Our projects have made me realize how little I knew about computer software and hardware. I had never heard of Windows 7 before the Components project. Now I understand what a big deal it will be in several months. Reading my peers' Components projects was fascinating as it gave me a taste of the many rapidly-changing hardware and software topics out there. Just doing the research online demonstrates the information overload we can easily fall into.
Other areas of this class that will help me with technology, both at home and at school, include the following:
- Keeping my anti-virus software current
- Using a more effective anti-virus program
- Better understanding of what school district system administrators work with and how important their work is, even though we often feel their policies and procedures are annoying or counter-productive to effective learning and teaching
- Nings are vastly superior to blogs and wikis in terms of flexibility and ease of use
- More frequent file back-ups on my home computer
- Impending purchase of a back-up, portable hard drive
- Purchase of a new desktop computer in the near future with greater RAM and larger hard drive than our current 2002 Gateway PC. I now feel more comfortable with my basic knowledge of what to buy.
- There are other operating systems beyond Microsoft and Apple products!
2 comments:
I liked the fact that you pointed out how non-social computer work can be. Even when it seems to be social with e-mail, nings, etc. I hadn't thought about it, but could really relate to what you said. I hope that our districts will take to encouraging nings, blogs, etc. in the near future. We have learned a lot. I did not comment on your component, but will be checking it out to find out about Windows 7. We have XP and Vista at our home, and I'm curious how the latest version compares. You are right that these component presentations should be able to help us feel more confident when it comes to purchasing our next computers. I have used the free AVG anti-virus/spyware after paying for Norton for a couple of years. My brother has used it for over a year. We both have had no problems with it.
Hi Jim,
Yes, it is difficult to sit and look at a computer for so many hours in a day. I don't know how they do it. I wonder if the retirement rate in that field of work is about 42? I too have learned many facts and ideas about how to incorporate activities in my classroom, but also how my computer runs and works. I had a general idea, but this last class has helped to put more of the puzzle pieces together.
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