article to read about it. He asked us why we thought people liked to fake it until they made it. Our answer for this was that people do not like being asked questions about a subject they do not know about, or caught up in a discussion that they are unfamil-
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Alternatives to PowerPoint
For this assignment, we looked at different websites that gave us alternatives to PowerPoint. There were 5 alternatives, and for each one, we typed up who the audience was, and what the pros and cons were. Expressor and Text 2 MindMap were two of the alternatives that appeared to be very confusing. I wouldnt use them. Slide Rocket had the potential to be overwhelming, but Animoto was cool. On that site, you can create 30 second videos and share them with friends. The videos come with different themes, and you can choose any of them to create your video. Then also, you add in pictures of your choice, text, then click produce. It is very simple, and it makes a beautiful , short, video. Prezi was the last alternative to Power Point that we looked at. It was neat, but the unattractive portion was that you had to pay for it If you wanted to do the really awesome
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For one assignment we had in class, we had to make three Animoto videos and one Prezi presentation. From actually getting to experience using these alternatives to Power Point, I can now say that Prezi was not very easy to use, but Animoto
Another skill we learned in this class was in connection with Microsoft Word. This is a program that is fairly familiar with students, but thanks to this class, I have learned how to do much more than what I knew before. The ability to input textboxes, borders, and little 3D icons are a wonderful skills to be able to add to the prior knowledge, and it really dresses up the work. I now feel much more equipped to create my own worksheets for my students, fliers, and
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