Technology has been a part of my life for quite a while. My family bought their first computer when I was 11 years old, and I have been on computers ever since. I become fiercely attached to my computers of the moment, until they die and are replaced.
I'd say I'm rather comfortable with technology, and I'm not scared of trying out new stuff. I use my computer for storing music and photos, personal writing projects, gaming, reading the news, working on school work, and much more. I started exploring forums when I was probably in 8th grade, and was only really active on one forum that belonged to a band I liked. Nowadays, I’m active on facebook, and have used Flikr, Blogger, Skype, etc. to keep in touch with different people in different ways. When it comes to other technology, I am very fond of my first gaming console, an Atari, which I still have and can use if I can find an old enough T.V.
Professionally, I don’t interface with technology a ton at the moment. As an intern I do a lot of substitute teaching, so my interfacing with technology in the classroom is very limited. I’m still trying to figure out what I want to do with technology in my future classroom. Good thing I’m in an ed tech class to help me figure that out!
In my past jobs, I’ve had to use technology quite a bit. At a car rental company where I was for almost 2 years (kill me now, I hated it so much) they had a lot of different programs that one would have to adapt to rather quickly in order to survive. Also, at my first job right out of high school, I worked in a poster store with a boss who was (and still is) a professional photographer. He introduced me to a lot of information of digital photography, how to store it, how to manipulate it, etc. That was a pretty wonderful experience.
I'm excited for this course. I'm always eager to learn new ways to interact with technology on a personal and professional basis. I feel that this class will help enhance and elaborate my goals as a future educator.
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