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Gammy and Poppy get a Mac
My grandparents get a desktop Mac, I am immediately in love with Mattel.com and building my own Barbie dolls--I start making up excuses for homework to do on the computer! Photo from Google Images -
Wheeling Jesuit Programmer's Camp
I was selected from my elementary school to participate in a NASA funded Programmer's Camp. We focused on very VERY basic programming and I fell in love with looking at maps of space online! Photo from Wheeling Inteligencer -
I purchase my first MacBook
I saved up all of my graduation money, drove to Washington DC with my best friend and purchased a MacBook Pro to take with me to college! I taught myself how to start using PhotoShop and Adobe programs. I made sure to enroll in a Education course that first semester that focused on Tech in the classroom! Photo from Getty Images -
Student Teaching at a 1:1 iPad school
I was placed in a student teaching classroom where the students were a part of an Apple pilot program. They were each given the first edition iPad and NONE of the teachers were using them. I was able to lead professional development for the teachers I was working with and enabling them to use the iPads with their students. It was the first time I realized generational teaching gaps really existed around technology. Photo from Wikepedia -
1:1 Chromebook Adoption at Warren County Middle
The school where I was working at the time, Warren County Middle School, was one of the first schools in the state of Virginia to embrace and embark on 1:1 Chromebooks for our students. I was blown away at the amount of resources already created and websites where previous paper subscriptions (like Scholastic) were making digital content available for classroom teachers! Picture from Warren County Public Schools
