Before this semester I had never even thought about doing a blog before. I am not really the type of person to share my thoughts and opinions online where everyone can ready them. Through out this process I have learned that blogging is a great place to communicate with others, and also learn about others as well. It is a really great source of communication if that is something that you are interested in doing. I did however learn a lot about how blogs could be used in the teaching field. I learned that blogs can be very helpful in posting assignments or directions to a project. They can also be helpful in communicating with other professionals and learning different strategies to use in a classroom. Kids could also use blogs to ask questions and have comments made back from other students. There are many things that can be used with blogs, if you take the time to keep up with them. I have learned some through other bloggers and were able to get a better understanding of how other people in my profession or entering my profession feel. I was able to get great suggestions of things to try in a classroom and also learned that i wasnt the only one that gets nervous about intertwining technology into the classroom. I honestly probably wont keep my blog going after this class, but i did feel like it was good for me to get a feel of this approach so that i will become more comfortable with blogs if i choose to use them in my classroom. Advise for new bloggers would be to really try and get more involved. There are tons of people that you can follow and get great suggestions for. Try to keep up with your blog as much as possible, and also ask question. People might reply with a great suggestion.

My computer works, and now i no longer have to use a mac! I am very excited about this because I really did not like having to use a mac. I honestly like sticking to using something i know how to use and what i am comfortable with. I am not really up on my technology skills, and really dont mind using what i know as long as it works. I think that all the advanced technology is really cool and interesting, but i dont really use any of it because i never want to take the time to learn how to use something new. This really made me realize that i need to change this behavior when i am a teacher though, because it is really important to be new and fresh. The good thing is, i will still be able to incorporate what i do know some how into the new things that i need to learn.

Unfortunately over the weekend my computer has completely froze on me. It will turn on, but then just freezes and does not allow me to do ANYTHING on it! Of course this would happen right at the end of the year! Luckily my mother had an extra lap top that i could borrow but it is also very old and slow, but i guess at least it turns on. My only problem is that it is a mac, and i am so not used to doing things on a mac. So not only do i have to stress of getting all my assignments done at the end of the year, i am also learning how to use another computer that is extremely slow!

This weekend, one of my friends just got a GPS in her car. I have always seen other people have one, but have never really driven using the GPS's directions. I thought that this was an awesome experience and a great piece of technology that everybody should have. They are so easy to use, and are really accurate. I found that no matter how many wrong takes you make, it will still find a way to get you back on track. It just amazes me how fast technology is growing and the things that we are able to do now.