Boat tour

I am really looking forward to the boat tour because i missed it last year when i was taking this class which is the reason i failed it because i always overslept. Anyways my friends that got a chance to go said it was pretty cool and they enjoyed it. Hopefully i make it and have a good experience from it.

Tons of homework

Ok, this week has been super busy for me and I feel like I am falling behind. Lots of classes, to do homework for. It is getting to be frustrading. well, I will see you tomorrow guys. Sounds like fun our "field trip" asta mañana people.

Falling Behind

Keeping up with this blog is seriously going to kill my grade. I dont even remember the last time i posted... Which is pretty pathetic because blogging really isnt that hard, yet i still for the life of me remember to do it. but i am going to set an alarm on my phone and remind me to blog every week (: (: I cant wait for our field trip. Its gonna be so nice to get out of the classroom and explore. Of course this is the week where i dont have my car and am going to have to walk all the way across campus ( San Jacinto hall is where i live) at 8:30 in the morning. too early for me, but you gotta do what you gotta do (:

Coming down to the wire

I'm quite a bit late with my blog today. Normally I post it every Wednesday morning, but it's 10:29pm this time. lol I am struggling with the "Consumption" video that I have to make (film, picture), Edit, Reference, answer questions in written form about it and then present it to the professor. The problem is that I have scrapped my last four attempts because I can't get it to look like I want. I don't just want to turn in crap so I'm being rather anal.(No pun intended) I am about 3/4 of the way through my fifth attempt and I think...I THINK...it's coming along much better. Oh yea, it's due tomorrow by midnight. So, that is why I'm so late with this blog. I've been hammering away all day whenever I can and in between class. So unfortunatly, I'm going to have to cut this blog short which I don't normally do, since I like to write, but I have got to get the video done. I hope everyone is having a splendid week so far. I'll see you on the boat Friday.

SO MANY POSSIBILITIES!

In preparing my resume for class this week it magnified my uncertainty on what I want to major in, what type of career I desire, what lifestyle I wish to have and even what I hope to accomplish in my time here living. When I was in the third grade I wanted to be a paramedic. This dream of mine materialized from watching tons of ER with my mom and watching a show about young EMTs on the Disney channel. When I was in the ninth grade I wanted to be a doctor. Biology was my favorite class that year and I exceeded more than my peers in the subject and my favorite TV show was Grey's Anatomy. When I began this academic year I just knew that I wanted to become a middle school teacher. Summers off, and the 7-4 work day was very attractive and you always hear that teachers are in high demand and can find a job ANYWHERE! But as this semester progresses I am left unsure about my calling. I am planning on scheduling an appointment with career services to find what I would be best at and the happiest with.

Looking Ahead

I'm already looking forward to the end of this semester. This spring has been crazy busy with school, work and family that I'm surprised that I've been able to keep up with everything. I just got my management test grade back and I did better on this one than what I did on my first test. I'm hoping that I can really do well on these last couple of test over the next two weeks so I don't have to take my finals in those classes. It would be awesome to just show up to class, do my regular assignments and not have to take those finals.

This week seemed like it was pretty heavy. I'm staying up later than normal to try to wrap up our resume that's due Friday. Then I have a few more experimental exercises to submit this week. See everyone on friday at the boat!

Field Trip

I am actually excited about our little field trip this Friday. I have so many reading assignments and essays that my brain needs a little break. I just hope is not cold on Friday. I also want to blog about the resume presentation. It was informative, I liked it. I thought I had a good resume but I sure hope the example essay helps me in perfecting it. See you all on Friday!!!!

blahhhh

Shit just another loaded week, working on all kinds of things, finishing up my resume, and we shall see what the rest of the week brings us, and how friday goes. i sure hope i wake up early enough to make it to the spot. haha but anyway i best get back to this college boy shiiiit and make momma proud.

End of the week

It's the end of the week/ the week back from spring break. I'm feeling really off track with priorities. Last night I went out for my good friends birthday knowing that I had spanish midterm today. Hopefully I do well.

