Technology is not something I am confident with, so when I discovered I had to take a course centered on the subject my nerves for the semester heightened. Education Technology was my first class at Drake, so, not only was I nervous about taking on a new level of education, but also, I was concerned about being behind the class in something society expects us to be experts in. After not being able to log in to my Drake account and feeling like an idiot, I was please to find that there were students from a variety of backgrounds and different levels of experience with technology. Hopefully that means some of us will be learning (struggling) together and receiving assistants from our more advanced classmates.
Aside from my fear of not knowing what the heck I am doing, I am excited to learn more about the many tools and techniques available to teachers. I think technology is a wonderful development when not abused. I lack much knowledge of the new and up-and-coming technological devices teachers are using to enhance their learning environments for students, so I am looking forward to learning the basics and hope to grow from there. One thing I was pleased to hear the first day is that we are also going to be discussing the tradeoffs of using technology. I am hesitant about relying on technology to make things easier in my life. So it was comforting to know that I am not the only skeptical one.
