Chapter 1

In Chapter 1 on page 27, there is a section about how teachers use computers in schools. I found these paragraphs really interesting because a teacher named Dourden Boone was able to obtain ten laptop computers from the school for his class's projects. The students are able to work anywhere on campus due to the computer's having wireless, and the campus being wired. All throughout my entire school career, there was only one computer lab for the entire school. Having this program for classes would make teaching much easier for teachers and learning much easier for students. It would have been nice to have that in high school.
Since my last posting, I really did not learn much of anything different that I did not already know. I have been using technology all of my life, and the stuff we are going over now is basic things that I have already learned. I am just waiting for the section on Microsoft Excel which I can hopefully learn more about.
As far as my career goes, I have not yet decided what my major will be yet. I was in accounting, but I decided it was not for me. So, I went back to my first two choices of majors: criminology and education. This semester is an eye-opening for me to decide which career path I want to pursue. I am taking two criminology classes and two education classes. So far, I am loving all of them which is making it harder to decide.

Introduction

Technology has been with me throughout my life. My family has had a computer for as long as I can remember. In middle school, we always had a computer class once a week. We would learn to type without seeing the keys, and sometimes we would even just play computer games such as the Oregon Trail. That was where I learned how to use Microsoft Word. My parents use Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint at work, so they would gradually teach me how to use these programs. All throughout high school, I used computers to type papers, make powerpoint projects, make spreadsheets, etc. In my senior year, I took a computer class where I used MAC computers for the first time. Then, in my second semester at FSU I took a business computer class online.

I hope to learn more about using Microsoft Excel because it is still kind of foreign to me. I know most of the basics but to make it an interesting project would be a challenge for me. I would also like to learn how to integrate technology in the classroom, and to make it fun and interesting. I'm basically down to learn whatever you want to teach me.

I've learned that I learn easier by someone showing me. If someone shows me something on a computer, I can usually always remember it. I can also teach myself to do it, but I learn faster and easier by someone showing me first. From then on, I would be able to do it by myself.