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Welcome to my Educational Technology Blog!

Hello All! Welcome to my blog.  My name is Jocelyn McDonald and I am looking forward to blogging through my journey as a doctoral student at Walden University.  I am currently studying Educational Technology and will be blogging in regards to issues and trends in education with this matter.  The beginnings of this blog will be in conjunction with the Walden course EDUC 8342 Emerging and Future Technologies. I am looking forward to sharing  knowledge as well as gaining perspectives within the realms of educational technology. I welcome comments, questions, and feedback in response to any of my post.

A little about my background:

I have been teaching for he past 10 years in public education within the Houston area of Texas. Growing up, I never thought I would become a teacher or even would be remotely interested in education.  I had always had a strong passion for science and looked forward to becoming a Pharmacologist. Little did I know that I was already destined to love the field of teaching.  As an undergraduate I attended Stephen F. Austin State University, in Nacogdoches, Texas, where I received a Bachelors of Science in chemistry.  The next step was graduate school.  However, to my surprise a bundle of joy arrived and education was an profession to join with flexible days off through out the year. Therefore, I started teaching chemistry and fell in love with the connection  was able to make with students and my passion for science.  After 8 years of teaching chemistry, I wanted to to do more and and love how different technological aspects began to transform my teaching practices.  I then decided to go back to school and get a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology at Houston Baptist University in Houston, Texas. After my first year in school, I decided to start teaching technology.

I am looking forward to growing professionally and personally through this experience.

Cheers to Educations,

Jocelyn McDonald, M.Ed.