All about me


Intro: In technology we learned we learned how to make good slides., but i thought i was doing a good job at it. However when i was reading the website i learned that i was doing it the wrong way and the readers would get either bored or not pay attention to me because  i had everything that i was going to say on my slides


 


Script: Before we did this project I kind of taught my self how to make power point presentation.  but now that i did a little research on it, now I know  that i don't need to use  full sentences on my slides.  Now I know that most of those words are not necessary and I just need a few of them to let the reader know some of the information but also my attention.  I also learned that that I need to leave the background of the slide a very light color to add contrast to it.  Those are the things that I learned from this project. I also learned more about myself because i had to look for things that i liked.




Intro: In technology we learned we learned how to make good slides., but i thought i was doing a good job at it. However when i was reading the website i learned that i was doing it the wrong way and the readers would get either bored or not pay attention to me because  i had everything that i was going to say on my slides


 


Script: Before we did this project I kind of taught my self how to make power point presentation.  but now that i did a little research on it, now I know  that i don't need to use  full sentences on my slides.  Now I know that most of those words are not necessary and I just need a few of them to let the reader know some of the information but also my attention.  I also learned that that I need to leave the background of the slide a very light color to add contrast to it.  Those are the things that I learned from this project. I also learned more about myself because i had to look for things that i liked.



Script for the new slide:
At technology class after the presentation we learned how to make slides that they were simple and easier to understand and without saying a lot things also it would look more professional  also the new one would grab the attention of everyone that is reading it or think that it is interesting also the slide would need to be of a few colors about two colors.


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Alejandro 2

My Power point Slide

Before we did this project I sort of taught my self how to make power point slides.  But now that we did our research I know a few things that i didn't know before.  One is that I used to always put full sentences on my slides.  Now I know that most of those words are unnecessary and I just need a few of them to get my point out.  I also found out that I should leave the background of the slide a very light color to add some contrast.  Those are the things that I learned from this project.
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All About Me

    This powerpoint is all about me, Sattera Mark. The assignment was given to by my technology teacher, Ms. Hall. The goal for the assignment is to properly design a power point presentation. The power point only has to be about me. This may seem like a easy project, but it’s more complex than you think. After the power point is presented I will redo the project. When I redo the project I will have greater knowledge on designing a powerpoint and it will be much better. Be in tuned to see the next powerpoint.

Script.
I chose the black background to make the purple stand out. I also choose the pictures because they are things that I care about and love

After getting my slide critiqued by a few classmates, I decided to completely redo it. In my first slide some of the pictures involved my goals. That’ why in my new slide my theme was “Reach for the Stars.” I decided to do a starry background that had different tones to compliment my words. I also choose to match some of the tones of the background to the colors of words. I didn’t want to overcrowd my slide with pictures so I decided not to put any in my slide.


Click on my old slide to see my new slide.
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All About Me Slide

About Me KN
For tech class we had to create a slide about us. However, this was an exercise to successfully design a slide, not to tell others about me. We were given challenges: not to make the slide crowded, not clustered, easy-to-read, interesting and maybe even give a message and make it memorable. This is how I accomplished the above image:

I chose to use elements of Walt Disney World in my slide because it is one of the most joyful memories I have. I chose the castle of WDW because it is a main icon of the parks. I also chose one of Walt Disney’s quotes that reflect me as a person. I included my name faded into the background. I chose the castle to bleed off of the bottom of the page because you know it’s there, I just didn’t have to show it. I made the text big and a sans-serif face - both easy for the eyes and to read. The text is matching in color scheme to the image. I have the main image and main text contrasting the background also. I placed the castle strategically on the bottom so you would look at it and my faded name, then following the castle’s tower look up at the quote, looking at the larger text first and then the slightly smaller text and the smallest text. 


I learned that it is hard to choose and design a slide with what you do have to work with following simple rules of media to make it flow. I had to add, delete, add, move and change my name a lot because I couldn’t find a simple, easy place for it. It's difficult to accomplish the challenge our teacher gave us, but that's the point. We will do a reflection upon a presentation and then change our slide to show what we learned. 
About Me Slide 2
After learning what to do to change our slides to make them better, we had to make a new one. I changed the background to a color that matched the castle, but still made the text and castle pop. I made the text a little smaller so it wouldn’t hug the edge of the slide. Because my slide wasn’t critiqued, I didn’t know if there was anything that needed to be changed.

My Slide About Me!

