WHAT A WEEK!!!!!

I have accomplished virtually nothing in this week. I have only finished the required assignments. I am horrible. Actually, I haven’t been horrible at all, just very, very busy. Everyone was taking vacations at work so I got stuck with a lot of extra hours. This week I worked a double shift and I also got 10hrs. of overtime. It was bittersweet. It is bad because I hate my job, had to work every day this weekend, and didn’t have a lot of time to work on homework. On the other hand, it will be wonderful when I get my next paycheck. In addition to my hideous workweek, I also started my anatomy class. The class only met one time last week so it didn’t really interfere with anything. I am terrified of this class, which is probable why I put it off for so long. I also had a baby tantrum this week. My boyfriend’s entire family was heading to Myrtle Beach for a few days and they offered to take me with them for FREE. (I was expected to pay for my own food and fun, but the room was FREE!) I really wanted to go so I got the nerve up to ask another girl to take my shifts. She said, “NO!” I was so mad that I thought that I was going to dye. Ordinarily, I wouldn’t care but I have taken plenty of her shifts when she asked me. So, I had a tantrum when I got home. Anyway, back to CD.

We were asked to do several tasks this week. Our mission was be prepared for Information Literacy by the end of the week. Unfortunately, I missed it. First thing tomorrow morning, I am going to accomplish the rest of my tasks for the week so that I won’t be too far behind. That will get me a chance to get back on schedule by the end of the week.

The first thing that I attempted this week was the webliography. I didn’t look at the directions for any of the assignments until last night and I was overwhelmed when I saw that a couple of them were due the next day, especially the webliography. I have no previous experience with designing web pages, preparing web links, or anything at all that dealt with HTML so I was terrified. I knew that I needed to start on it last night but I needed to go to bed because I had to be at work at 4:00 this morning. So, I thought that I would wait and work really hard on it today. The first thing that I did to prepare for the webliography was to think of some good sites to put into it. I did this part while I was at work. When I got home, I turned on my computer, connected to each of the sites that I had considered while at work, and stared at the address screen. I made sure that I wrote everything down that needed to be there. After gathering all the necessary addresses, I started on the webliography. As directed, I divided my work into four sections: personal interests, discipline, research, and fun where the titles of my sections. I began with the personal interest section. I wrote several sentences in the section. I continued that process throughout my paper. I wrote the name of my web links in the appropriate section with the intention of going back to those areas to fill in the web links and addresses. After the narrative portion of this assignment was complete, I began filling the HTML code in the areas that I wanted my links. I gathered my code from the link on the webliography instructions. I continued to fill in the codes for all of the appropriate areas, as I began to get scared that everything continued to look the same. I was expecting for the link to immediately appear once I had entered the code. Once this was complete, I saved my blog. I was so excited to see that all of the links and the right hyperlink word to be in the correct place. I only had one error. I did not have a link under the word ADD for the information about Attention Deficit Disorder. I couldn’t figure out what I could have done wrong. Next, I clicked the edit button. Once the old version returned to the screen, I realized that I never even entered a HTML code for that entry. I was relieved that it was a mistake, rather than a real problem. Now that I am completely finished with the webliography, I am astounded at how simple it was to make. Obviously, it would have been much more difficult without the codes in front of me, but everyone has to get the codes from somewhere. I remember when I was a senior in high school and a lot of my friends were in an Internet class. One day I went in the class to just sit and talk to my best friend Chrissy. She was working on a web page that looked absolutely wonderful. I remember thinking, “ I wish I took this class. That looks so neat and I would love to know how to do that.” I know that creating a web page is much more difficult than what we have just completed, but I am not so intimidated by her page anymore. I know a web page will be harder to create, but I am confident that I will be able to create one with a little guidance.

After I completed my webliography, I went to the class web page and clicked on the current discussion link. Then, I began to type in a few questions that I considered to be necessary for answering my research question. I actually began this task a little earlier than I did the webliography. I began looking at different types of information about my topic on the Internet last night. I jotted down a few notes that I thought would be helpful for my research in the future and began to think about important questions to ask. I ran into some problems about my topic when I was thinking about questions while at work. When I finished the webliography, I pulled out a scrap sheet of paper out of my purse and began to reply to the foundation questions prompt. After I my information was published on the web page, I copied and pasted it onto my weblog. Finally, I pasted another copy to an email that I sent to the class, asking them for their help. My problem was whether I should change the wording in my essential question. All of the research information would be the same, I would respond to the research in a different manner. My initial essential question was, “How often are children with APH misdiagnosed to have ADD?” This seems like a very good question and to be honest I would love to know the answer, but it just seems like I would never really get the question answered. Therefore, I considered this question: What are the repercussions of a child with APD being diagnosed with ADD? This question is very similar to the other one, but it seems like I can get an actual answer.

Although I didn’t do much work this week, I still managed to learn a lot from this class. I am amazed and proud of my webliography. I cannot believe that I was so effective when attempting this task. I can’t believe that it was so easy to do. I am sure that I have a few mistakes and did a couple of things incorrectly, but the basic principle of applying a hyperlink seems so easy to me now. Before this project, I was overwhelmed with the idea of web pages and hyperlinks. I was terrified of this project until I hit the save button on my blog and saw my finished product. I feel like I am slowly coming out of my internet/computer phobia. I feel even more confident this week than I have in the last two weeks of classes. This class is working, I am gaining confidence to try new things and I am not afraid of what will happen if I click a button.