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I have honestly heard nothing about EDM310 except for what I read on ratemyprofessor.com. I do not usually trust comments put on the website because it is so easy to post negative feedback that may not necessarily be true, especially if a student received a poor grade or disagreed with a professor on a personal level. Being relatively new in the College of Education, I did not know anyone who had already taken the course.

The only fear I have of EDM310 is fear of the unknown. I know I am capable of doing well if I work hard, but it is frightening going into a class having no idea what it is about. I am concerned because I don't consider myself to be tech-savvy and I tend to be timid with things I do not understand. However, since this is a required class, I cannot drop it just because I get scared of not succeeding.

EDM310 is very different from any course I've ever taken. I have never worked with blogs or really any computer programs in an education setting except for a basic computer skills class. Another major difference is the amount of work and time this class will require. I am not the world's best student when it comes to studying and I have, for the most part, been able to coast through school my entire life. From what I can tell, this class will be more about actually learning and retaining skills that I will use in my career unlike previous courses such as Biology.

The most difficult thing about EDM310 for me personally will be time management. In the past I have been a procrastinator and a master of "last minute." I knew as soon as I began to read the syllabus that this would be the course to change my evil ways. I understand that I really will not be able to do these projects last minute and that this class will take a lot more time than I have previously allocated to homework. The only way for me to address this issue is to stay ahead on my assignments and not allow myself to get behind or even "cut it close." I tend to use work as an excuse, so I need to manage my work and personal schedule around this class as if it were my main source of income. It will definitely take some adjusting but I feel confident that I will be successful.

I foresee having many technical questions throughout the semester. I plan on taking advantage of the lab times to get help as well as working with other students. I am really enjoying writing blog posts so far and I am looking forward to seeing what I can do in EDM310.

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My name is Jessica Joanne Garris and I will be twenty years old on January 23. I have lived in Mobile my whole life. I lived in the same house for eighteen years, but I am currently living in an apartment with one of my best friends from high school. I graduated from Baker in 2012 and I was an Azalea Trail Maid. I am now a Crewmate for the USS Alabama. My favorite hobbies are riding horses and being at the beach. I came to USA because I am very family-oriented and I did not want to move far away from my home. I am a Secondary Education/English major.

My family is the most important thing in my life. My brother, Ben, is thirteen years old and plays football. Being seven years apart, we tried to kill each other most of the time when we were younger; now that only happens occasionally. I am closer to my mom than I am to anyone. She is always right about everything and she knows me inside and out. My daddy is the strongest, most hard-working man I have ever met in my life. He has led our family in a loving way and taught me to be just as stubborn and independent as he is. I am also really close with my grandparents. My grandmother is the best cook in the world and I probably would have starved a long time ago if it were not for her. I'm grateful to have been raised by a wonderful group of people that continue to influence my life every day.

I am going into education because honestly I've known I would be a teacher since I was old enough to be in school. When I started college I convinced myself I wanted to go in the medical field and went pre-physical therapy. I went from that to Professional Health Sciences and from that Radiologic Sciences. The problem was that I hate science. I could not find a passion anywhere in medicine. I worked as a Supplemental Instructor for Statistics this past semester and while working with other students helping them understand a difficult concept, it hit me that I wanted to be helping students understand for the rest of my life. I want to teach in high school because I feel like it is a defining time in students' life. My English teachers in high school had an incredible impact on the person I am today and I want to be that person for other people.

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