Now that it is a few days past, I am still a little concerned about the hardware review. I am very guilty of taking advantage of my husband's knowledge. If I ever need anything fixed or done to my computer, I just ask him. He tries to explain what he is doing, but I have never had a real need to know.
I really learned a lot this weekend. It is funny to me that when something becomes important to you, then you begin to understand it. I am glad we got to do the activity in a group, but I did not like not being able to review some of it before hand. I often need a little time to let information "sink" in. Especially since some of the components take on different forms. That really concerns me. I have virtually no experience with MAC products. I have never really seen some of their components. I would have liked to have had more physical contact with them before we were tested. I think our group did a good job of working together, and we felt fairly confident about most of our answers. However, we did miss a couple. I would like to do this again, with some things added and some taken away, to see if I could even more effectively evaluate what the component was. I have learned so much already, I anxiously wonder how my brain can absorb anymore.
I am also sure that we all need to go over Chapter 4 again. There was so much basic computer information that it was hard to sort through. The group that did teach the chapter did a great job of keeping us engaged and reviewing what they covered.
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Oops! I had a spelling error I did not notice until I posted my comment. I'll try again. I too found chapter four very intense. My plan is to be sure to look over that chapter again. The group that reported on the chapter did a tremendous job of trying to make it as understandable as possible. I felt like they had the most difficult information to present. I am very glad to have this opportunity to learn more about computers. Everything is quickly moving forward in a more technological way. I have to be able to keep up.
I agree with you when you said you have no experience with Mac--my experience is just to load a game on one of the old ones in my classroom. At the library I am doing hours in every Friday everything is a Mac--the really nice ones and I hate them. Literally. I don't think they are user friendly at all. I am so glad Metro has a contract with Dell because I don't want to have to deal with Mac!!
In Clarksville, all high school teachers are required to use a Mac. At first I HATED it, but now that I've used it for a year, it's growing on me. It is good to know both systems. I still prefer a PC, but the Macs do not frustrate me as much anymore.
Julie McKenzie
We have about 20+ MAC in our library lab. Often times I become frustrated but now I believe I will be O.K. After being taught why and how certain parts of computers work I feel a little more confident. Each week we keep learning more and more - my knowledge base is truly expanding.
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