So, I have spent hours working on my mini-lesson power point. Not because I'm OCD, but for many other reasons:
Reason 1: I haven't done a PowerPoint in EVER.
Explanation: When I thought I had saved it (In its completion) I reopened the presentation to find that it did not save. Did this happen once? No! Twice. So, that pretty much means I did 3 PowerPoint presentations tonight. Ugh.
Reason 2: No internet service.
Explanation: Using a cellphone for Internet service, uploading the information from phone to computer, finding the saved information, then adding it to my PowerPoint is quite time consuming. (Especially when you do it 3 times!) ugh.
Reason 3: Adding hyperlinks.
Explanation: Thanks to Susan, I can now add hyperlinks to my PowerPoint presentations. She taught me today. :0) As a beginner, it took an hour or so to look up the hyperlinks on my phone (since I don't have Internet), save them, add the URL, save again, & insert them into my presentation. Does it seem like an hour is too much time?? Well, Let's not forget... 3 times. Ugh.
Reason 4: Citing sources.
Explanation: Using Internet service from my phone, I took photos, photos of URL's, and photos of books to add to my presentation. I, then, uploaded each, saved them to my computer, and inserted them into my presentation. Tick, tock... Tick... Tock!! 3 times!! Ugh.
I'm sure I could go on and on finding reasons and explanations for the amount of time spent on my mini-lesson, but it is now 10:30 and my eyes are crossing. What's bad is I don't even know if the Hyperlinks Will work until tomorrow (no Internet) so I might have to put more time in. At least I know it finally saved correctly!!
No more DO OVERs!!
(I think this blog could serve as a mini-lesson within a mini-lesson. Does that count as extra credit?) :0)
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