Knowing how to use a computer and how one works are two completely opposite things! I have found over the last two weeks with trying to get into computers, how they are built, how they start up, how to adapt their operating systems, and even how to protect them, that there really is a lot I do not know. The work I have done alone and with my team has been both eye opening and has put me in my place. I have a lot of time at the key board of a computer, but I really have never set one up or really tinkered with it. I merely run the programs I need. If it does not work, pass it off to someone who can fix it.
The course of how computers works is really holding up to its name. I still admit that I know very little when it comes to the workings of the computers. But there is a lot of things a person can learn on the internet. When I wanted to learn how to take apart I googled it. It gave me tips on how to do it, what screws to loosen, and even gave the tip to lay things out in the way that they are put together.
I may not know much when it comes to how a computer works, but what I can say is that I have more than tripled my knowledge over the past two weeks. I am sure that it will continue to grow as I learn more about operating systems and how to install them. The great part about computers is you can try one thing and if it does work as you like try another. Give it a shot, try one out, and make it run like you want it to. You may just learn something along the way!
Below is a link to the presentation I created about Antivirus. It was my first attempt at an "online" presentation.
http://content.presentationengine.com/ieViewer.php?tid=183803
It sure is a huge difference using a computer and learning how one works. I have always just simply used them for what I need and when they break usually have someone else fix them. Some of the activities we have done have created some anxiety for me because there are times I have felt above my head. In order to implement technology and become leaders in our schools with it we probably should have an understanding on this stuff.
ReplyDeleteP.S.- I have never seen that presentation software. I'll have to give it a whirl.
I am right there with you. I have been amazed at all the things that I didn't know. Deep down I think that I knew there was this whole other world of computer knowledge, but didn't want to dip my toe into it because of where it could go. Each week I log off of class with a very overwhelmed feeling, and as the week goes on and I complete the assignments, the feeling fades a bit because my knowledge base has grown while completing the work and building off of the ideas from the inital class meeting.
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You don't need to be a mechanic to know how to drive a car and you don't have to know the FSB of your CPU to use a computer. I'm sure you will be just fine and soon we will head into the software and education portion of this program that you will be more comfortable with. I have the exact opposite problem. I'm an IT guy that practically lives inside a computer. The challenging part for me will be the online teaching classes like 550.
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