This week in class we learned about more programs that we could use for our module 2. So far we have many programs to choose from for example we have Powerpoint, prezi, inspiration, and word. So far i have liked many features about each of the programs we could choose from.
Word has its advantages because it is one of the most used programs on computers and it is very easy to work on. Powerpoint is also a very easy and simple program to use, its a little bit more exciting than word documents but it still isnt as impressive as inspriation and prezi. Inspiration can look plain at first because you can hide your topics and then unhide them when you are ready to present them. I will use webspiration for my module 2. It is pretty much the same as inspiration, just an online version of it. The last program we could use is prezi. This was the most complex and impressive program of them all. You can make the words as big or as small as you want them and then it will bring them to screen size when you are ready to present it.
This week we learned a lot about powerpoint and its features that many people do not know about. When people present powerpoints they are usually linear and go from the first slide to the second and so on. This can become boring, so it is better to have non linear powerpoints to keep peoples attention. You can have hyperlinks in a table of contents page that can direct you to everypage in your powerpoint. Then you can have a hyperlink back to the table of contents page. This makes your power point non linear and more unexpected to the crowd you are presenting too. You can also have actions that you can put into the powerpoint. Mouse over settings can allow you to have a sound or an animation happen to a word when you put your mouse over the word. This is the same for mouse click sounds and animations whenever you click on it. There are many features to powerpoint that allow you to have a more exciting and interesting show.
