January 12-15

Monday: 12:55-2:15
Tuesday: 12:55-2:40
Wednesday: 12:23-1:47
Thursday: 12:55-2:30

     I'm starting new projects this week! First of all, I got the Visio and Microsoft Project software, so once I have my scenarios, I can start to dig into some of that. This will give me experience with organizing a network and with organizing people. Whether or not I will end up needing project management skills, they can still be helpful with organizing my own affairs and projects. I have also been given the opportunity to look at some software that our club advisor will be getting for her classroom to make sure that none of her students are misusing their computers during class. This may not be immediately helpful, but the process of connecting all of the machines in her lab to the master computer will be a good experience in remote control of another machine. Also, I started to learn about networking, which is baffling yet infinitely interesting. In the next few weeks, I hope I will be able to continue learning this subject, because I think that no matter the major I end up choosing, it will be handy to understand the workings of networks.
     Since it is the week of midterm exams, I will be switching classes next week. I will not be changing my internship, but I will be adding a student assistantship with the advisor of Byte Club. I will get a chance to help the AP Computer Science students in their studies, help our advisor with grading, and hopefully be able to work on a few of my own projects as well during this period. As the new semester begins, I am really excited about some of the opportunities that are ahead of me. The applications for the student tech team will be advertised next week, and we will start interviewing applicants around the end of the month. This, along with my current projects and my exploration of new software, will keep me busy but will also give me a great chance to get experience and learn.