Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Exploring topics

Iam going crazy. Exploring topics for my essay five has not be a very placent experience. All the topics seem to be eather to broad or too boring. There are many different options out there, but to me it is like a unknown world. Well after looking and looking i found two topics that got my attention. The fist one was "video games addiction." I found it interesting because i see everyday how obsess people are about video games, and it is hard for me to understand that. So i believed that i could satisfide my curiosity by doing research on this topic. Then i changed my mind. I got more intersting in educational games. I have the idea that educational games will play a big role in children future. Also as an educator aspirant i feel that it is my responsability to learn more about topics that eventually will be affecting chidren. Even though i have no plans to teach in the United States after i graduated, i am sure that the educational video games will trascent oceans; So , i better be ready, and inform about the new ways to teach our children eather here or in any part of the world.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Field trip

The field trip to the game stores was a great experience for me. There are millions of diferent games for every one. The first store i visited was Toys R us. The place is huge, and inside is like another world. There are games for all ages. There are games for babys, teenagers, adults etc. One thing i found very interesting was that they have musical games. For example, they have a guitar game, that teaches you how to play the guitar at the same time that you have fun. Also my favorite one, a harmonica with its book. I was looking for a harmonica book for a long time because i lost the one i had. Unfortunaly i had to buy both things, the harmonica, and the book since they come together. But it does not heart to have an extra harmonica.
Also the prices of the games were good. Some were very cheap. Some were very expensive. A very funny thing happend to me at the store. A police man came to me and asked me how old i was. He though i was a high school student cutting class. I could't believe i was 23 and that made my whole day.
The secund store is also nice. It is call the "Game stop." The Game Stop is smaller than "Toys R us" and a litlle diferent because most of the games are video games. Also i was shot to see that a line of about 6 or 7 grown up men were playing as if they were litle kids. They were having fun. I realized that the game stores are for everyone whos heart is like a child. It was a very nice trip.

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

About the cluster.

To be honest at the begining of this cluster i did not know what to expect. The idea to shaere all my classes with the same people was not very intersting to me, but anyways i decide to take it, and it was worth it.
I have learned a lot in the past 7 weeks. One of the things that worried me more when i started school was that my computer skills were very limited. But to my surprise i have learned a lot. Iam able to look for my assignments, uploaded them, save things in my flash drive, and many other things that i never imagined i was going to be able to do.
The most interesting thing for me is the writting. I feel limited in that aspect too because i don't speack english very well. But everyday i feel more confortable. I feel that the most i write, the most i learn, and i love to feel like that. It gives me hope that one day i will be able to write without barriers.
The cluster is nice. I feel confortable being part of it. The people around me are also very nice and they together with the teachers have help me a great deal to develop my computer skills.
I still have many things that worried me. I know that the last weeks will be tough. Many new challenges are waiting for me. For example, i have no clue how to start my final essay about video games and my final media project for my mass media class. But i am sure i will do it. I felt the same way at the begining and so far iam doing good.