Introduction

My name is Rolane Chen and I was born and raised in California. Growing up, I attended mostly special education classes up until middle school. I have attended a wide variety of schools beginning with: Canyon View Elementary Pomerado Elementary(in Poway), Mesa Verde Middle School and went on to Mt. Carmel High School. Most recently, I graduated from Cal State San Marcos with a Bachelor of Arts in History during the Fall 2008 semester.
One of my most favorite things to do is travel and get the opportunity to explore and experience different cultures and countries. To date, I have visited some seventeen countries including: Argentina, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Italy, Mexico, and Spain. One of my favorite "reality" shows aside from American Idol is The Amazing Race which aires on CBS. I also enjoy studying and learning world history (I watch the History Channel on a daily basis). I also love to learn to speak different languages; I currently speak English,Chinese, and some Spanish, and I'm now trying to learn German. My first impression of the "Mission Statement" was that it appeared very practical albeit, idealistic in some of its goals and intentions. However, I do admire and respect the COE's position on the implementation of collective learning and personal reflection and retrospect.
I have very little (okay none really) experience or knowledge when it comes to operating or using Mac computers. I have only been using my trusty, dependable PC up until now. Maybe I will be converted by the end of this class. I have come to the realization by having done the field observations in Edu. 350, how much technology in the classroom has developed and evolved since my school days and become such a fundamental and significant instrument of education.