Back to Reality!

Well the week off for spring break was great! I had a great week full of fun but now that schools back its back to reality! Time to get to work and study like crazy. But not all fun is lost this great spring weather is great for tubing and i dont know about everyone else but i cant wait!

after spring break

getting back into things after spring break is hard. I am glad to go back to school but I have several exams this week and next week too so is a little heptic but is good I guess it keeps me busy. Well I will see you all in class.

Oh geez

I'm not even sure how to start this one...my spring break was amazing, my best friend stayed at my house for the week while helping me get through a very interesting time of my life. I think that had he not been there for me I would have driven as far as I possibly could and never come back.
I finally had to accept the fact that I am no longer getting married because I caught my douche ex fiancé cheating...just months before our wedding. What kind of idiot would do that? (this happened last month but I just pushed it out of my head). So this week I had to figure out how I'm supposed to get into contact with a freaking ton of my friends and family and his as well to tell them that we are no longer getting married. I couldn't tell them why when they asked, I had to hold back the urge I had to destroy his life and just tell them "we simply grew apart". Awesome right? This week I was supposed to figure out what to do about my freaking dress that I cannot return that I sent hundreds of dollars on and I was supposed to get an estimate of exactly how much money was wasted so I can get that idiot to give it back to me. Instead though, I decided to go out every night with my roommate, I think there was even a night I had to get my best friend to come pick us up. That was a really stupid idea now that I think about it but at least I finally had some fun. I'm usually not one to write things in public like this for everyone to see but I really needed to vent. Hopefully I get all of this out of the way really soon. Ugh.

Week After Spring Break

This week has been so long. Normally this week is long to begin with just the fact that we have a week off but Monday i woke up with a fever and sore throat. Tuesday the fever carried over and hade to write a 750 word paper over the "american dream" which is not an easy topic to elaborate on. The rest of the week just kinda dragged on but i am relieved it is almost over.

Life is HARD

Spring break turned out to be a time period in which world chaos effected millions and this suffering did not just stay in foreign lands, there were aftershocks in my life as well. The day following the earth shattering news of Japan my boyfriend and his family received heart breaking news. After surgery on his mother's lungs, a surgery to cure the stage Ia cancer the doctors diagnosed the health care physicians changed their prognosis. My boyfriend's mother Amanda, my "second momma" got the news of stage IV non small cell lung cancer. They followed the news by saying she has 6 months to 3 years to live. Amanda is a non-smoker, 39 years old, a mother and a wife. My boyfriend's reaction was anger, mine was tears. How could this death sentence be given to her? So unfair, so tragic, so unjust. Just like the Japanese citizens, this horrific event was out of her control and in Gods. When tragedy happens the only thing I have learned to do is move along. The All-American Reject song "Move Along" helps me to pick up, breathe and carry on. I pray for the Japanese victims and Amanda everyday.

Eventful Week Continues

I had a pretty good spring break. I didn't really go a whole lot of places, but where I did go, I had fun. It was nice catching up on some things that really needed attention. It was a most interesting week. It didn't start out well at all. The 9.0 Earthquake and subsequent Tsunami that hit Japan and wiped out entire towns just before spring break started; then the Nuclear Reactors at Fukushima Daiichi overheating and explosions at four of the six reactor buildings. The escalating situation in Libya with Muammar Gaddafi and the rebels, during spring break made for a lot of news watching. I made sure that no matter where I was at, I had the ability to hear the news. I had my phone with me and had set up the CNN / CBS and Twitter alerts. We are all back in our classes, but a lot is still going on. The contaminated foods and continuing issues with the Japanese reactors along with the horrific death toll of 9,408 confirmed dead and 14,716 confirmed missing (Latest update from CNN). We are engaged in another scuffle in a foreign land. It has been said that Col. Muammar Gaddafi is not the target. Gaddafi NEEDS to be the target. He should have been executed back in December 1988 for the bombing of Pan Am 103 also called the Lockerbie bombing. Everyone knows he was responsible for ordering the bombing that killed 259 passengers on that plane and another 11 people on the ground. Politics are politics though and this will drag out for a long time. It’s more politically correct to attack the snake at its tail then to start at the head. But I digress. I hope everyone had a fun and safe spring break. See you on Friday.

