Monday, February 2, 2026

IS101: Learning Digital Skills

Hello everyone, My name is Brittney, and welcome to my blog. I’m a current student at the College Of Southern Nevada studying my Associate of Science, and I’m excited to share my journey as a student throughout this semester. One of the classes I am currently taking is IS101-3005. You will watch me become more confident using technology and overall improving my technical skills.

My first impression of IS101 has been a positive experience so far. The class seems very straight forward and organized. This course will be very beneficial especially for students who want to build stronger computer and digital skills, and I’m glad to be taking a course that teaches skills I can actually use outside of the classroom.


In Discussion 2 Part 2, I chose to focus on improving my ability to use attachments and hyperlinks. One activity that helped me was LabSim 1.3.11 Attachments and Hyperlinks. This lesson helped me understand how to correctly attach files and include links in a professional way, which is important for submitting assignments and communicating clearly online. I feel like this skill will help me in other classes and even in my future career.


Overall, I’m excited to continue learning and growing in IS101. I hope this blog shows my progress over time, and I’m looking forward to learning more skills that will help me succeed in school and in my future career.

20 comments:

  1. Glad your first impression of IS101 is positive and you found the course straight forward and organized :-)

    Yes, sending/sharing documents in a professional way is definitely important. More than just attaching a copy vs. sharing a link to the document on your storage space, the file name, and the email that the document/link is riding on are also important to professionalism you project.

    I look forward to seeing your confidence and skillset in digital literacy grow and apply what you learned outside of the classroom!

    Welcome to IS101-3005, Spring 2026, Brittney ^_^

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  2. Hey Brittney, I did my Associate of Science and graduated in 2020. From experience, when you do research papers, you’ll often remove hyperlinks in Word. In PowerPoint, that hyperlink skill is useful, especially if you take classes like biology, microbiology, anatomy, chemistry, physics, or environmental science. What you’re learning now will come in handy. Keep going with it, you’re on the right path.

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  3. Hi Kevin, I really appreciate your comment and insight. You are very knowledgeable! thank you.

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  4. Hi Brittney, it’s really good that you want to feel more confident with technology and that you are working toward improving those skills. I also agree that learning how to use attachments and hyperlinks is very useful for school and professional communication. What other technology skills are you hoping to improve during this course?

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  5. What an interesting last name! A whole country. I wish I can put a country for my name like JD Japan. Technical skills are a requirement for the jobs that we are going to tackle outside college and thankfully IS-101 course is helping us to build that confidence that we can do the job right and efficient! Keep up the work and wishing to see your progress throughout the semester!

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  6. Hi Brittney, I want to say that you and me share the idea that this class is organized, helpful and filled with useful pointers that extend past the classroom. I think from using PowerPoint to do the presentations was a nice touch too. I just finished a PowerPoint for another class and I'm glad I sorta knew my way around since it's a bit of a big grade in my other class. Finally I hope what I get out of this class are those exact words at the end, "To look forward to learning more skills that will help me succeed in school and future careers." Thank you for saying this out loud!

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  7. Hello Brittney, there is a lot to learn in this class! From my experience, this class has already helped my improve my digitals skills, so I'm sure it'll help improve yours too. I still have trouble with attachments and when what kind of attachment should be used in what circumstance. I'm pretty okay with inserting and using hyperlinks. From what I've seen hyperlinks are pretty straightforward. Good luck with the rest of your semester!

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  8. Hi Brittney! I like that you’re becoming confident using technology. I agree that knowing how to attach files and include links in a professional way is really important, not just for assignments, but also for communicating clearly in future careers. It’s great that IS101 is helping you build skills you can actually use outside of class!

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  9. Hi Brittney. I agree that this class is beneficial to anyone who wants to improve their computer skills in Microsoft applications. One skill that I have learned is that to make photos movable in Microsoft Word, you must change the wrap settings.

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  10. Hey Brittney! I'm also an Associate of Science, I agree that 1.3.11 is great, before i used to simply directly copy paste, but hyperlinks are much more eloquent!
    Best,
    Rafa

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  11. Brittney, your pursuit of an Associate of Science at CSN is complemented by your focused engagement with the IS101 curriculum, specifically through your mastery of professional digital communication and file management techniques that establish a vital technical foundation for both your academic success and future career.

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  12. Hi Brittney, I'm in the same boat and trying to pursue my Associate of Science degree too! This course is definitely beneficial because it consists of a lot of real world situations. Hope your journey is a good one!

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  13. Hey Brittney, I totally agree on how straight-forward and simple this class as long as you do the work that's required of you you're bound to succeed. Best of luck to you!

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  14. Hello Brittney, we're all in this journey together in terms of getting what we can learn from this class and using it in the real world. So far, I've learned so much just from Lab-Sim, even though we've only finished Word, it was definitely a stepping stone for learning Excel and PowerPoint. good luck on your journey with an Associate of science degree!

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  15. Hi Brittney, it’s great that your experience in IS101 has been positive and that you’re building useful technology skills. Learning how to use attachments and hyperlinks is a really helpful skill for school and future jobs.

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  16. Hello Brittney! I agree with your thoughts/first impressions about this class, I also think it is straightforward and organized besides the A3, D4, and other letter + number combo things which I almost always mix up or get confused about haha :) I like that you are actually thinking about how these skills will help you outside of school, which is something a lot of people overlook because they just to get things done rather than learn. That's admirable and cool of you!

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  17. Hi Brittney, you must have experience with calculations and formulas with your current degree. I have to take only one science class, and I am extremely nervous since it has been years since I have taken a science class. I learned a bit about hyperlinks as well. I didn't realize that you can search for bookmarks to attach as hyperlinks. Good luck on your journey!

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  18. Hello Brittney, I totally agree this class has already been very beneficial in teaching us new computer skills. Can't wait to start applying my new skills in a new career.

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  19. Hi Brittney, I think it’s great that you want to feel more confident using technology and that you are working on improving those skills. I also think it was an excellent decision to focus on attachments and hyperlinks, since they will help you a lot and make your work look more professional. Overall, I like the positive attitude you have in this course; it will really help you throughout the semester. Keep it up :D

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  20. Hello, Brittney, I'm very glad that you are pursuing your Associate of Science. Keep it up with the hard work. I'm also proud of you for focusing on improving your technical skills and computer skills. I really hope you keep improving in using technology, and by the end of IS101, I hope you accomplish all your goals and use the skill in your future career, Brittney.

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