Hi class,
As you saw by the title, I’m Adam Hocker. I grew up in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania which is a suburb of Harrisburg. I was a teacher in a small Catholic school in Camp Hill, Pa for four years before coming to Penn State. It was during that time that I became interested in technology use in classrooms and technology integration in k-12 schools. To expand on my interests a little, I am interested in looking at how school districts make technology decisions, how the technology is integrated in the classroom, the school offices, and the district offices.
I am taking this course to learn more about the educational technology that is available as well as what it means to be disruptively innovative. In terms what’s interesting about me, I have experience producing and hosting AM radio programs, video editing, and have produced web series.
I love technology and feel extremely comfortable learning and using new technology. I try to be an early adopter of new tech whenever I can. When I was a teacher, I experimented with new tech and new uses of existing technology and still do that with my coursework.