Tech SlideQ2
In technology we were asked to create a slide that represents who we are although we will not be presenting about why we put the different things on our slides but why we made the little choices such as color and alignment. We will then be graded by our fellow peers and then have a chance to reflect upon our slides and change anything that we or our peers think we should change.This is the slide that I created and why I created it this way.

There are many reasons I made this slide about me this way. The first thing I did on this slide was the back ground. I decided to use contrasting hot and cold colors between the back ground and the words. As I went along, I decided that I didn’t just want a solid back ground so I made it seem like a checkerboard with a really pale blue color. Then I figured out what to do with my name. I contrasted the cool pale blue with a hot orange color that really dominates the rest of the slide. My name is also a lot bigger than everything else so attention is drawn to it first while the rest of the words are smaller and not as hot colors so they do not get the attention first. I put the values in order of importance, darker and bigger for the more important and smaller and lighter for less important. I also left some empty space so the slide did not seem as cluttered and to help balance out the slide in order to provide  a clearer message and more elegant slide. There is also a font with no serif in order to make the slide seem younger and a bit more fun and captivating to the eye. Everything in this slide is even and straight which adds a sense of organization.  A lot of things like colors and things that I value influenced the way I made this slide such as my favorite colors. 

That was the slide I made and why I chose each and every little detail down to even the serifs. While I was making this slide, I learned a lot like what serif is and how to not have my slides too cluttered but with enough information to be eye-catching. I will get the feedback for my slide soon and you should expect to see a new and improved slide soon!

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​This is my new slide based off of the critiques of a few of my classmates.
I only made a few changes to my slide based on some of the comment that a few of my fellow peers made. One thing I did was make my name bigger and more centered. I also changed the brightness of the blue so it is more noticeable. and allows everything else pop a little bit more. I moved the words too into different spaces and varied the sizes more so you differentiate more in to scale of importance. These are the main changes I made in my slide. 

Me Silde

My presentation is about me. 


Script 

I chose to do my slide this way because it reflects how I am and what I enjoy to do. I love to play Ice Hockey, go skiing, go boating, listen to music, and collect sneakers. The balance of black and white keeps it simple, the pictures make it POP to the eye. The color of the pictures draw attention, but to over power that; I put the Text right below the pictures so you don't loose your self in the images. There is a good repetition with pattern’s in the area of text and it keeps it looking good and balanced out. The shape of the pictures naturally draw attention. It may be crowded, but the excitement of the pictures make up for that. Thank You for looking at my PDF.



Second Picture is a pdf and shows how I changed my slides from what I corrected.
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Serge Me Slide

Slide About Me

After seeing the changes that were made to my classmates slides, I changed my own to make it more appealing. I changed the colors of the text to mach parts of the pictures so that there would be a color theme. I made the first line a arm color so that it would be more noticeable and be read first and the second line a cool color so that it would be read second. I enlarged the pictures and made the minecraft one cover more of the bottom of the slide. I also found more information on slides from this website.
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My 9th grade technology class is making slides about ourselves using the lessons from these two websites (1, 2). We then had to make a script about why we did what we did.

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I left the background color white to contrast the color of the text. I had to fool around with the size, font, and colors of the text so that the first line is noticed before the second. The way I had it originally I kept reading the second line before the first. So I had to change it so that the the first line was more noticeable. I made the images bleed off the slide to make it more appealing. The emptiness of the bottom left and top right corners is to give your eyes a break from the visuals.

I had a lot of fun doing this assignment and learned more about how to create slides.

Me Slide - Andrew Roberts

For my Technology class, my teacher, to teach us how to make good presentation, told us to make one slide about us.  Mine is shown below. I chose the three pictures for things I like:  science, math (specifically Pie), and books.  I chose a sans serif font, which is more appealing to the eye, and left lots of empty space to focus viewers on my points.  All of the important font is large and is read in a glance.  I chose the theme because I like order and alignment, which this blueprint-styled slide suggests.  I put myself as a doctor because I want to get a Ph. D. in chemistry.

Me Slide
For this slide, I took my classmates' suggestions.  I alpha'd the three pictures and used an architecture font that matched the theme.  I switched the position of the pi picture and the book picture.  I also got rid of the boxes and words at the bottom and just put my name in a bigger font.  I also changed the beaker picture to match pi and removed the animations (which we there, but n to noticed in a PDF).  I also matched one word to one picture, so "Dr." is the color of the liquid in the beaker, "Andrew" is the side of the pages in the book, and "Roberts" is the color of pi.  I played around with the three colors so they matched (The Dr. and Roberts are almost the same color, but that color is in both pictures.  I also made the corners of the picture line up, to make a sort-of cascade effect.
Me Slide Improved

Mikes Slide Presentation

My name is michael. This slide is made the way it is because ithis is my personality. Most of the things I do are based on what i know people will do. It also reflects my humor. i am verry “look, its nothing!” kind of person. this slide is who I am and thats why it looks the way it does.

