Xie_Edna_SU2012

 //I've recently picked up phography as a hobby & these are some of the photos that I took with my new toy. // __**A Little Bit About Me! **__ Hi, I’m Edna Xie! I was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Hunter College in Geography and Childhood Education. I’ve always loved being around kids, and since high school, I’ve volunteered and worked in various daycares, which is why I choose to pursue the career of teaching. During my time working with preschoolers, I became fascinated with the amount of knowledge that these young little minds were able to soak up, and was especially amazed how fast students were able to learn a new language (English) while keeping their native language, which is why I chose to complete my master in TESOL. I’ve never used Wiki before and I’m looking forward in expanding my digital literacy and how I can use it in my future classroom.

In elementary school, I was exposed to technology in school for short blocks of time, roughly once a week when our class got to go to Computer Lab. During that time, we created colorful images using the //Paint// application, and practiced typing on the keyboard by looking on the monitor screen. I would never forget typing “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” a dozen times on the computer as a second grader, and the QWERTY keyboard (look below) that was displayed on the monitor which lit up the letters in green when I typed in the correct letter and red when I made a mistake. One of the first computer games that I got was [|Barbie Fashion Designer] during elementary school. Since I didn’t have a computer, my computer teacher allowed me to come in the morning to play with my game. I remember waking up half an hour earlier, rushing my mom and little brother to get out of the apartment so that I could get to the computer lab extra early, making sure that I get to spend as much time on designing clothes for Barbie. At the time, computer was a luxury for me since I was only able to use it in school (or at my cousin’s whenever possible) but these experiences allowed me to be more familiar with the use of computers and helped me developed certain computer skills at a young age.
 * __Life as a Tech User__**
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“Remember to put your fingers on the home key position!” ||

During middle school, I was introduced to the word of e-mailing, and it was the most exciting thing for me. I was able to stay connected with a few of my friends and teachers which was very important to me at the time since I was moving from Washington Heights to Fresh Meadows, and I also needed an e-mail to join certain websites, such as [|Neopets]. As all of my friends started to get cell phones in 8th grade, I still relied on my home phone to determine when and where we were going to meet up. It wasn’t until my junior year in high school until my parents decided to get a family cell phone plan. Since then, my cell phone has not left my side and has become my alarm clock, calendar, entertainment system (downloaded apps), and a tool that keeps me connected to family and friends through an instant phone call and/or text. It has also become a hotline for when my friends when they need to vent or a shoulder to cry on, and a place in which conference calls could be held with a touch of a button.

**Standard 1**: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity
 * __NETS Goals __**
 * __Goal__: Learn how to use different technological tools to incorporate into my classroom that will allow students to express themselves (and for teachers to learn more about each of their students) during the beginning of the school year.

**Standard 2**: Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments
 * __Goal__: Create accounts and explore programs that can be used as an assessment in the classroom (e.g. – Prezi, Storybird).

**Standard 3**: Model Digital-Age Work and Learning
 * __Goal__: Create an ideal classroom webpage that incorporates collaboration with students and their parents

**Standard 4**: Promote and Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
 * __Goal__: Develop a proposal for an afterschool program that will provide students with equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

**Standard 5**: Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership
 * __Personal Use Project Goal__: Explore Flickr (since I’ve never used it), develop my skills in using Flickr, and create a preliminary plan on how I can integrate it into my future classroom.

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