Greetings everyone this is Fido Artz and as July is almost near a close. And it's time for another look back.

Compared to last summer, this one was busier and laid-back at the same time. Because I was more focused on my online college class and didn't really get to do anything special or big. Besides having my nephew over for two and a half months before you head home on the 19th of July, which we lightly visit each other. Mostly he keeps going over to his uncle Rusty's and his dad places. Mom was starting to get a little suspicious of his behavior her and think he's staying out past curfew going to a party. Until we find out what's really going on, he's helping his dad move after getting evicted, no one is helping his dad, and worst of all his dad has been having seizures. And that right there is very scary and you bet my mom could feel bad for doubting my nephew. With me losing my dad, it would be a similar experience to my nephew if his dad died. So it's understandable for the reason why he wouldn't leave his dad. And hope his father is doing okay at his new house. So it was an okay visit with an understandable situation.

As for my affair, I have managed to successfully complete my computer literacy with a final grade of 92.03%. which is an A. it was a tough battle hanging on, but I still did it I can say I am having a good experience with this class and it certainly can have its good and bad, ups and downs, and hit and misses. What I liked about the class, that it did bring some common ground and new territory for me to learn about computers and Technology. The SAMS was certainly a very interesting way to train and take exams. Rather than following in the bubbling quiz format, SAMS drop you in an interactive environment that recreates certain situations pertaining to the programs you're using. I feel like that steps the game of how we learn how to use computer programs that are relevant to this course and get taught new tricks and features along the way. My least favorite pet peeve about SAMS is that as I progressed to the next week, the tasks just keep getting longer, like 30 or 40 pages long. And sometimes certain parts of the SAMS can be broken or buggy that it that it sometimes doesn't get my responses well in certain tasks that it bumps me to next one after 3 attempts. Hopefully, that can be fixed in the long run. It's hard enough I work hard on the assignments given to me and put all my effort in it. But trying to finish SAMS training and exam can take a while.

Another least favorite thing would be very little or lack of communication in discussions. And that's not just me but also a few students that never got a reply for their discussion. Communication is key, and replying is important for this class or any online class in general, really something I want to see more in this class. Also what I want to see you less of would be discussion deadlines being on Thursday at midnight. Discussion deadlines should be more towards the start of the week on Monday. Thursday deadlines would be a bit stressful for students who are kind of like in the middle of their assignment or SAMS and certainly would hate to enter a discussion at the last minute. So keep them towards the same deadlines towards the start of the next week of class. Certain programs and assignments can range from easy or difficult. For example, Word and PowerPoint are easy to know because I've used programs like this before, Excel, on the other hand, is difficult to work with at times I have seen it but never knew how it worked. But it takes time to understand difficult programs and how they work. Then maybe they might come in handy one day for you and me to use when it's really necessary.

But overall what's said here, I did have a good experience learning from this class, friendly students and instructor, a decent and easy to understand format to the train and take exams, and it can also not only make you a better student who understands computers and Technology, but also can get a better grasp on how to take an online class. it's all hard work that i needed to focus on every now and then. Thank you all for being supportive friends

Until then let's enjoy the free time I have for the rest of the days until Fall class begins which is on 08/19/17. I will find my next future class to take, for now, free time is there and I will make it last.

you know I've been thinking I think colleges, Should organize a benefit for students to take a semester off when they don't feel like taking anything in particular. Some college students can take the summer off optionally. so I would not see why students who worked them selfs during the summer can't take a semester off in the fall and come back in the spring.

And that's it for this update, I look forward to your thoughts on these and other topics, until then as always, I'm Fido Artz Have a blessed good day and stay artzy ^^