My name is Tarah Jean and I am a sophomore attending Florida State University coming in as a first year student. My hometown is Lehigh Acres, Florida, which is not commonly known by most people since it is relevantly small. I'm a part of the CARE program here at FSU, which stands for Center for Academic Retention and Enhancement. Through this program, I participated in the Summer Bridge Program over the summer, which was a wonderful experience that allowed me to prepare myself for this fall. I am also majoring in English Education since I have an interest in teaching and love to dance as well as spend quality time with my friends and family.
I have had a lot of prior experiences using technology in an educational setting. One of the main ones that I remember from my high school years is Google Classroom, which is similar to a physical classroom setting but is instead online. This was very helpful for me and other students in order to communicate with other pears, teachers, and submit assignments. Another use of technology that I encountered over the years is quizlet, which is basically a study guide that helps students to review material needed for a variety of different subjects. Through these technologies and many others, I believe that they have been very beneficial in the learning process of students and in the educational setting as well.
In this class, I hope to learn how to create different websites similar to the ones I have been familiar with. Since I have the desire of becoming a teacher in the future, this would be a great advantage for me because I would have the skills needed to help others with the knowledge I will be gaining in this class. In my opinion, technology is a useful source that is appealing to students and allows them to be interested in what they're learning about. I'm not only taking this class because of a requirement, but I am also interested in everything I'll be learning throughout it as well.
