That's a Wrap!

Wow! It felt like just yesterday that I started this semester, now it's already over! This was one of my most favorite classes I've ever taken. Everything we learned has been very useful and I've even had the opportunity to use some of these skills in real life situations already. The course material was easy to follow, the outline of the class was very nicely structured, and Professor Wu was amazing! Each class was packed with information and Wu was always willing to help each student. The time he takes to tend to his students is something I've never seen before; you can tell he really cares deeply about us! I learned so much useful information from this class that I am excited to apply later on in my life. 

I finally added my own spunk to my blog too! Using my own background image from a hike I went on with my good buddy, which is also one of my favorite pictures I've taken. I added a profile picture which is me and my best friends at our high school graduation, and changed up my layout and theme colors. I'm really liking the changes I made, it feels a lot more like me.

The class environment felt like such a safe space. Everyone was so friendly, helpful, funny, and kind. Had this not been the case, I don't think I would have done so well during my Ferris Bueller presentation (slides shown below). Mr. Wu said I had one of the strongest voice projections out of the people who presented before me, which was very surprising to me because I'm quite timid. This presentation compared to my last presentation in high school is quite drastic. During my last high school presentation in my English class, my body and voice were shaking, I was having trouble projecting my voice, and I could not look up from my laptop speaker notes -- slightly embarrassing looking back. But all that being said, Mr. Wu definitely creates an environment safe enough for students to break free out of their comfort zone. I would have loved to create an improved slideshow to present, but working seven days a week, some days being from 7am-12am doesn't really allow me to find time to do so haha. But since the semester is over, and I'll have a ton more free time, I might do the slideshow anyway just to see how much I've learned (which I will end up posting here if I end up doing so! So stay tuned if you're interested ^_^).

The skill I chose to talk about from Chapter 6 was 6.4.2 Slide Backgrounds. Before this class I had no idea how many editing options we are provided in regards to the background. Being able to add background images, watermarks, transparency to certain aspects, different colors, and all that jazz definitely comes in handy when needing to create a slideshow -- professional or not. All of the features allow users to unleash their creativity and make a really unique presentation. 

Slides of My Ferris Bueller Presentation

Also...DEFINITELY go watch "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" if you haven't. It is kind of a goofy movie, and I know it's not everyone's cup of tea...and Ferris may have been described as "evil" by one of my classmates, Kevin...But the moral of the story is so much deeper than all of the trouble the main characters get in. The takeaway isn't to (spoiler alert) steal your friend's dad's car and wreck it, but it is to stop restraining yourself from living life + embarrassment is a choice + people don't care as much about your faults as you think they do, which is something I wish I knew a little sooner before I had to "grow up". But still, it is never too late to take this advice. I'm unsure where this saying comes from, but I thought I would include it here for you all: "If you fail, congratulations, most people don't even try." 

I had a wonderful time taking this class, it has taught me great Microsoft lessons and life lessons. Thank you to everyone for being such amazing, supportive classmates. And thank you Mr. Wu for being the best professor ever!