Bytes & Bits

By Tasha Penwell

Welcome to Bytes and Bits where I talk about what I learn and learn while I talk. This podcast will focus on observations and opportunities that I come as a teacher and a student.... more

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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.

Bytes & Bits episodes:

February 05, 2020 Brain fog, Webflow , SEO
The migraines were gone but there was brain fog today. It was still a good day. I had fun visiting a high school and showing them about Webflow. I also share why are using tools like this help developers become better in their trade by being able to focus more on SEO.
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7min
February 03, 2020 February 3: My migraine didn’t kill me and inspired from a podcast I heard this morning
So today’s topic is mainly about two different things and I kind of rambled on. The first one that I had a migraine but it didn’t kill me so that’s an awesome thing. Fingers crossed that my migraine doesn’t return tomorrow when I do a school visit. Super excited to show the kids Webflow! Finally I share some of the things that I learned from the podcast that I listen to this morning from CS50.
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10min
January 08, 2020 TILTing My Way to Become a Better Teacher
Making a quick podcast episode so Alexa will accept my Flash Briefing RSS feed (but that's another story)...

I actually meant to do this podcast last night talking about TILT framework that I've been learning more about as a way to provide a better learning experience to the students and make me a more effective teacher. TILT stands for Transparency in Learning and Teaching. The book that I'm reading can be found on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Transparent-Design-Education-Teaching-Leadership/dp/1620368234
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5min
December 16, 2019 Happenings and Projects
Last week was full of PD, grants and learning. This week it’ll be AWS, PWA, and finishing up a couple of web sites.
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13min
December 08, 2019 Don’t Trip, Don’t Drown - Do What Works for You
Discussion this evening after finishing my run and how it’s important to make smarter choices to help ensure long term success. The same also goes for learning to code. Don’t try to drink from the fire hose to learn all there is at once. Take it one sip at a time to learn one or two things at a time.
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11min
December 01, 2019 My Certification Failed & It’s Great!
I received the results of my latest Alexa Skill Certification submission and it failed. I honestly wasn’t surprised and it’s great because they are telling me where I went wrong!
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13min
November 25, 2019 Find What You Love Then Fail At It
Discuss my process and progress with creating an Alexa ISP skill for the Devpost Hackathon. Failure is a good thing.
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9min
November 08, 2019 Grow recklessly and Go
Living recklessly can be a good thing. Letting go and letting God can lead to results you we never dreamed of.
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5min
October 30, 2019 Kick in the Butt to Reach a Goal
After completing and learning results of HBDI analysis I learned I was high on the analytical and planning side and mediocre on goal setting and taking risks. After being a little offended I thought about it some more and decided to take some steps out of my comfort zone.
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14min
October 25, 2019 Learning Through Play
I share some insights on the power of play that I’ve seen with my students this week.
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12min

FAQs about Bytes & Bits:

How many episodes does Bytes & Bits have?

The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.