Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Pampa TX
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Big sky lunch break, US60 east of Panhandle TX, April 30, 2009
Now to work on sharing my pictures
It's time to get to work. Quite unexpectedly there is a FAST internet connection here in Pampa over Verizon's Extended Network. I've had glimpses of a fast connection occasionally on Verizon's Extended Network but it has been fleeting at best. I get the feeling the network speed gets throttled back as soon as it discovers I'm on as a Verizon EVDO customer. Can that be?
[Time passes] Ok, let's try this. I'm not really happy with it but it will do for a first go.
Night camp
Wal-Mart Supercenter in Pampa TX
Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #600, 2801 No. Charles St., Pampa, TX 79065 - (806) 665-0727
- This store has a nice, level parking lot.
- Verizon cell phone service - Extended Network - very good signal
- Verizon EVDO Broadband service -via Extended Network - surprisingly fast service
- Find other Wal-Marts in the area
- Check the weather here
Observational Learning
[Learning by watching] is called observational learning. When it comes to evolutionary fears, as well as to many other areas of learning, animals and people learn by watching what other animals or people do, not by doing something themselves and learning from the consequences. I have the impression this lesson hasn't quite been absorbed by most educators. You read that hands-on learning is best, but that may not always be so. Obviously evolution has selected for strong observational learning in animals and in humans.