Advice for Students Next Semester

My advice for students that have this course next year is to make sure you pay attention in class. It is essential for doing the all the many homeworks that are assigned. It's not extremely difficult work, however it is tedious, and staying on top will greatly simplify the hands on process during homework time.

And naturally, do the work. As the Bob Marley said, "don't worry, be happy."

Don't stress it.

Student Websites

My favorite websites were of Rory, Chase and Macy.

Rory's was very sports oriented and about his orgins. He's Scottish and very into Liverpool Fotball (soccer) Club. His background and images were fantastic and very well put together. And his other pages were extremely interesting to read about.

Chase's website was more oriented towards his basketball career at Trintity. He seems very into Dallas and his music. His postcard was very well done. His background was very clean, and it made the information to read and it flowed very well. His navbar was very artsy and clever as well.

Macy's website had a very homely feeling. Her dance photos were neatly positioned and well taken. It seemed very friendly as I stated before. Her family page was well done as well as well as her passions about her sorority, SPUR.

Website Blog

lsucheck@trinity.edu

The website making came slowly and was pretty difficult for me. I had some trouble writing the html code, so I decided to use Microsoft Expression. This was very easier inserting pictures, text and color. Putting the pictures on was difficult at first, not knowing that the images had to be saved in the same folder as the project so they come out on the page. I basically used images of myself and friends and favorite things for my images. Then I wrote about myself, so they the viewers can get to know me a little bit. I tried to elaborate on my major, and my prominent interests throughout the entire project using the skills aquired throughout classes prior to the due date.

My Picture That Lies

In my picture that lies, I took a picture of Forrest Gump, when he started his infamous run, and cut him out and put him infront of a large t-rex. I blended the pictures together by changing their hue, saturation and lighting. The contrast helped out alot to, as both pictures needed some tweaking. My point was to make people believe that Forrest Gump was actually running from a dinosaur, and not just to run for no particular reason, like he was in the movie. Obviously, there is no way that this possible, otherwise we would all be in a big hurry!

PowerPoint Presentations

My 2 favorite presentations were Bri's and Rory's. Bri's was very well organized, had great graphics, a very informative youtube video. Her topic was Social Media. She made great use of bullets as well. She produced an extremely effective and a well done presentation. Neatness and the conciseness of the presentation was absolutely prime.

In Rory's presentation, he made it known that he was master of graphics and animations. His topic was Economics. His GIF images were phenomenal, and his presentation flowed with them very well. It was very well brought together and was extremely easy to understand. It honestly made me want to change my major with his topic of economic growth and devolpment through his exampel with Mao Zedong.

PowerPoint Presentation Blog

The blogs were all very useful and taught basically the same thing about being brief, organized, and clear for the audience to understand better. The layout, color, graphics, and animations all add to each specific slide. Hitting important details and making the goals and points clear are essential to a successful PowerPoint.

My list of five guidelines that are important:

1. It's imperative never to read off the slide presentation. This doesn't substitute your presentation.

2. Simplicity and briefness on your slide makes it easier to understand for everyone. Too much information will overload some.

3. The slideshow should have no significant value without your narration behind it.

4. Good visuals that connect to your presentation will connect to your audience even better.

5. A lot of color can be a good and bad thing. Try to color code, it's easier on the eyes, makes for better organization, and adds clarity.

A lot of writing on slides is really frustrating and the first thing I think of personally, is sleeping.

Statistics are another thing that bores me to death. Give me one and move on. Nothing worse than years of numbers a mile long.

Photoshop Composition

My image describes nature in its fullest. It is a black cat waiting to devour an innocent plastic-wrapped squirell. The black crow waits for the remains. Life, death, and scavenging thrive here. The world is a sinnacle and dark place, where strength and power and grace all equal one thing: survival.