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=My Views on Technology=

I did not grow up with technology, unless you count the typewriter I used in high school - I actually took typing class in high school! In college I entered English 101 with a giant floppy disk and an apprehension about using the computers to complete assignments. I can actually remember the first time I went on the internet and when I began to notice commercials on TV having websites posted at the end. All of this makes me feel very old! Despite all of this, I have learned quite a bit about technology, I just got my first smart phone in January of this year. I am the type of person who learns what they need to know, but never really explores the full potential of what could be done.

Dspite some of my reservations (i.e. fear of the unknown), I absolutely love technology in the classroom. Every lesson I have ever taught goes better with some type of technology. This is what my students expect, what keeps them engaged and interested - and frankly it is fun for me too. I love it when my kids can show me something that I did not know, and they enjoy being the "teacher". I am also a huge believer in trying something yourself before you ask your kids to do it. I would love to see more collaboration between computer teachers and classroom teachers, as well as more (working) computers in every classroom.