Asking Questions

In my first class of Intro to Computers and Applications I asked my Professor , which is Professor Peters a few questions about the class.  I asked him a simple question, which was if this class was going to be difficult and if you did your work will you get an A.  His answer was if we do the work and keep up with the assignments then there was no way that we wouldn't pass the class with a B or higher.  Another question I asked was if we were going to be learning different things throughout the semester.  His answer was this class is very different and it's technology and you can do a lot with technology.  To be honest I didn't sign up to take the course intro to computers, I was placed in it.  I think the class is going to be a good experience and i'm willing to learn new things about technology.  The class doesn't seem too difficult as long as you pay attention and do the assignments and have them done by the day they are due.  I am going to work really hard in this class, actually all of my classes to reach my goal of getting higher than a 3.0 GPA.  Professor Peters office number is MO115, Phone Number : 2033925813, Email: klaus.r.peters@gmail.com.

Inquiry

Inquiry is the developing of learning skills to analyze and locate information in varies amount of material.  It helps provide better understanding.  We learn different material in try and make it a better learning environment.  Kind of like a learning community.  In inquiry we are willing to engage in asking questions about the skills.  Throughout the course we are expected to learn how to develop learning tasks.  It is also very important to have a positive attitude in the classroom as far as enthusiasm. It is important to have discussions, arguments, comparing ideas and encouraging us students to participate in the discussions of the class.  There are many challenges in inquiry, but if you gain the knowledge in understanding the involvement that is going on in the class, then there shouldn't be any issues.

Blogging

As I was reading the blogs such as Productive Flourishing, Tagan's Kitchen, and Rebecca Blood, it came to me that all three blogs were somewhat different.  They are different in the way they are set up how they incorporate the information and how it is written.  I read some of their blogs and I enjoyed reading them but some better than others.  The blog that really interested me was Productive Flourishing.  The way the blog was set up it was very easy to keep up with and use.  The blog was easy to read and wasn't hard to understand.  There weren't so many pictures everywhere and the fonts weren't crazy, making it easy and simple.  His articles looked very professional and I liked the way the blog was organized.  Tagan's Kitchen was interesting too because she was posting the recipes along with the pictures.  The food and drinks in the pictures looked appetizing and very colorful making you want to read how to make it and read about the food.  I liked how she organized her thoughts and how each picture had an explanation and how to make the recipe.  Her posts had me wanting to continue reading all of the delicious meals that she was cooking and made me actual want to try and cook them!  Also as I was reading it was making me hungry!  Rebecca's Blood was my least favorite blog because she had no pictures along with what she was writing.  It was all writing, and to be honest, I sometimes don't like to read especially if it doesn't interest me.  However, i read her blogs and they were very interesting but it wouldn't be something that would catch my eye right away.  Rebecca did a very good job organizing, but it was more like an article i was reading rather than a blog.  For my blog I focused on the ideas of Productive Flourishing.  I like to have it easy and simple for people to read and very organized.  He kept it interesting and made me want to read more and that's the blog I used to help make mine better.  Since I'm new at blogging i'm still trying to get the hang of this and looking at other blogs helps a lot!  I'm hoping as the semester carries through I become almost a "professional" at it!  "If only that could be true!"

WOAH COLLEGE!

When people here the word "college" they go crazy.  They can look at it as "OMG i'm really gonna be a college student this is awesome!"  Or they can say "oh no, i'm not ready for this yet." College is a whole new experience than High School.  In many cases, people are so excited to start college, you have the opportunity of living in a dorm, you have more freedom to do anything you want at all times without parents telling us what to do 24/47, (which i'm sure most teenagers this would be a awesome!) and you get to meet many new people.  Some people might be commuters and drive to classes which is perfectly okay too.  You are still having the experience of college rather than being a high school student.  In my case I am a resident here at Southern Connecticut State University living in Farnham Hall.  I think that college is a huge step and a challenging chapter in life!  College is a scary thought yet it is very fun at the same time.  Depending on your major, you need to make sure that you keep up with all the work that is given in all of your classes.  You need to make sure that you have enough credits for the first semester so when the spring semester comes around you do not have any issues deciding on the classes you need to take.  You need to focus on your work and keep up with the homework's, and the readings because you are only doing yourself the favor of getting a good college education and making it to where you want to be.  

As of now, I am still undeclared of my major but hoping as the semester moves along that I will have a feel in what I want to do.  College is filled with so much excitement. You can have lots of fun in college but you can't be stupid.  We all know that when someone says "college" it automatically means "PARTY."  Yes you are supposed to have an amazing time in college but you have to make sure that you focus on the actual school work too.  I mean that is what we are here for!  Besides the parties there are a lot of things to do here at Southern to keep you occupied such as going to the gym, going to Conn Hall whenever you want to eat, you can go downtown and go shopping, and also relax in the student center for a while.  I love going to gym.  I try and go to the gym everyday!    There are also many sports you can participate in.  I was going to participate in cheerleading since I have been cheering since I was 8 years old and all throughout my high school years.  I decided that I wanted to give it a break for a year or two, and maybe try and get on the team in a few years.  I enjoy it a lot and I think that I would enjoy cheering here at Southern.  Rather than the sports and all the fun things that Southern has to offer, I have set goals that i want to reach as I move through my college experience.  Some of the goals i want to reach is making a lot of new friends.  I have been here for only 5 days now and I have already started making many new friends and meeting lot's of new people.  I love meeting new people.  I would also like to maintain A's and B's throughout this semester and have over a 3.0 GPA.  I think that if I focus on all of the work that there would be no problem in achieving my goal.  

Am i nervous? Yes.  But do I think I can make it through the semester?  OF COURSE.   I came from a very small high school and I didn't really get a lot of work or homework.  The reason why I could be scared but I know that I'm going to be just fine.  I know that if i just set my mind to it that I will have no problem and I wont be as nervous.  I am excited to be a college student especially coming from a graduating class of 65 kids.  There are so many more people that I'm around everyday and Southern is a very comforting university filled with tons of nice people, everyone has such great enthusiasm and positive attitudes and and as the semester continues I am excited for the new experiences and challenges that lie ahead in my life.