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State University, and an Office Program Aid, I have found what I’ve learned in EDT 180 very
useful as a huge part of my daily routine at school and work. I decided to take a course on tech
literacy problem solving using digital technology applications so I can learn more about
computer applications that I had to use for class assignments or for work. I truly believe this
class has taught me a lot about simple computer software, which is extremely helpful now and
for the long run, because it has taught me the ins-and-outs of basic computer software, just like
creating your own personal blog and analyzing raw data on excel.
Word is the most commonly utilized Microsoft program by college students. Its purpose is to
allow users to type and save documents, and similar to other word processors, it has helpful tools
to make documents. This Microsoft program is by far the one I am most familiar with and use
most often, especially since a majority of instructors assign projects and assignments using this
program. I've always felt comfortable using Word because I've always considered myself
productive and efficient at using it, but taking this course I realized there were a lot of things I
did not know. Word is a Microsoft application that makes typing documents easy and simple, but
I learned that even the easiest program has its tricks. These helpful shortcuts that I learned in the
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class will certainly help me with all my future endeavors as a student at Arizona State
University.
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet program that is mostly used to create grids of text, numbers and
formulas specifying calculations. That's extremely valuable for many businesses, which use it to
record expenditures and income, plan budgets, chart data and succinctly present fiscal results,
like how I did in the examples below. Whether I am trying to keep track of my calorie intake or
set up a personal budget, Excel is the most effective and efficient application to use. In high
school, I knew little to nothing about how to use this program, not even when I was in the ACE
program did I learn how to use Excel. Starting this course, I had no idea what I was doing, but
thankfully I was able to learn more about Excel and apply it to my everyday life, such as at
school, home and work. This will definitely be a helpful resource for the career path I want.
publications. Using Publisher, you can easily create business cards, greeting cards, calendars,
newsletters, and brochures. I really enjoyed learning about publisher, it was one the best part of
this class. Below is Newsletter that I created about a K-pop group that I am very fond of, I
wanted to share with others about the good deeds that they do out of the kindness of their hearts
and publisher help me do so. This application offers a great amount of different templates to use
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for different occasions. It is not a hard application to figure how to use, it is definitely something
for everyone to use. Publisher will surely be used for my future career to create brochures and
newsletters
Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software, revolutionizing modern
society till this day. This software allows users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on
digital photos, in regards to the media, Photoshop is used to manipulate how one sees life around
them. It is inevitable to see manipulated photos everywhere, like in magazines, social media,
billboards, etc. It is very interesting seeing how much can be changed without tracing back the
changes that were made, and how a simple application can alter the appearance of someone,
either by removing blemishes, tattoos, and even resizing the body or face structure, all with just
the click of a button. It really makes a person wonder if there has ever been a picture that hasn't
been altered in social media. Overall, there are many different functions and tools in Photoshop
PowerPoint is a computer program that allows you to create and show slides to support
a presentation. You can combine text, images and multi-media content to create a professional
presentations or just to have fun with it like I did below. This application is a very effective tool
that helps display information or ideas that you want to share with others. PowerPoints are
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sometimes viewed as boring because there's usually a bland screen with a whole bunch of words
on it, but when you explore the different things PowerPoint offers it's very exciting. This
is definitely a vital tool for any student or person whose career requires presentations. It's easy
and fun to create using the navigation tools provided and it can be as simple as creating a fun
Over the course of this semester, I completed many assignments in my EDT 180 class, software
that I am familiar with, but never knew beyond the basics. I had projects that required us to use
the basic computer programs such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, but also other software that I
had no idea how easy it was to use, such as photoshop, publisher, and Weebly.