Last Post- Some Advice...

To future students:

Make sure that you take the time to do the homework. Most of the time it does not take long at all so just make sure you do it in order to earn points throughout the year. Also, make sure you study before tests. The hands on part of exams and quizes are not too hard but sometimes the multiple choice questions are challenging. The most difficult multiple choice came from the first quiz of the year which was over policies. It was much more in depth than I thought so make sure you are prepared. Other than that, I would reccomend to keep and open mind throughout the semester and take in what professor Belisle teaches you because it is important and interesting information that you can use for your entire life. Enjoy.

Adios.

Project Self Analysis

I chose a picture of a football field because I realized I could do a lot of things to change it up. The picture originated from Google images. I manipulated the football field into hunting grounds for bird hunters and I did this in order to appear as if someone was actually hunting on a football field. The manipulation was not harmful because it was just harmless comedy. I changed the hur and saturation of the footbal field, which is the background, and I cropped out a hunter and birds from Google images.

PowerPoint Presentation

I have to say that my favorite presentation belonged to Will Prudich. His presentation reflected his interests in biology. His power point was well organized and his was hilarious. He was extremely open with his expressions which made the power point much more engaging and interesting. I also really enjoyed Melissa's presentation. Her slides were well very interesting and were easy to read. She knew her information extremely well and her slides on the heart were vivid and descriptive. Also, she did not look at the slides when she presented which was great for the audience. The eye contact from both Will and Melissa was great as well.

PowerPoint

After reading the article on PowerPoint, I must say that I agree with each of their statements. When I think about it, I have seen very few well done PowerPoint presentations. Most of the time, people get up there and present the presentation by staring at the screen the entire time. This is extremely frustrating for viewers.
5 Guidelines I fine important:
1. Make eye contact with the audience: It is very annoying when students and teachers stare at the screen the entire presentation and read it word for word. Instead, they should glance every now and then and present thoughts from their notes and from their brain.
2. Do not fill up the screen with text: No one wants to look at a screen with all writing on it. It is hard on the eyes and is plain annoying.
3. Be careful with colors: Sometimes people get out of hand and go crazy with color on their presentations. Too much color is often an annoyance for viewers.
4. Do not use clip art: Clip art is very childish. Instead, people should use real pictures and photographs from the real world. People can relate more with these images than with computer animated ones.
5. Show energy: By showing excitement and energy in one's tone, the presentation has potential to be entertaining and viewers will pay attention. Most presenters read directly from the screen and the result is a horribly boring presentation.

CLT

The center for learning and technology, also known as the AT&T room, is an incredibly helpful area located on the first floor of Coates Library. This room is equipped with the latest technology with a large supply of Macs and PCs spread out everywhere. There is also a lab room that has both Macs and PCs along with a giant projector screen and a smart board that is perfect for presentations. There is also a classroom that students can reserve for group studying, This room comes with a 60 inch plasma TV that can be used to video chat with others around the globe. One thing that I may take advantage of is the scanning. There are a massive amount of scanners and copiers in this room along with printers. This could be great for class assignments. The best part, however, is that there are always people ready to help you with your needs. I am not the brightest person when dealing with technology so I feel that this will greatly benefit me. One of the coolest things about this place is that they have a recording studio area inside the lab room. This could be great for future class projects dealing with music.

Excel

After these past few weeks of hands on experience with Excel, I feel that I am much better at using the tools that Excel has to offer. The absolute and relative cell references are extremely helpful to know how to use when dealing with tables and formulas. Also, the formulas such as SUM, AVG, etc. are extremely easy to deal with a large amount of numbers when dealing with totals. I also feel that I am much stronger at producing a much more appealing chart or table with the use of themes. I feel that I may be using Excel often in business classes and when dealing with many numbers, so by learning how to use Excel will obviously benefit me greatly. Even after college, if and when I am in the business world, Excel will be a valuable knowledge to know and understand how to use and navigate.

Chris Nolan

Chris Nolan's presentation in class on Thursday really proved to be enlightening. I learned a great amount about Google that I did not know before. I was surprised that Google constitutes for about ninety percent of search engines on the Internet. That is a massive amount for one search engine. I thought that, at most, Google would make up for fifty percent of search engines because other, such as Yahoo and Msn are extremely popular also. Well apparently they are not if Google really does account for that massive percentage. I also learned about Google's search methods. When we type something into the search engine, Google matches our search with sites that are popular and Google monitors how sites are linked to one another with regards to popularity. I have always wanted to know what "I'm feeling lucky" means and Chris Nolan informed us. When one searches for a subject and clicks on the "I'm feeling lucky" button, Google automatically connects you to a popular cite for that subject. I feel that this will come in handy later on for my searches and am glad that I learned about it. Chris Nolan also spoke to us about selecting quality websites. For example, when browsing a site online, it is always important to click on the link that says, "about this site" in order to find out about the credibility of that website. All in all Chris Nolan provided new and insightful information that I will take in and hopefully implement for now on.