My personal experiences as an online learner have created my interests in educational technology. I hope that these personal experiences can translate to professional experience as an educator in the future. I have used Learning Management Systems at each of the online schools I have attended. The LMS's I have experience with are LoudCloud, Angel, and Blackboard. Each have their strengths and weaknesses, however I believe that ease of interface between the LMS and the student should be the prime objective. In this blog I intend to report my research findings comparing various systems and note student/instructor feedback on user experience. Another educational technology of interest is mobile application technology. Though online learning has been popular for a decade, and smartphones have been around for nearly as long, joining the two technologies in a reliable, easy to use format has lagged behind. Creating mobile apps is now listed as one of the top ten desired future technologies (http://www.edudemic.com/2012/09/10-emerging-education-technologies/)for the future. Having a reliable, functional method of using my smartphone or tablet would be a huge benefit for my schedule which often has me working out of town and/or working an erratic schedule with short bursts of time where I could log in to my LMS and participate in the weekly activities. Anyone having personal experiences or who has read/conducted research into these technologies is welcome to comment and share their experiences. Thanks!