Portfolio ideas

there are a few different ideas i have been thinking about for my portfolio. I really want to try and do a desktop cam presentation. Basically what i would do is use a desktop cam/screen recorder to record my computer screen and record myself browsing the various projects i've done. Then i would take those clips and put them into imovie and add things like voice recordings and other pictures. i think that would be very unique and a good way to show the work i've done throughout the semester.

I could also do a powerpoint, utilizing things like screen shots to show pictures of my projects. I want to make something that will keep the audience's attention though. I find sometimes with power points the slides become boring and uninteresting.

The theme of my portfolio will basically fallow the parameters for the assignment. Showing all of my work and explaining the strength and weaknesses, and also describing overall what I learned from the course and how I will incorporate it into my future college career and beyond.

Ning

I really enjoyed this project. Before the project I had never even heard of Ning, and most likely would have not tried it if it wasn't for this project and I am glad that I got the Opportunity to do so. Before I became acclimated to Ning, i was really not a fan. The layout was new to me and I was having trouble figuring out the working and purpose of Ning. After the class figured out some of the problems and I became more used to using the site it became very fun to work with.

I enjoyed that fact that we were able to incorporate a cause into this project. It seems that Ning is a viable platform to educate people on various causes. Whether or not i will use Ning in the future, i have not yet decided. I think that Ning is one of the better designed social networking sites and it is unfortunate that it is not as popular as facebook or myspace. Overall i think that utilizing Ning for this project was a good idea. With new websites and social networking sites being developed every day I think it is interesting to experience all of them.

I think that our groups Ning page was very successful and well constructed, we utilized various affordances such as video and photos. I specifically enjoyed the discussions page where we were free to start our own discussions and have our group members respond to them. Overall I enjoyed this project and can say it was one of my favorite. Hopefully i will use ning in the future and maybe introduce it to my friends and family.