Teacher Turned Tech

  Information and system security is crucial for individuals and organizations. Ensuring the safety of data is important because it could get into the wrong hands. Hackers could steal data to use for identity fraud, monetization, etc. Computer systems use security measures such as device locks, authentication factors, and firewalls to maintain privacy. According to TestOut Corp. (2024), “The field of information security uses the CIA Triad as its primary principles of security control and management. For information and systems to be considered secure, they must have all three of these properties: confidentiality, integrity, and availability”.             Two computer security incidents that can disrupt data privacy are computer viruses and phishing or smishing. Computer systems are vulnerable to viruses because they replicate themselves and spread to other computers. They can cause damage and disrupt normal computer function...

My chosen industry is education. I worked in the classroom as a kindergarten teacher for 9 years and then taught online for 2 years, and i currently tutor in reading online. Technology plays a bigger role in education now than it ever has. The pandemic in 2020 heightened the need for technology in the classroom. As a teacher, when we transitioned back into the classroom after lockdown, I had to get very familiar with technology. We were forced to adapt our entire curriculum into a virtual setting. Today, most curriculum is still virtual or somewhat virtual. most schools still utilize computers, tablets, or chromebooks for student work. In addition to working online myself, my 11 year old son attends a virtual school. We rely solely on technology for our education.  AI technology is making its way into education as well. I use AI tools in my role as a virtual tutor to customize my students' learning experience.  I use a system that virtually assesses students and groups them ac...

  Part 1: Ping Activity Google.com Packets: sent- 4, received- 4, lost- 0 Roundtrip times: Minimum- 4ms, Maximum- 6ms, Average- 5ms Yahoo.co.jp Packets: sent- 4, received-4, lost- 0 Roundtrip times: Minimum- 180ms, Maximum- 181ms, Average- 180ms News.cn Packets: sent- 4, received- 0, lost-4 Roundtrip times: Not received Part 2: Traceroute Activity Google.com 20 total hops, 11 timed out Yahoo.co.jp 14 total hops, 5 timed out News.cn 30 total hops, 20 timed out Part 3: Traveling Through a Network Reflection Essay Reflecting on your experience using the ping and traceroute commands, describe how packets travel through the network.  Both the ping and traceroute provide information about the path that packets take through the network. Traceroute also includes geographical location of the hops. But, a ping can indirectly indicate geographical location. Longer roundtrip times suggest greater distance between the source and the destination and vise versa. Ping and traceroute commands ...

  This week, I explored Word, PowerPoint Presentation, Excel, and Database applications. In Word, I created a journal entry documenting the events of my day. In PowerPoint, I also documented a day in my life, but I was able to make a visual representation of my journal entry. In excel, I made a spreadsheet showing the percentages of time I spent performing the activities of my day. Using database applications, I searched for information in a computer database.             Word was the easiest application for me to use. I have been using Word for many years, and I am familiar with all of the functions within Word. The advantages of Word include easy to navigate, popular writing tool, and plenty of formatting options. Word is easy to use and self-explanatory, which is good for users who are new to creating documents or using software. Word is a popular writing tool that many people are familiar with. It also has many formatting...

Today, I will be reviewing the mobile app, My Fitness Pal. My Fitness Pal is a health app/food diary that allows you to track your weight and nutrition goals. In the app, you can log your daily meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. You can also log your water intake and exercise activity. The app keeps track of your daily input and helps you visualize your progress towards your health goals.  Usability - My Fitness Pal is easy to use. The home screen shows a summary of your daily goals and progress as well as options to click and see your food diary and your customized plan. It is easy to navigate from the home screen to other items in the app. When you are logging your food items for each meal, you have to physically type in your entry in the free version. The app does give you the option to upgrade to a premium version that is a monthly subscription. With the premium version, there is an option to take photos of your meals to log them.  Design - My...

  As a newbie to coding, I had to watch all of the tutorial videos on Scratch before starting to build my program. The textbook offered a great explanation of what coding is. I didn’t even know the formal definition of coding and what it is really used for. According to TestOut Corp. (2024), “coding is the process of writing instructions to communicate with computers which can accept these instructions”. I also learned that coding uses different types of languages to translate what I want the computer to do into a task it can perform. Once I understood this information, it was easier for me to wrap my head around what I needed to accomplish in Scratch. Once I started adding blocks to my program, I began to see how it all comes together. With this being my first experience with coding, I know I have a lot to learn. I gained insight into what it means to create a program and the work that goes into the process of coding. This program I created is very basic and probably doesn’t mak...