Technology scary and wonderful. I am not a tech person but I can get by. I am looking forward to what I can learn in this on-line class. Tech people have always amazed me. They can create another world through the use of technology. My goals are not that high!!! I am excited at the possibilities and how this definately will stretch my life long learning.
Lets examine the most challenging habits I will need to develop in this class. Viewing problems as a challenge, well there we go. I have to admit the "Rocky" moments in life where our curve balls create new character is a stretch for me. We all loved the point in the movie where Rocky gets to the top of the steps and dances around the statue, but have you ever noticed that no one else in down town Philadelphia seems to see him. I think I might have noticed a guy dancing around a statue in downtown Dallas, but thats just me. I have trouble being motivated for my own personal growth. This is an area I am going to have to work on.
The easy part is doing things I enjoy. I think all the new tricks I will learn will make me a happy girl. I am green and new to all of this but I think I can hang in there. I loved the part about keeping "the end in mind". I have to be honest, I don't know if I have ever created a personal plan for myself and really envisioned the end in mind. Maybe when I was in college and I wanted to see that diploma and my first paycheck, but much past that I don't think I have.
The habits that will be most important for me to develop will be the habit of carving out time in my day to get it done. Like everyone in education we come in early and stay late. I have a personal issue of enjoying sleep that I will need to work on. People laugh at me but I have the bedtime of a second grader, I admit it! I am going to have to carve out time and just sit down and do it whether I am tired from a long day or not. Maybe I can turn it into one of those "Rocky" moments. I can be dancing around my computer after a long day of creating on the web at the wee hours of 10:30 pm.
Green and Giddy
Thanks for your comments, Green. I love that you enjoy sleep - I do too! Hopefully, you won't have to miss too much of it to enjoy this class. Glad to have you with us!
ReplyDeleteI hope to be able express myself so well as you in my blogs. You eagerness and positivity can be felt through the screen. I was impressed with the video blogging. My daughter's current obsession is creating her own videos and she has even created her own site to post her views on whatever topic she feels like discussing. It's amazing the ability technology has given us to be creative, as well as, bring the world closer to us. I, too, am looking forward to adding to my toolbox and sharing those tools with my students.
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