Reflection

This semester of digital applications has taught me a bunch of new ways to be creative on the computer. The class taught me how to use blogger, excel, windows movie maker and other programs. The class gave me ways to create presentations that are not just basic power point. In my eyes i think that there were three projects that interested me the most and these are the three that i feel i took the most away from. those three projects are, Windows Movie Maker and The brochure project and the Webpage project. these to me were the most difficult things we did and the class which meant i looked deeper and deeper in to how to use the programs, and by the time i finished i felt like a pro. The digital storytelling project gave me a new way to present, i liked that project because it was something that i actually enjoyed doing because it was about me. in the story telling project i could show people something important to me in a cool and creative way. the learning process of that was also fun and easy to the point where i was able to teach others about using the program. In the brochure project i learned how to create something simple that i can take away and use in my career field. Learning how to create that brochure was just something different and it was very appealing to me. the final excel project was something i am glad we did because i want to go into the accounting field and we will have to use excel a lot to plug in data and keep records or financial things.

Sharing a tip

A good tip to share is instead of buying your songs on iTunes from the iTunes store, you can convert them on the internet. The way that you do that is you go onto YouTube and you choose the song that you want. Once you have your song you copy the link and then you go to one of your favorite converters. Two really good ones are 2conv and clipconverter. I always use these websites to download music because its also free!
I can show you step by step on how to do it...

First you find the song that you want to get

          and then you go onto the itunes store that looks like this...

 after you find your song you go onto YouTube and you search for the song that you want. Once you find the right song you copy the link in the address bar. Once you have copied the link you go onto 2conv.com or clipconverter.cc and put the link into the bar that they provide. They look like this... 

 

 Once you put your link into the long box you press download. Once the song has downloaded it automatically connects you your iTunes and you can enjoy your song. Unfortunately, you cannot convert videos or movies onto your iTunes. 

I strongly recommend using these converters because you save so much money and so that iTunes doesn't rip you off with the amount that they charge for songs. 

Final Reflection

In this Digital Applications class I have learned so many new things that I did not know that I could do. I learned more a lot about Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, and Microsoft Exel. I also learned how to write blogs about myself and other topics. I also found out how to make my own webpage and put all of my information onto it and put pictures and edit it so that it was perfect and how to make brochures. I even made a slideshow with pictures, music and transitions and I had to upload it to youtube, which I have never done before.

I really enjoyed this class because now I know how to do a lot more on the computer and I can use my knowledge of using these applications to help other people. My three big takeaways were writing blogs, making slideshows, and making power points.
I loved writing blogs about certain topics because I got to express myself and I put up whatever photos I wanted. I even expanded more on other peoples blogs by commenting on them and telling them my input.
When I heard that we had to make up a slideshow I got really excited because all throughout middle school I would play around and make little slideshows but I also never really knew what I was doing but when I made mine this time I knew exactly what I was doing. I learned how to put all the music in it and cut it where I wanted to and I also put special transitions in it. I have to say this one was my favorite project.
Another takeaway was making the power points. This class helped me really expand on how to put hyperlinks and how to put videos and pictures into it. I also learned how to make a professional slide show and an ePortfolio.

I am very happy that this was a requirement here at Nichols College, because if it wasn't I probably would not have taken it and I would not have learned so much from it.

Final reflection ITM

After taking this class I have gained many computer skills that I had no idea about prior to taking this class. I learned about blogging for the first time, which I found at first to be a pain but once I got into it I got to like it and want to do it more and more. I would say the three top “takeaways” from this class was one learning to blog and expand on others blogs in general. I liked having to write about a specific topic and then expand on another’s and relate to it. The second take away was learning to upload you tube videos and making my own video in a group. I found it fun to make a movie then edit it and upload it onto the web to watch and share with friends. The third was making an e-portfolio, which is important for future reference in creating a professional portfolio for job interviews.

After taking this class I gained more knowledge that I originally had in computer technology especially using excel which was my biggest weakness in making charts and collecting data form survey monkey. I think this course is a key component to getting ready for the real world and college in bettering my skills with computers to get certain projects done. I think that since technology is advancing so fast it is key to keep up and understand the basics to various technology skills no matter what field it may be you are trying to peruse.  I am happy that I got to take this course and learn a lot more than I thought I did in general technology skills.

Final Reflection

FINAL REFLECTION

         In this blog reflection, I am going to be answering the question “What I have gained in this class and how?. I will also be talking about two or three different projects we did in class.

