At least, that's how most of my experiences with technology have been. Granted, the yardstick against which I measured the progress of technology through my earlier years was advancements in video game technology.
As I grew a little older, I became interested in technology as I interacted with it through film projects. I remember feeling like the big man on campus, because I edited a middle school highlight film on one of those candy-colored, blocky iMacs. In high school, we graduated from the lamp-like G4 iMacs to G5 Power Macs with Final Cut Pro and Adobe After Effects. Those iMacs always reminded me of that Pixar lamp. . . .
My hope is that I will be able to learn how to utilize technology to help provide students with a better educational experience. There are so many possibilities that I don't even know what they are.
The fact is, we are surrounded by technology. Smart phones and iPads have placed unprecedented access to information in the hands of anybody in just about any place. Let's be honest, you can't even hide in the bathroom without hearing the person in the next stall tapping away at his Blackberry.
P.S. In a somewhat unrelated note, one of the founding members of ELO was recently killed in a tragic accident. Two things: while this really is a tragedy, does this headline not make it seem funnier than it probably is? Also, ELO is a band with a suitably tech-sounding name, right?
Jordan, good to meet you! I can tell that many of the technologies we will learn this semester will be pretty easy for you, which is great! You can really help us out by bringing in other ideas and technologies for the discussions we are having. For your assignments, I encourage you to try learning new things, if what I'm teaching is something you already know---just let me know what new thing you decide to learn.
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