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Slide Presentation

Creating an interesting, but not overpowering slide is very difficult. When we first received this project I thought it would be very simple to create a dynamic slide about myself. Using what I learned in the two slide designing websites I attempted to create a simplistic slide about me. 

My first idea was to have a photo of me in the center of the slide and have words around it. However, when I read the Presentation Zen website I saw that slides are meant to be visual aids, not text aids. Meaning that instead of having a bunch of words, people should only have to look at your slide for a moment to understand it. The explanation should happen when you are talking. For this reason I put 3 pictures and three words underneath them that explain me in a much faster way.

On the website Slide Design I read about contrasting colors. My slide color is blue. So I thought for a contrasting color I should use red, but a red that was dark enough not to be distracting from what the words actually say. For my pictures I decided to let the two on the ends “bleed off the page”. In Presentation Zen, it says that letting your picture bleed creates the illusion that the picture is bigger than it is. This was especially helpful because I couldn’t make my pictures bigger because they kept getting blurry. 

Finally, I made my words at 80 and 68pt. font. I did this because in Slide Design  it says that bigger font catches attention and forces you to use less words. I tried to create a simple slide that explained one point about me. It wasn't an easy thing to accomplish, but I think I did the best job I could. This project has taught me a lot and will help in future presentations.



Tech Presentation
​Reflection
After listening to some of the critiques I decided to change a few things. I changed the pictures because my new pictures go better with my color scheme. I used red colors to contrast with the blue background. Then I framed the pictures and spread them apart to make the slide more interesting and more memorable. Then I made all the fonts bigger because that made them stand out more.
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Rafi Hares Slide Presentation

Abuhena Hares
12/4/12

Working hard is something that is an everyday part of life. Its a basic cycle that I follow everyday. It can be abbreviated with the initials SWAG. Struggle, work hard, achieve, good job. These are very simple rules that I follow. I was once known as a procrastinator but owned up to my responsibilities to become a better person.

Struggling is key in my life because it helps me learn. Whether its school work or working at home. I always jump straight into my work so I can evaluate it and try again in case that I fail. If I didn’t struggle in my work then I wouldn’t learn anything from my mistakes. Working hard is the basic essential of my life. Its putting basic effort into everything I do. Putting in this basic effort shows that I take pride in my work and attempt to make it attemptable. Achieving is the byproduct of my hard work. Its when I get praise for helping around the house or writing an analytic essay the praise helps me work harder in the future. The good job part is my self reflection. I get to take a step back and understand how I did on my work and what I can do in the future. This is an infinite cycle that will be repeated forever and beyond time itself.


Reflection:
While presenting I learned that I need to be more formal with my speech. I must not say like or yeah as much. For my slide I also learned I should have a matching color scheme and make sure that the font are the same. The most important thing I learned is that positioning is key in advertising and that the order of words and pictures can change the flow and mood of the advertisement. 
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Rafi Tech Slide (PDF)

All About Me: Christian Moore

My slide shows a few things that I like. My favorite of different categories. This slide shows my favorite football player and basketball player. This shows that I like sports. It also shows the college that I want to go to. Since its all about me I found a picture with that bolded and put it in the center. The things that are all about me are all around it


The first thing that I added to the slide were pictures of football stuff, since this is my favorite sport. Cam Newton is my favorite player in the N.F.L so I put a picture of him doing his signature Touch Down celebration. On the opposite side diagonal to that is a picture of his cleats. Also on this slide there is a picture of a football hemet. 


In the future I want to go to the University of Oregon. So I put a picture of the Oregon logo. If I go to this college I would want to play football. This is why I have a picture of the Ducks mascot Puddles.

Its all about me

Adowa Mohamed: Media Fluency

My goal for this slide is to make it easy to understand and appealing to the eye. I made one of my pictures bleed and overlap to make it personal. I learned about these techniques from the Presentation Zen website. Another thing I added to my slide were facts and little details about my self. I believe this slide is interesting and will grasp the attention of the reader. 

