Post #2: Learner Analysis

One of my favorite TV shows growing up was Full House which aired from 1987 to 1995 (Full House). It is about a San Francisco family whose mom passes away, and then the three daughters are raised by the dad and his two buddies. The oldest of the daughters is Donna Jo Margaret or D.J. Tanner, and D.J. is the character whom I will be conducting a learner analysis on.

The socioeconomic status of a student may be important to know because it can play a large part in the type of student the child is, and whether or not the parents are involved. In the case of D.J. Tanner, she is part of the white, middle class. Her and her family live in a suburban to urban part of San Francisco, and she is raised in a clean, positive and family-oriented environment. One unique part of her story though is that after her mom passed away, she and her sisters are being raised by three men instead of the typical mom and dad family dynamic that she used to have. Nevertheless, D.J. Tanner really excels in school overall, and she has many qualities typical of a first born. In fact, D.J is an honor student who only once received an "F"in science (The Full House Wiki). Consequently, she would be considered an engaged, college-bound student who did and wanted to do well in school without distracting others or misbehaving an abnormal amount. Many times throughout the show she even attempts to encourage friends and family members about school related things such as doing well on homework or exams. In the fifteenth episode of season seven, D.J. actually had a nightmare about being late to and doing poorly on her S.A.T. exam. This episode reminds me of myself because stressing out over college entry exams and having nightmares about them would definitely be something that would happen to me. Nevertheless, in the show D.J. graduated from Bayview High School, and then went on to attended U.C. Berkeley (The Full House Wiki).

In light of this technology class, for this student I could probably use some sort of google classroom or blackboard. D.J seems like a very organized girl with involved parents, and having an online classroom would probably be of benefit to her and her interested father. I also think that D.J. would benefit from one on one technology, blogging and or voice to text technology. My strategy with her would be to use technology and her creative side and love for music, to enhance her classroom performance by getting her interested in technology that she could also use for her music hobby such as having her own blog. Beyond school, D.J. also enjoys music, family and friends and horses (The Full House Wiki).






Season 3, Episode 2: D.J. goes back to School





References:
The Full House Wiki: http://fullhouse.wikia.com/wiki/D.J._Tanner
Full House (Wikipedia): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_House