed is not available here. Well, there is an option, that is to use a satelite connection and equipment at the starting price of about $750.00. Or.....move. Did I say that? Tears well up in my eyes as I think about it. Proposals and petitions have been signed and made to Telus, our phone company trying to persuade them to upgrade our phone lines sooner than the 10 year plan they currently have. Of course these pleas have fallen on deaf ears. So now we are evaluating our options. This family is headed down the road, (literally) to camp with friends for the weekend, and I know that I will be thinkin' about things.