I chose images that meant something to me personally. I also only chose three pictures and balanced them out diagonally across the slide.This made the slide more appealing to the eyes. I chose the Canadian Flag to because I love Canada and I also have a picture of the hunger games trilogy. The hunger games is one of my favorite trilogy. Then I have a picture of the three top colleges that I would love to attend. Also to end off my slide I added one of my favorite quotes by Malcolm X. The quote has a really good meaning to it and tell students and kids that the only way to succeed in life is to be educated.Also for my slide I left some negative space so it would not look confusing and cluttered.

  I am very pleased with the fact that I now know how to make a slide look interesting and will apply this to future assignments. These techniques are also used in advertisements. 

TECH
Edited Slide for Tech #1
Reflection:
For my new slide I focused more on one topic which is Canada and then I focused on one color. This slide is better then the previous one because the other one had to many pictures that had nothing to do with each other.  Then I also focused on the topic "Canada" and made the background of my slide the Canadian flag. This slide was nice and simple and to the point. I really feel confident that this slide is more appealing to the eyes of the reader. 

Slide Design by Bella Mezzaroba

“Always think big”, describes me perfectly. I don’t do anything small. I’m determined to succeed in everything I do and like to make things extravagant. I tried to make the slide design as appealing as possible.

I was very tempted to make this slide fancier and more detailed but less is more in this situation. The simple picture of the earth bleeds of the page giving the illusion of a larger image and the font emphasizes the importance of this slide. I used colors that flowed well together and kept the eyes of my audience focused. I also attempted to use the Rule of Thirds, and evenly distributed the words and pictures across the slide.
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From this project, I learned that visual design is an art. There are rules and regulations that you must follow for your design to be visually pleasing. I used the rule of thirds and page bleeding in my second slide.
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Kristina Scalia-Jackson - Media fluency

When I was assigned to create one slide to sum up who I am, or what represents me, I was stumped. I didn't know what I could possibly use to represent me without having a cluttered mess. I know I hate when a slide is bombarded with things. So trying to design a slide that captures everyones attention & can be quickly understood wasn't the easiest thing. 

  I made me slides with a deep blood red to represent the people I loved that I have lost. I put Victoria Secrets PINK on my slide with the caption ‘be comfortable, because I feel as if you shouldn’t have to change who you are and what you want to please other people. Adam Levine, who I love, bleeds off of the page a little to represent how much I adore him. I also have a music note half on his picture and the background. Every day I listen to music, its a big part of my life, so it needed to be expressed. Next to him I have the phrase "Love Life" with an Italian flag bleeding half off the page. It show's to that I love my life, and I love who I am. 

Lastly, in my lower right corner I have the lovely late Marilyn Monroe and with one of her many wise quotes. "The woman who is known only through a man is known wrong." I used this quote to help represent how I want to be. I don't want to be defined by a man, I want to be my own. Be myself, and independent woman.

A lot, well most of my decision making was effected on whet would represent my style the most. What would represent me the best. When I did my text size, I wanted something that could stand out and be read, while not taking the attention away from what I would be saying. Creating this slide made me realize how hard it is to keep someone attention, without boring them. 

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Reflection:


Going into presentation day I thought my slide was good. That was up until I seen the criticism that my fellow classmates were getting on slides I thought were really good. But it could have been better. I have not had the chance to present and get criticism for myself, but taking into consideration of what others received, I made changes to my slide.  

Kristina Scalia-Jackson Slide

To be Lazy by: ameer forte

This slide is about how i look at my life and the way i like to do things. Im naturally a very lazy person so i included a picture of a couch potato and a saying that says, "Hard work pays off in the future Laziness pays off now". I really believe that saying is real because when i do something and really work hard on it it does pay off later on but being lazy and not doing something seems to pay off all the time. I made my name really big so that people can know the credit goes to me. I blended every color to make it easier on the eye.
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All about me- ameer forte
Reflection: I think my new slide is much better because i made my name bigger because its about me and i used less pictures to make it easier on the eyes.

Jackie Middleswarth - Media Fluency

12-4-12

Script:
I made the slide look the way it does which is a light blue because blue is my favorite color and it’s happy. I’m generally a happy person, so it reflects on me as a person. The text color is a darker blue so it compliments the lighter blue, and looks nice, although, I made the text, “Music,” red so it gets people’s attention. The red contrasts from the blue to make it pop. Music is very important in my life, and it’s one of my favorite hobbies. I listen to music everyday and it makes me feel better and more content with myself. The picture of me and my friends represents that I’m a goofy person most of the time and I love being surrounded by my friends and people I care about. It bleeds of the page so the text is easily read and the picture is clear to see. Also, the picture of the Nike soccer ball is present in the slide because Nike is my favorite sports brand, and soccer is my favorite sport. It also represents I like sports in general. The quotes, "All you need is love," basically describes how I see life. If you have love in your life, whether it being loving your family or friends, you'll be happy.

