My Technology Background

My background in technology begins in 6th grade when my family upgraded from our green-screen computer to one with internet. INTERNET! American On-Line.
Instant Messenger.
Then I took a typing class and I'm awesome, I'm an awesome, fast typer. And an awesome, fast texter.
Let's see...I'd say my main technology background comes from my job. I work for BYU Info which is located in the Office of IT...so we do a lot with technology. All of our resources are on the computer and if something goes down, we have to fix it. And if I can't fix it, I've gone to all these training classes to learn how the other people fix it and why.
I'm an expert google searcher.
I took all those technology skills assessment tests for my major to learn Word Processing and Spreadsheets and Power Point. So I have a stamp on those. I've been passed off as knowledgeable on those bits of technology.

I like to think I'm a fast learner. Teach me technology and I'll pick up on it most of the time. We live in a digital world full of buttons and clickers and dials and Blackberries and internet and The Clapper...We are trained to click around until we understand.
So my goals for this class is to just ... learn the technology and try to not act like an 80 year old woman who can't send an email. And also hopefully to imagine myself as a teacher using these technologies and say "Oh, yes. I can see how this will be useful..."