Before I took the survey and started to read all the articles and watched the movies, I didn't think I was that bad at the new technological world but my eyes were opened! I feel that I have a weakness in every area because I know a little bit about everything but I am not really an expert in any area. There are many times that I have to ask either Doc Waters or my peers to help me understand something or put it in non-computer lingo. The survey and NET standards brought many things to my attention. Actually the entire PDP assignment kinda blew my mind! I feel like I am strong overall because I am not afraid to ask for help and I am a good learner, if you show me something once I usually can get the hang of it. I was young when computers really came into play and I have used them and I feel very comfortable. I am stronger when I am using a MAC because that is what I am more used to, but now at my job I have been using a PC and this has really helped me become a multi-computer user. Also through my job and this class I feel like my computer skills have grown like crazy, I am using databases, excel, outlook express, I am creating webpages, podcasts, vidcasts, webquests, and know digital stories. I feel like I was very weak when I watched the Social Networking and Did you know? Movies. I had no idea that there was so much going on with our students and everywhere you go people are always connected, you really can't go anywhere, unless you are in a rural african tribe that you are connected to Wi-Fi or you aren't listening to your ipod. The statistics on the did you know? video were crazy, I feel like there are times when I am not moving as fast as the technological world is and that is when it comes to the world of twitter and iphones, I was one of those people that didn't want to get texting on my phone and know you can't hardly live without it! When it comes to the basics of computer uses like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Internet Explorer I feel like I am very capable of any task that is asked. That has come from experience and trial and error. The thing with computers is that you can always go back and fix something. There isn't always one answer to how to do something on a computer and SAVING is Key to not wanting to break your computer. One thing that I really need to work on is backing up my info! This summer my hard drive crashed and I lost EVERYTHING! So now I have become smart and know how to save my work. Overall this was a wonderful lesson that truly will help me become an all around better teacher because a huge part of teaching and learning is correcting your mistakes and evaluating yourself... Well after this evaluation I know what I need to work on and how I can become a better technological individual.
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