This is my first ever blog post!
My name is Andy VanEgmond and I am a senior in secondary education, a history major, and a math minor at MSU. I love to run and I am doing my internship in Chicago next year. I am excited but tentative about learning new ideas for using technology in the classroom.
My technology experience is somewhat limited. I feel comfortable with using all the basic computer programs that most people know, but I have never had a blog or a website or a twitter, or even used computer programs to edit photographs or videos. I also have a personal vendetta against printers because they never seem to work for me. I am seriously afraid of printers because of all the stress they have caused me. All joking aside, I hope that my ability to follow clear directions will help me take advantage of this class to become more comfortable with trying out new and different technologies. Admittedly, I expect to be challenged in this class and possibly frustrated, but my goal is to become skillful in at least a few new technologies that I will be able to use in my classroom. This is why I am excited about the idea that we get to really specialize in becoming experts at certain areas that we choose. Therefore, I expect to get very into some of the assignments, but also envision some of them being a personal challenge in terms of leaving my technological comfort zone. I hope the class is designed in a way to support me when those challenges arise.
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