Blog Journal 0 "Blog Setup / Intro"

Hi! I'm Penny, and I'm a freshman at Florida State University. I'm originally from a small town smack-dab in the middle of Florida called Mascotte, however I've lived in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and West Virginia, and currently I reside near Tampa, Fl. My intended major is Social Science Education, and hopefully a minor in Museum Studies. I'm very excited to be here as I'm the first person in my family to not only go to college, but also graduate high school. I love all things history related, but my favorite periods are the Industrial Revolution, and the 1800s in general.

My prior experiences using technology in an educational setting include using computers/ laptops throughout high school and middle school, and a computer literacy class in middle school. I went to school in a poorer area early on so I didn't really experience the type of technology we have in schools now, until high school. During high school, our technology usage was often for research for projects, or for review games such as Kahoot. During the previous semester I learned about the research tools and technologies available to us students through the university and library system. 

In the upcoming semester I hope to learn how to competently use the technologies commonly found in classrooms. I also want to learn more about incorporating technology into learning in general, because I think it's really interesting. Coming from my background, I want to learn how/if they will be utilized in under-served communities, or kept for mainly private schools. I hope this class will prepare me for my future as an educator.