Dear new EIT student. I was sitting in the same chair as you last year and have gone through the same class you are about to. I enjoyed it and learned a lot but that was because I applied myself. Onemain thing you can do to get the most out of the course is show up on time because most of what you need to know is explained well by Ms. Belisle. The other thing to do id to stay up on all the little homework assignments and not let them pile up. Do these and you'll be fine! Good luck.

Please visit my website at www.cs.trinity.edu/~ewarburt. The site was easier then I thought it would be because I had no idea kompozer or expression web existed and i had been exposed to html which I think is hard. I started out with kompozer then moved to expression web and i hand coded the nav bar for one of my pages when i messed up. i am proud of my splash page because it is something i can now make easily and is a good intro to any website. If i had to change something i would've made a slightly more detailed background. The biggest technical challenge was the nav bar because it was brand new to me. the biggest design challenge was the writing that i couldn't get to look right until i centered it. I will show my site to my family and friends to brag, teachers if they want an example of my computer skills, or anyone that asks. Yes definitely, it is like a more impressive powerpoint slideshow which is good to know how to do.

My favorite site I saw on Thursday was Derek's website. His was about the 7 Wonders of the World which are challenges to present about. He did a fine job, picking pictures that fit while showing the grandour of the buildings. He also had good writeups and plenty of links for additional information. You can visit the site at www.cs.trinity.edu/~dplatt
Another favorite of mine was Christine's Her website looked like some I have seen for family owned bakeries. It got the warm feel of a family bakery across with her design and the pictures made me drool. Overall it had the perfect look to it. You can visit the site at www.cs.trinity.edu/~mcrowe
Another favorite of mine was Devan's. Her vertical nav bar was unique and cool. the rest of her design flowed really well and her gallery of pictures was very interesting. You can visit the site at www.cs.trinity.edu/~dosegued

My choice for worst website is the Pine-sol website. The first problem is that it takes too long to load since there are so many choices. If this is your first time trying to use their website and you need something from the, it would be infuriating. So many links, mixed with the absurdly bright colors would give me a headache in a matter of seconds of actually trying to navigate that website. The other issue I had with the site was that you have to scroll in both directions, a lot, to see much of the opening site. An introductory webpage should be one page where the user can easily identify the link they need to zero-in on what they actually need. Overall, a seizure in waiting.
http://www.pinesol.com/#/explorer/

My presentation was about how untrained people can have access into outerspace, the final fronteir.Even with such great increases in technology I was shocked to find out that there could be a space hotel in as little as 4 years. My 2 favorite powerpoints were Dereks and Leas. Although they had different subjects entirely and had very different tones, they both made a good impression about what they were discussing. Derek's presentation looked very professional and had just the right amount of text to give the jist on the screen but leave enough for the pictures and Derek himself to add on, which helps the audience engage since they can get tired of just reading the screen. While Derek's hit us in the head, Lea's hit us in the heart, bombarding us with picture after picture showing how much good lifestraws can help. In addition to letting the pictures do the talking, she was well informed to give context and describe ways to donate and general information about the lifestraws.

Chris Nolan's presentation was interesting and covered a lot of material that many people do not consider too closely even though they are exposed to it everyday. The first was his explanation of google's search algorithms to determine which sites are first on their shown results for a search. Most people use google everyday and just expect the best results to appear without putting much thought into why those sites were chosen. He also explained how easily people can miscontrue some webpage they see because of how the page appears legitimate in its set up. The cleancoal example he showed us was a good example of a page that served as a spoof page by appearing to endorse coal as an alternative form of energy. The presentation overall answered some questions people may have about the internet and how to properly use it.

The main reason  hate power point is because of the material I have been asked to make presentations over. Who wants to evaluate tax returns when there are so many graphics to be used.That being said, it is very compliacted and is difficult to learn. Powerpoint presentations need to be interesting and keep the audience's attention. The presenter needs to be able to only refer to the powerpoints for key words or graphics. Droning on with excess text on each slide turns the presentation into a reading assignment which misses the point entirely. I look forward to learning how to use all powerpoint offers to make interesting presentations on interesting topics.