Aha!

I took my ATS-W exam this past Saturday morning. I was very nervous although some of my fellow classmates have told me not to worry since they already took it and it wasn't too bad. Also a lot of my friends who happen to be teachers told me it's a lot of common sense questions and theoretical questions about teaching which I should be able to pass with a breeze. However I am a Nervous Nelly and it's part of my nature to always worry and be nervous before an exam. I didn't really study because I didn't know how to study but look over some sample questions from the site. There were 80 multiple choice questions and I told myself not to stay more than 3-4 minutes on a question. If it's taking longer to answer it I should put a star on it and go back or go with my first instinct. After I finished all 80 questions I was exhausted and not looking forward to the essay part of the exam. I took a deep breath and open up the essay section. I had a huge smile form on my face and I almost began to laugh out loud! I let out a big sigh of relief and said, "AHA!" in my mind. I was so happy to see the essay questions. It pertained to technology and how we would integrate and implement it into a lesson plan. I thought of our technology course and tech-pack right away! I took a minute to gather my thoughts and began writing. I am so grateful for our class and our previous tech-pack assignment because I finished my exam quickly and confidently. I had so much time left over to check over my work. I'm pretty sure I aced the essay portion of the exam thanks to our class! :)

Remember When: A Poem About Technology by James S. Huggins'

I found this poem to be quite interesting and relatable to me. I wanted to share it.

A computer was something on TV
From a sci fi show of note.
A window was something you hated to clean
And ram was the cousin of goat.
Meg was the name of my girlfriend
And gig was a job for the nights.
Now they all mean different things
And that really mega bytes.
An application was for employment.
A program was a TV show.
A curser used profanity.
A keyboard was a piano.
Memory was something that you lost with age.
A CD was a bank account.
And if you had a 3 1/2" floppy
You hoped nobody found out.
Compress was something you did to the garbage
Not something you did to a file.
And if you unzipped anything in public
You'd be in jail for a while.
Log on was adding wood to the fire.
Hard drive was a long trip on the road.
A mouse pad was where a mouse lived.
And a backup happened to your commode.
Cut you did with a pocket knife.
Paste you did with glue.
A web was a spider's home.
And a virus was the flu
I guess I'll stick to my pad and paper
And the memory in my head.
I hear nobody's been killed in a computer crash,
But when it happens they wish they were dead.

Tech-Pack

After doing the assignment regarding Tech-Pack, I realized all 3 aspects of knowledge go hand in hand. You must be aware of the pedaogocial and content knowledge in order to know what forms of technology you need. If you don't have a background knowledge of the content it will also limit you to the forms of technological tools you can use to construct your lessons. The more you know the more it will help. Knowledge truly is power!