About Mr. Sherwood

Me

On Being a Digital Hero

I love thoughtful sci-fi movies. Specifically, I love the Matrix. What could be better than secret underground heroes hacking their minds into an evil digital world to free the minds of people from a life of slavery to the machines. Unfortunately, my digital life is not quite that heroic, but I do attempt to empower my students with the academic tools that technology provides.
My Digital Birth
As for me, my technological renaissance began when my dad brought home one of the first Macintosh computers in the early 80's. I was fascinated by the technology and spent hours putting in floppy disks to use MacPaint, MacWrite, and games. We went through several generations of Macintosh's before I went off to college with a Mac Classic.

My Digital Education

The Master's College, a small Christian college, introduced me to the world of Windows. I soon jumped on board the bandwagon and purchased my first Windows 95 computer-a Cybermax. It wasn't exactly the earth-liberating software that it promised to be. I did, however, learn a tremendous amount about computers by rescuing my computer from all the software and hardware issues that arose from owning that piece of evil machinery. Windows 98 provided me a similar experience, and I learned amazing new lessons about saving my own digital life by keeping the computer running.

 

At the same time I was getting a backdoor education in computer technology, I was learning to become an educator. While initially headed towards a church educational setting, I redirected my career towards schools and earned my California Teaching Credential.

 

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