blog journal #1 posting

To be honest I do not think that computers are an important part of the educational experience, especially when pertaining to first graders. Teachers and students should only use computers for educational reasons to do research, or write a paper, or power point and possibly you tube if there is an educational clip of something important. Other than that there really is no reason for computer use in class. Although I must admit that I do agree with one issue in the book is that computer literacy is critical because even if you don't use it you will need to use it at some point in your life especially in future generations.And I also agree that you should be able to do or fix simple problems with your computer as well.
I hope to only use a computer in my class to hold my grades and maybe for power point slides. In this class I hope to learn how to use some programs that I am not familiar with.
I hope I don't have to teach my first graders computers nor have to incorporate computers with everything I do in class. This course is harder than it needs to be by showing us all of the shortcuts and tricks that you can use on certain programs. It takes something simple and makes it really hard and makes it difficult to comprehend.

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blog journal #0 posting

1.My prior experiences using technology come to mind as mediocre. I do not excel with technology but I get the just of it to finish the task at hand for the most part. Personally I tend to use technology as little as possible in my daily life. Most of the time when computer teachers talk 'computer' I feel as though they are speaking in another language and usually ask for help until I sort of understand. I enjoy simple things and technology is everything but simple.

2.One major thing I hope to learn from this class is little tricks that make typing and looking for things on the computer easier than they are now. I really hope to learn about other programs - all I know really is PowerPoint and Microsoft word. I hope to understand some of the vocabulary so I don't seem completely useless my future bosses. And most importantly I want to feel confident when I am using a computer or another type of technology.

3.The questionnaire taught me that I am more of an active learner than a reflective learner, but I did have a 1 on the active side which says I am fairly well balanced in both. Which means I like to apply information or discuss it to others but I can also think about it to myself. The questionnaire also says I am more of a sensing learner than a intuitive learner but again I received a 3 on on the sensing side which means I am well balanced at both. So basically I usually like to learn facts but at times I can prefer to discover the possibilities as an intuitive learner. Also, I was more verbal than visual but again I had a 1 on the verbal side which means I Can retain information from reading and hearing but also from seeing. Lastly I was a sequential learner but this time I was a 9 so I am definitely only a sequential learner. This means I like to go step by step logically to find my answer.

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