Better late than never, right?

Its been a long time coming, but the results from my learning styles quiz are finally in! I am an ACTIVE LEARNER. My number was an 11 on that one, not at all moderate, nope, not me. And also, I am an INTUITIVE LEARNER. Again, an 11. But I'm moderately visual, (a 3) and a INTENSELY MODERATE Global learner (a 1). It didn't really tell me a whole lot I didn't know. I guess I didn't realize that Global/Sequential was a type of learning.

Today we learned to use the internet, which I didn't find that useful. I did learn a lot of cool stuff about the internet though. I learned the difference between web 2.0 and the origional web. I think its pretty cool to think that we've evolved from actual programs and things to having the programs be on the internet. I thought the O'Riley website had an interesting comparison between the new internet and the old internet.

I also thought it was cool that the Internet and the web were two different things back in the old days. And although I figured the internet was invented by the government to facilitate blowing stuff up/keep us from getting blown up, but I didn't realize it happened in '69. Wow. Thats early. I was surprised.

Concept Maps?!

First, I would just like to say that I am very happy to learn that my computer isn't totally shot. I've always had to hold down the power button for what I thought was an inordinate amount of time to turn my computer off. I always thought that was a problem. Today I learned it's normal. It happens to a lot of people. Its protocol. Whew.

I hate to be predictable, but I read the section about buying a personal mobile device. I thought it would be the most useful to me, and also I felt like I might be able to retain some of the information better. Thats one of the problems I have with all this newly discovered "computer language", its that I have a hard time with retention. Some of the tips I thought were pretty self-explanatory, like, think about how much you want to pay. One tip that I thought was actually pretty useful was the Compare battery life section. I'm usually irritated that my phone dies quickly, but I never thought to ask about the time that batteries hold their charge. I guess it seems pretty simple but I'd never thought to do it before.

I'm having some problems with my computer and the SAM program. I'm worried my computer might have a virus or something, because half the time I go to log in and it won't let me, and then when I do log in it will unexpectedly log me out.

As for the whole technology thing, I'm worried I'm pretty jinxed. I hope I'm wrong.

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I've always been interested in Early Childhood Eduction. One of the websites I found on the course website was the FunBrain.com. I think its a really cool website for kids. It reminds me of when I was a little kid and I had a Reading Rabbit game on my computer. It's also kind of like the Leap Frog program, when learning becomes a game.
The website also has a blog section that is geared toward different age groups and different sexes that handles learning concepts differently. If a website is attuned to a very specific group of children, especially (ex. girls above 10) it makes them feel more included and helps give them a sense of belonging and community.
I am willing to admit that I had a sad, sorry understanding of MicrosoftWord. I feel like since that last class I picked up on a lot of different ways to make Word work for me. I learned how to use it more efficiently, like with the hot keys and different functions. One of the things I liked the most was on this Blog I read on the regular, Dooce.com, is a lot of times she will write a word and then have it crossed out. Its small, but I learned how to do it and I've always thought it was cool.