Gay people aren't contagious

Today, during the last few moments of my math class, our conversation somehow turned to people who were homophobic. The girl in front of me goes "I have a collective few 'gay' friends but for the most part, I'm pretty standoffish. I don't understand them". That girl was nothing more than pure ignorant. Gay people shouldn't be classified as "them". They're people, just like everyone else. I was pretty surprised that she was so harsh considering that she can't stand racism. Homophobia is a form of racism too. You're judging before you're getting to know people. Who cares if someone likes the same sex? Its not your place to judge. Our world is filled with enough hatred already, do we really need to attack love as well?

spring break is over, back to business ready to stay focused and knock this baby out the part. gotta finish the semester in good shape and get ready for a good summer! keep your heads up its almost over just a month and some left! it should fly by, start preparing your summer plans :D

life....not for eternity.

I think life is short and unstable. I feel so sad for the things that are happening in Japan and all the misery that people have to endure. I know that just hearing from all those things depresses me, I can only imagen what the people in Japan are feeling. I wish none of these things ever happen to humanity but is imposible, I guess is part of a circle of life. It makes me think on all the things that we do on daily basis, did I made the time of having quality time with my family, did I said to my love ones.." I love you" enough times? do I consider the impotant things and the trivial I let them go? I should feel blessed because I am not suffering a major tragic event in my life, my problems are nothing compare to our brothers and sisters in Japan. I hope things get better soon for them and that we all can provide for them. Please tell your love ones every day that you love them. We never know what kind of tragedy we end up having in any given time and we want to make sure we made our life one that can be remember.

Wrapping Things Up

It's been over a week since our last class and a part of me wants and needs to get back on a schedule so I can feel that sense of accomplishment. I had an amazing vacation/break and now I'm ready to just get to it and wrap up this school year. So far this semester has been going to plan and I've been making deadlines on almost everything I've set as a goal. Hopefully everything will go as planned and I can continue to do what I've been doing to make this year a success.

Hope everyone had a good Spring Break and I'll see everything this Friday.

Life This Week

I decided to stay in Texas for spring break. I'm catching up on a lot of family, house and computer stuff. It's nice to get a break from classes, but I'm ready to get back to it.
My thoughts and hopes are with all those affected by the Earthquake, Tsunami and Nuclear situations in Japan. If you want to donate, I would suggest giving to a trusted organization like the Red Cross. I posted this information on an earlier comment, but I’ll repost it below.
Yahoo has a page of all the organizations that can use your help and a link to donate. Go to Yahoo.com; look in the left hand corner and you'll see "Help Japan" written in red. That link will send you to this link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_newsroom/20110311/wl_yblog_newsroom/japan-earthquake-and-tsunami-how-to-help.
I found it interesting that even in the shelters; the Japanese people are still maintaining their recycling program. It makes my excuses for not recycling as much, kind of ridiculous. The way the Japanese people are handling this is something we could all learn from.

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I was not able to assist class last friday. I tripped and I hurt my back so spend all day in bed Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I am not sure of what are we suppose to be blogging about by I hope the teacher takes this blog as a way to keep in touch with the class and give me credit. You will right professor? Well I got lay off so I will have more than plenty time to catch up with all my classes, I guess I cannot really enjoy spring break cause I have to save my last paycheck some how. I hope everyone has a wonderful time during spring break. I will try to make a difference by buying less of the things that polute the environment etc... well see you back on the 25th guys.

