Technology Autobiography

Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to grow up using technology on a daily basis, whether at home or at school. Therefore, I know how to use different types of technology as an adult. There are still areas of technology that I am unfamiliar with but for the most part I know how to use a lot of different types of technology.

I am especially grateful that I have had these experiences with technology because it will be extremely useful as a teacher. I was lucky enough to be in classrooms during my student teaching that allowed me to see how technology can be used, and be used effectively in the classroom. Everything from powerpoints to an Elmo machine to morning messages written in Microsoft and projected onto the screen for all the students to see, there are many ways to incorporate technology in your classroom.

Technology has grown tremendously over the past couple of decades and it will only continue to advance. As teachers, we should be using technology in our own classrooms so that students are well-equipped to use different types of technology as they get older. I believe a teacher's ultimate job is to prepare a child for the future and for the real world. The real world is saturated with all kinds of technology and it's important that we introduce these things to our students so that they are well prepared for anything they might encounter in the future.

A perfect example is that a friend of mine was searching for a job a couple of months ago. She went for an interview at a local school, in hopes to work in the front office. She was told that she had a great interview, they really liked her and that they would hire her, except there was one problem; she wasn't familiar enough with computers and the programs they were using. That is exactly what I don't want to happen to my students when they get older and search for jobs. Introducing them to technology seems minor, but it is just one more way that we can help them to be successful in life.