Micley_Joshua_SU2014

My name is Josh Micley. I have just finished my first year teaching Global History II at a district high school in the bronx.

Technology has played a significant role in my life since nearly as long as I can remember. I still remember playing games like "School House Rock", on the first Gateway computer that my father bought for the family in the mid 90s. I initially learned how to use the computer just from messing around on it as a kid and with a little guidance from my two older brothers. Though I would use the computer throughout my secondary schooling, I actually wouldn't really become proficient, learning how to touch type, until after high school. I remember that I learned how to touch type by using a basketball game program that my father had purchased for me. I was never much of a blogger until I went on a trip to South America for a half a year after graduating from college; I created my first blog on tumblr but then switched to a different platform, awesome.me.

Today, I use my computer mostly for email and doing school work. The technology device that I use far more than my computer is my cell phone (iPhone). I use my phone throughout the day to read the news, communicate with friends, look things up, check the weather, etc. Though I spend a lot of time on my phone throughout the day, I am pretty proud that I actually waited until I graduated college to get my first "smart-phone". Overall, technology plays a pretty routine role in my life on a daily basis, though I like to put my technological gadgets away for a day every now and then when I am able to.



__ **Learning Portfolio ~ 8/3/2014** __

I presented my learning from this course in a Prezi, which can be found at: http://prezi.com/fsad3bq1_whb/final-portfolio-and-reflection/