Alright, it's finally Spring Break and although I still have to work for the next couple of days my schedule isn't that bad at all. This past weekend was great in some respects. I aced a math test and management quiz before classes let out this week. I'm not behind on any of my studying or school work. Several kids that I train competed in a tournament and did amazing! See you all next week!

I'm not sure about anyone else but

I was devastated about the news in Japan. First the Earthquake, then the Tsunami. All of those people dead and the hundreds of people who ares still missing. My thoughts are going out to the people of Japan but it doesn't seem enough. I was hoping someone could give me suggestions as to what I could do to help. I.E. an organization I could donate to that was specifically set up to help Japan. Or if we could possibly do something as a class? That would be lovely as well. All I know is that Japan could really use our help in their time of need right now.

XOXO

impacted by no impact

This week I began reading No Impact and needless to say, it has indeed made an Impact. This man goes so far to one end of the environmentalist spectrum and I love this even more about him. One thing I began doing this week inspired by Colin Beavan was reusing my water bottle that Texas State issued to me at the beginning of Freshman Orientation. I can clip it to my backpack and be on my way. My typical use of water bottles per week averages 7 to 10. If I stick with this lifestyle change I could potentially be saving 520 water bottles per year. That is amazing! The Beavans lifestyle may not be for everyone, but even making the smallest change can have a huge impact.

Spring Break!

Finally it is here! No school for a week. This last week of school was very busy but just knowing that there was some light at the end of the tunnel was enough to keep me going. I had one test this week and also worked and had a bunch of meetings. All in all it turned out to be a great week and i cant wait to start my spring break!

SPRING BREAK!!

This was the hardest week of class for me, it took everything that I had to make it to my classes and get all of my work done. It was also a really frustrating week because my laptop was dropped or something (I still have no idea how it happened) but I walked in and I found it on the floor, when I went to turn it on the stupid screen was broken. All week I have had to turn in paper after paper which means I have to keep going up to the school to print them.....ugh. Oh well stuff happens and it is finally spring break which my roommate and I are super excited about because one of our best friends is going to spend the week with us and we are going to make a fort in our bedroom and other craziness :-p of course only we would get excited about that! I am hoping that once we get back from break I can get into the swing of things again and stop procrastinating on everything and hopefully it will also be a little easier to bring my self to go to classes. But I don't want to get too far ahead of myself and think about already coming back to school.

End of midterms

After a long week of midterms I have barely gotten any sleep and I am ready to enjoy myself. With that being said, there's not much I would like to blog about, but what I would like to say is that, I hope everyone did well on their midterms and I hope everyone has a great and safe Spring Break.

Spring Break

Im looking forward to spring break because we get a week off of school but im not looking forward to having to go home. Me and my friend are driving back to Midland, Texas after class. Its a six hour drive but luckily he is driving since i drove during Thanksgiving break last semester. Hopefully we have a safe and fast trip.

spring breaaaaakkkkkk!!!!!!!! SPI!!!

going home for the week super excited, kinda half way through with the semester huh?

that what im talking bout man, shit been going good, now i just gotta go turn in these activities

have a safe week people have fun

Spring Break!!!!

Of course I'm quite sure the topic of discussion this week is SPRING BREAK 2011; I'm going ham!! haha. Im sure there's alot of people reading this wondering what in the hell is "going ham"? I'll make it short and quick, it's just another slang saying meaning, going all out! :) I have plans to travel the world. Not really. lol. I know for sure I'm going to Padre and Corpus! I am just so excited and ready to spend a FULL week with my people(family and friends). Two days during the weekend is just not cutting it for me. ha. Well I hope all you enjoy your spring break and be safe, cause I know I sure as hell am! :)

Girl versus No man Impact

I think is a great idea that we try things to make a difference but some of the things done by the no man impact I do not agree with him. like the not toilet paper idea or the elevetor. at least does 2 things I believe to be a necessity, and there are so many other things that we can do to achieve the goal to make a difference but not does 2. Toilet paper is a nice invention lets not give it up. :)

