power point of interactivity of power point

So we were asked to do some group work and put together a PowerPoint which showed the interactivity of PowerPoint. We were then asked to blog and embed our PowerPoint within a blog post. While the group work went very well and I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know members of my cohort better, I did notice my presentation skills needed a lot of work. I found it easy to put the power point presentation together and enjoyed researching the interactivity of power point. I feel this will be very valuable to my teaching experience as I am able to make my subject interesting and enjoyable for all. I found embedding the PowerPoint into my blog a little more tricky but as I am part of a friendly and helpful group I was able to ask for help. I was shown by another member of the group how to get an embedded code via using Goggle docs.

The use of microsoft applications.

I have used many microsoft applications over my life long love with technology. I dont think I could cope with the daily struggle of life without the use of the microsoft applications.

 

 

 

 

I have used many applications such as Microsoft Word and it has many internal tools and features, such as spell check and  synonyms. As a dyslexic student I am so grateful for certain tools such as the ability to change fonts and text size as my brain does not like a white background with certain fonts. Thus these features have become invaluable to me and I feel will aid and assisit me so much in my teaching role. It also has utensils such as bold, underlining and highlightening text which again is a such a great tool for teaching as it can direct the eye of the student almost instantly. Lets not forget the amazing applications such a reference builder, biblography and table of contents all of which make learning a great deal easier.

 

I do not have experience at working with excel and the application doesn't feel user to me,  the interface between user and program I feel has been overlooked and therefore i avoid this at all cost. This would be a learning opportunity for me for my CPD to start to using the program and develop my skills further.

 

I love using windows 7 and find it very user friendly, I am not a huge fan of XP or windows 8 and once again this can be used as an opportunity for growth. Not all educational establishments will use the programs I am most comfortable with so I must make sure I am able to adapt to new situations and forms of technology or applications  which i may find myself teaching in so it would not make an impact upon the efficacy of the lesson.

 

 

Power point is another amazing application from microsoft and it can be used in all sorts of settings such as business, education, recreationally. Powerpoint has many applications which can aid in teaching. It enables a educator to have a lesson planned and use the power point as a template for the lessson to run from. The power point can have embeded videos and images which enhance the learner outcomes and the teaching experience. Powerpoint has the capacity to enage the visual learner and it can become interactive.

 

Is this for me?

Ok so after two weeks of the PECT course I feel very anxious and nervous about my life choices. I am apprehensive if this is the right path for me or have I made a big mistake? The overwhelming feeling of failure (as I have learnt today is a barrier to learning) has got me into a state where I want to turn and run and never look back. After speaking to a few of my friends who have become educators it seems apparent that a feeling of not knowing what you are doing is normal when you first start but it doesn't make it any easier for me right now.

I keep thinking if I didn't care if I was going to be successful within the role or if it didn't matter to me that students do well then that would be a strong indictor that this wasn't for me. But given the facts that I do worry and care, surely shows that I would be suited to this field of work. This complicates things further. I am in panic that my micro teaching will be a blur and no one will have learnt anything at all and that I will feel pure anxiety about my abilities even though I know I am a great planner and will have the session planned methodically. So I decided  to investigate how other trainee educator's have felt to see if I can recognise any of the insecurities that lie within myself.
I found a very useful forum which enables you to have contact with others who are in the same situation and it has a live q & a facility which I found to be very helpful.  There is a  site which has links to the blogs of other trainee educators to. I will keep this thread running for my own purposes and use it as a tool for reflection to hopefully enhance my own experience which in turn may one day be used to inspire others. For now I am happy to research the internal way I feel and the external world in which I now find myself, which is all new and strange.
I also found this Ted talk which made me feel so much better !

Back the furture in my home !!!!

Well where do I start, what technology do I have in my home? the hoover, the iron, the window, the bed, they are all forms of technology even the front door. But in regards to the more advanced current up to date forms we have them all, (well it feels like anyway) we have an Ison, a 12 year old boy who is constantly plugged into some form of an apple product, and we have a array of smart devices which communicate with each other. The smart TV can do everything our PC can and when hooked up to games consoles is even more accessible than any blue ray player or DVD (We haven't used DVD in our house for about 3 years). We have all the mobile technology you could ask for (who wants to talk to the people you are sitting next too anyway?) and every room is linked to the internet in some shape or form. When I was a teenager I would watch movies about the future and the promise of all the great things that would come and I agree the social world has changed a lot and that can clearly be seen in the home but I still await flying self drive cars and the hoover board.



My son is not happy unless he is surrounded like this!

Does Technology do as it promised?

I love this ted talk as it really makes me think about what I expected from technology and has it given me all it has promised. As a youngster who was sci fi mad. I would watch star trek and dream of a future where mobile technology would connect us to anyone in the universe at a simple click, and while it hasn't been invented for the universe as of yet, I am happy with the phone I carry in my pocket. My smart phone which has more power than NASA  did when they landed humans on the moon that is.

 

The ted talk is informative and the speaker presents so well, he is charismatic and I found it very easy to engage with the talk, I will b using some of those technics in my lectures in future for sure.

Speechless!

First Post! 16/09/2014

Well what do i say? A first for me to be speechless but here i am thinking of what to say! Never thought i would be a blogger but never really had the need to blog either so now i am blogging i think i may just enjoy it. I love to share ideas and thoughts at any opportunity and with such a huge amount of resources out there it may be worthwhile having them all in one easy place.  It is a little overwhelming to be sat here on a teaching course after just taking a few classes about 6 years ago, each level i have always said this would be my last but i have a funny feeling i am far from done yet.

 

Never thought this was possible for me after being out of education for over a decade, but i did it and must admit it i loved every moment and made some true friends forever which I never even considered. 

My love for  psychology has taken on a whole new meaning from a hobby and it still makes me laugh everytime i say my degree subject the responses differ from "so your are reading my mind now" or "bet you think i am weird huh"