Newbies!

If you are taking computer skills this semester and are hesistant than listen up! This class will certainly take you by surprise both in the diversity in topics and the abundance in creativity. Before you sink your head too much into the class, you should be aware of a few things you must do to be succesful in this class.

1. Go to class
This really should not have to be stated but seriously, you learn new things every class and would quickly fall behind if you were to skip.

2. Do your homework
Homework is assigned almost every class over the topics and/or the speakers. The homework is really useful in mastering the assigned topics so not only should you do it to maintain your grade but also you should do it so that you learn the topics and skills well.

3. Pay attention in class
Not only must you go to class, but also you really should be actively participating and working on the skill of the day. You will seriously learn a new skill almost every day in the class and you really need to be actively participating to truly learn and master the skill in class as a group before trying the homework on your own.

4. Be honest
You will be taking quizzes and tests that test both your knowledge and your skills with a computer. Therefore, it really does not help you if you use outside sources to get your homework done. It will come back to haunt you later on the quiz when you dont know how to do a certiain skill.

5. Have fun
Sit back, relax and enjoy yourself. Mrs. Belisle is a really fun professor that you will enjoy being in class with.

I hope these tips and insights help you future students both in the class and also in other classes for some of these tips are generic for any college level course. Good luck in your studies and have a great semester in Computer Skills!

Websites

There were so many wonderful websites made and presented last class period. I was especially impressed by Jessica's and Roxana's. Jessica's and Roxana's both had numerous photos of family and friends that really added to the familial component to the site. I really liked Jessica's because of how she linked her friend's colleges to their picture on her site. I also was really impressed by the special backgrounds that Roxana used in her site. They were very graphic in desing and really catching to the eye. Overall, the websites were awesome and they really impressed me with what a great job all of my fellow classmates did in creating their sites.

PowerPoints round 2!

Hey again! We had another excellent round of PowerPoint Presentations today although once again there was one presentation that really stuck out to me. Elena Grout presented a very interesting topic in a manner that truly astounded me in it's professionalism. Not only did she convey across a very new idea to me and certainly most of the people, but I was also genuinely interested in the topic. Her presentation on Nanowrimo introduced the topic of an organization dedicated to encouraing people to write novels. I thought that it was a very cool idea. I also liked her subtle background involving the pen and the sepia toned colors. It was overall a very succesful presentation.
After having seen all of the presentations, I can say that everyone did a very good job in presenting and creating their presentations.