Four..... chan

1. Netbook Cart Team- I liked working with the netbooks, and I think that it would be cool if i could continue with what I started
2. Web 2.0 Tools - I want to learn how to use some of these software tools and I think that it could prove very useful, and I'd like to teach some teachers new things, reverse the tables for once.
3. In depth software development-I dont really want to develop software, just learn how. I also dont want to develop lesson plans, yuck.

I like working with my hands, and i also like to build stuff, and i've already got experience with working with the netbooks.

I dont think that software development, specifically creating lesson plans is right for me. Some times I lack a "creative ability" and it might be a bit boring, informative, but boring for the teacher.

Blog Post #3

So we had a supply today, and we had to figure out what types of things we wanted to do on the worksheet. When it comes to dabbling: i think that we should just try some new things here and there. Such as putting a new engineering software in the Tech class, or doing cyber art in the art class rooms. It's best to just try everything and see what works and what doesn't. For old things in old ways, an effective method, which has been proven to be effective would be to submit and write things electronically. For old things in new ways, we can use simulation programs and other interactive programs to help teach kids new things using new technology such as our netbooks. For doing new things in new ways, I think that we should try to completely revolutionize the system and make everything digitalized, eventually that is what our society is going to become anyways. Change everything. Revolutionize it.

Numero DOS!

The course so far..... Hm... I still feel like i dont know enough about ti know really comment on it. I think that once we start actually interacting with teacher and things like that it will be more interesting. To me, right now, this course just feels like a preparation course, getting ready for things to come. I'm also not sure exactly how those things that are to come are going to happen. I'm a little confused, but i'm sure that in due time, things will become more clear. Right now, its just what i look forward to after Law. Blech.

~Nico

The FIRST POST!!! (Evals)

My very first post.... ever.

I"m supposed to evaluate myself on my progess when setting up the netbooks. I think i'm going to find it a little difficult considering that it waws more of an individual thing that was either done or not done. But here it goes:

• Competion of task= 4. This is a pretty basic mark, either i finished it or i didn't, and both of my netbooks; Mac7 and Mac21 were sucessfully completed.
• Cooperative participation= 4. Once again this was generally an individual task, but if anyone needed help i was able to offer it. The only that we really had to share was power outlets, and i was on the ground several times, plugging other people's in.... I guess that counts as cooperation. 
• Creative and critical thinking= 3 There was not really that many questions that needed to be thought about, and i had to ask questions here are there about what to do with certain computer problems.
• Initiative=4. I felt that i was productive when setting up my netbooks. I had to miss a class for a SAC event, which put me a little behind, but generally I felt that i used my class time wisely when installing programs.

That is all for my first post, stay tuned for up coming posts!!

~Nico