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Apple

Apple was created by Steve Jobs back in 1976 as a company to sell personal computers. From there it has exploded onto the technology scene, often creating new products that are much better, more efficient and purely easier to use than any other company have made. First of all it was desktop computers, it was the design that captured the imagination of everyone that didn't have one.. they were wantable. secondly came the ipod, this was an mp3 device but better, it was better because it was easier to navigate your way to the song you wanted, especially as the songs were all in alphabetical order, and with all the other songs of the genre or artist. Then came the different style of ipods, this gave people an option of what colour they wanted, what size they wanted even how many songs that they could fit on their device. The next thing that blew the world away from apple was the ipad, a smallish piece of glass with a metal back that you can touch and surf the web, play games, take photos and so much more.. they have even made smaller and more powerful ones.. With almost everyone in the western world having an apple device of some sort, does this mean that Apple has or is taking over the world?

The art of learning through reflection

I have done a little background research into "what is reflective learning?". What I have found is that in order to take part in the art of learning through reflection, we need to have an experience, a concrete one at that, from this point on you would need to see what your initial responses were to the stimuli. At this point you should also be able to observe the experience to see what is going on around you. Thirdly how you responded overall to the situation and how you dealt with it.. From there on you look back at what you did, you then take this newly learned skill/reaction and use it again and again if you ever find yourself in the same situation, and this right here in this small post is the art of learning through reflection. One of the biggest parts to this is gaining the knowledge in which is your strengths, weaknesses, values and beliefs

" the ability to look at an experience, break it down to find the answers in why you were successful or unsuccessful and to use the experience positively" 

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Dancing?!

 I’m here trying to find some information on dancing as I’ve been asked by a friend to help them create a website on the subject; the only time I ever find myself dancing is on a Saturday night after an afternoon of consuming different beverages whilst watching the football. As I have never seen a video of myself dancing I find it difficult to comment on my level of expertise, but I can assure you all that I’m often the comedy factor of the event that is happening. So this blog is going to entail stories, pictures and videos of Saturday night movers throwing stinking shapes.                                                                                                                                                              

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNMFmbMhB0Q                                           

My journey through education and into the future..

I am sat here trying to think of the reasons why I wanted to come to university. First of all I'll tell you how i got here, I started off as a messy child In primary school, just about got through my SAT's with a 4.4.4 Grading. I then just about pushed and copied my way through comprehensive school. Then came college, In which I enjoyed my first year way too much and had to start again, then after starting again I knuckled down in order to get myself into university where I am right now. I'm hoping that the next part of this blog in the next few years is going to be on how I managed to get myself through uni and turn myself into a wonderful teacher.