So here's project 2~

Okay so here's what I got for project 2: One source is going to be taking dance classes at Culture Shock Dance studio downtown. The next is to go to clubs and watch music videos to see other's moves and then practice them on my own. The third is to use a website which shows how to do the steps with little videos and then practice them on my own. The website is : rap.about.com/library/blbreakdancecoverpage.htm

I think that this is pretty good so far.

. What aspects of the materials, teachers and other learners, physical setting, social and other interactions, convenience, etc. are important to you. Make a list of the top 10 aspects.

The top 10 aspects:

4Convenience
1Ability to ask Questions
5Ability to see steps Repeated
10Ability to see Combinations of Moves
2Ability to Interact with Others
3Ability to relate to the level of dancers
6Cost
7Time Involved
9Location with space I can practice in
8Quality of Music

Now I need to break it down.


Description of End Results: This project was helpful in providing evidence to why I might choose something intuititively. Originally I thought that the ranking that was proved numerically would be what it was, and I think this is what helped me to decide what the order of the aspects important to me. For example, I knew the abilty to ask questions was the most important aspect, because that is what I value from having already gone to dance classes. Therefore, I think the project doesn't really give you brand information, it just helps justify what you already would want to choose. I still think that this is important, because you can really think about which factors are the most important, and afterwards you feel better about the decision you made. I would use this method in my everyday life for certain decisions and recommend it to others.

I also realized through doing this project that some factors were irrelevant, such as time involved, because they all take the same amount of time. This is useful because I might make a decision thinking "Classes take too much time" without comparing it to the time needed in the other learning styles. This brings up another point, which is that all three choices are good choices for different reasons, and they would be valuable to do combine. Then, the ranking can help determine how much time to allot to each choice. Also, I can look at what I need to do and go to the right place to do it. For example, if I know I need to practice, I'm either going to want to practice after class in the studio or in the club, because I know that the internet option (in other wors in my room) doesn't give me a good location to practice. Also I won't waste time trying to ask questions such as in message forum about dance when I know how much more helpful it would be to ask in class.

How I felt working on the hypothesis outside of class

I think that it took a lot more time than it might have in class, because I didn't have anyone to discuss the hypothesis with and I was a little unclear about what we were supposed to do. In general I found it harder to get motivated to do the work than in class, and felt very isolated.

Technology Problems

While my computer was broken for the last two days, I was just able to get back on. Now though I am trying to write comments and it keeps saying that I can't with a link "back to the dashboard". I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Also, does anyone know if there's a way to bookmark blogs?

Generation Gap

Instead of focusing on my parents, I am just going to focus on people who use technology frequently and those who don't, who are often divided by a generation gap but not necessarily. Some people my age aviod technology like the plague, and some older people love it, so I don't want to generalize like that.

Personally I think there is a third category. People who understand technology well enough, yet are not necessarily able to afford some of the things techonology brings us. That would be me. It's really hard to live in a society in which everyone has a cell phone, without having credit to get your own cell phone. For people who can afford technology and choose to use it I think there are some disadvantages. One is isolation. Isolation occurs when people who choose to be lazy are sitting around on their computer for hours because it really is (and I agree) a lot easier than going outside for a walk or talking to someone face to face or anything else that they'll definetly be more likely to remember later (how much easier is it to remember a conversation v. a few hours online?). It's also isolating even in public settings. I see people talking on cell phones a lot when they are walking around in public settings, such as in a store, or at the gym. Personally I think this is annoying. Not everyone wants to hear all about their gossip and life. I think it gives them a sense of security, because if they went to wherever alone then they feel not so alone. I understand this. Right now I am in the library and playing my cd player so that I can focus on what I am doing. But its slightly different. While music may help me focus, the cell phone doesn't really help focus, it more distracts.

Now to get onto the people who don't understand technology. There's two categories of these people. People who are elderly and therefore have absolutely no interest in new-fangled gadgets. And people who are younger and just don't like technology. While the first could possibly benefit from the use of technology, I think the second group should be able to not use technology if they want. Now when I say technology I am not talking about things that American's "need" such as shelter, a fork and spoon. I am specifically refering to things which have cropped up recently: Cell phone, i-pod, internet, computer. Most of those people may occassionally use a computer but only when they really have to. I have a friend who was so frustrated with his computer he put it in his closet. I don't think that this makes him a bad person or even disadvantaged- I think its actually a lot better that he had a life v. someone who's knowledge of technology greatly overpowers their knowledge of people.