What influenced me to make my decision about my slide is putting what is most important to me and what I enjoy the most. I love spending my time playing sports, and hanging with friends. Listening to music daily is also important to me. As for the colors and text, I chose what was easy on the eyes, and what I would personally like if I were to see the slide.
In all, the way the slide is presented is what I thought the audience would like and what represented me.
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I made the changed on my slide the way I did because the previous slide didn't really go together. The quote was small and was really too much on the eyes. It's color also didn't go with the pictures, same as the word, "Music." My slide now, I made MUSIC the focus and made sure it matched the same black as the picture. My current slide has one picture that way there isn't too much going on. My previous slide had two pictures and one of the pictures didn't go with the theme. I made sure this slide was memorable and didn't have too many words.
This is me

Media Fluency - Raz Reed

For my slide, I made sure each little portion of the visual would grab the viewer’s attention with big things. I made a picture of outer space as the background, so as to make it not only a big image, but an image of something big. I added an image of the earth in front of this background, bleeding off the edge to make it seem interesting. Its placement was important, because it helped to add depth and left lots of empty space. Finally, I added some text at the bottom of the screen to show what I had learned - “BIGGER IMAGES get your point across.” (In fact, that capital letter text was probably what you saw before you read this.) The first part of the text was bigger so as to easily communicate the subject to the reader.

Reflection: I realized the colorful background detracted from the earth, which was supposed to be the focus of the picture. I changed that by adding a different picture of space as the background, one much clearer and allowing for the earth to be noticed more. I also made the text just a bit bigger.
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Gina Sorgentoni All about me!

I was never taught how to make an effect powerpoint presentation at my old school. I was told to simply bulletpoint the information you need to say, add a few pictures. Bam! I was done and when I would need to present my presentation I would read right of the slide. In this class I was taught that less is more. That blew my mind thinking about how cluttered all my past presentations were so I decided to take steps to fix that.


I chose the quote “What about second breakfast?” because I think I shows many things about me. It shows I like movies and books, it also shows that I like food. I also love what the Lord of the Rings are all about, throughout the movies you see such a strong friendship between all the members of the Fellowship. For my photo I chose the character who said this quote because I believe that by the end of Return of the King he had grown into one of the bravest characters. I feel that I could be represented by Pippin because he didn’t really take things seriously, and just went along on the journey just for laughs. But by the end of the trilogy he grows into a responsible and brave person. Something I aspire to be. I tried to make my slide simple and used simply as a visual reference. I tried to make my quote stand out by using a light color against a dark background. I also bled the picture of Pippin so things would look more natural and flow a little better. By doing this my presentation is less cluttered and my slide is now visually pleasing. I also attempted to use Rule of Thirds. I tried to keep the photo in one third and the quote in another third so that I would have an empty third between the two.


By creating this slide I took the first step to making future presentations more visual. I have learned that simplicity is key and that when in doubt make the font bigger. I believe that all of my future Powerpoint presentations will not only look alot nicer but make my talk better.


Reflection:

My old slide had a lot of negative space with small text and a low res picture. With my new slide I found a picture with a higher resolution and made the quote bigger. I tried to make the quote stand out from the background while still going with the color scheme. Throughout this process I have learned how to make a proper slide for a presentation. I have also learned about how to balance negative space and I can now navigate Keynote with ease. 


-Gina Sorgentoni
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Jonas' Slide

 In tech class we were asked to create a slide about ourselves and present it. We learned how to create a really good slide because slides. I usually create slides that are way to cluttered and take attention off me as the speaker. I chose the images on the slide because they are things I really like, the image on the left is art from a card game called Magic the gathering and the image on the right hand side is of a yamaha 12 string guitar which I have and really enjoy playing. In this project I learned how to make my power points better.
Tech Slide
​I changed my slide to have a color scheme and I put my name on it. I made these changes so my slide would look more visually appealing, and so it would make more sense.
Jonas' Slide

All about me

Script:

My slide describes me to a “T”. I know that if someone were to look at this slide ,you would see Joie. I am in love with the color pink. I honestly believe that my slide describes me.
I used two websites to reference why I made the decisions. I spent a lot of time figuring out what belongs on a slide and what does not belong. I did not use a lot of empty space. All my blank spaces were filled with color, my favorite color. My slide was straight to the point. My slide had a purpose, it explained me.
The smiley shows how cheerful I am and how I like to brighten up everyones day. All of my other pictures are of me. These picture show how much I love my friends and how important my birthday is to me. The last picture is of my favorite store and brand.

