Blog Post #1

 Welcome to my Blog!


My goal for this class is to learn how to use various technologies to further my teaching ability in the future. I'm not the best at technology so I'm super excited to learn. When I eventually become a teacher, I want to make a fun online presence that my students can enjoy. Using tools like blogger could be very helpful for classroom updates and the like.


My prior classroom technology experience is using things such as school laptops throughout the years. When I was in 4th grade, my elementary school got Smartboards for every classroom. In 5th grade, iPads were introduced. In middle school, we got school laptops. It was really cool being part of the test groups for all of these technological advancements so the schools could fine tune any issues we encountered in the future.


My current Personal Learning Network mostly involves the Internet and books. In my spare time I like to learn about the making of movies and the practical effects involved before CGI. I work at a used bookstore and anytime anyone donates a book about filmmaking, I buy it and bring it home. I love watching Behind the Scenes documentaries and going on iMDB trivia pages for old movies and sharing those facts with family and friends. I'd love to meet filmmakers like George Lucas and Steven Spielberg to include in my PLN but they're a little tough to contact.

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