my website

here is a link to my website:

www.cs.trinity.edu/~gkerr

My 3 favorite websites

I really enjoyed Reuben's website. His video was really well done, and he obviously spent a lot of time perfecting his webpage. I also really enjoyed his photo gallery. His efforts definitely paid off for him. I also really enjoyed Ben's webpage. All of his pictures and links were all really well placed. He obviously put a lot of effort into his presentation as well. Lastly, I enjoyed Brian's webpage, because I am also a native New Englader and much of his website was devoted to New England sports which I happen to be a fan of. Overall, all of the websites that I viewed were very well done and everyone deserves a very good grade for their efforts.

Advice for New Students

Some advice that I would give to new students in Professor Belisle's Computer Skills class is to keep up with the work that you are assigned. The work is not exceedingly difficult, but it can become overwhelming if you do not keep up with it. Also, you do not need much previous computer knowledge. As long as you have a basic understanding of computers you will do fine in this class. Professor Belisle is very helpful and understanding, and make sure to utilize her help.
Good luck and have fun!

HTML code

Despite advanced web desinging programs, it is important for web designers to understand HTML code because in order to create a more personalized webiste. Although using HTML code is tedious and time consuming, it allows web designers to create a web page exactly as they please. The websites designed by expression web and other programs that enable individuals to design websites quickly and more efficiently rarely capture the individuality of the web designer. The HTML code serves as the internal structure of a website and every web designer should have a detailed understanding of it. In order to duplicate a website, knowing how to use HTML code is a necessity. I am very greatful that I was introduced to HTMl code in this class. If I ever decide to make a website in the future, knowing how HTML code works will be extremely helpful.

Powerpoint Evaluations

I thought everyone's powerpoint presentation was very well done. I believe that everyone put a very good effort into making their presentations and demonstrated that they understand the different aspects of powerpoint. I thought that Reuben's presentation was the best overall. He completed every required assignment and also added his own touch to the overall presentation. I also enjoyed Ben Robinson's presentation. He was the only student to create a powerpoint over a company and I believe that demonstrates his originality. The entire class deserves very good grades on their presentations and hopefully we can continue to benefit from our knowledge of powerpoint.

Chris Nolan's Presentation

Chris Nolan's presentation was both informative and interesting. It provided me with much information that I was not aware of. For example, I did not know that "org" websites could still be very deceiving. The martinlutherking.org website is a very good example of this because when viewing the title of the web page, one might believe that the website exists in order to spread the message of Dr. King. In reality, the website is run by white-supremacists and promotes an anti-King sentiment. It was also very interesting to see the break-down of online search engines. Google is by far the most widely used internet search provider. Chris Nolan's tips on how to use Google were very helpful as well. I will definitely use the information that he provided us with in his presentation.

Powerpoint

I believe that Powerpoint is a very essential and helpful tool when making a presentation. I enjoyed the articles because they could assist potential powerpoint users, such as myself, with future presentations. In order to create an effective presentation with powerpoint one must take several factors into account: simpleness of slides, size of font and images, appropriateness of information provided on the slides, proper order of slides, and the use of appealing colors. Presentations can be quite annoying when the slides have long and drawn out messages; they are much more effective with simple text and images. If the font of the words and the images are too small, it can be very tedious trying to decipher the message of the slide. Many slides in ineffective presentations provide superfluous information that adds nothing to the overall intention of the presentation. One must ensure that his or her slides are in proper order so that the presentation makes sense, otherwise it would be very aggravating to viewers. Finally, presentations should use appealing colors in order to attract viewers to the messages of the slides.