My EdTech Story

Maria Teresa L. ManicioUniversity of the Philippines Diliman

EdTech 210

1997: I first did it with DOS

• My first computer lesson was back in my junior year in high school. I remember memorizing short commands using the keyboard and saving files in floppy disks.

2000: I got bitten by the Tech bug• While the world got curious about the Y2K

bug upon the turn of the century, I made my first email account which I still use until now (more than a decade later).

Technology in school

• I was still able to submit typewritten occasional papers in college.

• Some of my professors still used transparencies with their handwritten notes flashed on an OHP.

2002: Technology + Love = Magic• Technology does magic. I got my very first

phone which was instrumental in finding love. My first boyfriend got me at …

2003: Teaching with Technology• When I became a high school

teacher, I saw how technology can make my life so much easier.

• I prepare materials and reports in MS Word, compute grades in MS Excel, design programs and layout school paper in MS Publisher.

Early e - Social Life• Before facebook and twitter, there was…

2009: Gradual growth with Technology

• My slow but steady progress in integrating technology in my teaching started when I was employed as instructor in a state university.

Capability building in EdTech• My first training in using

technology in the classroom is the Intel Teach Program.Intel Teach Elements

My Wikis• I started exploring Wikispaces.

My first job as Resource Speaker• The very first time I was invited to be Resource Speaker,

I lectured on ICT integration!

My online course• I have been handling language teaching

courses online using our school’s learning management system.

My e-Social Life• I keep three e-mail accounts.

• I have Facebook and Twitter accounts.

The most recent development• I am now enrolled in a graduate course in

Educational Technology.

Moving forward• The growth may be gradual,

but it is definitely continuing. I am excited to explore technology more and see where it takes me not only as a teacher but as a learner as well.

… and my EdTech Story continues.

Prepared by Maria Teresa L. ManicioSeptember 5, 2014

EdTech 210