Winter Olympics-2010

I have not been watching the winter Olympics as much as I would like, but I have watched some of it. My favorite event has been the Ski cross event. I like how there were four Olympian contestants on the same course at the same time. I also liked the luge and speed skating. I think that the opening ceremony for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver was fairly good, although there were some complications. Also,it was sad that the Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili died in a training run. I think that the people in charge of creating the courses should have prepared more and should have tested the track more.

Lent

I think that if God gave humans a progress report for Christians instead of our conscience that he has given us, the world would probably be surprised. I think that if He did do that, it might take away purgatory because the people who received a bad progress report would obviously know that they were doing something wrong, as well as the people who received a good progress report would know that they were doing everything correctly and according to God's plan and will. God might grade us on our actions towards our friends, family, and even people we don't know, as well as towards ourselves.

Personally, I am not really a big fan of Valentine's Day. Officially, Valentine's Day is a National Holiday. The holiday is named after one or more early Christian martys named Valentine and was established by Pope Gelasius I in the year AD 496.It is also the feast day of Saints Cyril and Methodious. Valentine's Day is a day where loved one's send each other gifts, such as flowers, chocolates, or cards or anything else that shows that they love and care for each other. Modern Valentine's Day symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid.

I have a number of favorite songs and it is always difficult to pick a favorite. Thus, I cannot simply just pick my favorite song, but one of my favorite songs is "This Is Your Life" by Switchfoot. This song always makes me think about who I am, or who I aught to be. It makes me think about what kind of person I am, and what I could do or not do that would make me a better person. Simply put, it is an amazing song because of the beat and its appeal of making me think about who I am.

Web 2.0

-Twitter is a free social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read messages known as tweets.
-Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them.
-MySpace is a leading worldwide social network that offers customization of your profile and image on the web.

Laptop Program 2011

I am looking forward to the laptop program, also known as the 1:1 program, because I get a laptop and I will have the opportunity to learn more in-depth and just more in general. I am concerned about how the teachers will be controlling what the students are looking up during class, and how much attention the laptops would take away from. One question I would like answered is, "How will the teachers control what goes on during the class period on the laptops?" I think that one way students will be able to deal with classrooms with both laptops and no laptops is to separate the classrooms, although that could pose a number of problems. I did read about a 1:1 program that used PC's, but it was recommended to use Macs because Macs are less susceptible to viruses and spyware. Also, it was reported that the students learned more and it engaged the students more. I think that it is a good idea and i am looking forward to the 1:1 program next year.

My Impression of Tech. Class

I have mostly enjoyed my technology class so far. There have been some fun parts and, well, less fun parts. I am not as used to the Mac's as i am to Windows, which i have at home, so its taken some time to get used to, and its still a work in progress. Also, sometimes the computer i am working on doesn't respond, which i'd like to think is not a common problem with Macs. The good thing about technology class is that i am working on more projects, such as blogging, i am learning how to use the Macs, and technology class is a somewhat easy course with less homework, which is definately a plus when it comes to talking classes!