MY ICT JOURNEY THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER OF GRADE 10

 

Throughout the first quarter, I learned deeper about the history of the internet, its functions and major components, and I became familiar with different internet services and tools such as email, WAIS, etc. I discovered how the WWW works, the parts of a web browser, how browsers fetch and display pages via browser-server interaction, and how to find a website. I also learned about the different data types, like text files, graphic files, and multimedia. Additionally, we discussed the levels of domain names, which pinpoint the location of an entity on the Web. We also explored the internet pioneers, including those in the Philippines. One of the most interesting topics was blogs. We discussed what a blog is and the different types of blogs, then we proceeded to the steps on creating a blog account. I learned how to make my own blog and how to publish it.

Despite all the fun learning, I still encountered some challenges and problems throughout the first quarter. One of the main challenges I encountered was the making of blog posts. Even though the topic was already provided by our teacher, as a student who's first time to make a blog, I still find it hard to compose my content and make it interesting even though I understand the topic. I often struggled writing and it was difficult for me to come up with an idea. It took me a long time to finish my drafts because I feel stuck, which is very frustrating. Another problem I encountered was understanding the web server and browser interaction.

To address and overcome those challenges and problems, I started searching for examples of blogs on the internet to understand how they are made. In order to make my content interesting, I tried searching for information related to the topic given by our teacher and added my ideas. For the reference and citing part, I used APA as instructed by our teacher to avoid plagiarism. In order to understand the web server and browser interaction, I made time to review the notes given by our teacher, i researched about it and watched educational videos on YouTube. I also asked my classmates to clarify the topic.

Moving on, I will continue to practice more by creating blogs to improve my writing, and I will always consider ethical practices such as citing sources to avoid plagiarism. Also, I will try to dig deeper about the internet to enhance my knowledge.