Ashley’s Weblog

My name is Ashley Dejaegher. I am a student at the University of Regina currently in my 4th year of secondary education with a Business Education major and a Math minor. This is my last class I need to take before my internship and I will be completed my degree after my internship which is exciting. I played hockey with the University of Regina Cougars for the past 4 years. I was born and raised in Regina and come from a family of 3 children (myself being the middle). I will be getting married on July 19th, 2008 to Kane. We have been together since grade nine. He is a new member of the RCMP and currently living in BC. I will be moving to BC in January 2009 after internship in hopes of finding a job.

I have some experience with technology, but I don’t consider myself a keener with technology. I would say that I have above average skills with Microsoft Word and Excel and average skills with Access, and Publisher. My internet skills are probably the same as most people my age, using the internet for searching, email and facebook.

I think that if technology is used in the right ways, it can enhance the students learning experience. During my pre-internship, I found that students are constantly texting, emailing or on facebook. I also think that by using technology in new and interesting ways, the students will be far more motivated because it is a new “cooler” way to learn. If done properly, facebook or blogging can be a nice addition to the classroom. My co-op teacher has a class website with all of her courses and assignments listed on them. I think this is awesome because students and parents have no excuses about what is going on in the class. This is something I am really interested in learning about in this class. It sounds like I will be able to learn how to do this perhaps with moodle.

My expectations are that I will learn more about technology in the classroom than I already have. In only two classes I can tell that this will already be the case. I am excited to see what the rest of the class will bring!