Teaching IT

Today Jordan and I taught our IT Essentials class.

It was quite the experience. We only had one glitch. Jordan had edited an episode of LabRats on CDs, DVDs, and how they work (burning and such). I tried playing it through my laptop speakers first, which didn’t work so well. No one could hear it. So then we tried to use the overhead speaker that is connected to the projector, but that had too much static… By this point we’re really having fun. Jordan went to one of the computer labs and snagged some USB desktop speakers. Guess what? The didn’t work. So he had to go to another room and get some really crappy regular old speakers. But they worked. Just goes to show the biggest and best, and the latest and greatest aren’t always the best for the job (that overhead speaker in the room cost a pretty penny ).

Anyway, we also talked about memory (RAM), video, and storage (tape drives, external hard drives, etc). It was a pretty fun time other than the above mentioned incident. I had no idea what it was like to have to be up there teaching. I mean I’ve done public speaking before, but to actually be responsible for teaching material to your peers, that they will be tested on later… scary stuff. I have to admit I was pretty nervous.

If anyone from the class would like a copy of my notes, or some extra help, feel free to see me or send me an email. I’d be happy to help. I know some people are seriously thinking about dropping the class, and I’d hate to see that happen. If it’s really just not for you, I get that. But if it’s just because the stuff is a bit difficult, please see me and I will help you.