Time Strategies

I have always had seemingly poor time management skills. Although I never miss an assignment, I still wait till the last day to do most assignments and end up just stressed out. I hope this class helps me work on these skills and develop better time management skills. The articles listed in the original assignment details page gave me a better insight into how important it is to ignore my procrastination tendencies and just start working. I think my biggest challenge in this class will be to set the needed time I desire to work on specific assignments and set aside my outside responsibilities. As of now, I plan to work a lot on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays, since they are my least hectic days.

(Time Management: Needpix)

Technology in the Classroom

Back in my middle school days, I used Weebly a lot to create various fan girl websites. It was super embarrassing, but I was twelve years old so I have an excuse. Other than that, I don't have much experience with these other technological tools that can be used on the internet. This type of online course is unlike any other online course I have taken. From my other classes, I can tell you how to use McGraw Connect like I can picture the back of my hand. Other than McGraw Connect, my other professors have not given any other type of assignments outside of canvas. Within my first week of taking this class, I have learned how to use Google Blogger, Word Count Tool extension, and many other online tools. I really want to work on my research skills within the online realm and how to work more efficiently.


(Technology Usage: flickr)

A New Semester of Assignments

As I am reading about my future assignments for this course, I instantly thought how unique this course was compared to courses I have had in the past. I am intrigued by the storytelling assignments, because in high school I loved creative writing. These storytelling assignments have the same feel to them as my class I took in creative writing. The semester project also seems pretty cool as I get to create a huge story assignment throughout the semester. I really like how much personal freedom is offered in this class, and how I have the opportunity to showcase my strengths. Famous last words is an extra credit assignment that caught my eye from the list. I just really find the title of it intriguing and mysterious. I am overall really excited to see how this class takes off and how creative I can become.
 
(Be Creative: pxfuel)

The Concept of Growth Mindset

The idea of a growth mindset isn't talked about much in our society. I had never heard of Carol Dweck or growth mindset before in my studies or every day life. Within my school work, I would like to think I have an open growth mindset that accepts challenges in order to attain more knowledge. During my time at the University of Oklahoma, I have learned more about my learning skills than I ever did in my twelve years of grade school. I learned I do better with visual learning, rather than reading straight from textbooks. I have a very short attention span so it is very hard for me to sit still and read page after page of text. My biggest challenge would be when professors only assign reading assignments, as I have a hard time focusing on such bland material. I am interested into seeing more in this semester about learning to actively incorporate a growth mindset in my day to day assignments. 

(Growth or Fixed Mindset: Flickr)

Introduction of My Life's Autobiography

Welcome to my life! My name is Anna Moore and I am a student at the University of Oklahoma. I am twenty years old and graduating at the end of the spring semester. My major is Psychology with a minor is Sociology Criminology. I am hoping to get my master's degree in Forensic Psychology. I want to work within the prison system and hopefully one day join the Federal Bureau of Investigation. I have played golf since I was twelve years old and piano since I was eight. I was born in Mobile, Alabama then moved to Houston, Texas when I was ten. I have two littles sisters (14 and 18) and one little brother (17) who are my favorite people in the world. I have one dog, named Bama, and he is the cutest boxer ever!

(Bama: Personal Photo)

I love cooking and hanging out with my friends. My favorite food is sushi and fro-yo. I want to learn to make sushi, but have never gotten around to doing so. If I could live anywhere in the world, it would be Italy. I have been studying italian in school and hope to become fluent one day. I listen to a bunch of different genres of music, depending on my mood. I love Criminal Minds and Parks and Recreation. I am also obsessed with Star Wars and Marvel.

Over the past Christmas break, I went to Orange Beach, Alabama and New Orleans, Louisiana. I have visited Orange Beach so many times before, but it was my first visit to New Orleans. Obviously, we stopped at Cafe Du Monde and it was worth all the hype. I love traveling and visiting new restaurants, so this trip was lots of fun. I could eat cajun food and gumbo for every meal, so I thrived in New Orleans. That is just a peak at what I am all about!

Storybook Favorites

Indra Lord of Thunder
I thought this story about the different Gods of Thunder was unique and interesting. Incorporating the Greek, Norse, and Vedic gods creates a dynamic storyline that the reader can easily get lost in. I am very familiar with greek mythology and I know a little about Norse mythology. However, I didn't know anything about Vedic religion, later shaping the religion of Hindu. Although all these beliefs have a god of thunder, it is interesting to see the personality differences intertwine and interact with one another. Overall, I loved the storyline and the layout of the storybook.

(Thor's Fight with the Giants: Wikipedia)

Gossip Girl Ayodhya
As an avid Gossip Girl fan, I was instantly drawn into this storybook. From the drama to the romance, it perfectly encases the true essence of gossip girl. Add the multi-layered storyline of the Vedic religion and you have this fascinating storybook. Through Rama's dramatic life, we learned more about the subculture and life lessons of the Vedic religion, even if it is through an altered storyline. The introduction might be my favorite part, since it has a very similar style to gossip girl. When stories are altered to look more like past-time favorites, interest is peaked.

Rama on the Golf Course
I took a personal interest in this outlook of the story of Rama, since I was on my high school's golf team for all four years. I thought the chosen title was interesting, since the storybook was about golf and romance, but you wouldn't know that from the title. This mystery surrounding the title lead to multiple surprises within the storyline. Having a background in golf helped me to better understand specific references and the golf storyline within the text. My one wish though is that the chapter title pages included a reference to the names of the characters or some reference to the Vedic religion. Overall, I greatly enjoyed the storybook.

Tuscany, Italy... My Favorite Place

As a very indecisive person, I had a difficult time choosing a specific place I loved. So rather than choose one city or town, I realized my favorite place is the region of Tuscany in Italy. As a region of Italy, it's full of different cities and towns each one unique from the rest. I visited several towns in Tuscany the summer after my senior year of high school and I fell in love. 
(Sienna, Tuscany, Italy: Needpix)

(Florence, Tuscany, Italy: Max Pixel)
The Arno River!
The beautiful scenery and architecture unique to Italy and the Tuscany region is what I love about this place. The food is even better. There is an abundance of pizza, pasta and carbs. It is an amazing place that should be visited by more people.