Hello! I'm Alex Koenen, (pronounced Koonen) and I'm starting a blog in a class I'm taking, called Digital Communications Tools, along with other business and computer classes.
Something that interests me is Genealogy (a fancy word for "family history"). I volunteer in downtown Des Moines at the Iowa Genealogical Society helping others with researching their family history. Another thing that I'm interested in is computers, and photography. Along with volunteering downtown, I volunteer at my church as a camera person where we record services to be put up on screens and online for people viewing from home.
When I'm at home and have nothing to do, I spend my time on my laptop playing games, researching my own family history and playing Grand Theft Auto IV on the PS3. A few programs I use frequently on my laptop are Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. I sometimes use an add-on to powerpoint, called TurningPoint, as a study tool for tests or quizzes in school.
What kind of technology do you use at your home? Do you use technology to study for quizzes or tests for school?
Impressive! I enjoyed learning more about you. Not very many students take an interest in genealogy. I'm sure your knowledge is a valuable asset to your family!
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I use to study from that involves a computer is a website called quizlet for my Japanese class (reigning champ on the game space race... that's a studying tool where you put in the answer as they fly by the screen). Personally, I'm more of a flash card individual... there's nothing you can't learn from a well worded flash card! :P
ReplyDeleteTrue, flashcards work for written characters, but what about the speaking part? There is a CD-Rom that I downloaded from the S-Drive for my Chinese class and we use this almost daily. It has proven very useful in both learning the pinyin tonations as well as pronunciation and uses a variation of people who speak so that you can learn to understand different dialects. :)
ReplyDeleteWow. The genealogy hobby sounds like something that takes a lot of time.
ReplyDeleteAnd its good to know what you also know how to relax.