I thought I really knew a lot about computers, until I started this class called "Computers and How They Work". Now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed and definitely humbled by the experience.
I guess I thought I knew a lot because I'm one of the people my colleagues come to with questions when our tech person is unavailable. I can usually help them, too. I've taken quite a few technology classes, I use a SMARTBoard in my room daily, I integrate technology into my curriculum with my third graders every day, and I've often had to trouble shoot my own personal computer. This has included taking the side off my tower while Dell has walked me through steps to try to fix my computer, to no avail.
I would like to expand my knowledge so that I can trouble shoot and fix my computer when things go wrong, without having to contact Dell tech support. It would be much more convenient, and time-saving, if I could do it myself. Although I've had my tower on my computer opened many times, I've really never done anything other than replace the memory. I didn't know what any of the other parts inside were called until I started the "Under the Hood" assignment. I guess that means I'm on the right track to try to reach my goal of knowing the insides of my computer as well as I know the outside.
Hi Andi, I am very much in the same boat. I was always able to produce a quality document or navigate my way around the web without any major issues. Although I am very intimidated by the future assignments and lessons of this program, I know that this challenge well be one of my greatest accomplishments of my academic career. I know this experience will make us better Teachers for our students and our school.
ReplyDeleteAndi, I completely agree. I am in a similar situation where I am now bringing things to my department that we are learning about, and now I feel like I am just getting started on learning about the computer. Here I was thinking that I was pretty well versed in computer components and what they do, but it turns out, like with a lot of situations I guess, that the more I learn about computers, the more I realize I know very little.
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