The Break of Spring

It's almost time for the big break. I haven't really decided what I'm going to do yet, if anything. I was thinking of renting a car and heading to Utah to see my brother and his family. I did that in April of last year and really enjoyed the trip. (Picture of a snow covered mountain I took while in Utah) I'm also contemplating flying up there. Another possibility is flying to Washington state and hanging with some of my Navy buddies for a few days. Another option would be to stay here and work on my 3rd WIKI assignment for World Geography. I have to make a five minute movie about "Consumption" in San Marcos. I have to drive around San Marcos and film areas of consumption, then edit it into a movie using Windows Live Movie Maker. I'm really enjoying the assignment so far. Last but not least, I could just hang around with family I have in New Braunfels and San Antonio. They want to get together at the lake for a little 'que, camping, shoes and swimming. Sounds like fun right? Decisions, decisions. Oh well, whatever I decide, I'm sure I'll get the most from it. Anyway, I hope everyone is ready for Spring Break and you all have a blast.

Spring Break hurry up

This week feels like it is taking forever. I have 2 midterms that I have been studying for all week and last night i did 6 hours of Calculus homework. Luckily one of my classes we are watching Toy Story for our mid term which is pretty awesome.I can't wait for spring break to finally arrive. My friends and I are going hang out in College Station for a few days and then rent a house in Galveston.

Late article post

I know this post is SO late, but after reading the articles i really got to thinking about technology and our world today. I love how new ideas are being challenged and created. The world is changing, and i believe that we as students and citizens should embrace these changes and try them out. I think the idea of lectures before coming to class is very constructive and the use of cell phones in class is a great idea. we already have our cell phones out, whether we are allowed to or not, so why not put them to good use?

Almost Spring Break!

One more week and it's time for St. Patricks Day and a little Mardi Gras! Just one more week of classes, homework, studying, quizzes and tests and a weeks vacation. I'm gonna go with the philosophy of, "I work hard to play even harder!" There is a goal for this week. To once again do well on my quizzes and tests so I don't have to take the final exams in any of my classes. So I'm going to end this blog and go back to hitting the books so I can lighten the load a little for the end of this semester.

Does anyone else have plans for Spring Break?

Last week articles

I found the articles informing and entertaining, but I do not agree with any of the information.

Mobil for education?

Ok...I was supposed to have completed this blog last week, but I figured might as well do it even though is late. I read the article and I simply find the notion to be a crazy thing. What is wrong with the way we have it right now? why do we have to create these new ways all the time? I believed that one of the issues besides changing the classical experience of education is that all these new forms of "education" can be costly for the student. Why buy into new technology that not all can afford. Our education is one hard thing to finance, even to get our books for class is costly, then why have students and their parents expend more in gadgets for school? I don't agree with it.

My week

has just been one really long week. I feel as if the universe is working against me this week. Well, I feel as if the universe has been working against me every week. I love TX State and being on my own and what not. I feel as if I'm doing pretty decent with classes, and whenever I get overly stressed I just listen to music or whatever. But I feel as if I haven't found my place. I've always felt like that. I watch relationships and friendships and see people interacting with other people, and while I'm able to do that, I feel as if its easy to forget me. Tonight, for instance, I was with a group of people and not one of them noticed when I left. I feel as if I'm fading from people's lives and I've had enough of that. That's not how I want to feel. Like something extra in the background. Its hard enough to fit in at our age, but I feel as if its something different. I've always been socially shy, not awkward, but shy. And I just feel as if no one would notice if I faded away into nothing.

