I Reincarnated as a College Student That Writes Blogs on the Internet for Progress Reports

The structure of the course is great as it gives us a rundown on what is about to happen in the following weeks. Most instructors give dates in advance to let students know about tests, assignments and projects. What's different about IS101 is the phases make us ready for the challenge and gives students anticipation on to the next one. As part of the spring 2026 class, I am thankful that the research Prof. Wu has done with the phases is now streamlined for us as it makes it easier for him to know where we are struggling and where we are on our course. Tracking a student's progress is not an easy task as my mother is a college professor as well; maintaining that communication between student and teacher can easily be lost on how chaotic semesters go.

All that said, I think I did well on Phase 1 of IS101 as it gave me a rundown on how the semester would flow. It is not an easy task to finish given that I have other responsibilities, but it is organized enough to where I am not all lost when navigating through my LabSim. However, it is not always easy to remember what I am missing in discussion posts as I must go through all my modules to read the things that I have to do. I know I finish them in a timely manner, but trying to remember if I miss something and seeing my grade not getting full credit makes me anxious thinking I missed an assignment.

I think my approach wouldn't be the same for Phase 2 as I know Excel is something not to be trifled with. My familiarity with Microsoft Word helped me go through some questions easily, but I think Excel is a different beast to learn. I understand we are learning the fundamentals, but it is still a chore remembering everything that we need to know to operate or even pass the MO exam for Excel; nevertheless, I know it would be fun and challenging to learn something new.

Word has a lot of functionality and one of those that are underrated and underappreciated are macros. 4.12.2 Macro facts briefly talk about macros and how to use them since we would be working on something that would be repetitive in our lives. Automation and knowing what key to press when making a new document is one way to make our lives easier when it comes to repetitive tasks. It is cumbersome to do the same thing repeatedly but with macros, it is a life saver. Not all people know they can record changes in the document and save them for later use.

My preparations are cut and clean. I try to remember the things that pops into my head when given the sample exams and try to learn the topics that I missed and see what I did wrong. Focusing on what I am lacking for myself, is the most effective way of learning my blind spots when working on something. I think the MO-110 Word exam won't be breeze, but surely enough, I can satisfy the score needed for the exam.

The only thing that I can share with the World Wide Web is one question for now:

Why does pizza comes in a box, is a circle and cut in triangles?

And they say math can't be used in real life situations.

Yet Another Way to Introduce Myself (Blog Edition)

It's really common to say "Hi!" on self-introductions and it gets generic every time you see it. Same thing with "My name is..." and as much as I want to be unique, my vocabulary doesn't let me and the only word stuck in my head right now is to introduce myself as "Gubernatorial" (thanks Deadpool). With all that being out of the way, let me introduce myself.

My parents decided to name me Jann Dale Talplacido and I know my last name is something that would be butchered every time someone reads it, so please just call me JD. It is short and concise, easier for someone to remember unless you're a Starbucks barista who named me "Jaydee", which was interesting.

The thing that I can say about myself is that I am naturally curious, an overachiever and a good listener which is ironic considering I might need someone to repeat themselves several times and laugh awkwardly because I still couldn't hear them. 

I have a background in video production, worked on high school news, and was in sets with different production crews from California. I have an interest in editing videos, playing games, and tinkering with different types of technology, from hardware to software.

Combining my natural curiosity and vivid whimsical imagination, I thought why not get a degree about Cyber security and make it a career, I heard they make a lot of money. Which brings me to my impression with IS101 and it was not something that I expected. 

For starters, I like how the class is structured and the activities that need to be finished are all available for me to work on in advance. The thought of me just going to class and leaving was out the window as soon as I saw how much work that needs to be done in just one assignment. It may be overwhelming for some, including me, since not having to do school work for a couple of years then suddenly getting slammed by different courses is not fun; however, I don't take it as a bad thing because this it what real life is supposed to feel like. Patience and perseverance is the key to passing this class, at least that's how I look at it.

Since I am an overachiever, the skills that I have learned before going to college are all over the place and disorganized, which brings me to the point of why I chose 2.2.4 - Common Operating Systems as a skill that I have experienced with. Over the years, I was always curious about my Xbox, PSP, and phone on how they are running and how do they differ from each other in terms of their software. Slowly and surely, I researched them out of curiosity and saw the different types of operating systems. In present day, I have Windows 11, IOS, MacOS, and SteamOS (a variant of Linux). I may not know the deep ends of all the operating systems that I am using, but surely enough I know that they are useful in their own respective ways.

Windows 11 is the primary operating system that would be used in IS101 which I am familiar with. 

MacOS is usually used for my classes and on the go since my laptop has it and would be another learning material for me.

Linux has different varieties and the one that I have which is called SteamOS is used mostly for games. It is a handheld but runs like a normal computer. I only used this to play games on the go.

Imagination and creativity are my strong suit when it comes to everything that I work on as I try to be more artistic in a sense. I can't draw, play an instrument nor write stories to save my life, but I do my best to make sure something that I would make would be memorable or have an impact. Judging from everything that I wrote, I think I explained enough about myself and personality. 

Thank you for reading my blog and I hope you get $20 between your couch cushions.