Tips for PowerPoint

5 things that I like about Power Points:

   There are many options to make your PowerPoint presentation look amazing.

·       I like that the graphics look really cool, normal presentations are actually not as       intriguing as the PowerPoint’s I saw.

·     The PowerPoint presentations don’t have a lot of information to read through, it is was simpler and more intriguing to read a PowerPoint than another presentation.

·     There are also a ton of fonts to choose from and you can vary the types of font you           use. Some of the templates looked really awesome and cool.

5 things I dislike about PowerPoint’s:

I do not like that it would take a ton of time designing and figuring out templates,     colors and all that.

 I didn't like how the PowerPoint’s didn't have very good sentence structure and   mostly everything was bulleted.

I also didn't like that the colors didn’t really vary, it was kid of the same old colors and backgrounds.

Everything kind of looked like it was done very quickly, I didn't like that.
I also didn't like that some of my PowerPoint's had spelling and grammar mistakes.

5 elements of a Great PowerPoint:

• The PowerPoint should vary colors and fonts to make it look intriguing. (but not too much either)
• It should have proper sentence structure and the structure should also vary.
• There should be captions under the pictures so the reader knows whats going on.
• In the entire PowerPoint, there shouldn't be too much extra information.
• Backgrounds should always look the same, it kind of looks boring.

5 elements of a Terrible PowerPoint:

• Terrible PowerPoint's always do not have proper information.
• They also have horrible grammar and sentence structure.
• Typically, there are little or no photos along the PowerPoint.
• Terrible PowerPoint's also always look rushed or incomplete.
• They also always look boring and the reader typically gets bored
• Some terrible PowerPoints barely have any information, they seem very empty
• Most PowerPoints that are bad, are very crowded and messy.

Connected, but alone?

SUMMARY OF VIDEO

                              

Sherry Turkle told us that technology is taking over our lives and we have to cut back on our use of it. She was telling us that computers put on a show and they don’t actually make us feel the way they say they do. Even though it is mostly stated that electronic devices are safe, there are many flaws that humans easily oversee. Having phones or iPod's constantly near you can affect your brain and trigger some types of mental disorders. Sherry told us that something can easily excite or make us feel happy like a text, but it is kind of like “false happiness”, because they robots act like they feel your emotions but they don’t. Nothing is better than your own kind; robots do not understand they act like they do. She told us that now day’s people don’t bring up a conversation with random people, they are slowly losing their socializing skills. This proves that we shouldn't let it take over everything.

QUESTIONS

                                     I.     Do you agree that technology changes who we are? Why or why not? Explain whether these changes are positive or negative.

                                             

                                        I agree that technology changes who we are. It allows us to polish who we are and show our fake selves to someone. We can always go back to a text and change up the words as long as we don't send it. We could act sad but actually be happy or laughing. Technology gives us a change to define who we are in a more polished way. We can also say things without meaning it. In a way these changes are positive, they allow us a change to change up our reactions to something. This also has a negative effect, people do not actually find out who the person truly is. For instance they might trust someone because they seem nice, but in reality they aren't trust able. On the internet I could also pretend to be someone else and fool other people.

 ii.      What does “alone together” mean to you?

  It means that we are slowly falling into the hands of technology. We are in the presence of other people, but we choose to involve technology to everything and use it wherever we go. For example if I sat in a bus and there was a random teenager beside me, he or she won’t say hi, they will probably on their phones or iPod's. 

                                                       'We expect more from technology than from each other'   - Sherry Turkle.

                            iii.      “We expect more from technology than we do from each other.” Do you agree or disagree? Explain your answer.

  I agree we do expect more from technology. Even if I was sitting next to my best friend, and we both had our iPod's I would most likely text her. We expect technology to make us feel better or keep us busy. Now days, we don't really expect other humans to do this. Technology is taking over; slowly we all are staring to expect more from technology because we could literally do anything on it. We prefer technology over our own species.

                           iv.      Do you think you are the same person when you text/email/comment that you are in “real life”? Why or why not? Explain.

         No I am nicer and more sympathetic when I’m texting my friends. Usually in real life I always blurt out things, but while texting I do not do that. I always send messages that are way nicer than I am. While texting I always change up the words and I can’t really blurt anything out.

                        v.      Would you rather text than talk in a conversation? Why or why not. Explain your thinking.

