Podcast Review

1.  What tools and techniques did you use to create your podcast?
I used the tool to take screen shots. I learned how to use GarageBand. I used the jingles tools and the sounds to edit my voice recording and the volume level. I used IPhoto to upload the photos so it was easy to drag and drop the pictures into the podcast.

2.  How could you use a project like this in other classes?
I could use this in a Literature class to describe a book like the way I presented the movie I used for this tech apps project. This would be way more interesting than the unoriginal PowerPoint or poster.

3.  In the “real world”, how could podcast projects be used (In what careers/businesses, etc.)?
This could be useful for people that have new ideas to propose for their companies. It would be well thought out and organized so that the people that are watching this could understand it easily and it would be less questions for the person presenting.

4.  What part of the assignment was easy for you?   What was difficult?
The easy part of the assignment was adding items into the podcast. It was easy to do the citations but it was very time consuming. The difficult part was editing parts out that you didn't want and recording the summary. If you were to mess up, you had to redo it or edit it. Sometimes I would talk to fast or ran out of breath. 

5.  What part of the directions would you like to clarify?
The part of the directions that could have been more clear was to elaborate more on the instructions. How to send the podcast via iChat and how to export so it wouldn't be so much of a hassle when it comes time to collect the projects.

PND Soccer group project

This was the first time I have used PowerPoint and Keynote with the new MacBooks. I have found these very easy to use and display much information which anyone could put together quickly and easily. This was also the first group project in Tech Apps. We had to learn how to communicate and edit these all together. Therefore, we used Google documents to share the document with each other so we could all edit it. I also learned how to convert documents, such as a song or movie, to use in a slide show. It was s new and interesting project.

iPhoto slideshow review

This was a very fun and interesting project for me. I enjoyed sharing some things that I like to do and things about me to other people. I like using the iphoto application. Everybody uses it and applying it to a project makes it and entertaining and enjoyable thing to do. I learned how to make a slideshow from iphoto after all that was the point of this project. I learned how to change the transitions and slides. I applied my music from itunes into the slide. I learned how to pace the music so it fits the whole song. I used the some tools such as cropping and the red eye tool.

M&M review

In the M&M project, I learned how to use the ∑sum so it would be easier to add and calculate averages instead up doing it a different way and wasting energy. I learned how to make all different kinds of graphs but I mainly chose a pie graph. I learned how to change colors on the legend to match the color of the M&M. I learned how to use a spreadsheet and how easy it is to use. It is much more efficient doing it in excel rather than making a graph in Microsoft Word. The M&M idea was a good idea for this sort of thing. This is probably the first time I actually looked into M&Ms and realize how many there are and the averages in all M&M bags that are manufactured.

Charity Appeal Review

1. List the name of your business and its charity.
My charity that I am the representative is The Make-A-Wish-Foundation.

2. What skills did you use/learn in this project?
I learned how to use the mail merge. It was an interesting thing to know and would make writing aout letters much easier. The mail merge was confusing at first but as I asked for help, I learned how to do the mail merge. It is a very convenient tool to use. I learned how to use the Google Docs. I also helped other figure out how to use it. Now, I use Google Docs to share documents which is much easier.

3. What was the easiest part of this project? What was the most difficult part of this project?
The easiest part of this project was sharing the letter via Google Docs. It was a simple thing to learn. The most difficult part was the mail merge. It was a bit confusing. 

4. Describe how you might use these skills and apply them to a real-world situation other than writing a charity letter.
When I grow up, I could possibly be a part of a company that has to send out a lot of invitations and the mail merge would be the perfect tool to use. It would make my life a lot easier. Also, instead of going through other longer procedures, I could just share an attachment on Google Docs. 

5. Did you learn something new during this project that you did not know before?  If so, what? [Your response to this question can be related to the information, skills, or process of the project.] Once again, I learned how to use the mail merge and share Google Documents. These are ideas that I can easily use for future reference instead of using longer procedure and waste time.


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