What we Completed 

• Set up a physical notebook to take notes and record definitions for key terms in each unit.
  
  

• Observed and recorded how Brightspace communicates with users, including progress indicators like check marks.
  
  

• Completed two SIMnet activities introducing the platform and exploring features of Outlook.
  
  

• Completed a professional email assignment: created a signature, set up a rule, sent a professional email, and shared reflections in a forum.
  
  

• Organized class materials by creating dedicated folders for this course.

What have I learned 

• Outlook allows automated signatures and rules, saving time and improving email organization.
  
  

• I learned the proper format for professional emails and how to create a signature that automatically attaches to messages.
  
  

• Rules in Outlook simplify organizing emails efficiently.
  
  

• Common interface icons, like the waffle (3x3 grid) and hamburger menu (three stacked lines), help navigate software more intuitively.
  
  

• Setting up my notebook and organizing folders prepared me for consistent and structured note-taking throughout the semester.

A rule I made 

A rule is an automated instruction that helps manage incoming or outgoing messages based on specific criteria, allowing for efficient organization and handling of emails. I chose this so if any email I receive from my professor go into a folder and I can go one place to look at them all.