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Hi! I'm Valentina Fernandez and I'm 28 years old. I live in Florida, Vicente López with two friends and a dog. In my free time, I enjoy listening to music, cooking, going out with my friends and taking long walks around my neighborhood with my dog.
I've started studying at the UTN in 2017 and I hope to finish this year; this is the reason why I'm attending nine 4th year subjects. 
Regarding my teaching experience, I've been teaching for more than 3 years now. I started giving one-to-one private lessons to adults at the end of my 1st year at UTN. Then, I spent one year giving both one-to-one and group lessons to all ages at a private institute. In 2019, I started working at a bilingual primary school in Olivos, where I'm currently teaching 4th graders.
Nowadays, I'm giving hibrid lessons at school: half of the students are in the classroom and the other half are attending the class via Zoom. So, I can say that I'm partly teaching online right now. 
Last year, I had a great experience with education technology. However, I won't lie - at the beginning it was more than overwhelming. Fortunately, after some time everything started to fall into place, and without doubt I can say that 2020 was the most rewarding year in my short teaching experience in academic terms. My students were able to make the most of virtual education, since I've learned how to maximize my online lessons using a variety of multimedia resources. 
What I expect from this subject is to keep on learning new tools to enhance my lessons. 

To picture how I feel when I think about technology, I've chosen this Daft Punk's song called "Technologic" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8K90hX4PrE&ab_channel=DaftPunk . I used to love this song when I was a teenager and I can still remember how hard it seemed to learn the lyrics. Now, I think it accurately portrays my relationship with technology: at the beginning it seems like a lot to take in, but suddenly all the information starts to sink in. 

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