Welcome!

Ah, my first post. I guess I should introduce myself and explain what I plan on doing for this blog...

I feel as if the majority of my generation has a blog nowadays, in addition to our Facebook, Twitter, and FourSquare accounts. It is amazing to me how technology has changed lives so drastically from a mere 10-15 years ago. Each generation has become magnificently different from the one before by the advancements of technology. My grandparents do not even own a computer and I wonder how they survive! How is this future generation going to grow up? How will technology be utilized even more in everyday life?

I took a required course this past summer for my elementary education degree. It was about using technology in the classroom and through some interesting and creative assignments, it immediately became one of my favorite classes I have taken at the University of Kansas. We created movies, learned about virtual schools, and found programs that can enhance our future lessons. I was immersed in the world of technology and did not mind spending hours upon hours creating a simple iMovie about the rainforest to show to my class. Soon after this course, I found a university that offered a master's program for educational technology. I knew it was for me.

That is where I am today. I graduate with my bachelor's degree in elementary education this upcoming May and intend on starting graduate courses back home in St. Louis in the educational technology program this summer. Since KU has a five-year education program currently, I will return to Kansas City in the fall semester to student teach in a kindergarten classroom. There is no doubt in my mind that I will utilize the information from my classes in the general education classroom, especially technology.

Through this blog, I hope to relay some interesting resources I find over time, what I have used in lessons, or some thoughts that may inspire others. I am extremely excited to get started and share with you all!