Technology Background

I do not have a very strong technology background. I remember having a computer when I was six years old. My first memories on the computer included playing some mousetrap and skiing game. I then remember when I got my first CDROM that taugt me the alphabet. My favorite game was MathBlasters.

My first memory of using a computer in school was when I would play Oregon Trail in the third grade. I first remember using the Internet to research topics in the fifth grade. We had five or six computers in the back of the classroom that we would take turns using. I took a keyboarding class in sixth grade and learned that I had a skill for typing pretty quickly. I then took a technology class in the seventh grade where I learned that I had almost no skills regarding Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint. I learned a lot in that class. I did not have to use these programs very often except for an occasional PowerPoint presentation throughout the next few years. Unfortunately, my knowledge from that seventh grade technology class soon began to fade.

I got my first website, a Xanga site, when I was fifteen years old. I have since moved up to a MySpace and Facebook site. I now use technology often in college to write papers and research topics. That's about all I feel comfortable with when it comes to technology. The Exercise Science class last semester helped me to learn more about Macs but I still do not feel very comfortable with them. I hope to learn a lot more about technology and how I can use it in my future classroom!