Last class, we learned how to create a links page using powerpoint. I created my own links page today, but I still have not figured out how to add a search box into my website. I found the html text to add it in, but there is no page to edit the powerpoint web page. Powerpoint itself does not seem to have html additives. I even downloaded an addition to powerpoint to help: powerpoint web scipter or something like that. However, I still could not figure out how to add it in.

Today, I studied for the powerpoint test tomorrow. After I finish this blog post, I'll begin making or adding onto a page on powerpoint so that I can study from it. This way, I'll be prepared for the test, as will everyone who reads it.

Today our teacher Mr.Case told us how to create pages in our wiki more extensively. I'll be creating a page on powerpoint too and I'm just about to start it.

Yesterday we presented our powerpoint presentations on branding. Some people got caught for plaigiarising and they got a zero. Besides that, I liked the presentations because they were very creative and original.

During the long weeked, I worked on my branding powerpoint project. I broke down why branding is effective and how Rooots delivers its message into 6-7 slides. It should be completed by Wednesday. I'm also working on slide cues for my presentation so that everything will run more smoothly.

Today, we talked about all the different types of brands. Branding sells you an image, emotions, confidence, and other things that we all want but don't need. We can all obtain these things with effort and without the products.

Today we reviewed some of the things you can do with PowerPoint. Although I am very familiar with PowerPoint, I learned how to make a PowerPoint template.

On Monday, we got our tests back. I didn't do well in the binary codes becasue I forgot the 1's column. Still, i got an okay mark and I'll work hard to bring my marks up.

Last class, I created a page on our class wiki on basic computer definitions. I hope it will continue to grow, and that others will contribute to it.

Since I finished my blog summaries at home, I got a free work period today. I got a chance to work on our class wiki.

This blog post is a summary on the article that we got to choose, in this case "Powerpoint 2008 versus Keynote 2008". The article begins with the layouts of both programs. Keynote has a quicker boot-up if you want to create a slideshow quickly. You can choose different preset themes for your presentation and the toolbox for Keynote is "less cluttered". PowerPoint on the other hand has more flexibility, with you being able to make "countless combinations" of layouts, but the toolboxes are more cluttered. According to the article, Powerpoint offers more transition effects, but Keynote's run more smoothly. When dealing with multimedia, PowerPoint has more effects that you can customize your pictures with (shadowing, transparency, etc). Both applications allow the user to insert video clips, but the author mentions that Keynote has more features that you can manipulate the video with (like looping videos). Similarly, Keynote also has better animation features (being able to plan where to move an object or being able to put multiple pictures on one page by rotating them around). However, Keynote isn't available for Windows while PowerPoint is. To conclude, the author states that "neither is entirely effective". In my opinion this is true because PowerPoint is for those who want a bold, serious feel while Keynote is for those who want a presentation that flows.

This blog post is about the article “Death by PowerPoint”. It talks about how many people fail at making their statement using the PowerPoint system, and how ineffective their presentations can get. Some other ways you can improve your slideshow presentation is to not have too many slides; be precise and get to the point. Similarly, don’t just read off the screen; know your stuff ahead of time. It also states that when the presentation does not make a good impression, the presenter doesn’t look good either. Nevertheless, the article seems to focus on the visual aspect of the presentation. People are more interested in something when it looks appealing. However, as the article states, you should not overload your PowerPoint presentation with multimedia. Another important part of avoiding “death by powerpoint” is to be familiar with the technology that you will be using in your presentation (don’t fuss with it at the last minute). Some other parts the article focused on included the “b” key (which you can use to blacken the screens of presentation so that the audience will focus on you), and the physical motions of the presenter. To conclude, know what you’re talking about and be confident.

Our assignment today was to summarize an article on "death by powerpoint". The url for it is http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=rch&AN=6FP1191730069&site=src-live. We also got to choose an article to summarize and I chose a "powerpoint 2008 versus keynote 2008" article. The url for it is http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=voh&AN=31799381&site=src-live.

Today we learned about EBSCO. It is a reliabale resource that the TDSB paid for so that their students could utilise it's resources. If you read an article on say Monday, it would be on EBSCO by Wednesday. The url for EBSCO is http://web.ebscohost.com/src/search?vid=1&hid=101&sid=e018611f-3c96-4524-a32b-b08e21eb3a90%40sessionmgr108.