Introduction

After much deliberation (and beating myself up), I am finally getting started on my blog. I'm not quite sure what to put in my first post, so I'll just give you a little background about my teaching experience. 

I have been teaching for five years now, and it seems like there is something new every year. I discovered my interest in educational technology during my internship where I was presented with a Smartboard to use on a daily basis in my kindergarten class. I basically made myself figure it out... and that is where my crazy obsession with anything "ed tech" began. 

Every year I have added on something new... my first year was in second grade where I was pretty much doing my best to stay afloat. I developed a love for Reader's Workshop and began experimenting with different types of technology to supplement my instruction. The next year I looped to third grade with my class to teach a "dedicated laptop class." Boy oh boy, was I in over my head?! I just jumped in with both feet and figured everything out alongside my students. I learned so much that first year in third grade; I was just lucky that I already had my classroom management down! Every year from then on became a little bit easier, and a little bit more awesome. This is my fourth year teaching the regular third grade curriculum with student owned laptops. I am constantly striving to be a better 21st century teacher. 

I have read so many different blogs, attended trainings and webinars, researched anything related to educational technology that I could find. My goal is that through this blog I will be able to document my class's use of technology and to inspire other teachers that are where I once was.