Yesterday's was our final classroom session of IS101-3002, Spring 2024. This past week saw students doing their best to reach the finish line in their courses, not just IS101. This weekend saw many students reaching the door step of the finish line.
Alonso (El Zo) and Haridev (Dev) both showed up early to practice their A10 Improved Slideshow Presentation. Glenda, punctual as always, arrived an hour before the official class start time to take on the capstone Bonus Quiz 14. Madi came in early to seek help on Impromptu Bonus 1. Majority of the class joined the aforementioned early birds to catch/clean-up their IS101 coursework and to take the MO-310 PowerPoint certification exam. Before the class session ended, El Zo, Sathya, Justin, Anthony, Jonathan, Srikalyani (Sri), Shelby, Hunter, and Brandon became the fifth through the thirteenth Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) Associates ^_^
Dev kicked off our final classroom gathering by regaling us with a story: Trash to Art: Monumental Mammoth. El Zo then took us on a journey through the Extraterrestrial Highway. Both gentlemen worked diligently and passionately on their A10. I am especially proud of them for keeping their slideshow file size under 10 MB and streamlining their presentation to fit into the allotted 5-minute time window. I followed with my walkthrough of student highlights and distinctions in the semester up to that moment. All of it and future highlights and achievements will be the centerpiece of my final blog post this coming week after I submit students' grades Wednesday. In the evening, I met Dev at the classroom where he earned the top score for Bonus Quiz 14.
Today, the official final day of the Spring 2024 semester, three students met me at the classroom bright and early. Keina qualified for, passed MO-310 and became the fourteenth MOS Associate. Kaleah (Eden) qualified for and conquered MO-210 Excel certification exam. Justin, taking full advantage of my offer to proctor MOS certification exams beyond MOS Associate, converted his work in Chapter 8 of LabSim and his own experience of using Outlook to knock out the MO-400 Outlook certification exam. The ambitious young man has his eyes set on MO-500 Access (Chapter 7 in LabSim and Microsoft's Support website), MO-111 Word Expert, and MO-211 Excel Expert, aiming for not just a MOS Expert, but a MOS Homerun. In the evening, I returned to the classroom where Dev finished his Impromptu Bonus 1 and Jonathan took on Bonus Quizzes 12 & 13. Before leaving the classroom, Dev indicated he wants to use Chapter 7 to learn Microsoft Access to help himself better manage inventory at his workplace. Before leaving the classroom yesterday, Kiet expressed interest in further MOS certifications. I hope more of their classmates will join Justin, Dev, and Kiet in reaching for the stars.
A few students have outstanding tasks to complete before this coming Wednesday. All students have the final discussion, D16 to do -- published in Canvas earlier today. Five students have already published their blog post as one part of D16:
- Jonathan Melo: Donzo
- Don Smilo: Transition Complete?
- Brandon Vo: Farewell, IS101
- Glenda: My Journey in IS101-3002
Madi and Dev certainly have a flare for storytelling :-)
I wonder what my students will think of this 7:46 min video: https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-electronics/
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*****The Monumental Mammoth Project: Story Retold by Haridev (Dev) Basudev*****
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The Monumental Mammoth Project sponsored by Protectors of Tule Springs: https://protectorsoftulesprings.org/monumental-mammoth-project/
Artist Tahoe Mack: https://www.tahoemariemack.com/
Artist Dana Albany: https://www.danaalbanyart.com/
Artist Lou Varella Rico: https://luisvarelarico.com/
*****The Extraterrestrial Highway by Alonso (El Zo) Montes*****
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Nevada State Route 375 (a.k.a. the Extraterrestrial Highway): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada_State_Route_375
Tourist Attraction E.T. Fresh Jerky: https://etfreshjerky.com/
Tourist Attraction Alien Research Center: https://www.alienresearchcenter.com/
Tourist Attraction Little A'Le'Inn: http://www.littlealeinn.com/
Students,
Please save your final/goodbye thoughts for IS101-3002, Spring 2024 for my next/final blog post.
For this blog post,
(1) What are your thoughts from watching the 7:46 min video: https://storyofstuff.org/movies/story-of-electronics/?
(2) What are some improvements you experienced from the A10 vs. the earlier A5 Slideshow Presentation?
(3) Will you reach for the stars with more MOS certifications? More bonus quizzes/assignments?
