My prior experience to using technology was mostly constructing PowerPoint's and graphs for different classes. In biology I had to construct graphs of data on excel. In high school I had to make PowerPoint's for classes like English and Marine Biology. Writing essays on Microsoft for almost every class, and using the smart board. Once I blogged for an advertisement company. I also had to make a video on a Mac computer for a final assignment. My teachers never gave explicit instructions when assigning PowerPoint's or graphs, and I think it would have helped me in the long run understanding these technologies if they did.
I hope to learn how to use different tools on the computer in this class. I am not computer savvy at all, and I would love to learn tricks to make things a little easier. I am still not quite confident using Microsoft excel so I would like to learn different ways of using it as well. I hope to learn different ways of blogging, and podcast. I would also like to master the PowerPoint with animation, sounds, and slide transitions. Hopefully after learning new tools in technology I will be able to relate new strategies and methods to teaching a successful classroom.
I learned that I grasp concepts better when the teacher thoroughly explains the details in order for me to vision the big picture. I like to see pictures, so when I try to remember something I remember what it looked like. Most likely I will remember what was said about the topic rather then the actual graph or chart itself. I like to work in groups, but receiving one grade for the group does not really appeal to me. I know that I like to take problems step by step to reach a solution. I learned that I like concrete facts instead of abstract concepts. I would prefer a teacher to give me an outline of what we are doing so I know ahead of time and have it broken down. Each detail is very important to me to understand the concept as a whole. I am more of a visual person than oral, but I do like the combination of both to ensure I understand the topic in full.
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