As a teacher I tell my students to use the five fingers approach to prove if a website is credible to use as a source in their writing. So here is my five fingers introduction to the I Teach Tech Daily Blog. I credit this PDF from the writing center at Appalachian State University for this year's lessons.
WHO: My name is Paula Frank, even though I just recently became a Google Trainer (December 2017), I have been teaching technology to students for 13+ years as the Business Education Technology Teacher in my PK-8 school and 20+ years training adults. I was a corporate trainer before I went into education. Besides being a Google Trainer, I am a Google Certified Educator Level I and II. I have a Masters degree in Teaching with Business Education 4-12, Math 4-8, Social Studies 4-8, and Science 4-8 certifications. My undergrad is a BBA-General Business and along the way I became a Microsoft Master Trainer and other tech licenses or credentials.
WHAT: I teach tech daily is my motto because it not only is my job but it is my passion. My dad wanted me to be a computer programmer like him, but I wanted to out among the people teaching them what somebody hiding in an office had created. I understand code just don't want to do it full time. I want to explain it to the "common man" as they say.
WHY: My answer to this one is "Do what you love!" I love tech and how it changes constantly. It keeps me on my toes and allows me to teach new things every year to my students and adults.
WHEN: I have been around some type of computer my whole life. I remember seeing the government one in my dad's office building that took up the whole room. You programmed it with 80-column punch cards. He went to magnetic reels to run programs and retired soon after the internet launched with AOL for residential use. I teach tech any chance I get.
HOW: The purpose of this blog is going to center around teaching tech for use on chromebooks since this is what my school uses and I personally use. I want to help teachers, parents, students, and anyone curious about what these inexpensive but powerful devices can do and most of the time for free.
WHAT: I teach tech daily is my motto because it not only is my job but it is my passion. My dad wanted me to be a computer programmer like him, but I wanted to out among the people teaching them what somebody hiding in an office had created. I understand code just don't want to do it full time. I want to explain it to the "common man" as they say.
WHY: My answer to this one is "Do what you love!" I love tech and how it changes constantly. It keeps me on my toes and allows me to teach new things every year to my students and adults.
WHEN: I have been around some type of computer my whole life. I remember seeing the government one in my dad's office building that took up the whole room. You programmed it with 80-column punch cards. He went to magnetic reels to run programs and retired soon after the internet launched with AOL for residential use. I teach tech any chance I get.
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| Punched card from a Fortran program: Z(1) = Y + W(1) source: https://goo.gl/HHpqjW |
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