Hi everyone,

Mat here again recapping what has been a very  hectic week. Had our first meeting with our pods this week, and  to say the least it has been a godsend to be able to connect and talk through the program so far with some of my classmates. From the technological aspects to the juggling of all the assignments, being able to connect and not feel alone has been great.  Specifically, with the technological side, getting all the apps on my phone has made my life much much easier. I actually did not even realize I was getting messages on mattermost until I installed it on my phone and set notifications on. As well getting acclimated to Brightspace and learning about tools such as Twine has been awesome and overwhelming. Overall I think I am getting it slowly but surely and much of my anxiety and doubt is slowly turning into confidence that everything will work out.

It only gets better from here.

Signing off – Mat