The thought of writing a 1,400 word biography, reflecting on my knowledge of computers, is extremely scary and difficult. I can honestly say I don't have enough knowledge or experience with technology to produce 1,400 words, but I'll try. I have been involved in the field of education since 1984. I earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Georgia, in the field of Mental Retardation, in May of 1984. I began my teaching experience in a very rural area of ​​Georgia South. The work was in an elementary school that had a "center" of students with an IQ between 25 and 55. The ages of the students in this "center" ranged from 5 to 18 years old. (Please note that separating students in this way is against the law today.) We worked on simple academic aspects, but our main focus was on daily living skills such as: basic money management, cleaning, shopping and cooking. At this point in my career, we were using a computer to make simple budget plans. We would print out the budget and students would learn to check off certain items. We also printed out a shopping list and they learned to mark items and make "ticks" to indicate how many items they needed. In 1986, I was moved to a middle school special needs classroom. This class was housed in a trailer at the back of the school. To access a computer, I or my paraprofessional would have to come into the school. The only thing we used the computer for was to write an Individual Education Plan, but at that time there was no template. In 1992, the school system built a new school and moved students with special needs into the main building. At this point, we were given our Apple computer and some floppy disks with it. I am... middle of paper... the right company. This process used to take up to two weeks to complete, now it only takes 2 or 3 days. I am able to communicate with all the Easter Seals centers via computer using the Intranet and we have a webcam (Logitech) on each directors' computer so we can video conference when necessary. I can honestly say that my computer skills have improved simply by being in graduate school. I have a good understanding of Microsoft Word and Power Point, but I am very uncomfortable using Excel and have never opened Access. Luckily, I have two kids in college and an electrical engineer for a husband, so my resources are plentiful. I'm learning not to be as intimidated by the computer as I once was. My daughter said something to me in statistics class that I thought was great: “Mom, remember, you know more than your computer, it's just a machine.”.