   I would rather talk in a conversation because sometimes I'm too lazy to text something that is really long so I just leave it. I also hate it when the other person texts something and I have to change my ENTIRE text, it is so annoying. When I talk in a real conversation, this doesn't usually happen and my voice is faster than my thumbs. By talking in a real conversation I can also get to know who that person really is and their initial reaction to something.

   vi.      Do you agree that technology is a form of companionship? Explain.

Yes, but it depends what kind of technology it is. If it is a microwave or stove, no, but if it is an iPod, laptop, computer, some robot or another electronic device, then yes. If you are texting someone then technically the device would be a companion because someone else is basically ‘talking’ to you. T.V’s are also companions because they get rid of your boredom and that’s what companions do.SO basically it depends on the situation and what kind of technology you are specifically using.

                                                                    MY PERSPECTIVE

In a way technology does both. It can help us and hurt us at the same time. Technology is something that it is sometimes so helpful that is turns harmful. Technology can make us lazy, extremely inactive, and it can lead to hearing and vision impairment. So technology can get really dangerous when you use it too much. Using technology too much can also cause us to stop socializing and everyone knows that when you stop using a skill, you eventually lose the ability to do it. Technologies can also allow high school students to cheat on tests. These students would get marks that they don’t deserve. Social websites also allow students to waste tons of time and procrastinate. This can lead to last minute projects and low marks. Technology also makes us dependent on it, if your friends are texting and you aren't online, it can make you feel left out when you check your messages. Even though it has bad sides, there are many helpful things about technology. Overall technology has made our lives easier and more efficient. Help on homework is always available, and you can always email your teacher if you need help. It even makes students’ lives more organized; they can always email themselves the homework or ask friends about it. Technology also allows us to pass free time and not be bored. It also makes our lives organized.  If we have any questions we could always search the question and be provided with the answer. If we don’t know how to do a certain thing, then we can always watch tutorials or get instructions on how to do it. These are the reasons why technology is harmful and helpful to us.

Cyber Bullying in the News

                        Author: Lizette Alvarez

      Date:September 13, 2013 

      Source: New York Times news article.

  Link to article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/14/us/suicide-of-girl-after-bullying-raises-worries-on-web-sites.html?pagewanted=all

                                 

 Who: A twelve year old girl named Rebecca Ann Sedwick.This article is tragic, Rebecca was younger than me and she still committed suicide. Rebecca shouldn't have done this. She was pretty and smart, she didn't need to kill herself. if I was her would have told my mom, at least this way I wouldn't kill or harm myself in any way.      

What: She committed suicide after being cyber bullied. Rebecca shouldn't have listened to cyber bullies. They didn't know if she was pretty or ugly.They didn't know whether she deserved to live or not. Those people should be punished for doing all that to Rebecca.      

Where: In Miami, Florida. The United States of America.  

     

When: I do not know when she committed suicide, but the article was published on September 13, 2013.       

Why : The reason that Rebecca decided to kill herself is that people bullied her to much and she felt lonely. Rebecca even switched schools because of bullying, but later the new school started bullying her as well.      This made me feel sad that someone that is so smart and pretty committed suicide because of bullying. it also made me realize that you can get bullied for anything. It also made me realize how powerful bullying is and what effects it leaves on people. What i still don't get is why they would bully her. She was such a successful child, what did they bully her for? How come Rebecca ended up killing herself? Can bullying really go to this extend? I don't have any connections to this article.

Sixth Sense Technology

Who? The man who created this video and the concept of sixth sense is named Pranav Mistry.
What? This invention mentions how to surf the web objects such as a simple piece of paper. The sixth sense technology can basically enable you to use physical objects to surf the web.
When? This video was posted in November 2009.
Where? This video was created and posted in India.
Why? He created this video for the betterment of advancing our technology. This video was made to describe how  we could advance our knowledge of technology and how it could help people that don't have all five senses. How?  The sixth sense technology basically other forms of technology joined together. It shows us that objects that we use normally can interact with the digital world. Pranav clipped something on a piece of paper and it enabled him to do anything on the paper. He even Google searched things!

This has a connection to IT, because it is something that involves the digital world and technology. Sixth sense is something that enables us to go further in the advancement of technology. therefore it has something to do about computers and technology. IT is all about that kind of stuff.

Us, IT students look up to Pranav Mistry and what he created. By watching this video we can get inspiration. It informs us on the advancement technology. Hence the name information technology. 

I found using paper as an iPad particularly interesting. iPad's cost so much money but paper doesn't really cost much. I also found that taking a photo by using your hands really cool. I would probably have to go through the hassle of taking my camera out and making sure it had enough battery and my hands were straight. This idea seemed particularly interesting to me.