Journal of Week One
We had many assignments to do this week. The assignments consisted of
reading, obtaining a username/password, an email to describe our tecnology
setup, join the class group, send a letter of introduction to the class,
design a weblog, read three articles, develope a prompt and answer the
prompt and finally more reading.
All of these assignments were designed to help us adapt to the computer as
the classroom.

Most of the assignments were very new to me and they were also a little
scary. The MOO was totally new to me. The MOO is a virtual classroom.
Although I missed the first meeting I found out how to get around the MOO.
We communicate nonverbally and were put into groups. The weblog was also
new, this is a place to post our online journals.

Our first meeting took place at the library. I found out that you could
search for a periodical through a specific title search. This shows if the
library subscribes to a certain periodical. You are also able to search the
medical library and the graduate libray.

The process fo completing these assignments has been difficult for me. The
process is to read the assignment instructions and follow them. I'm not
very competent or literate when it comes to computers, this is why it has
been difficult. I'm still having trouble joining the group, but I've joined
the class mailing list. Everything is coming to me through my hotmail
address.
I missed the first MOOing session, but thanks to Laura and Frances I now
know how to MOO. I know the correct password and that to get the respond
you have to type 'say' before your comment. They also helped me create my
weblog. I'm learning how to ask others for help,well.
For most of the assignments we had to create a username/password. Since we
have so many I made mine the same or similar.

I'm not very literate or competent when it comes to computers. This class
is very scary and exciting. Even though things are going wrong all over the
place, I want to learn more. My first response to difficulties is panic and
email Mrs. McComas. I'm slowly working out of that.
My hope is that this course will ease some of the intimidation I feel when
facing a computer and help me become more competent when working on a
computer.
l

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