Blog Assignment #4

I have decided to make a map of my favorite outdoor destinations in the Golden State! So Click Here to see the best adventures in California.

The things I learned in Google Maps are not only how to make a list of my favorite outdoor destinations but I also learned how this can apply to several things in my major and life. My major is Political science so metaphorically speaking if I run for Governor, I can use Google Maps to set up all my locations that I will be speaking at and list the dates at each location. This free application will help me promote my events and rally's. I can also use this to set up Road trip locations and have it save for my kids to see when they grow up. By saving the pictures and uploading them to my map I can have memories at each location forever.

The 5 most important things I learned in Info System Essentials were:
1) Excel- I hated it but it is so useful and needed in life. It is a skill that I know I will be happy to have acquired once I graduate.
2) Word- The tricks and shortcuts that you showed us really helped me out with my papers! I also enjoyed learning about how to create the index and footnotes.
3) Google Maps- I know we learned this at the end and only talked about it for an hour or so but I'm really happy I learned about this, especially with all the traveling I hope to do.
4) Coding- I know the coding that we did in class was not nearly as difficult as the real thing, but it helped me gain so much respect for everyone that has to work with it. I also liked getting the hang of it.
5) Presenting- I thought it was really useful to see the way that others incorporated their skills at PowerPoint and their speaking skills in this course. Also seeing so many presentations really showed me what to do when speaking in front of others and what not to do.

How would I change this class? Honestly, I sat here thinking about this for some time and I realized that I would probably not change anything. I know that sounds like the easy way out of this question, but it is not. I think you taught this class perfectly. I liked the fact that it was really hard at first then got easier, it worked out perfect with my other classes. I also liked the funny videos on our break time and I thought you had a really good sense of humor. I enjoyed this class and I wish I could have you as a professor in more classes. Especially because as you know I like to make jokes too so being able to have that relationship with you made me excited to go to class. Additionally I know I've said this many times and I can not stress this enough, but I did not cheat on my test the day you saw me on my phone. I really was texting and I know it was an inappropriate time to text so I thank you for being merciful.