Powerpoint

Powerpoints can make or break a presentation. You can have everything going for you, be extremely intellectual and know everything about your topic, but if you have a boring powerpoint you might as well kiss it all goodbye.

There's a few tips I've learned about powerpoints that I think will make it a success: don't overdo graphics, don't put too much text on a slide (don't try to cram too much information onto one slide--just split it up), and be aware of the colors you're using (don't make each slide a different bright color--this can be extremely distracting).

Some things you should do are: use appropiate and detailed graphs, use quality and well-sized graphics (don't make the graphic too small), and choose your fonts wisely (don't use distracting, inappropriate fonts that don't suite the powerpoint or different fonts on every slide). With these tips, I think anyone can make a strong, eye-catching, and powerful powerpoint presentation.

Collage

The pictures featured in the collage are from my trip to Europe this past summer with my family. The architecture theme is seen through the incredible structures built in ancient times by the Europeans. I titled the collage the "Tour of Europe" because the pictures were taken in both France and England.

Investigating the Internet

I thought the informational session given by Chris Nolan was extremely helpul, especially because the internet is such an integral part of society now-a-days. I was really glad that he included information on Google and Wikipedia. I love Wikipedia and am guilty of using it to learn background info on the topics I'm studying. I had always been told about how unreliable it could be so I was glad to not have it drilled into my mind once again. Instead, Nolan related to us and explained ways to determine accurate from inaccurate or questionable data. I learned how to navigate through Google searches, specifically how to find sites outside the United States and how to limit your searches. Something that surprised me was how much of a difference adding or omitting words could have on the search results you receive. This could be the difference between obtaining scholarly or ambiguous and/or unreliable sources in your search results.