PowerPoint

I think that some keys points to a good and effective powerpoint are: 1. Keeping it simple. Don't try and jam slides full of words, simple text is more effective 2. Don't read the slides!! Have your slides with pictures and describe what your are trying to say with the pictures in the presentation. Use note cards to help spur presentation do not just read the slides. 3. Use relevant pictures and relevant sounds. Avoid clip art if possible. 4. Use effective transitions. Do not just throw in a spin if it does not benefit the presentation. That is annoying!!! 5. Use good body language, and show emotion in the presentation. Your audience will benefit from this.

Photoshop Architecture Collage

This Image means in a sort of joking way Walt Disney's influence on architecture as the image is meant to look like Mickey Mouse.

Chris Nolan

I learned alot from Chris Nolan about using search engines. It surprised me at how major the percentage is of people who use Google as their search engine. A cool note was how google gets paid to put websites in the site bar for advertisement. Also, I did not realize how complicated and how much effort the people of Google put into their search engine. It's fascinating that Google ranks its sites based on key words searched, how many hits the site gets, and how many links the website has. I learned about what websites to look for when looking for certain information. Just like I would access a .com website for maybe a fan website, or less substantial material, but if I was searching for something more scholarly I would visit a .gov, or .edu site and if I was searching for a non-profit organization I would look for .org sites.