Skip to main content

Post #1:Introduction.

  • Hello! My name is Minnie. I am currently a student studying Creative Writing and Criminology at Florida State University. My dream job after college is to either become a high school English teacher or go to graduate school to be a licensed clinical social worker. I absolutely adore spending time with my cat, reading, and traveling abroad. Some of the current books on my summer reading list are The Handmade's Tale, Normal People, and Becoming Michelle Obama. I have traveled to: England, Scotland, France, The Netherlands, Canada, the Bahamas, Canada, Tanzania, and Kenya.

  • My prior experiences using technology in a classroom setting included using the classroom's smart-board when I was in elementary school. For those of you who don't know what a smart board is, it's an interactive, touch screen board that replaces traditional white boards in classrooms. Through using my laptop and smartphone in my everyday life, I have had primarily positive experiences with modern forms of technology. However, I have had times wen my phone or laptop does not work as quickly as I would like it to and I don't know how to fix it. There are also times when I don't know about programs online that would be beneficial to my educational career.
  • While I do spend a lot of time using my laptop and my smartphone, I feel as though I don't know a lot about technology works. Unfortunately, I am very dependent on others whenever my phone or laptop has an issue. I would like to change this by becoming more knowledgeable about how smartphones and laptops work. I hope to learn how technology functions in general more in this course. I would also like to to learn what I can do to make the technology I use last longer. There is so much that I don't know that I feel like could really help make my life easier in the long run. I am excited to share my learning journey about technology with you all!

Popular posts from this blog

Post #9

"The Flipped Classroom" is a class that incorporates instruction outside of the classroom in addition to instruction in the classroom. This is usually done through providing assignments and instruction online to enhance learning. "The Flipped Classroom" is a nontraditional form of learning and instruction. It's beneficial to students because it keeps the learning process going no matter where they are located as long as they have access to a computer. I wish I had been given more online instructional tools when I was in grade school, I believe that "The Flipped Classroom" is every classroom's future! The digital divide is a fancy way of saying that some students have easier access to technology, such as computers/tablets, than others. The causes of digital divide vary, but it's primarily because of financial or geographical reasons. This is because some students may not be able to afford to access the technology or they may live in a rural ...
1 comment
Read more