Give a kid a computer, & (s)he can learn anything!
I saw this TED talk on Ted.com today - I get it now - I CAN do it! - This awesome talk tells of the experiment of making computers with internet access available to kids from all walks of life & around the world; and how they learn & teach each other. It is an amazing journey to tell! Aparently, nothing stopped the kids in the experiments - language, poverty, location, etc - if they had computer/internet access, they would learn & could learn amazing and advanced things, IF left to themselves!
Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled for the help, instruction, and interaction from and with you, my friends! I'm just glad we're not having to teach ourselves bio-engineering!
Showing posts with label Introduction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Introduction. Show all posts
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Confessions of a scardy-cat!
I have a confession to make – this class scares me! I’m brave & I can succeed, but it’s still scary!
The history part is not hard at all. I’ve studied, mentored, and even taught most of what we will cover, so my challenge is truly in the field of expanding my own digital literacy.
I always thought of myself as “computer savvy” – my Mom calls me to find out how to make her PowerPoint presentations work - I can throw together a Newsletter for the Young Women or Relief Society in about a half hour without breaking a sweat - and I buy stuff on the internet all the time – preferring it to crowded malls and insane Wal-Mart’s!
The history part is not hard at all. I’ve studied, mentored, and even taught most of what we will cover, so my challenge is truly in the field of expanding my own digital literacy.
I always thought of myself as “computer savvy” – my Mom calls me to find out how to make her PowerPoint presentations work - I can throw together a Newsletter for the Young Women or Relief Society in about a half hour without breaking a sweat - and I buy stuff on the internet all the time – preferring it to crowded malls and insane Wal-Mart’s!
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Making this Blog
I have posted on other people's blogs before - even in Blogspot - but I have never been the sole blogger before. This has been quite an experience. I am fascinated with the HTML code that makes spaces, pictures, etc., and have learned to pay attention to them!
This class will be different and unique as I learn to study digitally, rather than the way I always have before. No flash cards, no paper, no endless writing to retain something. I wonder if my brain can be rewired to learn this way as effectively?! I hope so, as I really want a good grade in this class, but also because I find it silly to claim "go paperless" then just print at home what I want!
Ahhhh, the challenge begins!
This class will be different and unique as I learn to study digitally, rather than the way I always have before. No flash cards, no paper, no endless writing to retain something. I wonder if my brain can be rewired to learn this way as effectively?! I hope so, as I really want a good grade in this class, but also because I find it silly to claim "go paperless" then just print at home what I want!
Ahhhh, the challenge begins!
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Who I am today
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| Sunset in Wilmington, NC |
I am starting this blog as an assignment in a class that I am taking. Part of that assignment is to tell a little bit about myself.
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