Presentations- Day 3

Chris’s PowerPoint was over mental stimulation and preventing memory loss. I thought he did a very good job at presenting his findings. I thought his experiment was really clever, I would have never thought of doing crossword puzzles. I like that he made the point that prevention isn’t just a decision that needs to be made by older adults, but younger ones too. You need to set goals to follow your needs; shy away from choices that are too easy or too ambitious. In addition, I like that Chris hit on social interaction and personal lifestyle choices because this is an important aspect to future mental health. It was a good idea to end the presentation by stating that you need to be conscious of your mental health and educate yourself. This is a problem many people have, not knowing, so hopefully people will become aware of this problem and understand ways to prevent it.

Presentations- Day 2

Zack- I enjoyed learning about childhood obesity. Zack made good use of his statistical research through PowerPoint, graphs and video clips. One thing I found interesting was that childhood obesity has more than tripled throughout the years, that is a shocking statistic. Another point that was made clear was that there is a lack of quality physical education classes in many schools. This most definitely contributes to Zack’s argument.

Presentations- Day 1

Kate- I thought her website was really good. I could tell that she spent a lot of time on it because it was very well organized. I really liked the format of the homepage because it was easy to understand get around the website. She did a good job at presenting her information in a way that wasn’t too overwhelming.

Erin- The prezi presentation that she gave was good. She made good use of pictures, as well as presenting her findings from her research. I liked how she reiterated that there are challenges to new habits, especially one that involves weight loss and diet.

Multimodal Idea

When thinking about ideas for my multimodal project, I thought about how I want to make my presentation interesting and capture my audience. I have thought about using Prezi for part of my presentation, but I’m not sure how I feel about it yet because most people mentioned that it made them “motion sick” when they saw it. So, I was thinking that I could just slow it down a bit or even use it minimally. Thoughts? Or, I was considering sticking to what I know and using a Power Point presentation. However, I want to make it unique so I would use a video, possibly an interview of some sort, along with pictures and possibly read an expert from my research paper. These are just some rough ideas. In time, I know that I will come up with exactly what I want to do, but until then…any ideas?

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