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iThought: Presenting Reports through Google Slides

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          At these times, studying as a 21st-century learner, integration of the arising advancements, especially in multimedia, has become a necessity towards learning. This usually includes video/short films, documentaries, and other computer and internet related works. Personally, in the past weeks, we are bombarded with such performance tasks and currently, we are now into reportings. Accordingly, the work of a 21st-century learner must resemble in every task required like reportings.          Google in its application softwares had introduced a presentation software like Microsoft Office's Powerpoint but in an innovative format offering a variety of modern features essential for a better presentation of reports. Just like the other application software of Google, namely Docs and Sheets, Slides also offers the same benefit of ease through user-friendly format, collaboration, and the auto-save feature.     ...

iThought: Moving to Google Sheets as Medium for Spreadsheets

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          Being bombarded with the enormous features of Microsoft Excel offers you?  Have you ever wanted to use a spreadsheet in a simplified structure or format? The one that is easier to use?           Google Sheets is an online spreadsheet app that will let you experience a simplified version of any other applications for spreadsheets. However, Google Developers keep on innovating their ways so they have included additional features or add-ons that you can use to step up your game in utilizing sheets.         As with my encounter with Google Sheets so far and upon reading the Beginners' Guide powered by zapier.com, I have examined and evaluated what this online app could offer and surprisingly, it really not let my expectations down. Accordingly, here are other things about Google Sheets that will give a glimpse of what is it to be using it: 1. Free: No Need for Paid Subscriptions ...

iThought: Google Docs—A New Wave of Free Web-based Office Software

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          Have you ever been overwhelmed with all of the features from your Microsoft Office? Got frustrated because you forgot to save your latest work and lost it? Having difficulties in file transferring for collaborative work?           Those are some problems we usually encounter upon using office software, creating enormous word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, and other documents present.          Google had created and programmed a free, convenient, time-efficient, and collaborative office software called Google Docs . In this software, you will be able to create & edit a variety of file types, and even work together with your peers online. This includes online  word documents, presentations, spreadsheets, forms, and drawings . Google also incorporated its cloud storage application, Google Drive , to gather all the files that will be created and access it anytime and anywhere. ...

iThought: Speed Typing is a Vital Life Skill

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                   TYPING—a way to write or control something using several devices, particularly, computers. In these times, parallel to the growing advancements in technology, voice-controlled virtual assistant such as Siri of Apple and Cortana of Microsoft have been arising and helping the users to control different devices without clicking or typing but with their voices. However, typing remains to be a very essential skill we can learn using varied devices. In that sense, having to type quickly and accurately could help each and every individual in different ways they do in their lives, especially in their work or school. 1. Boosts Productivity and Efficiency             In accordance to the statement of Sandeep (2018), "time is more valuable than money". It implies that every hour, minute, and even second that every individual, may it be in the workplace or school, give importance to, ...

iThought: I am a Social Media Addict

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          Have you ever been in a routine where you wake up checking your phone for notifications, eating while scrolling through your news feed and watching videos on YouTube, and finally, ended up updating your profile or feed before you sleep?         If you do, I can relate to you. And unfortunately, we can be considered as Social Media Addicts. © Tech.co         A Social Media Addict has been describe by Tanya Goodin as an individual who compulsively and excessively using Social Media, may it be Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc. In the year 2018, the number of internet users has grown to 4.39 billion and 3.48 billion of that population were using Social Media. The global average of Social Media usage in time is at 2 hours & 16 minutes. Whereas, in the Philippines, Filipinos use Social Media for 4 hours & 12 minutes, in average. Imagine, 17.17% of the day has been occupied by using thi...

iThought: Shotcut Free Video Editing Software Can Help Students In Their Video Projects

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          According to the DepEd Order No. 8, s. 2015, Section 2, part of the students' assessment are these performance tasks which will cater and showcase what they know and do it in diverse ways. These performance-based tasks may include skills demonstration, group presentations, oral work, multimedia presentations, and research projects/defense. In these times, most of the teachers require their students to venture into multimedia presentations especially video projects in their respective lessons. These presentations will allow them to think creatively where they can show what project is asked. In that sense, students are in need of some applications or software that will help them in these kinds of performance task.           MLT Shotcut  is a free, open source, cross-platform video editor for Windows, Mac and Linux. This free open source software can be a great substitute or alternative for Windows Movie Maker, ...

iThought: Slido can be an Alternative Audience Interaction Software Online aside from Menti

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Menti.com has been the most popular and convenient online platform where a moderator and its audience can possibly interact using enormous presentations, polls, questions, and etc. Apart from this, there is this audience interaction online platform in the name of Slido, where similarly you can collaborate and be engaged to your selected audience. Slido is an audience interaction tool for meetings, events and conferences. It offers interactive Q&A, live polls and insight. Here are some instructions on how to use Slido (for the Moderator/ Speaker) Visit https://www.sli.do/       2. Create an account - Select SIGN UP, IT’S FREE! - Type your name, email and password.       3.  Click “Create Event" and t ype the event name, and the dates when will the event begin and end. 4. Invite people to join Slido before the meeting. 5. Tell your audience to enter the #even...