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Technology has always played an important role in my school work throughout high school and into college. I was always taught to use basic computer skills for projects and presentations, but there was never a great need for advanced computer skills. In high school we where trying to adjust to a one-to-one program, in which every student would receive their own laptop for their own personal use in the classroom. Although this was a very neat and helpful teaching technique, it did not take effect until my senior year and I was never able to participate. So far in college, I have only used technology for basic PowerPoint presentations and papers.
In this new semester, I would really love to learn how to use my computer to a great efficiency so that I may be able to use it as a greater teaching tool in the classroom. I really hope to be able to understand all of the different ways in which a computer can be used to help everyday life. I would really like to be able to use and understand excel more so that I can better use it when creating visual charts and diagrams. I also do not use the Internet for much else other than email, blackboard, and facebook, so it would be really nice to learn what tools are out there for my use when working on school work and eventually in the classroom.
The results of my learning strategies questionnaire where really not surprising at all. The questionnaire actually did help me understand my thought process and the way that I understand the material that I have been presented with. I found out that I am much more of an active learner than a reflective one. I like to get my hands dirty so to speak, I would much rather try something out instead of just mentally thinking the process out. I am a sensor instead of being more intuitive. I like to memorize facts instead of putting together abstract thoughts and relations. I am also more of a visual learner than a verbal one, although I can comprehend verbal thoughts I prefer to have something present that I can look at to help me further understand and remember what I learned. I am also a sequential learner. I learn things in steps, although I can have a moment when material will "click" I normally have a strong basis of information that I can work with before that moment.

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