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Well, we have had many great discussions these last few weeks. Although all of these topics were extremely relevant I really enjoyed researching and discussing technology (or maybe I'm just biased!). I hope to have a lot of opportunity working with technology and using it to connect with my students. I love working with technology and believe that it is a fabulous tool, especially since students as old current freshmen in college are so fluent in how to run a wide range of technology. There is so much that we can do with it, learn through it and manipulate it so that our students will be able to excel. Technology makes it so much easier for us to tailor our teaching to different learning styles. There are so many programs and ideas floating around the internet, waiting for us to catch them and use them. I have heard so many people for the two generations prior to us argue about whether or not using technology is good. We need to be the generation that ends that argument and proves that technology is a necessity to survive in the current and future world.

Now to address DAT. I, luckily, was rather sheltered from all three as I went through high school, hanging out with people who's parents had rules and believed like I did and who did not feel the need to rebel. However, I have watched my younger siblings rebel like crazy and partake of all three. We knew what our parent's expectations were but they never explained WHY. It is vital that we explain the consequences of the three types of substances and really let our students know, especially in middle school, WHY and HOW to avoid them, especially abusing them.

Finally, I want to say that I really enjoyed this class and can't wait to go out and START TEACHING!