Well, I'm still here and I haven't blown up a computer (yet). I have decided that while technology is great, in some aspects, I still find it very frustrating. Trying to download Pinnacle and struggling with Dreamweaver have only added to my frustration. Is the final product of my labor worth the frustration? I would have to answer yes.
While at times I have wanted to blow up my computer, or at least throw it out the window, when I saw my finished I-Movie I was greatly pleased. It was even more satisfied when I realized I did it myself! I think this experience will be good for me as I work with children who are just learning how to move a mouse or work a software program. I will be able to feel their frustration and assure them that I made it through and so will they!
The articles I have been reading are so eye opening as well. They have made me aware of uses for technology that I would have never thought of. Therefore, my conclusion to technology is that it is a necessary evil. So in the spirit of "you have to take the good with the bad" and "hard work pays off in the end," I will embrace the uses of technology for myself and my students.
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You took the words right out of my mouth. It is so frustrating but rewarding. i was showing my friends and family some of the things that i did this year. I did blow up a computer this year though. The first time I sat down at a PC it froze and I couldnt even turn it off. I hope that you didnt forget how to use all these programs like I did. Just think we will have the frustrations about technology and computers for the rest of our lives because of our capitalistic society and growing technology.
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