First post!

Hi everyone! My name is Jenny and I am in my third year at Brock University, studying Child and Youth Studies. I chose Brock because I was really interested in the Child and Youth Studies program. I love working with children and teaching them and learning from them. I have had many bad, negative teachers in the past, thus I want to be a teacher to show children that learning is fun. One thing I disliked about Brock in the beginning was the location. I am a big city girl, so moving to St. Catharines and adjusting to the city was very difficult for me. However, after making amazing friends and creating memories, I am definitely going to miss Brock and St. Catharines when I graduate.

Here are some random facts about me: I love to bake, shop, exercise, act, listen to music, and watch TV/movies (I'm a big fan of comedy). I love dogs - I have a bichon-pomeranian mix named Teddy, and hope to have a pug one day. Yes, pugs are my favourite, but I still love my dog! I also adore cats, but unfortunately I can never own one because of my allergies. I love collecting candles and I am a huge coffee addict. Also, I make one mean PB & J sandwich (I'm not much of a cook).

The purpose of this blog is to discuss my thoughts and ideas based on what I learn in the course, ADED 1P32 - Learning in Digital Contexts. Currently, I volunteer in a kindergarten classroom, and I love it! I cannot wait to have my own classroom some day. I find it interesting that there is more technology being used in classrooms today. For example, the students in the classroom know how to use an iPad, and love learning from it. They actually know more about the iPad than I do, and they are only four and five year-olds! I believe that in the future, more technology will be implemented in classrooms. It could be both a positive and negative thing, thus I hope this course will teach me how and what type of technology I could use that would benefit me and my future students. Can't wait!

- Jenny