Hi everyone,
I like collaborating with the sideshow presentations. It was nice not to have to look for all the photo's and setting up all the words myself. splitting up the work was a time saver. It was also nice to have someone to bounce off ideas off of. Some of the dislikes is not knowing what actually is the "Normal" font. there is not a lot of selection. and the toolbar is quite different from the toolbar I am used to on my hard drive computer.
I liked using the "incremental reveal" to show gradually what information is on each slide. that was cool, but sometimes time consuming trying to decide what order to put everything in.
It is fun to try.
Sherry
Friday, June 24, 2011
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Creating Forms, ex. school registration forms
Creating a School Registration Form was so cool!!! No complicated process to figure out, and it took only minutes!! I saw the movie Accepted and in the movie on kid created a website of a fictious school and had on it "registration is only a click away." Now I know how it can be done and so quickley!! Wahoo!
But ofcourse, I am not going to create a fictious school, But there are so many other uses I can creat forms for. I can do something with my Yearly Family Reunion!! Find out how many People are comming, and from where! How many kids will be there and what kind of games they would like to play, or have available.
So many possibilitys!!
I really wasn't sure if I would be able to use most of the skills I am learning in this Cloud computing class, but now, I see that I don't have to have a Job (though it would be nice) to uses these skills frequently.
Have a Great Day!
Sherry
Hay mom, Look what I can Do!!
But ofcourse, I am not going to create a fictious school, But there are so many other uses I can creat forms for. I can do something with my Yearly Family Reunion!! Find out how many People are comming, and from where! How many kids will be there and what kind of games they would like to play, or have available.
So many possibilitys!!
I really wasn't sure if I would be able to use most of the skills I am learning in this Cloud computing class, but now, I see that I don't have to have a Job (though it would be nice) to uses these skills frequently.
Have a Great Day!
Sherry
Hay mom, Look what I can Do!!
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Spreasdheet Blog Posting
Second time's a charm!!
I did my second Spreadsheet assignment, and I had even more fun. Between the both of them though I learned that I can "Sort" the Data info on each line!! I can change the line up on which line if first depending on what heading I want to promote or draw attention to. The only other thing That I have sorted was the "works Cite" pages of my research papers. Oh, maybe some other things when I learned about Access, But I don't recall sorting spreadsheets. The first instructions were clear, but for some reason I just was going through the motions of the instructions, then when I had to do it again on the second spreadsheet the instructions were less, it helped me comprehend what I was doing, or I suppose, to do what I was meant to do in the first spreadsheet. I had to go back and correct the first one.And Then It All Clicked!! speaking of corrections, when I did have mistakes and the numbers didn't come out the way they should have, It was so easy to click "Show Formula" and find where I went wrong, then it took only a minute to fix it. and then everything around it adjusted to it.
I did my second Spreadsheet assignment, and I had even more fun. Between the both of them though I learned that I can "Sort" the Data info on each line!! I can change the line up on which line if first depending on what heading I want to promote or draw attention to. The only other thing That I have sorted was the "works Cite" pages of my research papers. Oh, maybe some other things when I learned about Access, But I don't recall sorting spreadsheets. The first instructions were clear, but for some reason I just was going through the motions of the instructions, then when I had to do it again on the second spreadsheet the instructions were less, it helped me comprehend what I was doing, or I suppose, to do what I was meant to do in the first spreadsheet. I had to go back and correct the first one.And Then It All Clicked!! speaking of corrections, when I did have mistakes and the numbers didn't come out the way they should have, It was so easy to click "Show Formula" and find where I went wrong, then it took only a minute to fix it. and then everything around it adjusted to it.
I do love Spreadsheets!!
Sherry
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Spreasdheet Apps with Google
Hi,
I just completed my Spreadsheet assignments with Google for my Cloud Computing class. I still love Spreadsheets!!! It may be different when copying data to make a chart, but I think it is a cool formula to get around the differences from making charts on the regular spreadsheets and google spreadsheets.
Even though there are differences I had fun. I like it and I do not have any habits formed yet so I did not find things any more difficult to work with than other ways.
It just tickles me every time I plug in a formula and pull down or to the right and it all gets filled in with the right numbers and I don't even have to touch a calculator!!! Wahoo!!
I absolutely love Spreadsheets.!!!
Have a Great Day!!
Sherry
Look at that!!
I just completed my Spreadsheet assignments with Google for my Cloud Computing class. I still love Spreadsheets!!! It may be different when copying data to make a chart, but I think it is a cool formula to get around the differences from making charts on the regular spreadsheets and google spreadsheets.
