Technology

Well...since school was cancelled today, I thought that I would take advantage of the "extra" time to write my second blog of the week.
One thing that I really struggled with last week was Logo. I have never used a program like Logo before, and I found it very frustrating at times. When I took Geometry in high school, we learned how to measure and draw angles using protractors and compasses. I also teach third grade, so most of my current experiences with Geometry are on a very basic level. I am trying to reteach myself vocabulary words and phrases, on top of learning a new way to measure and draw geometric figures using technology that I find intimidating.
Honestly, if Mary and I had not been able to find time to sit down at our individual computers to wade through it together, I am not sure that I could have completed all of the activites assigned. It was so helpful to have someone with me to help me sort through the new material.
Mary and I also sit together in class. This has been very helpful during our class meetings because we have been able to help each other with Sketchpad. I am truly grateful to Mary for her patience and willingness to help me.
Right now, I am trying to complete as many of the assigned tasks as possible each week. At this point, I am trying to become familiar with these programs. I feel that the best way to do this is to work with it and its functions as much as possible. I will say that the more that I worked with Logo last week, the better things went. Monday night's work with Sketchpad went better than my first experience, as you would expect. Hopefully I will continue to get better at the technology with each new week. I didn't think that I would ever blog, and look at me now!