

Ouida Watson
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Profile
First Name | Ouida |
Last Name | Watson |
User Name | weedah |
What kind of K12Leader are you? | Educator, staff, or administrator |
Current school or organization | Raleigh Outreach Against Racism |
LinkedIn (or other social network profile) |
Professional Background
Work History | High school teacher, public health educator, education specialist, regional consultant |
Areas of Expertise and Interest
Experience | Adult, Career, and Technical Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Education Technology, Equity and Inclusion, School Leadership, Student Health and Wellness, Teacher Education |
Areas of Interest and Development | Adult, Career, and Technical Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Education Technology, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resources, Student Behavior |
What would you like to offer this community? | Collaboration on a Project, Participationin Cohorts and Working Groups |
What could we all do for you? | Collaboration on a Project, Peer Review |
About Me | I am a retired educator who is very active in community organizations and technology support for websites and other digital media that support digital literacy for all ages, especially older adults. I am currently developing a website to promote digital literacy. While teaching Health Education, the school library specialist and I collaborated on several projects. She introduced me to ways that technology could help me do my job more effectively. I was hooked and adopted the motto: I love technology 98% of the time.  I had some early experience with Apple IIE and the MECC software. Next I had an opportunity to work with a DOS computer learning about c prompt, etc. The little Mac in a Box was next before being introduced to the Windows World. With WWW3 courses, I learned HTML, XHTML, CSS and why Microsoft Publisher wasn’t a good choice for creating websites. I am still learning new things and have created websites with Dreamweaver, Word Press, Wix, Weebly, and SquareSpace. Canva, Adobe Create Suite, iMovie, Final Cut, and Snaggit are a few of the other tools I enjoy. |