eme2040 first day intro
Hello everyone, my name is Nida Sara Newland, but I mainly go by Nida. I am a freshman and this is my first year at the Florida State University. I am majoring in Special Education with hopes of working with children in the elementary setting, mainly 1st grade. I am of Jamaican descent and I come from a very big loving family, who I enjoy spending time with, as well as with friends. To spice up things a bit, I decided to change up my name for the blog using my middle name and my birth month.
Prior experiences I have had using technology in an educational setting is using the computer to work on Microsoft Word and Power Point to complete assignments and projects. Also, in K-12 many of my teachers had promethean/SMART boards where they allowed us students to interact in lessons by using the pens to write on the boards sometimes. Another example I could think of is during my work experience with children with developmental disabilities in summer camp back at home. At work, we would use one of the children's most favorite technology, iPads to assist with their engagement in certain activities.
In this class, I hope to learn how to be more connected with others and different ways of using technology that I have not yet experienced. I am a very shy and lowkey person and I believe that being put out of my comfort zone to be more connected with others could help me a lot. I also hope to build skills that could be beneficial to me and my career. Overall, I hope this will be a great semester that I gain a lot from.
Prior experiences I have had using technology in an educational setting is using the computer to work on Microsoft Word and Power Point to complete assignments and projects. Also, in K-12 many of my teachers had promethean/SMART boards where they allowed us students to interact in lessons by using the pens to write on the boards sometimes. Another example I could think of is during my work experience with children with developmental disabilities in summer camp back at home. At work, we would use one of the children's most favorite technology, iPads to assist with their engagement in certain activities.
In this class, I hope to learn how to be more connected with others and different ways of using technology that I have not yet experienced. I am a very shy and lowkey person and I believe that being put out of my comfort zone to be more connected with others could help me a lot. I also hope to build skills that could be beneficial to me and my career. Overall, I hope this will be a great semester that I gain a lot from.
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ReplyDeleteNi Caitlyn! I also come from a very big family! I hope this semester is good to you, and that you have fun and learn! (sorry I goofed and deleted the comment)
ReplyDeleteHey Nida Caitlyn! Freshman at FSU huh, how is everything going so far!? Hope it hasn't been too overwhelming yet, on the second week of classes haha. I know I had a great year! it seems like you are very driven to gain knowledge from this class, which looking at what you want to be in life sounds great! Good luck this semester!
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm actually doing much better than last semester since I have gotten accustomed to being here now.
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