Self Improvements and Challenges

I have made tremendous growth over the term, in terms of my technological skills, because of this class. The first week I thought, "oh no- Word documents- easy! I've done this a million times before!" But a week or two later I was stumped and had to pretty much self-teach myself how to do the assignments given. One big thing that I personally accomplished was to not instantly panic. I learned to calm down, take deep breaths, not future trip, read all the directions carefully, and do one thing at a time. That was something that I had to learn quickly, or I knew I wouldn't survive the rest of the class. In terms of technology skills, I know I have made self-improvements when I learned how to navigate the Storybird assignment. I felt like I did that with confidence and I also feel pretty fluent in Google Docs now. Google Docs was something I had never heard of before, and it is a pretty awesome program and I appreciate its usefulness now. My biggest challenge in terms of assignments in this course was the digital storytelling project. That was so hard! It took me a long time and an all-nighter to figure that one out! I overcame this challenge by asking for help and realizing I can't do everything by myself. My friend Fran came over and helped me and together we finally figured it out! The non-technological skills I employed were to not panic and ask for help. The technological skills I employed was the Windows Movie Maker. Now that I know how to do it, it seems fairly simple. I was aware of my learning style. I've always been aware of it. I am a hands on learner. I can't be told how to do something. I have to do it. Trial and error. It's how I learn the best!

How to Delete Cookies off Your Computer

I have always wondered exactly what cookies are on a computer and how to clear them. I still don't fully understand what they are, but more importantly, I know it's imperative to the function of my computer to clear them. So, I did a Google search for a place that could teach me how to do it. I found the following website with that information: http://www.ehow.com/how_2173344_delete-cookies-clean-computer.html
This website was helpful in that it explained that if I am having computer crashes, slow running applications, or the computer is just running too slow, that I need to get rid of my cookies. It then gave step by step instructions on how to do that. It also gave some tips and warnings, as well as some offers of other types of information such as: cleaning up your PC for free, cleaning up your computer with a free scan, and speeding up your computer.