1.0The Web Authorityhttps://www.mccordweb.com/weblogsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tYcohuzWQY"><a href="https://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2009/01/24/the-college-of-now/">The College Of Now</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/2009/01/24/the-college-of-now/embed/#?secret=tYcohuzWQY" width="600" height="338" title="“The College Of Now” — The Web Authority" data-secret="tYcohuzWQY" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.mccordweb.com/weblogs/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> Colleges are becoming more and more technology oriented. Everything is moving to the web. Almost everything I need to do is accessible on the web. Here are the things you can do. • School Email account • Preorder books through college website (This is great when you get to school you just go to the bookstore and pick them up, they are all in a nice box for you. This eliminates the long lines.) • Check class work and schedule online • Check grades online • Sign up for classes online(this tells you if classes are available and even how many seats are available) • Converse with teachers • Pay bills • Pay fines • Check for holds on classes and accounts • Pay Tuition online • check if your laundry is done online, or if there are any available washers and dryers • get text message alerts for anything troublesome on campus This is all very different from when my parents were in college, from what they have told me they didn’t have computers available and calculators were the size of textbooks. This is my last post as I am now going back to college. Thanks for being patient while I blogged for my Mom. I found out first hand it is much harder being a blogger than I thought it would be. Times have really changed and college has too by embracing technology making convenience come to you with the click of a mouse. One thing that hasn’t changed is the amount of work and participation to be successful at college.