Some of my experiences with technology

OK, I'll try this again. My short post last night appears to have worked.

As I said last night, I'm getting ready for a trip to Ecuador. I've been planning it for four months. I wasn't expecting to take a class this semester so there wasn't going to be a problem with missing school. But then my advisor suggested this class. After talking to Judy about the fact that we could log in from anywhere, it seemed do-able.

However, last week, my Goddaughter/traveling companion sent me our itinerary and I realize that I may not have access to technology for the first two weeks of the trip. Isn't that ironic--for the first two weeks of a class in technology, I might have to limit my learning to old fashioned print materials.

I'm very excited about this class. I have a lot to learn. I'm older than the average college student (to say the least) so I haven't had the same kind of technology exposure that many of you have had. On the other hand, I do own a PDA, a cell phone, a laptop, a digital camera, and a HD TV. I have been exposed to D2L from other classes (although have never used the discussion function) and have even taken an on-line class. I wrote my literature review for my thesis using on-line searches. I took a workshop on Dreamweaver a few years ago and have the beginning of a webpage out there somewhere in cyberspace, but have never done any more with it. So, I guess I do know more about technology than I might have thought at first.

My very favorite technology is e-mail. I just love e-mail. I use it all the time, check it at least 3 times a day and go crazy when it's not available. I don't know how I'm going to handle two weeks in Ecuador without it. I'm hoping to be able to find some cybercafes but kind of doubt there will be many in the Amazon jungle. I'm sure I'll go through withdrawal.