On an average day I will look up a lot of information. I use
Google throughout the day on various devices such as my phone, laptop, and
tablet.
On my phone, most the
information I’m searching is not academic. I will look up the weather in the
morning, search for news articles throughout the day, find recipes for when I’m
going to cook something new, and use Google Voice to find answers to all the
random questions I may have during the day. Since I always have my phone on me,
it is perfect for those situations since they don’t require much more than a
quick glance.
When I need to do something more substantial, like look at a
map to understand where I’m at and what is around me to do, or find a more serious
and lengthy article that I want to read, I’ll take out my tablet. That probably
happens at least once day.
Finally, during the day, when I want to study and do school
work, I’ll sit down at my laptop. In addition to taking online classes here at
Kennesaw State University, I’m forcing myself to learn more by taking free
online classes, or MOOCs. During those times I search for information on
different programming languages to help me, such as the Java API, or search for
answers to problems I’m encountering with my code. I’ll also look up what
meetings are in the area that are discussing the field of programming that I
should go to and at discussions going on about the latest technologies.
So, as seen, the kinds of information I’m am looking up and
using depends heavily on the type of device I’m using and where I’m at during
the day. When I sit down at my laptop, I prepare myself for academic work and
when all I have with is my phone, I know that now is the time to look up all
the silly questions I have.
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