CTP Skill Center

Today, I learned more about HTML and webpage creation, and I continued with the HTML lab project. I’m taking a long time with the setup to make sure it’s all correct (and fully documented), and I also had to meet with Carrie (which was difficult), so I’m clearly significantly behind everyone else on the project. I can try to catch up after hours, however. My goal is to have my webpage complete by tomorrow.

Really amazing class today. I was a bit behind (13:53 instead of 13:50) because I got caught up speaking to my therapist for a few minutes (over both of our time limits). However, the squeeze-in we got saved more time for the end of our days, so apologies to CTP and all attendees! Thank you to Carrie for the quick check-in. I appreciated the simple, quick questions that did not scare or worry me at all. Actually, great help for me to notice the resume info was missing!

I enjoyed the customer service training and flyer check-in. I also felt proud to have actually acted on my reminders about homework, accountability specifically. It also felt really good to actually ask questions today without fear of belittling or negative repercussions. I also enjoyed my CSR practicing time with the team. Alex was kind enough to be CSR first which took away my nerves and anxiety to handle the interaction. Mike . . . Excuse me, Paul, created challenges for me. I was nervous at first but remembered I haven’t been working BerkMart for too too long and wasn’t exactly sure of the items we had. Plus, he gave me suggestions to find items I couldn’t locate. After my second round Alex also aided in reminding me (through his own customer service with Marc) that I forgot to give Paul Boboure a rundown of the items he was purchasing! This is why teamwork makes the dream work. Not degrading just positive memory notes.

Thank y’all so much for all the large and mini lessons coming across the screen!

Started the day by clocking in with Homebase. I continued working on the coding and web server project. I also got to log in to the Apache-PC virtual machine on my main laptop via Terminal on my Mac, which is cool to control instead of using the virtual machine itself. I also got to create custom websites using the terminal, which is also fun to do. I would say today was an exciting day. Now I am doing my “What did I do today” post. I am ready to clock out of Homebase.

8 18 2026

In class, we continued working on the lab, and I got to the point where we could start modifying the website. We also got to view the other student websites, which was interesting. Also, it was interesting to use different CLI commands on the VM and on the home computer to make changes to the website.

Today’s typing practice I hit another personal best: 84 WPM with 99% accuracy. I’ve never typed above 90 WPM, but that seems feasible at this point.

In PRO class today, we reviewed the BerkMart Flyers we produced yesterday on Google Docs. There were a few grammar errors that I should have fixed with Grammarly, so I will try to pay attention to those red-line warnings going forward.

The other thing we did today in class was Point of Sales transactions on the Square online store. I practiced a couple of customer service scenarios with Tiye and the instructors. It’s getting to the point where I know the items sold at BerkMart pretty well. And, I hope my new item recommendation (I had been working on as an accountability assignment) passes with flying colors.

When we weren’t working on any projects in PRO, we were given time to do some research on United Business Bank, which is participating in mock interviews on Thursday. Some things to remember is the large number of branches in Colorado as well as the Bay Area. And, it’s interesting to remember that it was founded in 2004 and went through a corporate takeover about ten years ago. It will be interesting to note how the employees respect or enjoy the “U Matter” PR campaign advertised in its banking services and community engagement efforts.

August 18, 2026: Today, I successfully completed the lab on Coding and Web Servers and created my own custom website! Once the key terms and commands are learned, the possibilities are endless with what you can create on your own website.

8 17 2026

Today I worked on the prelab for the coding and web server lab assignment and then started working on the lab, which we will be able to continue tomorrow. Also, it was cool how Jose was able to use the command line to affect the workstation computer virtual machine. This allowed it to change the working directory and make multiple versions of a web page.

Today I learned some basics about coding, particularly HTML. I started the HTML on a VM Web Server lab. I watched José do a demo of it, which was cool. I think these skills can be very useful.

Started the day by clocking in with Homebase. This week’s new lab is coding and web servers. I did a pre-lab on coding and web servers. I also created a new virtual machine named Apache-PC, and mine never finished installing. There was a demo in today’s lab that took the entire time. Now I am doing my “What did I do today” post. I am ready to clock out of Homebase.

Had a good day at my shift! Thank you to the instructors for reminders. Thank you, Marc, for the support and check-in on updating my ability to remind myself of due dates and my procrastination (my words, not his). I enjoyed being able to work on the flyer for BerkMart even though I need to learn how to move with Canva a bit smoother. Excited for more learning and growth!