Miss Kate's Blog

  My reflection I know for myself that PowerPoint is a dreaded topic. As a previous student to the horrors of boring click through PowerPoints, I understand how boring they can be. But there is a flip side. Thanks to the genius' who spend hours upon hours evolving technology, we can now enjoy PowerPoint and create something extravagant. And that is why I am here today! To share how EXCITING PowerPoint can actually be (shock! thank goodness for evolving technology). Now, let's talk about the purposes of PowerPoint: 1- To persuade 2- To narrate  3- To educate Simple right!!!! But it doesn't always seem simple. I would like to now share a video that I have found helpful through my endless journey of using PPT.  Onto the benefits!!: 1- It is visually impactful.  Making your presentation more interesting through the use of multimedia can help to improve the audien...

  My reflection "...they have to embrace digital media technology and the internet, instead of subverting it with regulation"- Brad Williams  T he world of digital media is never ending. I seem to always get lost in this world and struggle to find my way out. As an educator, I must continue to seek to learn and to do this, digital media is needed (I know its a vicious cycle). Videos and audio play of instructions, topics and concepts have helped me drastically in grasping what the digital world has to offer. What I want to focus on today is how videos and audio can ALSO help our students, not just me or you, but those who we teach.  Now when you think of videos, what is the first thing that pops into your mind?? I know for me, YOUTUBE screams. It is generally the first thing someone thinks of. Youtube is such a powerful digital media platform that c...