Phase 1 Reflection

Phase 1 of IS101 was an adjustment period for me. Dealing with work, my other classes as well. It was a time to figure out my scheduling and how I would deal with each of my classes. Reflecting back in IS101, I would say that I kept up pretty well. What I would do differently in the future would be to take my bonus quizzes, unfortunately I haven't done a single one.

From chapter 4, 4.7.1 was a topic that I was fascinated with. Its a useful feature that allows text to glow around objects. I use this skill outside IS101 when I need to create a poster or an article. I remembered using this feature a few years ago not knowing what it was. I had to use it when I was in high school, creating group article projects. It was important that the words would flow around images so that there would be no wasted space.

The MO-110 Word certification exam test our ability of what we learned in IS101 so far. I plan preparing for this by practicing the live simulation and redoing them until I feel comfortable.

I am in the process of finishing my presentation at this moment. I hope that everyone learns and also becomes interested in the Philippines as it carries a huge part of me since that is my home country.

My first blog post

Hi everyone, my name is Arthur Galura. I was born and raised for the first 9 years of my life in the Philippines. While those 9 years were full of memories, I had to move to Las Vegas, NV in 2014. The adjustment from a different country to the US was difficult due to me having to get used to everything in my surroundings.

My hobbies are playing basketball, trying new foods, and also watching anime. I play in a few Filipino leagues here in Las Vegas. Trying new food is always an interesting experience because you never know what it taste like until you try it. I've been into anime since I was a kid, and up till now I still watch it from time to time.

This semester, I am currently taking IS101. My first impressions of this class is that its a lot of work. So my job is to stay on top of everything that is expected out me while taking this class. I plan to check my outlook at least once a day to know what is happening, especially for this class.

The skill I chose was from lesson 3.4.3 Navigation facts. This skill is important to me as I am a Business Major and I will be using Excel Worksheet and also Word. One way I can use this skill is replacing a word that I don't like, with another word that fits the document. It is an easier way of changing a word or phrase rather than going through the entire document.