I C it's Time for reflectionS

Hi there,

I feel that before I begin this journey into the  relatively unknown ‘to me’ world of technology, it is important for me to think back and reflect on ICT's and the role that they have played in my life up to this point. As a child of the 90's I feel that I was growing up in a time where technologies were beginning to emerge, but at a slow enough rate so that I was able to keep up with them. I was able to grasps the basics from a relatively young age as I occasionally ‘but effectively’ used MSN chat, email, computers and texting. Since then my biggest technological achievements have included the mastery of Myspace and Facebook. Impressive hey? :-s Oh and I should not forget CQU student portal and Moodle –which might I add initially brought me to the brink of frustration and almost convinced me that university was not the place for me. Two years later and I’m still here so I guess that there is truly nothing that can stand in the way of my learning but…ME!

Based upon that I am going to embrace this course with arms wide open and hope that it opens my eyes to a whole new world that I have previously shut my eyes to. I realise that choosing teaching as a profession in this day and age will require much more from me technology-wise than I can currently give. I am apprehensive about the challenges that I may face along this journey, but excited to discover new things that will ultimately make me far more relatable to and equipped to teach not only the children of today but tomorrow also.