Computer Science — Mr. Manuel @ Taos High

CS Class Updates

Sep 10 Updates

A note about grades on your student's Progress Report:

Canvas and Synergy are still not connected.
As a workaround, I created a temporary Canvas course and asked students to manually enroll in that course.
Most students enrolled, but some did not. If your student's does not have a Cyber and Society grade on their Progress Report, it means they did not yet enroll in my temporary Canvas class. Please ask them to do this - I've already sent them one followup email.
The current grade on the Progress Report reflects work graded as of September 10th. Because of all the technical problems, I have given all students the benefit of the doubt: I'm giving all students a few more days to turn in missing assignments before zeroing them out. Please email me if you have any questions.

Sep 04 Updates

Students are learning about technology and online privacy issues by researching current news stories .
Students were introduced to the semester theme: "Eschew cognitive surrender." Ask them about it.
Students who took my Cyber Literacy class last year were split into a separate group, since much of the content in Cyber and Society overlaps with Cyber Literacy. They will be assigned other work this semester.

Other Projects

Geography Game

Where's Mr. Manuel?

Prior to becoming a teacher, I worked for various small- to mid-size software companies across the US. While there, I had the opportunity to travel the globe to work with international customers.

Where's Mr. Manuel is a GeoGuessr-style guessing game, sourced from my own photos during that time. Study a photo, find the location on Google Maps, paste in the coordinates, and see how close you can get.

Play now Trivia Game