Overall Review of Projects: Word and PowerPoint

Completing the Word and PowerPoint projects was fun yet challenging, the biggest challenge being properly citing my references. Purdue’s OWL provided volumes on APA format, but I still had a difficult time finding some of the citation rules. So I kept searching. Working on both of these projects taught me that the answer is always there, I just have to keep looking until I find it. Having this resource to refer to will certainly serve me well during future projects, whether looking for APA citation rules or general formatting assistance.

Microsoft PowerPoint Project

Description

This presentation offers helpful tips to county agents wanting to create effective PowerPoint presentations for use with their SNAP-Ed audiences.

Challenge, Resolution, & Future Implications

The biggest challenge during this project was creating a presentation that followed the best practices of an effective PowerPoint while demonstrating some of the worst practices for the viewer. In an effort to learn how to create a more effective PowerPoint, I studied the lesson resources and looked at a few articles such as 7 Tips for Designing and Delivering PowerPoint Presentations and Creating an Instructional PowerPoint. During my research, I learned that PowerPoint presentations have a potential impact on its learner so great that its use has been studied and best practices have been determined. In the future, I will use what I learned during this project to create more effective PowerPoints for our agents.

Microsoft Word Project

Description

This step-by-step guide walks learners through the download and installation process for the open source image editing software, “Gimp.”

Challenge, Resolution, & Future Implications

The most difficult part of this project was figuring out how to properly use headings vs. normal style when creating a table. So, I studied the lesson resources to learn how to create an accessible Word document. During my studies, I learned about the hierarchy of title, heading, and normal style tags that screen readers follow. I will be able to use what I learned regarding style hierarchy and tags when working with html code since some of the same principles apply.

Welcome to SextonETEC!

This is my first blogging experience and I am looking forward to the work that I will be doing for the remainder of my ETEC 5213 course.