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My name is Jennifer Pequegnat. I am married and have two beautiful children ages seventeen and three. I enjoy spending time with my family, working on the computer, kayaking, hiking, and when possible traveling. My husband and I recently had the opportunity to visit France. I am currently a First grade teacher in Bluffton South Carolina. This will be my eleventh year teaching. I have taught in Arizona, Florida, Texas, and Hawaii. I have taught Kindergarten, First, Second, Fourth, Sixth and Seventh grades. I graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2000.
I was lucky enough to have a father who was a computer engineer. We always had computers in the house. Over the years I could track the changes in technology by the size of the boxes my father would bring home from work. As a teacher I have always had at least one computer in my classroom. Some districts didn’t always utilize them as much as we do today. I am currently in a district that believes heavily in utilizing technology. Every teacher is given a laptop to take home and use. We have interactive white boards in every classroom. We have two computer labs and laptop carts. Some of our Secondary students are being taught to use I Pads as an everyday tool in the classroom. I am a PC person; I have used Macs before and prefer the interface of the PC. I am currently using Microsoft Office 2010.
I recently decided this was the time to pursue my Master’s Degree mainly due to the rapid changes in educational technology. I have always felt comfortable using computers and have utilized them in my classroom. Recently rapid advances have left me feeling that I was being left behind. Technology now affects almost every aspect of our lives. My students now know more about the latest gadgets and programs than I do. So I decided it was time to go back to school. I chose Peru State College after doing extensive research. With my busy schedule of teaching and parenting, I needed an online program that would have the flexibility I needed without being expensive. I have always had a personal philosophy that you never stop learning personally or professionally. I try to teach that same philosophy to my students. Every day you should strive to learn something new. I hope to be able to use my degree to enhance the learning of my students so they can compete in our highly competitive ever changing global community.
