EDUC 422 Blog #1 A little about me

Hi Class!In my first blog, ever, I will be letting you know a little bit about me. First of all, I am not very good at technology. To give you example, it took me about two hours to remember my username and figure out how to get to this point in my blog. Pretty sad, I know. I can definitely see how technology plays an important role in learning. When I really think about the concept of technology in the classroom, I think about all of the benefits it has. When our student's enter the working world they will be faced with technology everywhere. It doesn't matter what type of profession they will go into. This is why it is important that they get used to using technology early on. I mentioned earlier that I am not computer savvy. Well, I need to point out that my 5-year-old son and 8-year-old daughter are better at technology than I am. They are not only pre-gamers with their Nintendo DS game system, but they are also able to manipulate the internet to find games on the web. This has definately helped them in the classrooms at their school. My children attend the computer lab at their school at least once a week. The last time I volunteered in my son's Kindergarten class I was able to witness twenty computer geniuses. All of the student's new how to log onto their personal page and complete an assignment as instructed. The greatest part about the entire assignment was to see how excited they were once they printed it.
The most significant thing I learned this week is that it takes a lot of hard work and dedication to get through school. Its been a little overwhelming tring to get back into the swing of things with school starting up. I am currently taking five classes at CSUSM. I will have four classes to take next semester and I will graduate. Yeah! So, no matter how much time I will need to spend doing homework, and no matter how frustrated I get, I want to say here and now that it will we worth it in the end!
Well, I've now completed my first blog and I will look forward to seeing what the rest of my class will have to say.
Out!
Tiffany