Technology

Technología, the title of my blog, is the Greek word from which technology is derived. Téchnē is an art, skill, or craft and –logía is the study of something. I chose this title because it fit with purpose of this blog. Over the next couple of months I will be studying and learning a new craft (for me anyway). In order to understand it fully I am posting exactly what I learn along the way. I am learning how to use technology and implement it in my future classroom.

I know and use basic computer skills in my daily life. I use email, facebook, search engines, etc., but I am not technologically savvy….yet. I feel comfortable using technology although I often need assistance figuring out how to do specific tasks. Once I have had a little guidance I can usually handle things on my own. I feel confident in my ability to learn and excited to do so, but I also feel a little worried because it is not something I am very familiar with.

I believe that the use of technology in the classroom can offer depth to group activities and give the children a fun and creative way to collaborate. Technology also offers many ways to organize school work including agendas, vocabulary lists, responses to class discussions, etc. Using technology in the classroom can also prepare children for the increasingly technological society that we live in. When I was in high school we used computers, but rarely. The generations to come will surely use technology more and more in their daily lives and introducing them to it early can only help them.

About Me

      My name is Carrie Sorensen. I am a senior in Child and Family Studies working on my Pre K- K teacher licensure at the University of Tennessee. I love children; this is the main reason I have chosen to be a teacher. It amazes me how eager children are to learn. They look at the world with so much curiosity and wonder. This helps me to look at the world with more wonder as well. My experience with children started in high school. I spent many weekends babysitting in my neighborhood. Once I started realizing my desire to work with children regularly I began working at Kiddie Kottage Learning Center in Farragut. I gained many great experiences there working with children ages 6 months to 9 years old. In school I took Apple Core, or Education 100, my sophomore year. During my junior year I volunteered for Head Start for a few weeks and also did lab work in the university’s Early Learning Center. I worked with 2 year old children as well as pre-schoolers.


      When I am not working or going to school you may see me riding my bike around. I love to bike. I spend many of my afternoons with my boyfriend, Adam. I also love to hang out with my dog, Sam, and my two chinchillas, Nacona and Yuki. Music is another passion of mine. I am currently attempting to learn to play the guitar and I often go to local shows to see bands play. Reading is another one of my favorite hobbies. I like to read books of all kind; fiction, non-fiction, biographies, mystery-thrillers, science fiction, etc. Although these are a few of my favorite things, I always like to take the chance of trying something new.