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In my future career as a special education teacher, I see myself using Excel and data collecting in a lot of different ways. Firstly, I would use Excel to organize my students and their needs because in a special ed classroom it is important for a teacher to keep track of their students individualized plans. However, that is not my only option. I can also use Excel to keep track of my students grades for their assignments.

One of the most interesting topics I have seen in a classmate's blog is Class Dojo. Class dojo is a platform for teachers to use to keep track of their student's progress. Each student has a character who records the number of "dojos" they earn in a day. Dojos are given for good behavior like staying on task or finishing their reflex math on time. Another great aspect to this platform is it allows the teachers to communicate with the parents and they can also track their students progress and behavior in class.

The next technology-related skill I would like to learn is how to code informational programs. I started to learn basic coding skills in middle school but never kept up with it. However, I would be very interested in picking up from the beginning and learning how to code real things. I believe this is an important skill and will be helpful in my future.