Step #5, register blog for the flash drive

I initially thought there was a mistake, because we can't post to the original website, but now I know I need to register for the class log.  I"m going to go do that.  I really don't know what else to say about this.

Step #3, Create Blog and Make a post

Okay, there seems to be some kinda flux in our temporal experience, but I assure you, this is my first post on my first blog and wow, the experience is cool!  Can anyone read this?  How honest should I be?  Does anyone care?  Is my teacher really gonna read all these posts?  Can I fake some?   Will she read mine, 'cause I'm so amazing?  Do I need to follow grammar conventions?  Has this post reached appropriate length?  Does appropriate length take into account how concisely one writes?

Step # 2, Lifelong Learning

Okay, so I've tried multiple times to find out what the 7 and 1/2 habits are.  The interactive video thing has frozen my computer multiple times.  Up I go to use my friends computer.  Wait here... Okay, found and learned the 7-1/2 things.

The final step, "Play" has got me thinking.

There are people in this program who still feel the need to be spoon fed information.  These are people who have made the choice to be the gatekeepers of information in what we call the "information age."   Yet some of these people seem to fear and deride the amazing tools we have available, tossing around terms like "information overload" and "Luddite."   People who ask the teacher questions better asked online.  Things like prices of books.

I know technology has its limitations, but I don't think they are as significant as the limitations individuals place on themselves.

I've always hated directions.  I "muddle through."  I play, and probe new environments to learn.  I learn more with the following keystrokes than any class could ever teach me.   Control-C, Control-T, Control-V.  This is how I learn.  Before I question those around me, I check to see what the rest of the world has to say.

I definitely have a problem with keeping the end in mind.  I have trouble thinking about the "end," and even more trouble working towards it.  I think I should break life goals into manageable steps, and take each step in turn, rather than getting discouraged.

Step One: Learn about 23 Web 2.0 Things

Well, step one was to create a blog.  I logged on to Blogger, to find I already had one up and running!  Well, I guess it wasn't really up, as I hadn't done a single post, but I'm sure Google uses my initial signing up as one of the millions of bloggers it likes to tout.

I've been tempted to use a flashy template, but I like the simple blue.   I'm wondering how I can make my blog stand out from others, and I think I'll have to start over after this class is over, or start another one to be my "reading list" so I can provide my friends a way to keep up with me at dinner parties.

I'm gonna post this now, so I can see how it looks published.