Prezi vs. PowerPoint

PowerPoint and Prezi both have the same idea in mind; both are made to give presentations in an appealing way. PowerPoint is a program that must be purchased and downloaded onto a PC or Mac, where as Prezi has a free option that only requires you to have access to the Internet. PowerPoint is a more linear and structured program that gives the option of one side after another slide. Prezi is a more open concept where there is no set structured layout that users are limited to like the linear slide-to-slide option PowerPoint has.  In PowerPoint there are many options that allow differentiation of the very plain slide-to-slide method.  PowerPoint offers a variety of transitions, animations, and sounds to distinguish slide shows from one another.  Although I am not incredibly familiar with Prezi I do know that you can create whatever path you would like and Prezi formats it as if you are moving on a map. Prezi gives you a grid where you can make something as big or as small as you would like, and when your ready to view it you can zoom in as if it were normal sized. Like PowerPoint, Prezi offers templates that you begin with to start you off in the right direction and then you can customize them and make the presentation your own. For people who want a very straightforward organized presentation I would tell them to use PowerPoint, however if you were looking for some less conventional and new I would say to try out Prezi.  

Prezi Presentation over GBU 310

Programs of GBU 310

My Web Use

Over the course of the semester I have learned about several different Web 2.0 programs, some of which I will use in the future and some that I will not. Some of the sites I plan on using in the future include: Facebook, Twitter, and Wikispaces.  Facebook and Twitter are both good sites to connect with other people both personally and professionally, and I feel like I will keep better contact with other people using these sites than I would if I was using other methods of communication. I had never heard of Wikispaces before this semester and I think by far it is the most useful tool I have learned to use, and I will definitely use it in the future to work with groups. Today people are using the Internet more commonly as a source of communication to share information, and socialize. Also in the workforce it is becoming more normal to need to know multiple ways of contacting not only coworkers but also clients. I have learned a lot about how my information is public and how I need to protect myself so I don’t have to worry about future employers looking my name up and finding my private information. The Internet is becoming a place where you can find information within tenths of seconds and people need to learn whatever you put out there is not private, so protect yourself. Overall I would say this course helped me learn a lot about different Web 2.0 technologies and how I can use them to my advantage.

Wordle

My Wordle cloud based off my blog!
Website used to create: Wordle

Finding Yourself

Today I went to Google and began by just searching my name without any quotes around it and Google found 7,030,000 results related to my name within 0.20 seconds. The results showed a lot of my accounts including LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. I’m amazed by what just googling my name found, and partially freaked out that people can so easily find information about me. When I added quotes around my name the search was narrowed down to 714 results. It is amazing at what future job employers will be able to find, and now I know that I need to watch what I say and post on my personal pages, and accounts because it may interfere with future opportunities.

SlidesShare

Here's a little show that I found on SlideShare about how businesses are using Facebook. Hope you enjoy!

Facebook For Business from Firebelly Marketing

Privacy Policy

Pinterest is a website that allows users to share pictures of a multitude of things, like recipes, fashion, crafts, and much more. Pinterest's Privacy Policy allows them to access any information you give them when you register, plus any information on the profiles you may link to your account like Twitter or Facebook. They use this information to help customize your account to show you boards that you may find more appealing. Also they use this information to send out newsletters, and help better their products for the future. The Privacy Policy that is posted on Pinterest's website does not mention what should happen if there is a breach in security, which is a concern for me personally. After reading the privacy policy I'm going to check to see what information they can access of mine and make sure in the future that I do not post anything I consider personal.