I am not as frustrated with my computer this week as I was last week.  I feel all my violent tendencies towards having to redo to much of my work were probably my fault and not the computers.  I still am having problems with my computer locking up a lot when I am working on my pages.  I feel like it just did not like running the database programs.  I have enjoyed having the freedom of a cable modem, and I feel this has made many of the more tedious things easier to deal with.
    I have been thinking about databases for keeping records on students and I definitely see that as a beneficial thing, but realistically am not sure if I can work it into curriculum as a viable source of activity for my students.  It was easier with spreadsheets because there was less work involved in the set up and I feel students will be able to do a great deal of logging their findings in an organized way.  I had a lot of ideas for this as far as using spreadsheets for templates of information when we explore web sites.  I feel more comfortable with spreadsheets because I have been using them longer, and I feel comfort level has a great deal to do with whether or not I am going to use something in my classroom.
   I am looking forward to a break from technology after the test because I feel like my receptors and my brain have been a bit overloaded from the onslaught of new information.  I still have my head up and I am plugging forward on the chapters.    
  
Page Author: Danielle Earley