My first blog

Posting #1

My name is Creighton Bryan and I am currently working towards my masters degree in Educational Technology. I currently teach computer aided drafting at South Garland High School. I just finished my third year teaching.

I am taking this class to help further my education and open up possibilities for me within education in either the field of technology or CATE, career and technology. I see myself as a career and technolgy coordinator or a district technology head.

My educational technology philosiphy takes willon a d take on a dual meaning throughout the class. Not only do I use technology to teach and help reiterate learning. I also teach technology to prepare kids for the future. Just as this class is teaching us the importance of using technology in the workforce, I am also preparing students to exceed in the workforce through learning technology.

Educational technology is using all available technology sources to engage students in learning, help them retain what they learn, faciliatate what they learn and make them life long learners in education.

I would love to learn more about blogging and hosting my schools own webpage. Specific to school technology goals this summer, I want to learn to transfer Revit house files to Autodesk Viz to create cutting edge walkthroughs and renderings.

I would love to use either a blog or a class web page to keep both students or parents updated with whats going on in class. I could post our competition highlights and display good work.

The barriers that exist are just taking the time and finding the resources to use that allow me to do so. I also need to go through people above me to get things approved.

My main technology skill I use in class have to do with CAD. I develop and build both 3D representations of houses and engineering parts. I am always happy to share what I know.