Advice for Computer Skills...

At first, I really did not want to take Computer skills because I thought it would be boring and that I wouldn't learn very much. But, after being in this class, I really have learned a lot of useful things. So, my advice to you would be to really do the homework and pay attention in class because you can get a lot out of it if you put in the effort. Also, skipping homework assignments can really add up points against you. Try to do them because most are easy and don't take very long!

Awesome Class Websites!

I have to say that everyone's website were amazing, but there were a few that I really liked. Kendra's webpage was really hilarious, especially with the all the links to things you don't like. So funny! Alison's website was very well organized and creative. I really like the details she put into it such as the photoshop suitcase with links to all the places she'd been. Natalie's was also very detailed. She did so many amazing things with all her links so that you could have spent hours there just browsing them all!

You can see my own website at: http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~shill1

Second Power Point Presentations

Like last weeks, all of these presentations were very good. They all had really interesting topics, such as pirates or dance. All were very impressive and kept me thoroughly entertained!

My favorite Power Point Presentations

It is very had to choose just two favorites because I was very impressed with everyone's presentation. All were creative and catchy, but my favorites were probably the presentations of Lachlan and Allison. I think I liked them most because of the topics they chose which really intrigued me. They also had very catchy pictures and colors which coordinated well throughout their entire power point. They also had personal experience or stories to tell about each of the topics which was very interesting to hear! Overall, everyone's presentation kept my attention and was really awesome!

Power Point Advice

The articles were very helpful in providing more than the obvious guidelines for power point. They also made points, especially about pictures in the foreground and background, that I had never thought to try before. My 5 guidelines for making a power point presentation would be:
1) Try to use a theme with complimentary colors and fonts ( probably a serif font that is at least 28pt.)
2) Try to use as few words as possible and rely on your narration to explain facts. Also think of the text on the slides as a reinforcement of your explanation, not a repetition.
3) Use pictures in the slide, but make sure they are emphasized appropriately. Also, photographs catch people's attention better than clip art.
4) Using video clips can give a concrete example of your point as well as keep your audience paying attention.
5) Always aim to make your power point interesting by keeping the attention span and things which appeal to your audience in mind!

My Excel Experience...

I personally knew harldy anything about Microsoft Excel going into this class. I learned a lot about basic principles and even more complicated things which I could definitely use in a future job or even my personal accounts. For almost any job you will probably have to present, organize, or calcuate figures and data and excel is an excellent tool to accomplish all these goals. I definitely feel more prepared for jobs and future classes because most businesses or upper level classes expect at least a basic knowledge of excel.