This document describes the author's experiences with educational technology over time. It begins in 1997 when the author had her first computer lessons in high school using DOS commands and floppy disks. In 2000, she made her first email account. As a teacher in the early 2000s, she began using tools like Microsoft Word, Excel, and Publisher. The author has continued integrating more technology in her teaching, taking training courses and handling online courses. She now has social media accounts and is enrolled in a graduate educational technology program. The author's story demonstrates her gradual but continuing growth with educational technology.

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