Hardware Presentation

I thought that Larry Hechler's presentation was very informative.  I have never really seen the inside of desktop computers or lap tops before.  I thought it was most interesting when he told us tricks to make the most efficient use of our laptops.  I had no idea that it was best for your battery to wear it all the way down before re-charging it, so hopefully that will help me get the most life out of my battery. 

Hannah

Powerpoint Presentation

I want to be an Art History minor, so I did my presentation on one of my favorite artists: Pablo Picasso.

Hannah

Effective Powerpoints

In my experience powerpoints can be a very effective tool for presentations, and teaching, but sometimes they fall a little short and do not really contribute to the ultimate goal of engaging the audience. I find myself losing interest in powerpoint presentations that have an overwhelming amount of text on them, and do not contain many interesting pictures. As a teaching tool, I often times become frustrated with powerpoints that are too simple. For example, ones with key words and they teacher dictates the definition; it would be more helpful for the teacher to include at least an abbreviated version of the definition on the slide.

Hannah

Chris Nolan's Presentation

I found Chris Nolan's presentation very interesting. I typically use google as my search engine of choice, and I was excited to see the different facets of it that I had never used before. Google scholar is a great resource that I had never even heard of before. I was especially surprised to learn that they put the full text of many novels, short stories, and essays on the web!

Hannah

Copyright Infringement

The woman who chose to legally pursue the copyright infringement of the photograph of her son in Norway was right to do so, her rights as a legal owner of that photograph were infringed upon. In the United States a similar legal route may have been followed in a case like hers. Despite the fact that a photograph, essay, film, animation, or sound bite can be found for "free" use on the internet does not mean you are allowed to reproduce it without the proper notification of the owner or the proper citation. If you fail to do so, then you are infringing upon the owner's rights.

If the publishers had held themselves accountable, or used the proper citation then no monetary reimbursement would have been necessary; but when they were not accommodating and showed no interest in properly citing her photograph, forcing her to pursue legal help--monetary reimbursement is the proper punishment and reward for both the defendant and the prosecutor.


Hannah

Effective Powerpoint Presentations

Being a full-time student since the age of four, I have seen and made many a powerpoint presentation. In my own assignments I try to make colorful yet organized powerpoints incorporating pictures, different fonts, graphics, and clipart, but I have found many of my teachers use a different approach. In my Principles of Psychology class my professor uses very bland black and white slides with only keywords of information. While it's very pragmatic, and probably most effecient to make, I find it pretty boring to pay attention to. My eighth and ninth grade biology teacher also used powerpoints as a teaching tool, but his were much more colorful, and incorporated lots of pretty pictures--which I personally prefer.

cordially,

Hannah

My Experience with Microsoft Office

From about fifth grade onward using the computer and Microsoft Word became a part of many of my daily assignments. I've found that Microsoft Word is not that hard to navigate around, and I can--for the most part--achieve whatever formatting I need for a particular assignment. Often times though, I find myself getting frustrated with the specifics. For example, indentions, margins, and numbering. Things of this nature are already programmed into the software, and I have a hard time altering what Microsoft Word THINKS I want, but in reality, do not. I am hoping that come this Spring I will have mastered the small things that sometimes give me the most frustration.

Hannah