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Reflection:

I learned that when you make a media fluency slide that you can not have a lot of fonts. Your fonts , colors and picture should share the same color scheme.

Improved Slide

Hikma Salhe : Media Fluency

   I tried to make this slide incredibly easy and clear to understand. This way, people would not become confused as to what the message is. Making one slide to describe myself with least amount of words possible is very difficult. At first I made it like a professional and alot of words, but i realized that it would be too much.
   When i saw the link to Presentation Zen, I realized that I was doing it wrong. I needed to do techniques to make it simple yet effective.For my slide I chose many techniques to make my slide personal. One thing I did was to "bleed" the image. I found out about this technique from the website about Presentation Zen.


REFLECTION:

From the criticism I heard of my peers slides, I realized that I shouldn't overwhelm the people who are looking at it and the slide its self. I now know that I shouldn't add too many words and pictures. I have to  make my slide simple yet effective. If there are too many things at once, the focus of the slide will be lost. I did not make much changes and instead kept it very similar to my old slide. 
TECH

Media Fluency

​Introduction:
In technology class we learned how to make poster, slides or any other form of media look better. This is called media fluency. Some of these techniques include; bleeding images of the side to make the slide look bigger, pushing the letters closer together... and so on.

Script:

My name is Angelo. I am a very free-sprited person. Music is one of the only things that helps me to focus and calm myself down. You will almost always see me with my headphones on. The picture of the music note with wings that i put on my slide represents me listening to music and being free to do what I want. The afro picture i found a little funny but i used it because i was born with this hair so I might as well make the most out of it.

My Slide
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I edited this slide so that the font is fancier making it more eye-appealing. I used a white background with a border to really bring out the black and gold colors of the variables. I put in a different afro clip art because I felt like the first one was to weird, and I made the letters closer together because due to the big font there was lots of space between the letters. Overall I learned that slide design matters and knowing how to do it is only the beginning. :-)
Improved Slide

Heaven Mendez- Media Fluency

When most people think of themselves, they try to picture things that they like, personal interests, musical tastes, favorite colors, things of that sort.  However, do they ever think of things that can describe them as a whole? After receiving an assignment in tech class and playing around a bit, on keynote, I've came up with this slide, describing not only myself, currently, but also my experiences at SLA. This assignment called for a slide made with inspiration from a few websites, that depicted something about the student. Basically, some personal aspect of that student. Although this is pretty small, this is something that can describe me as a whole!
The design, although simple, took a large amount of thought placed into it. For example, the slide is a mixture of different blues. Originally, I wanted the slide to have a multitude of different bright colors, but people would only be transfixed on the color, and not on the words, or meaning, from the text placed at the bottom. I wanted to find something, not only simple, but fitting for the message written at the bottom. How fitting is adorable rows of different stars, under a positive message? It only makes sense! The color isn't very eye catching, however, it is very bright, allowing others to look long enough to admire the design, as well as the statement below, which is what everyone hopes for, when creating anything for public viewing. 
The text, was also a big decision in the process. I couldn't decide whether to use a humorous phrase, or a logistical phrase. Then, it hit me. Because the slide was about me, why not use something that one, people can relate to, and two, something that I've learned, as a ninth grader? After much thought, I produced the sentence, "Everyone's a star, you just got to let your light shine,' in reference to the many positive pieces of advice given to me throughout my first few months in high school. I know the phrase may be overused, and said probably a million times, but it's important for people to remember. Everyone has that one thing that sets them apart from everyone else, therefore, making them unique. The only thing is, they shouldn't be afraid to let that, 'light,' shine, and stand out of the crowd. Taking both the ideas of empty space, simplicity, and a positive message, this is how I came up with the slide, describing me! 
It's been only a few months here, but I'm learning a lot about myself. The lessons taken from SLA, and even tech class will stay with me for a long time, even after I graduate from SLA! Anyone can do anything, as long as they have confidence in themselves, that's certain.


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I made a slight change to the original slide. The text was off toward the side in the first one, which didn't allow the slide to be as, quote on quote, 'good,' as it should've been. I also played around with how the background image was, in order to have the entire image shown, and have less pieces of it cut off. 
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