4/26/10

Emma's topic about depression in college isn't a happy one, but one that needs to be addressed. Even though college can be very overwhelming at times, it is incredibly important that every person knows that they have a support system they can count on. Whether that person be a best friend, sibling, or someone from an academic program.

Joey's project is interesting because technology is in many classes, and virtually every student does works with technology on a daily basis for schoolwork and in their personal lives. Technology is continually progressing. My initial reaction is that technology is used differently based on age group, but now after thinking about it, I'm not so sure. Overheads, email, and projectors are used pretty regularly from elementary school onward. The thing about technology is that not every teacher knows how to use it, and wastes class time trying to figure it out. It can be negative for the student as well as the teacher. One example is last semester, I was supposed to use the projector for a French project and things just didn't go as planned so we couldn't use the powerpoint that my group worked on. Sad day.

Katherine's topic is interesting, and quite honestly, most of it went over my head. Not because of her presentation, because it was very thorough, but history goes over my head sometimes. The Cold War is a very complex topic, so there are many ways she can focus her paper. It opens a lot of doors, but is also challenging because she must choose one or a few aspects to focus on.