Week 6 Reflection on 1st Set of Projects

I have always been able to do what was needed of me on a computer. However, with the growing demand of technology it has become a challenge to keep up with new technology. Programs are always being updated with new gadgets and trinkets to learn. You have to stay on your toes and be dedicated to learning the technology as it changes. You also have to have the motivation to want to learn how to use technology to its fullest. My experiences with technology have been challenging and fun. There is always frustration that goes along with technology. Yet, we can’t live without it!!!

The three projects that were assigned this week were a little out of my knowledge of computers. I participated in all of the tutorials that were offered on the software and appreciated the step by step assistance. Once I viewed the tutorials I began my journey through the projects.

The first one that I started working on was the flyer for the parent-teacher meeting. I have used Publisher before and it was fairly simple to navigate through. I enjoyed being able to brush up my skills in the program. It is a good skill to be able to create attractive flyers for distribution. It makes you appear intelligent, organized, and proud of your work. When in reality it is simple to do it just takes a little time and effort.

The second project was the Excel Grade Chart. I do use Excel quite a bit, but the formulas were new to me. My regular usage of Excel is just to keep things organized into columns and alphabetical lists. After watching the tutorial it was a breeze to get the averages of the information. I did struggle a little bit when I got to the graph part of the assignment. I could not find in the tutorial where it showed how to enter the data and have it displayed as a graph. It took some effort and time but I was able to figure it out. It was simple copy and paste steps.

The third assignment was the Power Point Quiz. I have made one Power Point before for a class project. I don’t particularly care for Power Point in lectures or for notes. However, I thought that using it for an interactive quiz was a creative idea. I was able to make the slides without any trouble. What stumped me was inserting the link buttons to connect the slides together. I actually had to ask the Librarian at my school, it ended up being a very simple process.

I enjoyed the assignments, they were a challenge but I learned a lot from them!!!

Teacher Contact Flyer
Power Point Quiz
Grade Chart