Internet uses for dishonesty

Towards the end of our class tonight, we talked about ways students might cheat on a test.  I remember way back in high school when a test was coming seeing and hearing of people cheating on tests.  These attempts were mirror state of ametuerism as opposed to the YouTube videos I watched on the subject this [...]

Because of this class….

I know reflections are normally done towards the end of something; but I feel like doing one now.  I will honestly say, probably much like everyone else in our class, that I am only taking this class because it is required.  I wouldn’t have taken this class if I didn’t have to.  But… that’s where [...]

Am I turning over a new leaf?

During the past few weeks, my blogs have basically been all about me complaining about how computers and technology really tick me off.  There was “Is this an elimination game?” – about wondering – what will be next and how will they top their last innovation.  In my post titled “Frustration”, i mention all the [...]

Why I dislike MY computer on Fridays…

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After spending two hours and forty minutes in our computer technology class, on the iMac’s, I leave the class almost every week feeling like I learned how to do something very cool.  And why hadn’t I taken this class before?  This would have made my undergrad a lot easier.  So what I’m trying to say [...]

Power Point

When looking ahead on our class schedule, I was looking forward to these classes.  This week in our technology class we started on the subject of Power Point and I have a history with Power Point, brief as it may be.  Then we watched the almost 4 minute clip of Don McMillan.  Not only was he funny [...]

Reflection on Technology

You don’t have to tell me how far we’ve come in the world of technology.  When I went  to St. James School (Pre K – 8), in the early to mid 1980’s, our school purchased 2 computers for the Resource Room.  I think I used those computers a grand total of two times.  It was [...]

Frustration (10)

Sure — the computer is probably one of the top few inventions in the past century.  It’s probably one of the most frustrating things to come in a long, long time.  The first night of our technology class, we were asked, what our favorite things about the computers and our least favorite.  My answers were [...]

Technology is taking over, now it’s Wikis

As my wife and prepare for the next part of our lives to begin with the birth of our first child, I find myself daydreaming of what it must have been like for o our parents when we we were born.  Was it more difficult because of all the new inventions and technology there is [...]

Is this an elimination game?

It’s amazing to see how fast things have changed.   I remember as if it was not to long ago, reading the directions and connecting my family’s 1st VHS-VCR, so that we wouldn’t miss anything. 
Just a few years ago, when the DVR was introduce, I was not only amazed, but so excited with the possibilities that were [...]

PBS Frontline episode, Growing Up On-Line

Like I said in one of my previous blogs, my wife and I are expecting our first child later this year.  After watching the PBS Frontline episode, I find myself fearing the technology that has made so many things good.  I guess I can say, I’m from the “old school”.  I grew up having to use the [...]