I know we're supposed to blog about the class, so I'll do that at a later date. I just needed a place to write anonymously.

articles

all four articles were extremely interesting i thought. The first one about facebook was very informative. although it was helpful, it was also in my opinion irrelevent. what the facebook spokesmen said was very verdict bringing. the amount of security optinions are very diverse. the second one about Dr Bowen was neat as well. his theory was supportive but in the end i still find it hard to believe the motivation students will have to require to access pre class lectures online. the third argument in my eyes can be prevented with simple skills to maintain your own personal profile. lastly the cell phone talk has been around for years and in this case has proven its self to be a neccessity. not a life supply but neccessity in social lifestyle

Technology and social networking

I think our society has conformed to the idea that technology rules a great part of our lives. Unfortunately its getting to the point where employers are actually scouting out perspective employees to see if the content on their facebook is appropriate for a career. Additionally professors want to remove powerpoints from lecture halls and would rather engage in discussion. Although it seems like a plausible idea, how can you have a discussion in a classroom full of 400+ students? Seems pretty impossible to me. On the contrary others believe technologies such as the cellphone should be incorporated into teaching and will better the quality of ones education because we are so dependent on things like that. My view is that cellphones could be incorporated into the system and should benefit the learning experience, however, if it is used excessively it would draw attention away from real life applications because in the real world when we have jobs, we can't turn to our cellphones to do tasks or handle business, that comes from being in a classroom and engaging in discussions and learning from the professors.

Phones in the classroom

Dial M for Mobile interterested me the most. I think appling cell phone use to the classrooms would benifit students. Today almost any kid can pick up the phone and knows how to work its basic components. wether the teacher has consent or not phones will be in the classroom regardless, so why don't use them to help students learn. Teachers can give quizzes and podcasts for thier students to listen to or be used to help review. Online texts book are also being more common, having a student able to access thier text book from thier mobile phones can help cust costs of school and be a fundamental to into a students success.

TECHNOLOGY FOR ALL

THIS WEEK WE WERE ASSIGNED THE JOB OF READING ARTICLES SPEAKING OF TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL NETWORK AND HOW IT WILL EFFECT GENERATIONS. I FOUND MANY OF THE ARTICLES VERY INFORMATIVE AND WELL ROUNDED. THE ONE THAT INTERESTED ME THE MOST SPOKE OF THE THINGS WE MAY PUT ON SOCIAL NETWORKING SIGHTS THINKING THAT NO ONE ELSE WILL SEE. WHEN I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL I PUT A HALF NUDE PICTURE OF MYSELF ON MYSPACE AND HAD MANY COMMENTS AND COMPLIMENTS. THE ATTENTION WAS AWESOME! BUT MY OLDER SISTER WHO WAS MY ONLY FAMILY MEMBER WHO WAS A FRIEND TOLD ME TO REMOVE IT ASAP AND THREATENED TO TELL MY DAD IF I DIDN'T GET RID OF IT FAST. I WAS SO MAD AND I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THE BIG DEAL WAS. NOW THAT I LOOK BACK ON IT I AM SO HAPPY SHE WAS LOOKING OUT FOR ME. THE PICTURE WAS ENTIRELY IMMATURE. NOW I PRAY THAT THE PICTURE WILL NEVER RESURFACE WHILE I AM TRYING TO GET A JOB IN THE FUTURE. I DID NOT SEE THE BIGGER PICTURE WHEN I PUT THE IMMODEST PICTURE UP, I JUST DID NOT EVEN THINK. YOU LIVE AND YOU LEARN, BUT WITH TECHNOLOGY THE LIVING PART IS ALWAYS KEPT ON FILE SO I HOPE EVERYONE STARTS TO REMEMBER THAT.

damn y'all be writing some novels up in here!! i wish i was good at writing and what not, but anyway after reading those articles, it left me thinking, lk damn whats this world coming too, seems like you cant do shit around here without someone having an eye on you or it coming back to bite you in the ass, i always had a feeling that shit was going on with the Facebook, thats why im a little 'iffy' of what i put up at times, and those other to articles also really left me thinking, wow :o

hope y'all had a good week. and hope mrs stones hand feels better :p

Reading articles

After reading Bosses Peek on Facebook, I felt angry. Bosses who look on facebook for future prospecting clients will most likely not find ones they're really going to feel a connection to. People normally do not lie on their facebooks. Its a place where we feel like we have no on telling us how to be or how to act. So of course people will tell every bad thing about themselves to just make them seem more appealing. As a society, we love the bad ones. Of course, bosses may also judge on appearances only. For instance, if someone looks on some one's facebook page and realize they do not want to hire them solely because of their ethnicity, they've just made their interviewing process a lot easier. I feel as if we need to caution what we put on our facebooks, but not to the point were we have to worry about if we'll get a future job or not.

