My name is Rachael Williams and I am studying elementary education at Florida State University. I was born in England but moved to Orlando when I was 6 years old with my parents and older brother. I also have 5 cats and 2 dogs at home that are apart of my family. I am not much of a homebody and love to travel. I moved to North Carolina just for the summer by myself to work and have a change of scenery so living in the mountains with no service was a crazy experience but I earned a lot about myself in doing so.
My high school in Orlando actually provided every student with a laptop to use in class and even take home to become more involved in the world of technology and make it easier on the students as well as the environment. This provided me with many new opportunities to try new learning platforms online and discover that I prefer handwritten notes. I appreciated the organization that the laptop had to offer but I kept myself more accountable to studying when I was away from a computer screen.
I hope to learn new techniques that I could use in the classroom later on to keep students involved and interested in what they are learning. I am hoping to go beyond the basics in different programs such as word and excel to fully understand what they can offer. The specific blog posts and assignments I am also hoping will teach me to be consistent with my work and to remain on top of deadlines. Overall, I feel this class will teach me more than expected.
