CLT VISIT!

The original name for the CLT is the AT&T Center for Learning and Technology. To be honest, I really didn't know this place existed. I thought I knew the campus really well, until I visited this magical technological world! The first thing that called my attention was how updated the team at CLT was. I was glad to see that they had both MAC and PC computers and that they were the newest available in the market. It is really cool to see that Apple computers are also being used in the school, for I myself have an apple laptop. The main goal of the CLT is to help you access the newest programs for designing projects. You can record your own music, edit your movies, and your photographs. You can also use the equipment available to you in the CLT like the video cameras and such.
I really love the fact that there are so many computers and that there are so many available options to what you can design and edit. I am also glad that the staff is accessible and knowledgeable and can help me with anything I need to improve my projects. I will probably visit the CLT center soon, and use the equipment wisely to edit a movie, a project or simply do any type of work I might want. I'm glad that scanners and printers are available just in case!
I think that everyone should be aware of the CLT and use it wisely to create amazing projects and take advantage of the equipment being offered to us.

My Experience with Excel

I had never really payed much attention to excel because I never really needed to use it. This class really opened my eyes, and now I know more about excel than I ever thought I would. I think I will definitely put to work what I have learned in the class about excel. For example, the running balances and the personal finances could be useful if I wanted to organize my expenses, or even run my own business. It was also really cool to learn to make templates from excel because I might have to do my own one day, or I could just use the templates that are already installed in excel. I learned many things in excel that I didn't know before like the difference relative and absolute cells, I learned to use conditioning formatting, and the difference between formulas and functions. I know that excel is very uselful in many businesses. Knowing how to work on excel is something companies often look for, so I am glad I learned all these new things about excel and I practiced often in class and by doing my homework. I hope that in the future I use everything I learn and be able to show someone else my new excel skills.

Chris Nolan's Presentation

Chris Nolan’s presentation was very helpful in many ways. I had always used google as my main search engine, and I’ve always found it quite effective, but Mr. Nolan’s presentation showed me much more than I already knew. I learned more about google books and google scholar, programs that I had never used. One other interesting thing I learned is how to filter my search so I can have better articles that are more relevant to what my needs. It’s easy to just go to any search engine, and plug in a word, but you have to learn to difference between what is a good search and what is not a relevant search. Even though you can always have the library database to access reliable sources, it is also important to learn how to search for reliable sources on the web. Chris Nolan did a very good job explaining the differences between regular searches, and he also gave good tips on things we should and shouldn’t do. One of my favorite tips was the (-) o (+) sign on the search bar, and how you can look for each countries code to search for reliable information on the web. I thought the presentation overall was very helpful and I will probably use his tips on search engines very often.

Pictures That Lie

I chose the picture of the smoke in the Lebanese capital because I thought it was really interesting how he manipulated the smoke cloud to seem larger than it really is. The picture was originally taken after an Israeli air raid. If you didnt know the picture was manipulates, you would never be able to tell how the smoke cloud was increased. It is really impressive how he copied the cloud and made it larger than it actually was. The picture was manipulated to show darker and larger smoke clouds to provoke more fear in the people, and exagerate the event. The manipulation in this case was actually very harmful because it is a lie to the public about a serious event that took place in Lebanon. The author of the photography, is Adnan Hajj, and he is also responsible for the manipulation of the cloud. His big mistake caused him to lose his job, and his credibility. When you manipulate something, you have to be careful to think what use it will serve, and how the public will react. To his misfortune, Hajj, didn't consider manipulating such a serious photo would have consequences.