Old Post (Week 12)
How do I use technology to learn?
Technology helps me when I am learning because it gives me access to information very easily. In fact, technology (and I’m speaking about the Internet) provides me with so much information that it is at times overwhelming. I really have to have a good understanding of what I’m searching for or I’ll end up with thousands of hits. This is similar to the prewriting/focusing stage of writing that I used to go through before I used a computer. I would look up information (probably starting in the card catalog) by making my way around the library, skimming books, articles, and journals, hoping to find just what I needed. Now I do the same thing except I am doing all of the searching online. This should save me time but it doesn’t. I have so many resources available to me now that I think I actually spend more time online. The result? I am able to create documents that are better researched, contains more perspectives, and shows the bigger picture of the topic I’m writing about.
I also use technology to help me learn whenever. I am very interested in cooking, but I am one that needs a recipe. Unlike Mom, I cannot just throw in a little of this and a little of that and create an unforgettable dish leaving everyone wanting more. I can search for recipes and cooking tips whenever I need to very simply online. Help is only a click away! So when Mom isn’t available to answer my call about how to make barbecue in the crock pot ( a question I needed answered just last week), I can find chefs from all walks of life able to advise me.
So technology for me makes learning a one-stop shop!
