Youtubing in Ed tech!

So I think, so far, I have posted on absolutely everything I know about slideshows. However, Something I am excited to do in ed tech is youtube videos! I've always wanted to make youtube videos but don't know how to! Really excited to do this! :)

Compare and Contrast Word and Pages App

For my second slideshow, which I made on Google Slides, I compared and contrasted Microsoft Word and the Pages App. Over all my presentation told the facts about both of the products, and I tried not to make it biased so that the audience viewing it could decide. Overall, however, Microsoft Word has more options than the pages app and has better photo editing tools than pages has. On the other hand, Pages is an app and and it has a variety of options and does almost everything that Microsoft word does in different ways.
Microsoft Word or Pages? You decide.

Slideshow Learning

I've done quite a few slideshows before, but I have learned now how to organize my slideshows in a better way, have effective transitions, and how to not over or under write on a presentation. In addition, I have for the first time used google slides which I have found similar to word, but it is easier to share with other people and you can comment on each others slides.

What should we learn about in Ed Tech?

There are so many things we could do with technology! Here are somethings I think would be fun to do!

- Youtube Channel
- Make a textbook on Ipad
- Screen Videos
- Selling things online
- Make a class website ( Divide a page of the site to each person to work on and then put it together into a site!)
- Photo shop stuff
- Music Videos

Google Slides

Last class, we started working on google slides to make presentations on comparing different word processors. I have learned that google slides is quite similar to powerpoint and some more. It has different templates than powerpoint and some cool transitions, however, I feel like google slides lacks variety. It has only 5 transitions, though different than Powerpoint's, and there are only a few slide layouts, where as Powerpoint has many. In my opinion, Google slides is a good alternative but if you want to maximum amount of options, Powerpoint is the way to go.

Learning Reflection

I have learned so much in Ed Tech so far. I really thought that I knew that everything that there was to word processing, but I clearly didn't! Now that we have done word processing it has helped me in doing our slideshows. For example: Keeping my slideshow organized, and using tables to hold pictures and information. Some things that I will have to work on is presenting. Having more eye contact and maybe having the slideshow timed, so I don't have to bend down for every animation. Since I am taking speech and debate, it should help me. Also, maybe I could try making it on my iPad? That might let me hold my ipad in my hand while I am presenting, rather than bending down at a computer.