Ice Breaker

ice breakerWelcome to EDU 533

To get to know your classmates a bit better, as well as myself, please complete the following items on this shared google document. Please choose two other students in the class to say hello to and welcome to the class. They do not need to share similar interests with you!

Welcome! Choose one of each from the following choices: You can copy and paste this below into a section - Add your name to the section please! Suburbs vs City Casual vs Dress-up Performing vs Watching Burger King vs McDonalds M&M's vs Snickers Coke vs Pepsi Ocean vs Mountains Mac vs PC Milk Choc vs White Choc vs Dark choc Facebook vs Twitter Surfing vs Skating Dancing vs Singing Reading physical book vs kindle/nook Droid vs iPhone Teaching vs Learning Red Sox vs Yankees Harry Potter vs Twilight Series

Now explain a little bit about yourselves. Where do you come from, where are you now in your lives and where are you going? I am interested in hearing how this course will benefit you in your professional/personal lives. Please finish this statement: Technology is.....

Angela Sambold-Suburbs, watching, M&M’s, Ocean ,milk choc., skating, nook, teaching, Harry Potter, Casual, Burger king, Pepsi, PC, Facebook, singing, Droid, Red Sox

I was born in the mid-west in Topeka Kanas and moved to NH when I was five years old. I have stayed in NH since that time, living in different parts of the state, but have resided in Concord NH for the past 20 plus years. I have currently worked in the health and human service field for over 30 years, working with adults and children with cognitive, physical, emotional and mental health issues. I am currently looking to expand my knowledge and experience in special education and possible return to teaching or some sort of faculty position that would utilizes my skills and experience. I also have a son who has multiple diagnoses and I would like to increase my knowledge of what is currently happening in the field of education. So as to be a stronger advocate to help meet his needs in his school setting.

Learning about technology will be extremely beneficial both professionally and personally. Professionally it will assist me to develop, design and incorporate the use of technology to assist the individuals I work with to learn skills and develop possibly a system of communication, that meets their needs and increases their ability to be more independent. Also, I would be better able to assist my co-workers to utilize our current technology for more effective teaching and communication. Personally, I will hopefully benefit from this course to increase my own personal skills and overcome the fears I have about technology and also be able to assist my son in further developing and advocate for his own technology needs to increase his knowledge and skills. Technology to me is a big black hole. There is so much to learn on what, how and why to use technology and how it can improve individuals and their lives. Technology is so much a part of everyone’s daily life that it is important that we continue to gain, maintain and develop on going current knowledge of technology.