Pete Tryon, Computer Teacher / Tech Collaborator in the Anchorage School District

• Taught Math and Computers at Bartlett for 23 years. (Algebra, Geometry, Statistics, Computer Applications, CAD, BASIC, Pascal, C++, Java)
• Grew up in Fairbanks.
• Was first exposed to computers as a high school junior in 1967. Have worked with punch cards, paper tape, time-sharing, Apple IIs, Macs, and Windows.
• First modem: 110 baud
• Do not wish to get into platform wars (I've owned and used both Macintosh and Windows computers).
• First computer game played: Hamurabi
• College degrees in Biology.
• Happy to gossip about the good-old-days of computers.

Having taught at Bartlett since student-teaching in 1981, I have enjoyed watching generations of students move through the school. But after 20+ years, a change a pace has led me to the Technology Coordinator position at South Anchorage High School. Interests outside of education include cross-country skiing and whitewater boating. While not having time to continue coaching, I have been involved with computerizing ski results. We are continuing our work towards the fulfillment of Tryon's Maxim

"I don't mind typing anything, ... ONCE!"

Think you know me? Click the Back button and go on with your life. Want to know more? Taking advantage of the non-linearity of the web, choose what you would like to explore!

• Can't tell a person without a voice? Intro video*
• Interested in computer history, seen through my eyes? Watch the computers that I have worked on change through time* [The same pictures and text, but saved as web pages*]
• A potential online student? Some thoughts on distance education* (and notes on Discrete Math and Programming)
• Straight to the Grand Canyon and big-water rafting? An old page on the GC
• Is a person known by his or her web presence? Check out things I do on the web

The Big Negative (for non-internet days with the '4-year plan' classes) 

Contact Pete Tryon by e-mail at tryon_peter@asdk12.org