CTP Skill Center

Today I went through my resume and interview questions with the class. It was nice having the time to improve upon it with someone to check it so I was able to make full use of the support and help I needed. I kept occasionally getting lost in thought today so I hope that next time I can keep my focus and attention all together better.

Todays lab was on building a Two PC’s for a purpose and budget. One was an Inexpensive basic business PC and the other was for a Virtualization Lab Computer. Each one had different specs and budgets. We research the bulid using PC Part Picker. I got as far as putting toghter a office PC vs a highly ranked computer your can buy for example at Best Buy.

We had show n Tell with tech articles, which were very interesting

Looking forwardto next weeks Labs.

Started a lab and did not get very far at all…

Slack posts presentations. Mine took a lot of time as everyone had input or comments.

Didn’t get to return to lab. Hoping to dedicate some time to it by Monday.

Today I used PC Part Picker to build a computer with a budget. I was already familiar with the site and using it was pretty fun as I enjoy looking at builds and computers, comparing their specs with each other. I struggled presenting my article well and I think it’s because of the lack of material in my article that would have made it easier for me to present it well, so next time I will find a better article with more detailed information.

I spent my first hour of my day looking for job listings and posting them to CTP website (WordPress).

The rest of the day, I spent working on the Emergency Housing project. I found a lot for Alameda County (Berkeley / Oakland / Emeryville). Then I started researching Yolo County (Sacramento / Davis / Woodland / Knights Landing).

I’m finding a lot of links that encompass all areas of services and those they serve. They are kind of a one-stop-shop where people can go and branch out from there. (i.e. local housing authorities).

I researched government websites like Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and from there I linked information specifically for California. People can search by city or zip code.

A lot of these organizations help with housing as well as domestic violence, homelessness, mental / physical disabilities, counseling services, etc.

Today I practiced typing and did more of my elective project topic on Celsius energy drinks. While doing the elective topic, I got a bit of help from one of the instructors on how to add animation to each of the slides by using the textbox feature. I felt like this was one of the things I learned today while adding animation to the Google Slides. 

I got 54 words per minute on Monkey type. My highest score. I finished my second elective.

Started class off with typing skills tests. for the reminder of our time ew got caught up on any old work that needed to be done ad turned in our electives that were due today.

I researched and posted some administrative roles to the jobs section on the CTP site. I worked on the emergency groceries list, I don’t know how much more I can add to it, so I think I will ask if I can just do the housing list for two hours instead. Finishing my day, I researched emergency shelters to post on the spreadsheet.