Even though there are differences I had fun. I like it and I do not have any habits formed yet so I did not find things any more difficult to work with than other ways.
It just tickles me every time I plug in a formula and pull down or to the right and it all gets filled in with the right numbers and I don't even have to touch a calculator!!! Wahoo!!
I absolutely love Spreadsheets.!!!
Have a Great Day!!
Sherry
Look at that!!
Monday, June 13, 2011
Cloud Computing Test 1 The world of Google
The World of Google
World Domination One Google Apps At A Time...
Contact: Sherry Wheaton
South Florida Community College,Avon Park, Florida
Phone: 863-386-6661, Fax: 863-386-6662
Email: starkiv45nthriving@gmail.com Web Site: www.google.com
Google! was created by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PHD students at Stanford University, it was a research project to create a better way to search information on the web. The domain Google.com was not really registered until September 15 1997 and the business of Google, Inc. was not incorporated until September 4, 1998.
Google Apps:
Google Apps is a service from Google providing independently customizable versions of several Google products under a custom domain name. It has several Web applications with similar functionality to traditional office suites, including: Gmail, Google Groups, Google Calendar, Talk, Docs and Sites.
Google Apps is free, it offers the same amount of storage as a standard Gmail accounts.[1] Google Apps for Business, can offer additional e-mail storage, but it has an annual fee per user account. Google Apps for Education, which is free, puts together features from the Standard and Premier editions.
Google Apps:
Here, is an outline of several apps that you can focus on to achieve success with Google. For example:
- Gmail
- Calendar
- Blogger
- Picasa
- Chrome
- Buzz
Free Gmail Accounts
Gmail is Google's e-mail program (letters on the Internet). Gmail puts e-mails in groups of "conversations," with each letter it has its replies. There are no popup ads while in the gmail, but there are ads on the sides that are relevant to the content of the letters that are in the in box, and links to related web sites of interest. The search-based webmail service uses the Google search engine to find any message that an account owner has sent or received.
- Inbox of new Gmail letters.
- Sent letters
- Address book
- Capability to have Files for each type of Gmail
- Tasks Reminder list
- Instant Chats with anyone in the address book that is on line at the time.
- Drafts
- Search mail capabilities
- Highlights messages
A personal portal from Google. Developed in 2005 first known as the Google "Personalized Home Page," the name was changed to iGoogle in 2007. iGoogle supports gadgets (mini applications) that provide customized news, calendar, games, quotes and numerous other functions. See personal portal.
- Customized Calendar
- Customized Weather News
- Customize Games
- Customize Files in Documents
- Customize total overall look
Calendar
The calendar is customized to what is important for you. You also have control of what it looks like. It is also linked to the Gmail and gives reminder messages when events are coming up that are important.
- can show daily schedule
- can show weekly schedule
- can show monthly schedule
- All details for events are available
Blogger
A widely used blog service from Google that lets anyone write and publish a blog. Developed in 1999 by Pyra Labs, San Francisco, CA, Blogger was bought by Google in 2003. In 2005, Blogger Mobile was announced, allowing users to post photos and text messages by using there mobile phones. Audio blogging is another feature. After signing up, users can call a number and speak, and the sound file goes to their blog. For more information, visit www.blogspot.com. See blog service and blog.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/blogger-service#ixzz1PBezqNnq
Here are some features that help you to personalize each blog:
- Personal info on the blogging page.
- customize a layout and change it at your leisure.
- Can share and publish each one or keep them private.
Picasa
Picasa is free photo editing software introduced by Google that makes your pictures look better than ever before. Sharing your favorite photos with friends and family is just as easy as pressing a button!
A photo editor and organizer is provided by Google which is available for a free to download. It has special features that gives the abilities to use the same image in several albums without duplicating the file. Photos can be flagged as "Gold Star" favorites, that can be searched for individually. Groups of photos can be selected as private by applying passwords. Google bought the digital photo management company Picasa, Inc., in 2004. See Google. See also Picasa.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/picasa#ixzz1PBlDTZ4G
To work with Picasa: http://picasaweb.google.com
Chrome
A Web browser featured by Google was introduced for the use of Windows in 2008 and then for Mac and Linux in 2009. Outlined as an open source from the Chromium browser, Chrome offers inventive features such as combining the domain name address bar and search box into one input field. There is also a display for the "most visited pages" when a new tab is opened, and a tab can be changed to a new window by dragging it off the tab bar. The memory usage for each tab can be looked at, and undesired tabs can be closed with Chrome's equivalent to a task manager function.
Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/google-chrome#ixzz1PBpLBj4s
For free download of Chrome Frames go to: http://www.google.com/chromeframe
Buzz
Google Buzz is a social networking and messaging tool from Google that is connected to, or a part of the company's web-based email program, Gmail.[1][2] Users can share links, photos, videos, messages posted and comments made are organized in "conversations" and are shown in the user's inbox.[3]
Buzz allows users to choose to share publicly the chosen images or video with the world or privately to a group of friends any time they post a image or message.[4] Picasa, Flickr, Google Latitude, Google Reader, Google Sidewiki, YouTube, Blogger, FriendFeed, identi.ca and Twitter are currently working together with this Apps. The creation of Buzz is seen as an attempt by Google to create social networking websites like Facebook and smaller messaging services like Twitter.[1] Buzz also includes several interface and interaction elements from other Google products (e.g. Google Reader) such as the ability to "like" a post.
Google executive Sergey Brin said that by offering social communications, Buzz would help bridge the gap between work and leisure,[5] but the Application was strongly criticized at the time it was introduced for not taking adequate measures to address privacy concerns.[6]
Google Advanced Search Tools:
- Google Dictionary (check out www.directory.google.com )
- Google Books (Check out www.books.google.com )
- Google News (check out www.news.google.com )
- Google Scholar (check out www.scholar.google.com )
The World of Google The Beautiful aspect of Google Apps is the fact that you can share and collaborate on projects with someone else all while on the computer and never have to physically relocate and find the other person that is working on the project as well. Two or more people can work on the same project at the same time and still be in different locations. All that has to be done is the person who starts the project invites each person to work on the project and everyone can start working on it together.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Google Docs Drawing
Hi everyone,
I just tried out google docs drawing. I am not sure I like it or not. The assignment was fairly simple to do. I would like the whole page to work with besides just a small Box. The designs would go any ware I put them in or outside the box, but I felt that for the assignment I should stay within the box. Forget the saying "Think outside the Box." I did have problems sharing the Drawing assignment, so I just published it. Any changes I made after the publish were updated on the document. But I think that because I published it I no longer had the option to share it and get assistance from collaboration if I wanted to. I hate it when I think a program should work one way and it doesn't and I take so much time to figuring out why.
I just try to do the best I can with what I can do at the moment, and hope to be able to fix it latter and turn that in for at least some observation.
I will need more experience with drawings, and practical uses for it in the future.
Sincerely
Sherry
P.S. Below is a photo of my drawing I hope it is O.K.
I just tried out google docs drawing. I am not sure I like it or not. The assignment was fairly simple to do. I would like the whole page to work with besides just a small Box. The designs would go any ware I put them in or outside the box, but I felt that for the assignment I should stay within the box. Forget the saying "Think outside the Box." I did have problems sharing the Drawing assignment, so I just published it. Any changes I made after the publish were updated on the document. But I think that because I published it I no longer had the option to share it and get assistance from collaboration if I wanted to. I hate it when I think a program should work one way and it doesn't and I take so much time to figuring out why.
I just try to do the best I can with what I can do at the moment, and hope to be able to fix it latter and turn that in for at least some observation.
I will need more experience with drawings, and practical uses for it in the future.
Sincerely
Sherry
P.S. Below is a photo of my drawing I hope it is O.K.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Google Docs Word Processing
Hi everyone,
I have had a rough coupple of weeks.
I had to put my cloud computing on hold, and that made me forget what little I did know.
Now I have to catch up two weeks worth of work and a test.
I think the word processing is about the same as on my MS program on my computer, jest a few less feachers or I just may not be able to find them yet.
Putting in a Table in the document was verry diffrent than in triditional settings. I would make a table in spreedsheets and then copy and past it over to my word processing page. with Cloud computing there is a tab to put a table in just where you want it and you don't have to generate it from some where else. that is kinda cool, but I did have to take some time to figure it out because for some reason when I went to spreedsheets and made the table, it would not copy to my word doc.
I was frustrated a bit.
maybe I will get the hang of it soon.
Have a nice day
Sherry
I have had a rough coupple of weeks.
I had to put my cloud computing on hold, and that made me forget what little I did know.
Now I have to catch up two weeks worth of work and a test.
I think the word processing is about the same as on my MS program on my computer, jest a few less feachers or I just may not be able to find them yet.
Putting in a Table in the document was verry diffrent than in triditional settings. I would make a table in spreedsheets and then copy and past it over to my word processing page. with Cloud computing there is a tab to put a table in just where you want it and you don't have to generate it from some where else. that is kinda cool, but I did have to take some time to figure it out because for some reason when I went to spreedsheets and made the table, it would not copy to my word doc.
I was frustrated a bit.
maybe I will get the hang of it soon.
Have a nice day
Sherry
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