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Hello everybody! My name is Eli and this is my blog that I will use for my Introduction to Educational Technology course at FSU. I am a third year student majoring in History and minoring in Museum Studies. I am planning to going to graduate school after I graduate from FSU in order to become a professor in Ethnomusicology, which is the study of the social and cultural importance of music around the world. Personally I have a particular interest in Latin America and the Caribbean music and its evolution throughout history. 

My prior experience with using tech in an educational setting was first having computer lab in elementary school. I remember the whole point of the class was to get us to type faster through programs but us kids were more excited to play games after we completed our tasks for the day. Then in middle school, most of my teachers had Smart boards which was really cool to see because they could do a lot of things with that in their class. However, when I went to high school, they did not have those smart boards and were using regular white boards in the classroom.

What I want to learn from this course are tech skills that I can transfer to my future career as a professor in order to integrate tech in an efficient and effective way for my students. Because I want to teach something that is very academic, I believe that tech can be used to help students and researchers to bring the field into the 21st century. As well, this course can teach me new things I can do with programs that I already have experience in. Then, learn about programs I have never heard of and be able to use them later in life.   

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  1. Priscilla's BlogAugust 29, 2019 at 7:26 PM

    Hello Eli, I find it super fascinating that you want to teach Ethnomusicology. Music moves us and influences our own personal rhythm. On another note I also want to learn how to efficiently use technology for my prospective students, seeing as I want to be an Elementary educator. Figuring out the skeletons of technology will be an advantage for sure. Great introduction Eli!

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  2. Taylor ByronSeptember 12, 2019 at 3:37 PM

    Wow! It's so cool how you know exactly what you want to do! I really respect that. I think it's really interesting that you're so passionate about ethnomusicology and Latin American and Caribbean music. Good luck with everything and I'm sure that technology will be super useful in accomplishing your goals.

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