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Hello, I'm Ben Nykerk and I am a senior at Michigan State University. My major is Special Education Learning Disabilities. I'm very excited about this semester because I am going to be spending a lot of time in elementary schools for my classes.

I am also taking an online class about teaching with technology. One of our assignments is to create a blog so here I am, I'm new to it but I think it will be pretty fun. I'm hoping to learn how to incorporate technology in the classroom wherever possible. Technology is becoming a bigger part of our lives every day, and I don't see that trend dropping off anytime soon. Therefore it is important to expose children to technology as early and as much as possible.

I like to think I have a pretty strong technology background. My family has had a computer since I was in elementary school. In high school I took a few computer classes and learned the basics of PowerPoint, Excel, and keyboarding. I also worked with imovie in sophomore year of high school when we all made a music video. Usually whenever a new program or technology comes around I can tinker with it and gain a pretty good understanding of what it's about.

I am very excited about this year. I will be spending a lot of time with students and new technologies that I will hopefully be able to incorporate into my teaching.