Time Strategies

Time management is something that I struggle with. It's no secret to myself. It is something that I work on all the time. With this class being all online, it does make me nervous. I have taken measures to make sure I stay on top of all the assignments and I have incentives as well. Like after I finish all my work for the week I plan on treating myself to a boba tea. 
I read The Psychology of Checklists by Lauren Marchese and learned about making SMART goals. I'll start to implement this in our class in the hopes of bringing it into my daily life and other classes as well.
Then I read Realistic Study Plans by Amanda Collins and learned that planned your study time is the best method. I learned that trial and error is okay. So I plan to start with the schedule that you provided and see how that works for week two. If I have a hard time then I'll try something new.

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Technology

Technology is definitely not my forte. For example, I struggled getting started on Blogger the first week of class. What I love about it though is how easy it makes my life once I get the hang of it! It took me two days to get used to Blogger! Everything listed on online course wiki sounded familiar for the most part. I've never used any of it before but I had hear of them. I'm excited to widen my horizon and learn how to use these tools.

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Assignments

The idea of this class at first seemed kind of strange to me. However, the more that I work on it and the more that I open up to it, I seem to love it more and more. The work seemed like a lot at first but after managing my time and setting aside an hour everyday specifically for this course, everything became more manageable. I'm excited to start interacting with my peers next week!!!

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Storybook Favorite

The Story Of Ravana

The aesthetic of this blog post was great. It fit well with the theme and the story. The introduction did a good job of explaining who Ravana is. I have no had no prior knowledge to who he is. For someone like me, it was really great to have the author take their time to explain to me who Ravana is. 

Elephants in India!

The layout of this blog was good. However, from looking over it and going through it I picked up some ideas for my blog. The paragraphs were a bit too lengthy for my personal taste. So for my blog I am going to try and keep points concise. That may change though. I'm not sure just yet. 

Stepmothers' Prison

This was by far my favorite of the 3 that I read. The story was enticing and the theme fit the story. What I say in this blog post that I want to incorporate in mine is the "next page" link at the bottom of each page. I thought it was a useful tool for the reader. 

This image was used in Elephants in India!

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My Favorite Place

Bangladesh

My family is originally from Bangladesh. We make it our goal to go at least once every two years. However, it has been five years since the last time we went. I got to go back this past December and it was the best. I got to hangout with family, sight see, shop, and see the villages. Bangladesh feels like home and that is why it is my favorite place.

Lala Khal, in Sylhet