Tuesday, July 8, 2008

PowerPoint and Web-Pages 2

I went to the help session to learn about templates and how to make my web-page awesome. A young woman decided to help me by explaining Dreamweaver. She was very knowledgeable, but the templates were too complex for what I was working on. I figured this out after I tried to work with the program. It was frustrating to realize that I spent all that time trying to figure out something that is not going to be a part of my project. I am just going to go forward and not get frustrated with myself. I am still struggling with the technical aspects of my web-page but fortunately I am doing very well with the content portion of my project.

I have changed the topic for my web-page, and my PowerPoint. I wanted a subject that allowed me to be creative. Many of my classmates are going to be media specialists. I decided that it would be fun to choose a topic that is focused on a young audience. I also wanted a topic that was more personal in nature and reflects who I am. My main page is titled Shalom (Peace). This page expresses how the Jewish holiday Purim can be taught to children in a way that is friendly and informative. My second web page is an abridged version about the Story of Esther. The Story of Esther is retold every Purim and I am basing my PowerPoint on lessons that children can receive from this story. The PowerPoint presentation is meant to be shown to an early elementary school audience. My Co-host for the PowerPoint is my cat Ozzy-Chan. Chan means little one and I thought it would be cute to include him in my PowerPoint. Choosing the right topic for my project has made all the difference and I am finally having fun creating my PowerPoint.

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