Technology Medley

Several folks in my educational technology network have been participating in a meme, a blog post which is similar to a chain letter in which people tag friends to write about the same topic. This particular meme was to write seven things that others may not know about you. I was tagged by Sharon Elin several days ago.

1. My first summer job was stringing hoods. I was responsible for putting the strings in the hoods of sweatshirts in a local knitting mill. It was piece work, and I was more interested in quality than quantity, but the boss just wanted speed. That summer was great motivation for continuing my education!
2. The grandfather of my best friend in high school and college owned a local speedway ~ a half mile track that ran Nascar races twice a year. He hired us to work in the office during the summers in college and to sell tickets on race weekends. I never watched a race while I was there, but I met a lot of fun people!
3. I started taking piano lessons when I was seven years old. My mom never had to ask me to practice, because I truly loved playing. Many years later, I was a music education major with a concentration in piano. I still enjoy playing piano with my church orchestra and occasionally for church services. It’s also one of my favorite ways to relax.
4. After teaching music in an elementary school for three years, I was laid off during a huge budget crunch. (Why are music and art always the first to go?) I had taken a few accounting classes, and I spent the following year working in the audit department in a bank. I remember fighting to stay awake most days! Fortunately for me, I was rehired by the school division the next year.
5. I love to play games on my Nintendo DS and Wii.
6. My high school principal wanted me to major in math instead of music because of my SAT scores. Math was my favorite subject in high school, and I sometimes wonder if that ultimately led to my interest in computers.
7. I love to travel! I try to take a nice trip every summer. My favorite state for a vacation is Maine, and the one country I would love to return to is Italy.

I’m not going to tag anyone, but if you are reading this and have not been tagged, please consider posting your seven things. There is also a wiki that links to similar posts from other folks in the Eduverse.