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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)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ouida-w/

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.