COMPUTERS

Who was Steve Jobs?

Do you have an iPad, iPod, iPhone, a smartwatch or a Mac computer? If you don’t, you probably
know someone who has one (or wants one)! Steve Jobs made the company – Apple – that created
these things that are now such an important part of the lives of millions of people.

He was born on February 24, 1955, in San Francisco, California. When he was a boy, he had a
special hobby: he liked to take apart televisions and put them back together again. He was a very
good student in school and even skipped a grade. After he finished grade four, he went into grade
six, and in 1972, when he was seventeen, he graduated from high school. He then began his
studies in Reed College, in Portland, Oregon, but dropped out after six months. Deciding to quit
was not at all easy. It was difficult, but as Jobs later said, “I had no idea what I wanted to do with
my life.” Two years later in 1974, he travelled to India, and while there he learned about
Buddhism.

After Steve Jobs returned to the United States, he found a job as a video game designer at a
company called Atari, and two years after that, in 1976, when he was only twenty-one years old,
he created his own company – Apple Computer – with his friend, Steve Wozniak. Steve Jobs later
got married in 1991 and had four children. Unfortunately, doctors discovered that he had cancer
in 2003 and in 2011 he died at the age of only 56.

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¿Quién era Steve Jobs?

¿Tiene un iPad, iPod, iPhone, un smartwatch o un ordenador Mac? Si no lo tiene, probablemente

conozca a alguien que tiene uno (o quiere uno). Steve Jobs hizo que la empresa - Apple - que creó
estas cosas que son ahora una parte tan importante de la vida de millones de personas.

Nació el 24 de febrero de 1955 en San Francisco, California. Cuando era niño, tenía una afición
especial: Le gustaba desmontar las televisiones y volver a ponerlas juntas. Era un estudiante muy
bueno en la escuela e incluso se saltó un grado. Después de terminar el cuarto grado, entró en el
sexto grado, y en 1972, cuando tenía diecisiete años, se graduó de la escuela secundaria. Luego
comenzó sus estudios en Reed College, en Portland, Oregon, pero abandonó sus estudios después
de seis meses. Decidir dejar de fumar no fue nada fácil. Fue difícil, pero como Jobs dijo más tarde,
"no tenía idea de lo que quería hacer con mi vida". Dos años más tarde, en 1974, viajó a la India, y
mientras estaba allí aprendió sobre budismo.

Fue difícil, pero como Jobs dijo más tarde, "no tenía idea de lo que quería hacer con mi vida". Dos
años más tarde, en 1974, viajó a la India, y mientras estaba allí aprendió sobre budismo. Después
de que Steve Jobs regresara a los Estados Unidos, encontró un trabajo como diseñador de
videojuegos en una compañía llamada Atari, y dos años después, en 1976, cuando tenía tan sólo
veintiún años, creó su propia compañía – Apple Computer – con su amigo Steve Wozniak. Steve
Jobs más tarde se casó en 1991 y tuvo cuatro hijos. Desafortunadamente, los médicos
descubrieron que tenía cáncer en 2003 y en 2011 murió con solo 56 años.
Ítems a responder:
What do you already know about Steve Jobs? ¿Qué sabes ya de Steve Jobs?

¿Cómo encaja esta historia en tu vida? how does this story fit whith your life?

What do you see, observe, or notice? ¿Qué ves, observas o notas?

What questions or puzzles do you have? ¿Qué preguntas o rompecabezas tienes?

What is this really about? ¿De qué se trata esto?

How could we see this from another perspective? ¿Cómo podríamos ver esto desde otra
perspectiva?

What is the central idea or message? ¿Cuál es la idea o mensaje central?

Posibles preguntas y que puede hacer el profe:

When and where was Steve Jobs born? Steve Jobs was born in San Francisco, California in 1955.

What did Steve like doing when he was a child? As a child, Steve enjoyed working on electronics
with his father.

What was Steve’s friend called, and what was he good at? Steve’s friend was called Steve Wozniak
and he was especially good at electronics.

What was the name of the company that Steve Jobs set up? The company that Steve Jobs set up
was called Apple Computers.

How do you know that Jobs was successful at making and selling computers? I know that Steve
Jobs was successful at making and selling computers because he was a millionaire by the time he
was 23.

When did Jobs resign from Apple? Steve Jobs resigned from Apple in 1985.

Describe one thing that Jobs worked on after he left Apple. After he left Apple, Steve Jobs started
a company called NeXT computers and designed successful software systems. OR After he left
Apple, Steve Jobs bought a computer graphics company called Pixar and made films such as Toy
Story.

Name two products that Jobs launched when he returned to Apple. When he returned to Apple,
Steve Jobs launched the iPod and iTunes music software. (Also accept the iPhone or iPad.)

Why do you think there were arguments amongst members of the Apple company? Children’s
own responses, such as: I think that there were argument amongst members of the Apple
company because they were worried about not making any money and they probably all had
different ideas about what they could do to help them sell more computers.

How do you think the Apple company became so successful? Children’s own responses, such as: I
think that the Apple company became so successful because they invented new technology that
people wanted and it took the other companies a while to catch up so they didn’t have any
competition.