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My prior experiences with technology is fairly basic. I grew up with a computer in my house but I rarely used it for anything productive; it was usually to play Sims for a little while after school if I'm being honest. In high school I really liked one of the computers teachers, so I took three computers classes since he was the one teaching them. The problem was that he was also the football coach and since I understood football, he would never really expect me to do anything on the computer, and we mainly talked about our football team and ways to improve our team. He called me his TA so I would also grade other students work, but never really understand how they got their end product. When I did do work in that class, it was mainly with word, so I would say I am at about a 6 or a 7 computer literacy with regards to word. Other than that and how to work an Iphone, I would say my computer literacy rate is at about a 3.

I hope to gain a deeper understanding of what everyone expects millennials to know about a computer. My friends always call me a grandma because it takes me ten times longer to do a basic thing on the computer just because I don't know how and never really had the interest to take the time to learn. For example, for one of my classes we had to create a video that had a PowerPoint in it. Making the powerpoint and doing all of the research took me about an hour, but converting it to a video with sound took me about 6 hours! So I am hoping to gain an understanding of basic computer operations and things that I will need to know when I graduate and go into the workforce, where no one will be willing to hold your hand and teach you how to operate a computer.

When I was taking the learning styles questionnaire, I basically knew the results I would receive. I have always been an active and visual learner. I do best when someone clearly explains their expectations and allows for group collaboration. I am the type of person that enjoys bouncing ideas off of other people and hearing what other people's ideas for a solution is, rather than just being stuck with the one or two ideas I have. I also expected to see I had a high score for being a sequential learner. I follow steps in order to get to a solution, rather than just hoping that I will eventually get it. I honestly was not surprised by any of the results I received but it is reassuring to know how to adjust to people who are not like me and understand where they are coming from.