Post #1: How will I use technology in the future?

I believe computers are an important part of the educational experience because of all its many infinite uses. With a computer one is able to use it for communication means, work is saved easier, and the internet serves as a very useful medium of information. With a computer a teacher can create her own website that serves as a tool of reference for students who are not sure what the assignment is, when its due, or what is expected of the students for the coming weeks. With a computer there is no excuse of "the dog ate my homework" because homework can be saved and published, and it can be sent to the teacher completely unharmed. Lastly with the internet there is practically anything and everything that can be looked up. A student who is working on a project, research paper, or is just trying to look deeply into the information the teacher has provided for the day, can look up a myriad of websites useful to what it is they are looking up. With search engines such as Google, yahoo, and askjeeves, nothing is unsearchable.
As an early childhood education teacher, I believe that the primary way I will be using a computer is for the games and software available for children who are learning their abcs, and learning to read and write. Games from companies such as leap frog, or Milton Bradley are made available for children. I will also have a website for the parents so they are aware of their child's progress and where they stand in their educational growth. I will also on my websites have recourses such as calendars so that every parent has a way of knowing what is coming up, and what activities their children are going to be engaging in. I will probably also include pictures for the parents, they will be able to see what goes on during the day, and so that if at any point during the day the parents miss their children, they can always go to the website to know that their kid is safe and sound in school with me.

So for a paragraph of something random: since this is a class about Technology, do you guys remember when you got your first computer? I totally do! My mom and sister who was in high school at the time picked me up from "after school" and my sister was sitting in the front seat with this HUGE box on her legs. I don’t know how she wasn’t squashed to death I swear. I also remember when my mom first told me about "the internet" and that you can have an email that’s personal to you and people can write you letters and send it to your email. I was like NO FREAKIN WAY!! I also remember when my mom got her first cell phone, it was the size of a brick of course, and she got the first 100 minutes free! ahah oh technology it has changed GREATLY! Oh yeah I also remember, in 5th grade my friend had a website like one of those yahoo ones, and my name was on it. I remember freaking out and screaming because "my name was on the internet" !!!!