Thursday, January 24, 2008

10 Years

It's hard to think about but in ten years I will be 30! Wow! Its seems far away but I know it will be here soon enough. In ten years I plan on having graduated from graduate school in speech pathology. I am not sure if I want to work in the school system or the hospital. But either way I would like to work with kids, especially those with special needs. I had a job last summer working at a outpatient rehab with kids and adults. I loved the kids. I enjoyed working with the kids who had autism, down syndrome, and other special needs.
I am not sure if I will still be living in South Carolina or not. I like South Carolina but it might be fun to live in a big city. I like Charleston and Greenville, but I am open right now to going to other places. As for being married, I could be married or I may not be married. If it happens it happens, if it doesn't it doesn't. I am open to whatever may happen in this area.
Also, I would like to have traveled to Europe. I really want to go to Italy, England, Austria, Switzerland, etc. I would love to do this after I graduate from college or graduate school. I think that it would be an awesome experience. Ok, these are things that I would like to have accomplished by the time I am 30!

Sunday, January 20, 2008

We are becoming the web

I believe that the title of the video means that the computer is becoming us and that we are becoming the machine/computer. Now a days you can go on the Internet and find basically anything you need to know from around the world. There is even websites that allow you to beocme friends with people you know and don't know online, like myspace and facebook. Web 2.0 affects people entering the working world by giving people ample opportunities to find jobs. Most jobs allow you to apply online. You can even place your resume on Monster.com. This allows for anybody about to go into the workforce to find a job and do research about the job they are interested in getting. People who are already in the workforce have many advantages form Web 2.0. They can easily research anything they need right form their desk. Any and all information is right at your hands with just a click of a button. Many people can even do their jobs online as well as communicate with people over seas in an instant. I think that at the end of the video when it says we will have to rethink everything, it means that the computer has changed our world. Now that it has changed us and is continuing to change us we have to rethink some things. The video mentioned privacy, family, identity, and ethics. These are things that need to be thought about online. Privacy is important because you do not want anyone to be able to get information about you online. You want to have privacy while you are online. Because the Internet has done so much in improving our communication and technology we have to rethink everything that once was normal before the internet.

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Introduction

Hi! My name is Catherine and I am from Florence, SC. I am a junior majoring in Health Science with a concentration in Health Promotion and Education. When I graduate, I plan on going to graduate school for Speech Therapy. I worked this past summer at a hospital with speech therapists and I really enjoyed it! So, I look forward to going to graduate school in the not so distant future. Here at Clemson I am involved in a Christian organization called the Navigators. I have been involved since my freshman year and enjoy going to our meetings each week. In my spare time I like to read and watch movies but this rarely happens during my busy semesters. Ok, hope you enjoyed learning a little bit more info about me!