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My name is Brian Short. I grew up in Osage Beach, Missouri, and I was raised by my grandparents. Teaching was always a passion of mine from when I was in middle school and throughout high school.

I took an interest to Spanish class in middle school, and then I took all 4 years of Spanish in high School. During my senior year of high school, I decided to pursue a career in teaching with an emphasis in modern language. I graduate in 2018 with my bachelors of science degree in modern language. I am currently in my 4th year of teaching Spanish.

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During this course, I am looking to find ways to use technology effectively. I want to find a balance between using technology in the classroom, as well as using traditional teaching practices.

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During my first trip to Mexico, I let a complete stranger take me 2 hours into the Oaxacan Mountains deep in the jungle. There, I had the best coffee and Tres Leches cake.

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I am part of the generation that knows what it is like to not have a lot of technology, as well as that knows what it is like to have so much technology. I have seen technology grow little by little.

In my personal life, I use technology everyday-whether that is my phone, my work computer, my car, my TV, or my refrigerator. Almost everything that we do as a society nowadays is using technology.

In my professional life as a teacher, I use technology quite often. I use resources such as Gimkit, Kahoot, and Quizlet. Furthermore, my school district uses Google Classroom. I use this to message my classes if I am gone. I also use it to put vocab and notes on it in case my students lose their physical copies. My classroom also has a Clear Touch TV. So, my students and I use that for games, activities, and notes. Furthermore, I also like to play music for my students, and motivational videos on Mondays. Technology plays a part in my teaching style; however, I also know the benefits of the traditional school style of paper and pencil.