Welcome to my Personal Learning Environment Blog!

I am excited to learn about new ways to include technology in my lessons. This blog will track my progress!

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Problems I have encountered

There have been various problems in my experience with computers and technology. The most recent one was a few days ago when I turned on my laptop to find it completely different. All the files that I had saved were gone! My music, my documents, my settings, everything was gone. It was very frustrating and to this day I have no idea what happened. Computers are always mysterious and I guess sometimes they just need a fresh start. The best thing to do is to not get frustrated and look at the problem as a minor setback.

Tuesday, January 12, 2010

My experience with technology

I can remember my early childhood days when we had an old DOS computer and I thought it was the coolest thing in the world! I have always been fascinated by computers and the things they can do. I remember in Middle School having to learn to type and soon thereafter becoming a little disenchanted with technology because I realized that typing was an essential skill and was very difficult for me. I have since learned a lot more about technology and keeping up with all the new things that come out is a job. I am confident in my abilities to accomplish necessary tasks in school but as far as doing fun or cool things with it I am a novice. I am excited to learn about how to better utilize technology in the classroom because I know that it can add a whole new dimension to the learning experience.