Sunday, September 12, 2010

Snip

Apex is the software I use to breakdown tape for football opponents. I sipped a picture of this after I created a shortcut on my desktop.

Self Portrait

This picasso was a really neat site. It allows you to be really creative and artistic. I am not that artistic myself and it allowed me to express myself through art.

Shafi by Shaf

Shafi by Shaf: "Picassohead"

Learning Style test

The test said that I am a Kinesthetic learner. I get this answer every time  I take a test like this and it is 100% correct. I am a hands on learner and absorb the information so much better when I can relate it to my life or actually get to learn with a hands on project. All people are different and will learn in different ways. Knowing how people learn is a great way to try and help them when dealing with them in the classroom. Not everybody will learn by charts and graphs but some will. I can use the different angles of teaching to get to each student in their own way.

Learning Style

I have a taken learning style tests before and they are usually accurate. I am a hands on learner that likes to do and learn by example and by trial and error. I do not like to read how to do things or study a book for information. I would rather do somethign more practical and be able to relate it to things in my life and how I can apply it in my world so I have a better understanding.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

google profile

google doc

Document

Personality test results

The test we took indicated that I was correct in my guess. I fall under the Guardian temperament. It states that I enjoy working with a team. This is correct and that is why I have always enjoyed working in groups in the classroom and will use them when I teach. The organization of this will be vital as with any classroom but the expectations must be clear cut so everybody knows what is expected and how things should be done.

Personality temperament

I think my personality would be guardian, idealist, artisan, and last rational based off of the descriptions given. I do not believe that I fall under any one given temperament but rather fall under a scale of each in the order I mentioned above. With that being said it would fall as 60% guardian, 25% idealist, 10% artisan, and then 5% rational. The guardian characteristics seem to fit me the most. I like to have fun but take an enormous amount of pride in my job and responsibilities. The idealist in me thoroughly enjoys working with people and bringing out the most in everybody. I am a football coach and this part of me is probably why I enjoy doing what I do so much.

Browsers

  1. What is a web browser? 
    A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. (Wikipedia)
  2. List the most popular 4 web browsers currently? 
    Internet Explorer,Safari,Firefox,Google Chrome
  3. What does the term 'browser war' mean and what drives the competition between web browsers? What is the big deal in having the #1 browser?
    Browser wars is a metaphorical term that refers to competitions for dominance in usage share in the web browser marketplace. (Wikipedia) The different browsers continue to try and have upgrades and gadgets that allow their browser to standout from the crowd. You can customize these browsers and fix them to do exactly what you want and that draws more users to their product. The browsers with the most users could have leverage on the market and also create more money from advertisements.

Friday, September 3, 2010

broadband

1. The download times for my computer were 21.81 mbps upload/ 2.74 mbps download the first time. The second time the results were different. They are 30.48mbps upload/ 2.82 mbps download.


2. Comcast is my internet provider. They are the only provider here and the bill is around 50$ per month.



3. What is broadband?

a. Broadband Internet access, is a high data rate Internet access— usually used with dial up or modem.

4. How is it measured?

a. Broadband is measured in kilobytes per second and megabytes per second. The higher number of bytes your computer can download per second means the faster your internet connection will be.

5. Who are the providers?

a. Your local cable/phone company.

6. What is the cost?

a. There are different plans that you can buy. Your local company will have more details.