going forth and in the mud....

This computer literacy class has been a wonderful and empowering experience!  I was so tentative about technology when I started...I would only use the basics and not venture beyond that into uncharted territory for fear of sailing off the edge of the earth or some other disastrous unforeseen consequence of pushing the wrong button and vaporizing all the documents and pictures that I had saved.  I have learned that my fears were as unfounded as the fear of a flat world. Now I am unafraid to search for something on the Internet.  I even feel ready to go forth and learn more!  I would highly recommend this class to people with all levels of comfort with the computer!

I don't have any "muddy points"  concerning the material we covered in class, however I am still in the dark about how to do something like "system restore" and external back-up of all my documents.  Also, I have a lack of knowledge about the proper way to set up folders and store documents.  I expect it to be something like the manila folder organization of my file cabinets, but I would enjoy knowing if there is some kind of best practice system to follow.

Pride of Accomplishment....

There are two top things I am most proud of accomplishing in my Computer Literacy class.  Number one is developing a sense of confidence about using the computer....like riding a bicycle, I may not be popping wheelies yet, but I am speeding along and feeling the wind in my hair!!  Before this class, I was afraid to attempt new things for fear of --of, I don't know---of exploding my computer, losing all my information, having the typing evaporate, whatever worst nightmare you might imagine.  Now, attempting something new on the computer is fun, interesting and fairly stress free, not stress free mind you, but the candy bar numbers are definitely down!

The second thing I'm most proud of accomplishing in LAC172A is working with photos to make a story!  I have enjoyed making photo albums (the old fashioned way) for years, and attempt to make them like a storybook, so that anyone who picked one up to look at the pictures could read the story behind the pictures. I have learned that it is possible to do this on the computer!  I still have pictures on camera chips from a trip to Italy three years ago!  Now I finally have the courage to download them, and the knowledge of how to play with them and have some fun.  Ciao!