Post #4

Computer Based Training (CBT) is interesting because there are a lot of things about it that are still being developed, and may very well be the new way to hold class. We even have a graduate major that involves research of this here at FSU I believe. iPod books are also discussed, which is a very interesting topic. I am personally interested in this, because I have to read a lot of books for my classes, and this particular development would be extremely useful and time saving. I have recently stopped subscribing to magazines as well, because most magazines post their content on their website for free, and my mom does the same for the daily paper. I am a big fan of these because it helps the environment by saving a lot of paper (not that they don't try to make up for it with junk mail). There is an enormous selection of applications for learning, and I've seen my little brother and sister use these. They make learning enjoyable through creativity applications, educational games, educational computer simulations, and tutorials. They have so many new things I wish I'd had when I was a kid, especially with those boring subjects like history.

I was surprised at the web search assignment we did in class. I didn't expect to learn much, but I learned a lot of useful things, the teacher blogs I was probably the most interested in. I actually got sidetracked reading a particular high school teacher's account of her profession, and she seemed to really be dedicated and happy. I'd always had teaching in the back of my mind, sort of as a backup plan, I thought, because I would want to make more than a teacher's salary. I like to think I do very well in school, and I'm not trying to brag, but teaching is definitely not a backup plan, I could do whatever I set my mind to. This summer I realized that what I wanted to do with my life, what I looked at as a backup plan, was what would ultimately make me happy and satisfied. Reading this teacher's blog reinforced my enthusiasm and excitement to start teaching. She was in love with it, and I know I will be too.

I would just like to say that I had laryngitis for the past week or so, and I sounded like I smoked a pack a day. I guess that and the flu are going around, so be careful. Also, has anyone noticed the crazy guy by the union who wore a shirt today saying "Accept Jesus or burn in hell"? Funniest thing to watch, he runs around in circles and stuff sometimes if someone makes him really mad.