1. My EdTech Story
Maria Teresa L. Manicio
University of the Philippines Diliman
EdTech 210

2. 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.

3. 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).

4. Technology in school
• Some of my professors still
used transparencies with
their handwritten notes
flashed on an OHP.
• I was still able to submit
typewritten occasional
papers in college.

5. 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 …

6. 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.

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

8. 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.

9. Capability building in EdTech
• My first training in using
technology in the classroom
Intel Teach Elements is the Intel Teach Program.

10. My Wikis
• I started exploring Wikispaces.

11. My first job as Resource Speaker
• The very first time I was invited to be Resource Speaker,
I lectured on ICT integration!

12. My online course
• I have been handling language teaching
courses online using our school’s learning
management system.

13. My e-Social Life
• I keep three e-mail accounts.
• I have Facebook and Twitter accounts.

14. The most recent development
• I am now enrolled in a graduate course in
Educational Technology.

15. 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.

16. … and my EdTech Story continues.
Prepared by Maria Teresa L. Manicio
September 5, 2014
EdTech 210