Introduction - Blog Post #1

    Greetings, everyone! My name is Hannah Allison, I am 20 years old (my birthday is February 10th, and I am an Aquarius), and this is my third year at FSU. I hope to begin the Special Education program in Fall 2021, and finish with my Bachelor's and Master's degree sometime in 2024. I am very excited for this journey! So...let me tell you a little bit about me. I am from Jacksonville, FL. My parents are divorced so I live with my mom, brother, and papa (grandpa) when I am in Jacksonville, but I just got my first apartment in Tallahassee, and I plan on living here until I finish my education. My favorite color is yellow. I have four tattoos, 2 flowers on my shoulder, an aztec-like design on my sternum, and a butterfly on my back with the quote "grow through what you go through" down my spine. I love tattoos! One of my favorite hobbies is cooking. I am always cooking something in the kitchen. I find cooking to be extremely therapeutic for me. Most of the time when my TV is on I am watching some sort of cooking show. My favorites are Chopped and Cutthroat Kitchen. I have 2 brothers. My brother, Carlos, is adopted, and he is 18 years old. My brother, Hunter, is biological, and he is 17 years old. I love my brothers very much, and I do not know what I would do without them. I have 3 dogs at home: Aubie (named after the Auburn Tigers) is a mix between a golden retriever and a cocker spaniel who we rescued in 2009. He is now around 12 years old. He favors my mom the most. Noley (named after the one and only Florida State Seminoles) is a black mouth cur who we rescued in 2016. She is now around 6-7 years old. She favors me the most, and I hope she can move in with me soon. Ginger (named for her color) is a miniature dachshund who my papa adopted in February 2019. She is turning 4 years old in December. She favors my brother, Hunter, the most even though she was originally my papa's dog. One of my biggest dreams is being a mother, and as crazy as it sounds, I have always wanted 7 kids. It will be interesting to see how many I actually end up having, whether that be naturally or by adoption. Overall, my family is the most important thing to me, and I enjoy living life. 

    As for technology in an education setting, I haven't really used much technology in the classroom. I have used the obvious ones such as a laptop, Canvas, and YouTube, but not much else beyond that point. In my ENC 2135 class we had to use Twitter for an assignment which was very unique and interesting. I am looking forward to learning of different technology that is available for me use through this class. 

    The technology that I have used and my personal learning networks truly go hand-in-hand. Some resources that I use to support my learning include Canvas, Microsoft Office (specifically Microsoft Outlook), my classmates, my TA, my professor, and my advisor. For this class specifically, I can use my mom to support my personal learning network because she is a teacher, and she can give me some insight from a teacher's perspective. Additionally, my roommate supports my learning goals by helping me study, mostly through quizzing me on different material, and encouraging me to do my schoolwork.