Blog Journal 10

     From assignment 5, I learned a lot of skills that have helped me realize that creating engaging and interactive games for students doesn't require a subscription or much extra work. Microsoft PowerPoint allows you to create a fun, engaging game by creating a slideshow and then utilizing the various button navigation settings that allow students to play a sequenced game. I learned that slideshows can also turn into a super-effective method when students can actually interact with the material. I will use these skills to make purposeful decisions that consider who my audience is and to give effective presentations using PowerPoint.

    I would use data collection in my field of English to conduct overall research on language and its structure using quantitative data. I can also distribute surveys to gauge how customers feel about certain pieces. It would be helpful to know how many copies of books are being sold in certain areas. These examples of data collection would aid in the business side of English studies to be able to profit more from writing and media. 

    I would like to become more proficient in design technology for books, newspapers, and magazines. This would enable me to market even more creative pieces in a way that understands design choices. I believe good technologies for this are InDesign and Photoshop, both of which I would like to learn. I will work towards this goal by first playing around with these applications on my own. Then I will find tutorials that could help me more with seeing what the applications can do. After that, I will practice making certain forms of media until I can use the features in a way to design the pieces as I like them.