10 TIPS FOR NEW COMPUTING TEACHERS

10 TIPS FOR NEW COMPUTING

TEACHERS

Tip #1You should be about teaching students using computers …….

……….not so much about teaching a subject

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Tip #2Don’t forget the 3 Es. You need to do the following with your students:

•educate them•entertain them•enspire (sic) them

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Tip #3You can’t be the font of all knowledge ……..

Windings, Ariel, Calibri, etc

…nor have the knowledge of all fonts

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Tip #4Take criticism well…………..Don’t get BITTER…………..

Just get BETTER

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Tip #5Take risks ………..

…….but have back up plans just in case

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Tip #6Think beyond the square……..

….. and continue to extend your pedagogical practices

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Tip #7Avoid using PowerPoints …..

….and some effects are really annoying

It’s old technology ……..

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Tip #8Keep re-inventing yourself

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Like this!

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Tip #9Join professional associations …….

….and throw yourself into professional opportunities

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Tip #10Don’t try to pass yourself off as a Hollywood heart throb

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Tip #11Learn how to count …….

101010101010101010101010101010101

…….and not just in binary

Tip #12Don’t forget to have fun!

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Tip #13

See Tip #12

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Tip #12Don’t forget to have fun!

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Tip #13See Tip #12

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Tip #12Don’t forget to have fun!

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