How can technology be used to enhance cognition?

How can technology be used to enhance cognition? Well, first of all, one must learn to trouble shoot. That was a biggie for me to learn. I recently told my husband that I think I have too many people I use as crutches when it comes to tech stuff.

At school anytime I run into a problem on my computer or elmo or projector or apple tv, I run to Taylor because I know he will figure out what the problem is. At home, anytime I can't figure something out, I have kids and a husband who are always there to jump in and figure it our for me.

Now that I am in this program a few things have happened. First, Taylor will tell me, "Let me see you try to figure it out." And Lacey will start talking me through something. So now, and this is number two, when I catch myself starting to ask someone, at school or at home, to help me with something technology related, I stop and say, "Hang on. Let me see if I can do it." And guess what? 99% of the time I figure it out on my own!

This is the lovely flow chart my kids gave to me when I started school this summer. I have to remind myself to use it. In other words, figure it out! And guess what? Just now I had to figure out how to get this image on here because it didn't work in convenient the "drag and drop" method. I started to ask my husband, then said, "No, I will figure it out." And wa-la, I did it in no time!

Basically, I feel that technology enhances cognition because it forces you to learn something new. I will be learning how to write web pages. At the beginning of the semester in June the thought of learning html scared me to death. Now I really think can do it!