Welcome Teachers.
What is the Freedom to Create?
“There’s a finite amount you need to know in order to do an infinite amount of things.”
That’s the Freedom to Create approach. We focus on the foundation so you can do anything.
For most of us, there’s no clean line between work tech and personal tech. The same laptop handles lesson plans and family photos. The same inbox holds student emails and online orders. It all blends together - a soupy mix of tools, accounts, and responsibilities.
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And it’s not just about what’s mixed together. It’s how the little things pile up. A file you can’t find. A task that takes ten steps when it should take two. A program that feels clunky, but you’re not sure how to make it better. These small gaps become stopping points, slowing you down or keeping you from finishing altogether.
This is all part of what makes up your Technology Puzzle: a picture of what you know, and what you don’t. The blank spaces aren’t just “missing pieces.” They’re gaps in knowledge, skills, or habits that make everyday technology harder than it needs to be.
Freedom to Create helps you fill those gaps with monthly projects that are clear, achievable, and directly useful. Each project gives you something you can use right away while teaching you the skills that make your technology life - personal and professional - easier.
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One project a month: Focused and manageable, so you can keep moving forward.
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Weekly steps: Bite-sized actions that fit into your schedule.
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Personal + professional crossover: Skills transfer seamlessly. The same knowledge that helps you organize family life will also simplify your classroom projects.
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Confidence that lasts: Each project fills in knowledge gaps, bringing your puzzle closer to complete and making your computer feel reliable, safe, and enjoyable.
You don’t have to figure it out alone. Inside Freedom to Create, you’ll join a 24/7 community where teachers and other members are learning side by side. Ask questions, share wins, and explore and learn at your own pace. There’s no deadline - you decide when and how to engage.
This isn’t extra work. It’s a chance to take back control of your computer - piece by piece, project by project - with a supportive community beside you the whole way.
Six Months to a Solid(ish) Foundation
Learning technology is endless and fun. (Fun isn’t everyone’s opinion, but I’m hoping to get you there!) There’s always something new to learn, one more app to figure out, another update to question. That’s why we can’t aim for “perfect.” We aim for solid(ish).
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Solid(ish) means you’ve built a real foundation: enough skills, habits, and confidence to handle the things that stop most people in their tracks. You won’t know everything (no one does), but you’ll know enough to take a project from start to finish, without getting stuck, without giving up halfway, and without technology standing in the way.
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And here’s the best part: you won’t be left to figure it out alone. Inside the membership, you’ll always have answers to your questions, whether from me, from walkthroughs, or from the 24/7 community of people learning right alongside you.
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In your first six months, you’ll complete a sequence of projects designed to cover the essentials - the pieces of your Technology Puzzle that make everything else easier:
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The Joy of Hyperlinking (starter project) - Learn how projects work and create something useful right away.
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Build Your System - Understand and organize your digital life. For real!
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Let’s Make Stuff! - Learn how to use a set of tools you already have for endless creative possibilities.
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Art & Craft: Finding Your Style - Fonts, colors, and layouts that make your materials look like you.
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The ABC’s of PDFs - Understand one of the most common file types in education. We can do ALL THAT? Yes, you can.
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Become a Better Browser - Take control of your time online and make the web work for you.
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Photos: The Master Plan - Finally wrangle your photos into something you can find and enjoy.
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By the end of these six months, your Technology Puzzle won’t be 100% complete (no one’s ever is), but it will be solid(ish). You’ll have the strong foundation you need to go from idea to finished project time and time again - whether that’s for your classroom, your personal life, or something you’ve been dreaming about for years.
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And when you’re ready, there’s more. Freedom to Create continues with deeper projects in digital safety, the clouds, emergency planning, creative tools, smart homes, and beyond, so you can keep filling in your puzzle, piece by piece, for as long as you choose.
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Ultimately, my goal is to help you bring your ideas to life. With Freedom to Create, you not only get projects, but also support, answers, and a community that makes it possible.
