Category Archives: What I Did Today

Today I started class by logging into Homebase and listening to Jose go over Skillsoft courses and computer hardware/construction. We then pivoted to our first lab activity: Project Inception. I spent the rest of my time in class revisiting the Remote Desktop Protocol, spinning up virtual machines in VirtualBox, loading up ISOs, and installing new, …

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Today, we took a more in-depth look at the ticketing system and began the Project Inception Phase 2 lab. In this lab, we downloaded several VMs and learned to clone and run them simultaneously. The main takeaway is: Take Notes.

Today, I learned how to update tickets and add pictures to customers’ tickets. Another thing I learned is that my work group can see eternal notes that can help the company perform better. Lastly, I re-learned how to connect to a virtual computer using a Remote Desktop Connection.

Today in class, we had time to finish working on our cover letters. We also started a new project, which was the Girl Scout cookies exercise on Google Sheets. After I finished the Google Sheets exercise, I started to work on my “What I did today.”

Today we started with our 15-minute typing practice. We worked on the Core Fix These Letters Assignment. Marc went over them with us and helped some of us perfect the assignment. We also worked on a Cover Letter Assignment. Today was another great day full of learning and communicating with Mike and Marc. I appreciate …

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We worked fix my letters assignment. We also started working Sunshine Express Cover Letter.

In the first hour I did AWEX orientation with Carrie, and posted some job listings. In the second and third hours I made a spreadsheet to track AWEX volunteer’s worked hours, and began looking over a Google Slides project on finding job listings.

Today, I started the shift by practicing my typing skills. Then I worked on fixing letter examples through formatting. Lastly, I worked on creating a cover letter for a legal administrative assistant position that I looked up online.

I learned a whole lot today, including how to be proficient with google calendars and the importance of taking notes. I managed set up my homebase and slack account, in addition to connecting to a remote desktop. On top of all this, I made my first post on here!

As a class, I (we) learned about skills development and how what we are learning can be applied in the job environment. We learned about the application called Slack and how it’s used in a job setting (similar to Discord) as well. Additionally, we learned about how to connect to our virtual workstation for the …

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