I come from a family of teachers, my grandfather, mother and aunt are present or past teachers. So for my entire life I have been surrounded by education in some form. Though when I was younger I dreamed of becoming an orthodontist, teaching was not necessarily an option until I had Ms. Richards for U.S. History in 11th grade. Though I had many quality teachers throughout my years at public school, Ms. Richards, in a cliche way, empowered me to learn. Through her hands-on teaching approaches and spunky personality I realized that I wanted to be just like her. She inspired me and that is when I realized that not only did I have a love for the topic of history but I had a new found love to pass on this passion to others through the art of teaching.
We live in a world full of technology, it is in our workplaces, schools, homes and pockets. Though I find technology fascinating I also find it very intimidating. I am comfortable with word documents, internet searching, e-mailing and Facebook but find more intense types of technology a little scary. At times even my "smart" phone overwhelms me. I am definitely willing to work with technology in attempts to learn more and find it exciting, but I also would admit to being a little timid.
Technology is essential in education because it is such an integral part of our society. Students are exposed to technology for many hours every day. Through this technological exposure it is important that schools are able to connect with their students by utilizing the tools found through technology. Students seem more willing to work with things that apply to them in their everyday lives and working with technology in the classroom accomplishes that task completely and is something that must be practiced.
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