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"20 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Tuesday, January 20, 1987 Computer whiz Natalie Franssen and her supervisor Dan complicated world of bits and bytes. See story for details. UNBELIEVEABLE 1987 TEMPO 'L' '2 DOOR SEDAN with the following options: * MANUAL AIR CONDITIONING * AM/FM STEREO PREMIUM SOUND * DIGITAL CLOCK FIVE SPEED TRANSMISSION SEE 440. + * Stock No. 7TE 156 PRICE N Iman enjoy nothing mor n hi i \ Volman enjoy nothing e than teaching children all about the Novshie han Aoneruacd a ord mre. Co- op student enjoys computers by Margaret Rowland "I've always wanted to do something with computers and I want to teach," explains Natalie Franssen, an 18 year old grade 12 student at Port Perry High School. Thanks to the co-operative educa- tion. program at PPHS, she is able to do just that as a computer teacher "at R.H. Cornish Public School. Because of her love for computers and her experience as a Sunday School teacher, Natalie approached the teacher in charge. of the co-op program, hoping to be accepted. She later went to see Reg Philip, a math teacher at R.H. Cornish for help. He worked on it and soon Natalie found herself in a classroom. A typical day begins in homeroom with Dan Volman, Natalie's super- visor who is a science and computer teacher. Following homeroom, Natalie heads to the computer room for her first class which is a grade 7 group, there to learn a word pro- cessing program called "Bookmark." Until her first day on the job. cessing program. She had to quick- Iy learn how to use Bookmark, .Storywriter and Kidwriter, a pro- gram used to draw pictures. The grade 7 and 8 students use the Bookmark program while grades 1 to 6 use a storywriting program. 'Natalie must enter each class in a book, keeping track of dates, teachers and notes. Problems have to be written down and these notes are used to make sure no one does the same thing twice. Natalie finds that getting her point across is harder than moving about to the individual computers to show the kids how to do it because show- ing them is not frustrating. She is learning how to get her ideas across and admits, "It feels good when so- ~ meone learns somthing. It gives you a sense of accomplishment." Teaching isn't as easy as it seems. Natalie says, "I really respect the teachers now."' She goes on to say that it isn't as exciting as it may seem. "It gets repetitive and then you start forgetting things because you have done it so many times." Natalie enjoys the job and she THE BEST NEW CAR and | TRUCK DEALS IN TOWN! * MUCH MORE Stock No. 7T135 11987 F150 STYLESIDE PICKUP with the following options: "REAR STEP BUMPER HANDLING PACKAGE 49 L.I. 6 ENGINE: * SLIDING REAR WINDOW * FOUR. SPEED TRANSMISSION 12,858. an CLIK WN - qs 5761800 } CIEL EAL ornton Rd.Oshawa but also loves to teach others likes the kids but says she feels miserable when she has to raise her voice, because they begin talking too loud. She also gets frustrated when some computers don't work the way they are supposed to. Natalie likes feeling responsible and important when shie is left alone to do the teaching. Mr. Volman is always around to help her when she needs it and he supplies constructive - criticism. 'Mr. Volman is really nice. When I'm ready to teach something he allows -me to teach it.?' "There is just as much work be- ing a teacher than there is being a student but I learn more by teaching than by just doing it,"' explains "Natalie. She says that planning takes a long time but it lets her feel involved with the job. She must also keep in contact with the parents and she finds it difficult to learn a new program without booklets that ex- plain it. Natalie - finds it strange to be allowed to enter the staff room now. "When I'm in there I'm treated as a teacher and not a-kid." One of Natalie's more memorable experiences, so far, came on a Pro- fessional Activity day when she at- tended a big meeting of teachers. She, like many others, wondered what teachers doon these days and she found it really exciting. "They had doughnuts and coffee. Why 'don't the kids get doughnuts" "she- jokes. Natalie says that a lot of teachers don't know anything about com- puters and she thinks that maybe they should know something. Mr. Volman has nothing but praise for Natalie. "She's doing a good job. She's very competent and she does the job thoroughly. Natalie is always eager to take on extra responsibility." He also says that there is a lot more to the job that she can't do yet. "As an assistant she does super work." In the future, Natalie plans to at- tend university and then get into the teaching field or she may work with computers. Whichever she chooses, you know you'll love every minute of it. Lungs benefit from auction As part of their National Ski Week celebrations, Dagmar Ski Resort will host a "Monte Carlo Night/Auc- tion" on Saturday, January 24, 1987. All proceeds from this event will be donated to the Lung Association of Durham Region. Two ticket prices are available: $35 and $25. The $35 ticket covers a: ski lift pass from 5 p.m. until9 p.m., $15 in gambling chips and hot and cold hors d'oeuvres. $25 tickets are available for non-skiers and cover the Casino evening only. Monte Carlo winners will par- ticipate in a giant auction conducted _ by Harry Kahn of Kahn Auction Ser- vices, Port Perry. Prizes include a round trip for two anywhere in Canada sponsored by Wardair, two Yamaha Keyboards, a ten speed bike and Flan skis plus other items. Monte Carlo Night, the final event -of National Ski Week at Dagmar, will benefit the Lung Association in funding programs for children with respiratory problems. 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