Thelma Lincuna Madriaga

• Started schooling in 1980s Waipahu, Hawaii• Attended Hawaiian Mission Academy in Honolulu

and Waipahu High School, class of 1997• Completed bachelor degree at Hawaii Pacific

University in 2006• Working on certification in Secondary Ed

to be an English teacher

Harnessing all aspects of technology (knowledge and tools)

to facilitate the learning process.

History of Computers in Education http://www.csulb.edu/~murdock/histofcs.html

Educational Technology Insight http://edtech.twinisles.com/rb/

History of Educational Technology: A brief video on Ed Tech history in the classroom http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-z1iXz3SDo

Sesame Street raised me› Link to song:

The Betamax was the coolest gadget (dad would record Sesame Street)

Crayons, construction paper, and music filled my bedroom

ABC song

Computer class curriculum was mainly learning to type and use word processing programs

Advanced computer classes taught internet browsing

Still used floppy diskettes

CDs popularized

Aunt gave me her typewriter which allowed me to surpass peers in typing.

Computer teacher told parents that I excelled in technology. I believe this is what got me referred into gifted talented program in elementary school.

VHS gave way to DVDs

Traded home PC for a laptop

Popularity for CD/DVD writers and flash drive devices

Used computer for more than just word processing

I want every student to have access to laptops in my classroom. › Research› Creating documents

& presentations› Multimedia purposes

Desks arranged in activity stations.

Laptops for each student. Teacher able to IM students and screen

share.

Classroom equipped with various multimedia devices to support learning in different

forms.

My technological skill limitations Funding, funding, funding Administrative barriers

EVERYONE’s reluctance to change

Scott Adams., Dilbert cartoon

Change is good. You go first.