To Add to the unpugged story

I would like to add that I enjoy texting because when I am in a public place my conversation is private. The only thing that really bothers me about this generation becoming so "plugged" if you will, there is a loss of communication with real physical  people! How are they going to look someone in the eye and master a job interview?

Medical Students

The group of medical students who are using face-book media to post pictures of themselves goofing around with skeleton heads and arms and under the influence of  alcohol, obviously they are not setting a good precedence  for themselves or their future! They have worked so hard and come so far to be spending time jeopardizing themselves and their education, especially in a profession where people lives literally depend on the doctor's judgement and decisions. Several years ago I was at a funeral of a police officer, good family friends. Anyway, at the brunch after the funeral I sat at a table with all undercover cops they had quite a story about a medical student who attended the University of Rochester. Here it goes, the medical student took over a vacant house in the city and started growing marijuana plants in the house, each floor had a stage for the plants. How these undercover officers became aware of this, was the water was left running  and the neighbor called the police. Once the police arrived and saw the" goings on" they realized a steak out was necessary to find out who was behind this ordeal. They kept watch and as they kept watch only one young male in his early twenties kept checking out the house with the plants!  When they had enough evidence in the watch they were able to bring him downtown! He made bail and the case went to trial. In the end because he had no criminal record and was using the money to help pay for college the judge fined him monetarily and with community service.  I believe he was able to continue with his education. And if he moves to the right state to practice medicine he will already be very aware of using marijuana as a treatment. Great story!

Cameras in work place

How I feel about cameras in the work place, well at  first I felt violated when we got cameras at my place of employment. Then when someone said it is for the employees protection as well as the customer, it made me think sometimes the customer is not always right. Also, where I work at Dunkin Donuts customer get so upset about very small issues when it is suppose to be a happy environment, it is coffee and doughnuts after all. The cameras make me feel better, I usually go about my time at work and get my work done. So, if there is a question about me being there too late at night, my manager and the district manager can go and look at the recording of exactly what I was doing and how I spend my break.  I work through most of my break because there is no one to cover me! Also, at a Dunkin Donuts in Maryland there is a video of a robbery attempt, it is on u-tube. It was at night, and the store was still open with a woman employee working. The robber tried to get in through the drive-thru window and  get into the cash register  all from inside his car, through his car window! Anyway the clerk was quick in her thinking and took hot coffee tossing it at him and she tried closing his arm in the window too. Finally, she took a full pot of very hot coffee and poured it in his lap and he took off! It is really cool to be able to watch this and if there were no cameras the story could have changed. The cameras make me feel protected in so many ways. So yes I feel many other employees having cameras can benefit like police officers because people watching don't always see things the way they happened, there have been many studies and tests done to prove this to be true.

Multitasking, I read both articles describing multitasking.,by watching TV and being on the computer at the same time. Both articles talked about multitasking  being on electronic devices  and spending almost a half hour going back and forth looking at the computer then 14 seconds later looking at the TV. For me personally  when I multitask it is doing something physical like pouring coffee at my place of work and taking the next customer in lines order. The articles go on to explain how this affects the retention in our brain and how unproductive this type of multitasking becomes. The young generation today really focus too much on electronic devices and I have experienced this first hand. How I have experienced this is by working with high school students and seeing how their attention is affected, many times I have to repeat to them continually regular tasks that they do every time they work. I even think that some kids feel their phone will take them to the moon someday. In the end if you are spending all your time looking back and forth at both devices, in essence nothing is getting accomplished. At school students are on computer while looking at their phones and listening to the professor at the same time. In this case probably nothing got retained.

When I first started this class I was so excited to learn about Blogging, Networking and searching the Internet. Realizing how all my classes came together, for English learning  APA and writing, computers learning for me, how things actually work and the different programs. I really  have enjoyed and benefited from all of my classes, I feel like I have accomplished so much from January to April!  In computer class I really learned the mechanics of working the computer and I actually love the fact it spell checks and lines up my paragraphs. Being a late bloomer with computers I enjoyed learning how to do Power Point because I had heard so much about Power Point from my friends who use Power Point in the work force. Also, I really learned about myself this semester what I am capable of doing and accomplishing school, while  working full-time,and moving in March. I am a multitask  person sometimes I feel when I am on a regimented schedule I stay on task or try to keep up with everything, I have to do or want to achieve. What works best for me is putting  priorities in proper perspective. Accomplishing my goals makes me feel like a whole person.