This week was really nice to have a little bit of a “breather.” I know this week’s content was to get us ready to really dig in and make some headway with our projects. I meant to be really productive and get ahead of myself, reading up on Powerpoint stuff and being really prepared for class. However, as my time is so limited, I didn’t have a chance to read through all of the PowerPoint articles. I also went out of town this weekend and had to get as ahead as I could so that when I returned today, I wouldn’t be so busy. Sunday nights are usually busy times for me. So I had planned to get caught up and finish my week 5 assignments and wanted to get week 6 assignments done in only one week. Definitely didn’t happen. I did gain some ground in the research department, though.

This week, I got to use some really cool things.....I guess you could call them “processes.” The week’s meeting that introduced us to Power Point was definitely fun. I got to find out how to put together a really professional presentation and how to use the a computer and the internet to create an impressive package of information. I also took some new steps and posted to mailing lists, as mine were not very high-volume. It was pretty weird to know that anyone in the world could read that. I guess I should remember that anyone can read this, too! Since this week was pretty low on the homework end, those are all of the processes I can think of right now.

Well, when all is said and done, I can see how I’m coming out of this little box of computer illiteracy that I’ve lived in for a while. I think seeing how easy it is to do Power Point really gave me a boost of confidence in the technical department. I always had been intimidated and very sure that I could never pull off something so professional. But just playing around with it was not only fun; it was pretty enlightening. Also, I think that I’m also beginning to see that I don’t need to be so overwhelmed with the projects for 426 and this class because week by week, I’ll be completing them already. The hardest part is just finding information, which is what I had to do this week. After all of the digging is out of the way, we then get to “try it on for size” and see how it fits into our projects. Fun.