Power Point Presentations...

There is a lot of advice on the web on how to make good Power Point presentations and a couple of the ideas I found are:

• Decide what you want your presentation to be about- you want your information to tie back and to make sense and support your reason for creating the Power Point.
• Condense your information- use only what you need because paragraphs in a Power Point presentation make the whole thing boring and ramble on.
• Plan the structure for your Power Point- like an essay, your presentation needs structure to keep it so it's not messy and confusing.
• Use as little text as possible- plan on what you're going to say with your presentation before you present it so you aren't reading off of it the whole time. Use bulleted lists.
• Use informative graphics- pictures capture the audience's attention more than words do, so use lots to explain the point that you're trying to get across.

I found most of my ideas from this site.

The collage I made on Ribbet.com

Ribbet Photo Editing

Ribbet is an on-line photo-editing site that allows one to do various things to fix your pictures. I created me an account on Ribbet and edited the above picture (before and after). I cropped it, adjusted the brightness, gave it a stamp border, adjusted the colors, put a vintage overlay over it to add old-fashioned authenticity, and other little things to make my picture more fun. I love playing on Ribbet! :D

Sketch up!

Hey everyone! I just got introduced this new program called Google Sketchup 8. It's really cool and fun to use. It is a program that allows people to design homes, buildings, and various other structures effectively, but simply, with many accessories and 'finishing touches' right there to see what your finished project could potentially look like. You can download it by going to Google Sketchup and clicking 'download now'. Fill in everything required and start your downloading process. And guess what?! Google Sketchup 8 is 'FREE' of cost! I designed a building, so for a little sneak peek, I'll share a couple pictures with you..

UseCubes

UseCubes:

UseCubes is an app on google that allows one to create and play with designs using 3D blocks and several different colors to make it unique. To download the app, first open Google Chrome and click on 'Apps' in the top left hand side of the internet page. In the search bar type in 'usecubes', click on 'Free", and sign into your Google account if you haven't already. Since this awesome app doesn't cost a thing, click on 'Free' again and you're good to go! I'd like to share my UseCubes design, so please check it out here!

The difference between sending an email with 'CC' and 'BCC': 'CC' means you can send an email to several people but each person will be able to see all the others who the same email was sent to. Choosing 'BCC' will make so no one knows who else the same email was sent to. 'CC' stands for 'Carbon Copy' and 'BCC' stands for 'Blind Carbon Copy'.

Plagiarism is the "wrongful appropriation" and "purloining and publication" of another author's "language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions," and the representation of them as one's own original work. The idea remains problematic with unclear definitions and unclear rules. The modern concept of plagiarism as immoral and originality as an ideal emerged in Europe only in the 18th century, particularly with the Romantic movement. Plagiarism is considered academic dishonesty and a breach of journalistic ethics. It is subject to sanctions like expulsion.Plagiarism is not a crime per se but in academia and industry it is a serious ethical offense, and cases of plagiarism can constitute copyright infringement.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plagiarism
Internet plagiarism is not okay. It takes away credit from the original creator and is literally "kidnapping" another person's rights or works. It can hurt students, writers, teachers, and pretty much anybody involved on either end of the plagiarism case.