The other article that I found interesting/infuriating was "Dial M for Mobile". I'm not sure if I necessarily want to rely solely on getting my education through my cell phone. I prefer having a hands on relationship with my professor instead receiving all of my information through my cell phone. The part that I found interesting however, was when Liz Kolb compared the new phone to an army swiss instead of the most annoying thing in the classroom. Its fascinating to see how far our technology is taking us today in society.

My Thoughts Over the Most Appealing Article.

After reading all the articles that were posted, "Bosses peek in on Facebook to sceen job applicants" was the most appealing to me. I certainly don't agree on this step in the business world. I believe what someone does while social networking is their personal life and decisions. It shouldn't be stalked and tracked down by their business life. Someone should definetily not be hired or screeed by what is on the internet. I agree with Stillman's quote when he mentions, being judge by the internet is not right, but if what we were doing on the internet was the same thing we were doing at our job, and it was inappropiate, then I could understand. I just think the social internet is being overrated more than ever right now. So many people use this intenet, so I wouldn't understand why other people would want to use this against others. People feel they can be open on the internet, and to know it's possible for their boss, or someone else in ahigher level than them to see their personal thoughts, only makes me people be someone their not. I just completely disagree with these steps the business world is taking a look at while attempting to hire someone.

Bosses, Social, Comp and Dial Articles

The article's "Bosses peak in on Facebook" and "Social Networking has Hidden Dangers" to me are one in the same article. You should know that anything you post online on a "social network" could at any time be viewed by anyone. You can have your Facebook, MySpace etc. account hacked at any time and your information shot all across the globe. The rising in popularity of social gaming is a major player as well. Many people will accept invites from anyone so they can add them to their gaming applications thus giving a wide open gate to future employers. Sometimes we rely way to heavily on technology and don't realize that it's flawed. As the articles state, you can't just hit delete and all the mistakes you made miraculously disappear. There will always be a digital footprint. Imagine the archaeologists who find old dinosaur bones, now imagine a "Computer Archaeologist". In 80 years from now, that picture of you naked, drunk and pretending to hump a fire hydrant is found and sent to people from all over the world under the title "Drunk Idiot with a tiny pickle". Is that really how you want to be remembered? I don't want to be somebody that discourages women from posting naked pics of themselves, so I just used a guy title.<< hahaha let's see who's actually reading this. It all comes down to personal responsibility. Know what you post and keep some things private. It might be a good idea to keep certain things off of your computer in general. Hackers love to not only destroy your computer files, but also to steal and exploit them

The article "Computer's leave classrooms" has good points on both sides of the spectrum. Having a podcast or something beforehand then using class time for questions can be a good thing and keep students interested. The ultimate goal is education and not just passing. Students would have to spend extra time before that class to take in the pre-lecture material. That might not be too bad except when you consider the possibility of all classes with the same format. A full time student would have to deal with studying pre-lecture material, then going to the lecture, and then doing the homework for each class, making a rather large and possibly more stressful college experience. Both sides have valid pros and cons.

The article "Dial M for Mobile" was really interesting. It makes some really good points both ways. Relying so much on technology can be an extremely dangerous thing, but you can't hide from it either. Using them interactively in the classroom might be a bit much. While I can understand the desire to integrate technology into the classrooms, it doesn't mean that history class or English class needs to teach students how to use cell phones. The many distractions that could occur may hinder the learning process rather than help it. I do find the correlation between the two of these articles interesting. One article wants to remove some technology from the classroom and one wants to add more.