Content that you want to Publish
After discussing for numerous chapters the importance of keeping our online accounts professional, this next chapter of lol...OMG takes the next step to talk about what we are writing about. It appeals to many people to get on these public sites and fire off thoughts that are passing through your mind but we also have to use our sensibility. The creators of these social networking sites design the layout that makes you want to contribute, but just because these sites are asking for your feedback doesn't mean you have to. Just as stated in chapter 6 of this book, "knowing why you are creating content in the first place allows you to weigh the value against the potential risks." Realistically, it would be impossible to stop and conscientiously reason with yourself about every single thing you could say right or wrong. But, the biggest takeaway is making sure what your saying will not be offensive to anyone.
On a similar note, plagiarism is another form of concern in making sure you know your content before its posted. As we have been discussing in class and as stated by Stockton's APA synopsis video, when using analysis in your work you need to give full credit to the source. APA style papers are mainly research driven, lots of prior work goes into the paper before it can be written. Focusing on the format is a huge part of APA, not only what you have found but how you present it. Their are many credible sites online you can gather your information from, databases and journal articles being major ones. One key part of the video that jumped out to me was following the ICE model of citing; Introduce, Cite, and Explain. It is crucial to not only take the information gathered, but give it the proper recognition so there is no accidental infringement.
Along with the papers we started writing in APA format we were also instructed different ways to present them to the class. These included the multiple accessible sites such as Prezi, Sway, Haiku deck, Visme, and Emaze. Choosing to focus on Sway for my exercise presentation, I have familiar experience working with Microsoft tools in the past. Just like many of Microsofts' other applications this one was fairly easy to navigate. The outline to set up each slide is basic and the transitions when you put it in presentation mode flow together seamlessly. NewAtlas.com gives an in depth description on how to use Sway from their article. "The Sway interface is based around a storyline, into which users add a series of cards. These cards are then filled with content, with different cards available for different types of content, and which can be grouped into sections. Content intended to be the user's narrative can be easily added, removed, and edited or reordered. This flexibility should allow stories created in Sway to be much more free-flowing than presentations created in PowerPoint."
Another site that grabbed my attention was haiku deck. Based on its formatting and visuals, its a aesthetically pleasing presentation site. Other software for presentations can be overcrowded and complicated. Haiku deck does a clear and concise method to tradition blocky ways such as PowerPoint or Google slides. The Chronicle of Higher Education website gives a detailed pros and cons evaluation of Haiku deck. As for its pros, George Williams had some things to say. "It's just about impossible to create a cluttered, confusing slide with this app. You are restricted to two lines of text or bullet list of no more than 5 items... the interface for creating and playing presentations is also radically simple. As such, it's a snap to figure out how how to use this app. One especially nice feature is how easy it is to search Flickr from within the app."
Overall, for both of these new forms of presentation websites they both stick to the same idea. Both do not allow for much text to exists on each page keeping the format clear and concise. This is a popular trend being taught today, before teachers wouldn't care so much how much you put on your slides as long as all the information was there. Now, good teachers know the importance of displaying a good presentation, one where you have a grasp on the information your discussing so the presenter isn't just reading directly from the slides.
On a similar note, plagiarism is another form of concern in making sure you know your content before its posted. As we have been discussing in class and as stated by Stockton's APA synopsis video, when using analysis in your work you need to give full credit to the source. APA style papers are mainly research driven, lots of prior work goes into the paper before it can be written. Focusing on the format is a huge part of APA, not only what you have found but how you present it. Their are many credible sites online you can gather your information from, databases and journal articles being major ones. One key part of the video that jumped out to me was following the ICE model of citing; Introduce, Cite, and Explain. It is crucial to not only take the information gathered, but give it the proper recognition so there is no accidental infringement.
Along with the papers we started writing in APA format we were also instructed different ways to present them to the class. These included the multiple accessible sites such as Prezi, Sway, Haiku deck, Visme, and Emaze. Choosing to focus on Sway for my exercise presentation, I have familiar experience working with Microsoft tools in the past. Just like many of Microsofts' other applications this one was fairly easy to navigate. The outline to set up each slide is basic and the transitions when you put it in presentation mode flow together seamlessly. NewAtlas.com gives an in depth description on how to use Sway from their article. "The Sway interface is based around a storyline, into which users add a series of cards. These cards are then filled with content, with different cards available for different types of content, and which can be grouped into sections. Content intended to be the user's narrative can be easily added, removed, and edited or reordered. This flexibility should allow stories created in Sway to be much more free-flowing than presentations created in PowerPoint."
Another site that grabbed my attention was haiku deck. Based on its formatting and visuals, its a aesthetically pleasing presentation site. Other software for presentations can be overcrowded and complicated. Haiku deck does a clear and concise method to tradition blocky ways such as PowerPoint or Google slides. The Chronicle of Higher Education website gives a detailed pros and cons evaluation of Haiku deck. As for its pros, George Williams had some things to say. "It's just about impossible to create a cluttered, confusing slide with this app. You are restricted to two lines of text or bullet list of no more than 5 items... the interface for creating and playing presentations is also radically simple. As such, it's a snap to figure out how how to use this app. One especially nice feature is how easy it is to search Flickr from within the app."
Overall, for both of these new forms of presentation websites they both stick to the same idea. Both do not allow for much text to exists on each page keeping the format clear and concise. This is a popular trend being taught today, before teachers wouldn't care so much how much you put on your slides as long as all the information was there. Now, good teachers know the importance of displaying a good presentation, one where you have a grasp on the information your discussing so the presenter isn't just reading directly from the slides.
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