Cloud Education: Teacher's Edition

Tasha Penwell
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In this podcast I'll be sharing information on what is happening w/ AWS Educate and other resources that can be used to learn about the AWS Cloud.

  1. 08/11/2021

    S3: E9 - Recap from #GTechSummit2021

    Next week, we'll discuss my exam for the AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification but this week let's focus on the GTech Summit experience.  I had the opportunity to speak at the GTechSummit last week on how Snapchat and developing AR experiences can bring a new learning experience into the classroom for topics like marketing, programming, and graphic design.  You can find the recording of my presentation at https://zoom.us/rec/play/xsYQ_-a_TnmL_wvt539jzNbNVXsDplKvq-4iovR6HUTJfUsvHxyRYnm4fgx3zsfkv8VmbTe9VeDVc-YN.g_hN1_KMkI1_NqEK?continueMode=true&_x_zm_rtaid=zRe23oo6QHecWcmMdR61jw.1628686493314.938e1b4c6094b2a5f501732ccf99adc6&_x_zm_rhtaid=833  Check out these links below for additional information on GTech and LensStudio Gtech Summit https://sites.google.com/genoaschools.com/g-techsummit LensStudio https://lensstudio.snapchat.com/

    10 min

  2. 08/05/2021

    S3: E8 Learning How to Learn AWS

    In today’s episode I share my thoughts and struggles as I prepare for my next exam to receive my AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification. Part of it is understanding and realizing that my past study styles and methods may not work for this. I have to change my learning style due to different kind of time constraints the different subject matter and other things that come along the way. Ultimately, this is a goal for August 2021.

    11 min

  3. 08/01/2021

    S3: E8 Being a Teacher and a Student with Amazon Sumerian

    In today's episode, I share my experiences and struggles to teach in computer sciences fields.  As teachers in this subject, we must also be come students as well to help ensure we're teaching our students skills that are relevant and in demand for today's changing technology fields.  Amazon Sumerian is one example of one resource we can use to build augmented reality experiences and has great instructional materials that can help make the learning experience a better one for both the student and the teacher. I'll be speaking about Amazon Sumerian at the Shawnee Game Conference this October.  Follow me on my social media channels to learn more about the upcoming event or go straight to the source at https://www.shawneegamecon.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/tashapenwell Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tashapenwell/ TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@tashapenwell Twitter https://twitter.com/PenwellTasha

    9 min

  4. 07/25/2021

    S3:E7 Why Volunteering is Important

    This week’s episode focused on volunteering. This episode was actually recorded in between volunteering at the Women in Analytics Conference in Columbus Ohio this past week. There are benefits to volunteering that I’ve discussed before, such as free entrance into the conference, swag, looks good on a résumé, networking and meeting with people, talking to recruiters, and many others. One thing that I don’t think I mentioned before, Is the value of conversations and somebody else bringing their own perspective to something. Listen to learn what new insights I walked away with after conversations with others and an overall great experience.

    12 min

  5. 07/17/2021

    S3: E6 - Perseverance for the Remote Job Search

    In today's episode, I discuss an interesting video from We Work Remotely's career fair in April 2021.  The takeaways I found most interesting are  He applied to work with Automattic four times before he was hired.  (How many times do we stop at one?) He knew this was a company that had values and a mission he believed in and that helped him continue to pursue even when rejected. He doesn't know what changed between his first time applying and the fourth time.  Maybe because he gained more experience?  Maybe it was just the person reading the resume?   One of the reasons that I enjoyed this video and a topic for one of my next blogs is because it's a testament that consistently working for your goals and your dreams do pay off. Even the little failures that come along the way are still experiences for us to learn and grow.  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has multiple resources for developers and entrepreneurs to learn and improve their skill sets.  The resources are there for the taking, just need a little motivation and desire to dive in and make progress to your own dream job. See below for links. We Work Remotely https://weworkremotely.com/ WWR Interview with Automattic engineer César Tardáguila https://youtu.be/TRJVSuByuiE AWS Training & Certification https://www.aws.training/ Hocking College AWS Academy https://hockingcollege.regfox.com/aws-academy-cloud-fundamentals-452021---5282021?__hstc=152003750.732f939ec71c5cc19b0b25fbcf60f369.1589416045726.1626260323203.1626285569703.197&__hssc=&hsCtaTracking=6c0fb543-b97e-4a0d-a8c0-5a9709ab94b3%7C8eb435c8-f7d2-4ac5-9ef8-327f008e6594

    15 min

  6. 07/07/2021

    S3: E5 The Love of Learning Keeps Us Running Towards Our Goals

    Today's episode was inspired by Nike's Run Coach as he talked about his method to coach was to help his runners to remember their love of what they are doing.  I thought that was a great topic to cover as we learn new technologies like AWS services.  Is reasonable and realistic for us to love it all the time?  No.  Hopefully, the ratio of "loving the learn" is approximately 80/20 and that's okay!  It's expected.  It's normal.  I have my days where as much as I'm intrigued by the technology and working towards my next certifications, I reach burnout and take a needed break.  Ultimately, it's important to remember that you're learning these new technologies because you have goals to build your future around the career opportunities of cloud computing.   #LovetheLearn

    11 min

  7. 06/30/2021

    S3 E4: Recap from STEAM Camp at Hocking College

    We recently hosted STEAM camp at Hocking College.  Students from local high schools were able to learn about careers and activities related to robotics, art, cybersecurity, ethical hacking, augmented reality, and more.   For my session, we covered augmented reality and use cases for this emerging technology.  The slides that review career opportunities can be found at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Room1dmxoC6Cl1LgsXtAHNshreqKPQrcjCTaXQ4zuag/edit?usp=sharing.  I explained to the students that my side hustle includes helping small businesses with their marketing and that includes social media marketing so that's where my natural focus and interest lies in but don't think that's the only use case for AR technology.  There are multiple use cases already being implemented or organizations are working to learn how to implement them.  Current examples include medical training, factory floor training, real estate markets, and more that I'm not even aware of or have been thought of yet.   One of the reasons I'm so fascinated with AR is that it provides an opportunity to combine art and development (visual coding or the more traditional "hard" coding").  If you check out my website https://tashapenwell.com/, you see that the banner says "Analytical, Curious, Creative" and learning and developing on AR technologies is a perfect way to explore those three characteristics.

    12 min

  8. 06/17/2021

    S3: E3 - STEAM camp at Hocking College

    This week we hosted STEAM camp at Hocking College and I am excited to share the world of augmented reality (AR) and digital marketing (well at least as much as possible in two hours😉).   Snapchat filters are built using free software called LensStudio.  One of the nice things about diving into AR technologies is that, in my experience, the platforms are very similar across the different vendors and apps.  There are three basic fundamental parts of building an AR experience. 1.  Objects 2.  Assets 3.  Materials While varying platforms may use a different name - the similarities are evident once you're aware of it.  The layouts and UI for the platforms I've worked with (LensStudio, SparkAR, and Amazon Sumerian) are also very similar which aids a great deal in the learning curve of different platforms. If you have any questions regarding AR technologies, digital marketing, or more, check us out at https://withkoji.com/@HockingCollegeComputerScience or text me at 740-645-0509.

    13 min
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