blogging

Seeing how this is the first time I have ever blogged in my life, I'm not too sure how it could benefit students in the classroom. I suppose that it would promote dialoge which is always a good thing. Teachers could post questions online and require students to blog their ideas. This would give students a chance to deliver input and also see what their peers think on the same subject.

Technology

When I was in school, there was very little technology used. I believe the fanciest piece of equipment I saw in hich school was in my senior year. It was an attachment for the TI 83 calculator which allowed the teacher to project the screen through the overhead projector. This was a pretty nifty device, but it was seldom used. In elementary school we still used the old reel to reel projectors to watch films on. Every classroom did have a TV or access to a TV and VCR which made media a little more accessible. However, in high school our classrooms didn't have internet access. I know today there is a standard that each classroom must have 5 computers but in my time this was definately not the case. I believe that technology is important and can diversify learning, but it seems to also cause a lot of problems.

autobiography

My name is Robert Taft Cardwell. I am 25 years old and a senior Music Education Major. I was born and have always lived in Nashville Tennessee. I am the youngest of 8 children which made growing up both very exciting and difficult. I have 5 older brothers and 2 older sisters. My oldest brother just turned 40 last December. It is true that there is quite an age gap between us, but we are all quite close with each other. All of them except one live in the Nashville area which is wonderful because I get to see them frequently. I am engaged to a wonderful lady who I've been with for 4 years. Her name is Amanda and she just graduated from MTSU's nursing program. So I'm lucky as an accident prone person that I fell for someone in the health care profession. I enjoy gardening, skateboarding, and playing the piano.