“And this is what I did on my summer vacation…” A big thank you to Dr. Hildebrandt and my classmates for a great class and great conversation! And a special thank you to my son, the cameraman. It’s kinda nice that you helped me with my homework for a change! 😉
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Can You Hear Me Now?
Yes, I’m ancient. We’ve already clearly established that fact in a previous post. So when I say to you that I remember teaching at a time when there were no cell phones in the classroom, that probably makes sense to you. But, I also remember a time when there were no cell phones. Full stop. And I’m not just talking smartphones – I mean, I remember life before you could make a phone call at any time from anywhere. Imagine…
Continue readingBut It’s Just a Movie, Right?
As a kid who grew up in the 80s and attended high school in the 90s, I am pretty familiar with the Terminator movie franchise. I mean, I’m not a superfan or anything, but I could be heard quoting, “Hasta la vista, baby” more than once in my best Austrian accent. This movie franchise, for those who are not familiar, basically presents a dystopian future where AI machines have taken over the planet and have decided human beings are a…
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I’ve had a very eventful couple of months. For a high school teacher, June is always a crazy time: wrapping up the school year, marking final exams, preparing report cards, and, inevitably, dragging a few students across that finish line. But when I sit in my school’s graduation ceremony, there’s a great sense of accomplishment that I have made it through another school year. This year was even more significant because my own children were graduating from high school. So…
Continue readingTeaching Old Dogs New Techs
I’m going to let you all in on a little secret – I’m old. The number is not really important, but to put it into perspective, I’m over 50. Now, in the grand scheme of things, I know that that’s not really that old. I mean, the Egyptian pyramids, those are old. But in the world of tech, I’m about as ancient as those pyramids. See, I remember school when cutting edge meant you had a single computer lab filled…
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Hello, fellow EC&I 830 classmates! Sorry I am late to the Blog Hub! I hate to have to start my blog with an apology, but in this case – it just couldn’t be helped. I have missed our first class and, basically, the entire first week of this class because I was out of the country on a trip with my family. A big thank you to our professor, Dr. Hildebrandt, for being so understanding and for allowing me to…
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