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I was so nervous about EDM 310. All of my friends who have taken it have told me it was going to be horrible. "It makes me want to punch my computer," is just one terrifying comments I've heard. Another friend told me that as long as I stay on top of things, then I will be fine. But with more bad comments than good comments, I was still a bit anxious. I have a fear that I may get behind. I am going to have to stay ahead of the game to make sure I can get through this! So far, this has been nothing like any other class I have ever taken in my life. The most difficult part about this class will be learning how to get used to blogging. I have never had to check up on something so much before. I am going to address this by double checking the blog and assignments. That way I'll always make sure to be a step ahead. I'm still a little unsure about what is yet to come in this class, but if I reread the syllabus and directions to everything, I know I'll be fine!

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  1. UnknownJanuary 22, 2015 at 2:50 PM

    Kristina, I feel the same exact way as you do. I have a fear that I will get so busy at certain times and completely forget to do my blog posts. I am not use to doing anything like this at all and having to check on something constantly. You have more confidence towards this class than I do. I may have to come to you sometime this semester to understand and see exactly how you do it and deal with having to do all of this (i.e. group projects, assignments, blogs) all in one week. It was really good reading your post and I know that you will do excellent in this class!

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