Hello my name is Emma and welcome to my blog. This blog was created for one of my college courses, Technology in Education. I'm going to set the tone for my blog by first explaining my prior experiences with technology.
I have been exposed to technology for a long time. Because my father is a minister, the church paid for him to have one of the first ever home computers. My father showed interest in this new technology and passed his curiosity along to my older brother who, in turn, passed his curiosity along to me. I have always used computer technology recreationaly, for video games and internet consumption. However, upon entering in to high school I was given the title of Media Team Leader at my church. I became in charge of filming, editing, and publishing films and videos for my church. I got to know a variety of different video editing softwares as well as cameras and video publishing sites.
In this class I hope to gain a better idea of how technology is not about "improving test scores", or "keeping up with the Jones's", but about enriching the learning experience for a student. I have always been a firm believer in keeping technology out of schools, but that is solely based on my own experience and bias. I hope to gain more insight and less disdain towards the future of education.
Pictured above are the results of my learning styles quiz. I learned that I am not entirely one kind of learner but am able to adapt to different styles of learning if I have to. Through answering questions I realized how much I identify as a visual learner, however. The questions posed in the quiz were thought provoking and allowed me to consider learning styles in a different light. I thought I could only be one kind of learner and would be forced to suffer if I had to learn any other way, but that hasn't been the case my entire life and now I finally know why.
