Reflection- Rachel DeMarco

Rachel DeMarco
April 16, 2013
Reflection for Digital Apps

Luckily, my second semester here at Nichols College as a freshman has been a success. I was so happy that I had such great professors and enjoyed each and every one of my classes. Most students refer to Digital Apps as an “easy A” but I think it is very challenging. Learning more than just the basics about Microsoft excel, publisher, and many more programs has helped me with other classes, not just Digital Apps. In Statistics this semester, I had project which required me to research a topic and generate graphs and formulas using excel. I would not have known how to do this if it weren’t for this Digital Apps course. Knowing just the basics about all these computer programs isn’t enough. With Digital Apps I have gained so much additional knowledge regarding how to do various things on the computer. Some of my best work has come out of the projects I was assigned in this class. I feel like I could definitely help a classmate who may not have taken this course, and is not as familiar with some of the technology as I am. My favorite part of this class is blogging. Blogging is an online website where you can write about basically anything you like and get other peoples thoughts and responses. It was my favorite part of the course because the topics we had to write about were very interesting. Topics like “my favorite vacation spot “are very easy to write and fun to respond to. One project that I had a difficult time with was the “making your own webpage” assignment. I had trouble figuring it out at first. However, once I did figure it out it was actually fun to do and easier that I first thought. After putting so much time into the work I did in this class I managed to get great grades on all of my projects and it was a fun learning experience. I am glad that I was in this class because knowing about Microsoft Excel and publisher not only helps me now in school, but I am sure it will help me in future job opportunities. I learned how to be organized and how important it is to be professional with your work. I won’t ever forget how this course gave me the skills to use some new technology, and I am excited to see how it helps me in the future!