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My prior experience in technology involves a few computer classes in high school, and my at home computer use. I have a macbook, and I love it. My other technology experience involves my cell phone, since that is something I certainly use every day. I used to have a PC so I am pretty experienced in both machines, Mac and PC. I am fairly confident using Windows, although I feel like I am better with Macintosh these days. I am a pretty fast typist because I work every day typing for my boss, who is writing a book. I feel as if I get faster at typing each day; practice is definitely the best way to get better at typing.

In this class, I hope to expand on my knowledge of technology. I want to get more experience using Excel because that is definitely the program I am the weakest in right now. I also hope to just be more informed of how to use current technology. Technology is so broad these days, and it seems as if you can never know enough. I enjoy learning new techniques for using the computer, so I know I will enjoy this class and get the most out of it.

I have learned, based on the learning styles test that we took today, that my learning style is apparently fairly balanced. I scored between a 1 and 3 on each category of the test except for the second one, which I scored a 5 on. I lean more towards the reflective side of learning, which I scored a 3 on. I think this is pretty accurate, since I do catch myself reflecting on my progress and evaluating it. I scored a 5 on the sensory portion, which I also find to be accurate. I do use facts and clear knowledge to learn things, rather than inferring them intuitively. I scored a 1 on the verbal portion, which is interesting, since I think I am more visual, but after reading it I do see that it makes more sense. Lastly, I scored a 1 on the sequential part, which I agree with as well. I am a very organized person, so I believe the sequential emphasis is dead-on with my learning style.