         One of the projects we did was making a video, called digital story telling,  with voices and different pictures and video clips. We did this either by ourselves or with a partner. I chose to do this with a partner who is my roommate and best friend. We made a video about our friendship. In the video we kind have had trouble in the beginning because we both have macs so it was different than how we learned it in class. At the end of it all, it ended up being a very good video and we both learned how to make a video.

Another thing we had to do was make a blog post every week. In the beginning I did not know how to make a blog, but by the end of this semester, I am now very good at making blogs. Making a blog is very simple, even though it seems hard. All you have to do is start a new blog and type away. As a class we have all made about five blogs each, including this one.

Another project that we did was making our own webpage. This seemed very challenging for me in the beginning, but with some help I was able to understand it much better. Even though it was still a little tricky to understand, all you really have to do is just play around with everything until you find what you’re looking for and how you want it set up. 

Overall I really did enjoy this class because it helped me learn more about technology and things that I never learned before, or things I would not have learned if I didn’t take this class. 

Final Reflection: Carter Moots

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                This class really improved my knowledge on how to use not only Microsoft word, but also excel PowerPoint, blogger, and many other programs I never used before.  I am very prepared for the future in my field thanks to this class.  I worked with many different technologies and you expanded my horizon when it comes to technology.  I enjoyed working in groups and doing projects.  To be honest with you, my grade in this class does not consist with the amount of effort and heart I put into all of my work.  I have a terrible grade in digital applications, and I’m not really sure how.  If every project I did wasn’t graded so hard, I would have enjoyed this class a lot better.  The amount of things technology wise I learned is ridiculous and my grade does not reflect the amount I have learned. 

                One thing I enjoyed doing in this class was blogging and getting my opinion out there for people to see.  Not only did I have fun doing that, but it was fun telling you stuff like our dream destinations and so on and so forth.  I looked forward to digital apps homework most nights, which is hard to say for any other class.  Another project that really pushed me was the excel project.  I am terrible with numbers and graphs so this was a challenge for me.  Although I got a terrible grade on that assignment, I learned a lot from it as a matter of fact.  If I had not done this project, I would still have the slightest clue of to how to work excel.  In the future when I am applying for jobs or a internship, I will have a much better background technology wise which is great and that is what the 21^st century is all about. 

                To be honest with you, I am very upset with how my grade in this class turned out.  I did not miss any classes unexcused, I might have missed one blog assignment, and somehow I am failing.  If my grade was not so low in this class it would very well be my favorite class.  

Things I have learn from Information Technology Management

I have learned so many things from this class over the past three months. These things include: blogging, making Portfolio, creating my own website, accuracy, and last but not least time management. In life we all use blogger whether it’s to ask a question respond to something you may find really important etc. People all over the world today use blogger for their every day communication especially people in the lower parts of the world who can’t afford to buy cell phones and laptops. I have never used a blogger or blog anything in my life until I took this class. It has showed me that there are different ways to spread answer and responds to people. Blog helps a lot when someone doesn’t want to have anything to do with social networking. It can be private, no pictures to show the person’s face or no information about the person. In today’s society portfolio helps to make interviewers easier, it gets the reader a better idea of the person, and the person’s skills and traits. Portfolio basically, gives the most important details of a person, their capability, their background and the person’s involvements etc. By making my portfolio in this class I feel like I have done my resume and I’m moving future towards my career with better preparations just by taking this class. I remember when my professor told me to create my own website, i had no idea what to do, how to start, or even end. Now look at me, I’m doing it all on my own and it is a really fun thing to make. It can be educational, fun, or even goofy. I love the fact that this class has expanded on my knowledge and actually push me further in everything that I didn’t know or used before. Every time someone ask what is something interesting about you that we don’t know, I can gladly say I know how to make website.

     Through these past months I have gained the knowledge of how important accuracy can be. In recent research over thousands of people have gone about telling stories and giving information that are not accurate. I have surely learn that be accurate is the safe and easier way to go. Being accurate with information help others and can sometimes solve a puzzle or crime.  The more accurate you are the better grade one tends to get in the class and the more questions and advice people seem to seek. Last but not least time management, plays a huge role in today’s society. Young adults like me really don’t know what time management is. However, after taking this class I have seen how important and efficient it is in our lives. It helps to plan ones day, make work done easier and better, and it helps to let people think more. I have learned to hand my assignments on time etc. Also, the most important aspect that I have gained from this class is that in the business world without time management one cannot make it. Time management is everything or one will get left behind.