0- My first attempt at blogging

My prior experiences using technology wouldn't include all that much. For starters my major phone of technology that I've mastered is my phone, and iPhone. I understand that pretty much to a T, but it usually doesn't help me educationally. On the other hand I have my Macbook, which I don't really know all that much about. I understand the basics, but that is where my expertise ends. I can do basic things in Word, and make a very basic Powerpoint but nothing more than that. I've never really had to do it. Also I haven't used a Dell computer in quite some time, so having two different computers to learn on is also challenging.

I hope to gain a lot of new knowledge from taking this course. I hope it will teach me about little tips and tricks to softwares that I will need to familiarize myself with. I would like to learn more about Word, Powerpoint, Excel and also how to use special technology required in the classrooms that I will hopefully be teaching in one day. Such as, a Smart board, the Doc camera and also how to make your computer screen have one thing on it while the projector shows a different display to your classroom. I hope this class will make it easier for me to keep up with the growing need for technology in my daily life and also in the classroom.

While taking the quiz I learned a little bit more about my personal learning style. I received a 7 in the first category, which is on the ACT side. ACT stands for active learners, since I fell on a 7 that means I have a moderate preference for that dimension. Some helpful tips the website gave me were to stop periodically and review what I've read, work with others, and I'll retain information better if I find ways to do something with it. The next category I fell on a 1, leaning towards the side of SEN. SEN stands for sensing learner, and since I fell on a 1 I'm fairy well balanced for this dimension. Some facts the website gave for sensing learners were that we like to learn facts, we tend to be patient with detail, and we tend to be more practical. Some ways to help myself as a sensing learner we can ask our teacher for specific examples, and find out how concepts apply in practice. The third category was VIS and I scored a 9 in this category. VIS stands for visual learner and a 9 means that I have a very strong preference for that dimension. It said visual learners remember what they see best such as pictures, maps, etc. The website did say some ways that I could help myself as a visual learner are to find visuals to help myself learn, and also color code my notes to make it stand out. Lastly, I fell under GLO with a number 1. GLO stands for global learner and since I only made a 1 I well balanced for this dimension. Global learners need to see the bigger picture of something before I can master the details. It's hint was to skim the whole chapter before reading the whole thing so I could get a sense of what I was about to read about to help myself grasp the bigger picture.