Its amazing to see how much the internet has evolved.  Online classes are a great addition to the internet and have helped me balance the challenges of school and work. It was interesting to read how in so many years that half of all the classes will be taught through e-learning. 

I also found all the links on infographics interesting. I am not sure how I can use them yet, but I know in the future I can come up with

I enjoyed looking through all the programs and ways to be more productive. Currently I am using Microsoft Outlook to keep me on top of things.  After going through list, I am interested in Nozbe because it syncs your computer and phone.  I am currently also using Pandora, Google Calendar, Dropbox, and Mapmyrun.  I am going to try the program suggested for bookmarking called Delicious.  I always bookmark because it is so much easier t look through bookmarks than to try and remember a website or recipe that I liked.

Learning through listening to podcasts is a great way to learn.  While reading through the articles I was surprised that ipods are viewed as learning tools.  I recall when I used to have Scott as an instructor that he was always into technology and how he could use it in class. One example is the IClick for in class quizzes; the class loved using them.  I too recall recording muscles and their insertion and origin and listening to them over and over as I commuted to and from school.  However, I would consider myself both a visual and auditory learner at the same time so I do not know how I would do if I had to listen to only podcasts to learn.  I do however feel like podcasts can be a

Things are definitely different since all of this technology took over.  I can recall when I first got my computer and internet service.  That was about 14 years ago.  My kids are definitely growing up in different times. This picture above can reminds me of  my youngest son and how he quickly learned how to explore the internet.  I agree that there are pros and cons to the ability to always be able to connect.  I for one can not imagine life without the internet eveenthough

Social networks like Facebook and Twitter can definitely make learning more fun!  I agree that professors and other educators can utilize the internet to get through to their students.  There are unlimited ideas and unexplored programs that teachers can use to get through to students.  Facebook can be an awesome tool to use for online discussions.  I have not had an instructor use this tool, but it would be pretty interstin

I like the idea of information coming to me instead of me going to all the websites for its updates.  I use pinterest, instagram, and now Googlei.  Before this assignment I did not know what the RSS feed was for.  I love to learn about functional training, so I linked a couple websites to my Googlei

The ability to surf the internet and search just about any question has enhanced my learning experiences.  I am pretty much addicted to it.  I cannot imagine my life without it, because it is so convenient.  I love investing time learning about functional movement.  I love to go onto Youtube and the NSCA website and learn more about proper form of power lifts and Olympic lifts.  I also love to learn about nutrition and new recipes on the Whole30 website.  I do get distracted as well.  Currently I spend a little too much time on Instagram and Pinterest.  Overall the internet and its accessibility is a plus.

I have taken the strength assessment that Marcus Buckingham endorses called Strength finders 2.0. My areas of strength are empathy, connectedness, includer, consistent, and developer.  I have realized that I can easily sense what others are feeling; I always assumed that everyone had the ability to do this.  I lose track of time when I have deep conversations with people, when they speak of their life and what's going on it. I also love making connections.  Whether its with other people or within my profession.   Every week  my coworkers and I have professional development meetings with a local DPT.  At these meetings he teaches us how to evaluate low back pain and he teaches how to properly break down body movements and how to identify maladaptive movements.  In these meetings, I experience so many "aha" moments an I feel powerful. 
One area where I feel like I am weak is my ability to be creative.  For so long I felt like this was a weakness that I could improve in, but after reading Marcus's book I have learned that I need to focus on my strengths and only work on weakn