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Google Slides Many of our careers and education require for employers and/or students to create a presentation at some point. In the article, 5 Reasons to Replace PowerPoint with Google Slides , it explains what Google Slides is and how it can be a more useful presentation tool than Microsoft PowerPoint. One of the reasons it mentions is that Google Slides offers more simplistic presentation templates than PowerPoint. This encourages you to create a simple and aesthetically pleasing presentation, which often looks more professional. Another reason is you are able to view and edit your presentation while offline and when you gain internet access back it will automatically save. This allows you to be productive and work on your presentation and also have to ability to present it with or without internet access. Google Slides is a free app and website that you can access anytime by creating a Google account. Personally, Google Slides have been to my go to resource when it comes to creatin...

APA Format Video In the video APA Style and Literature Searches , Tom Kluxen describes how to properly use APA format when writing a paper. Through the video he illustrates the layout of APA format which is, title page, abstract, body, and references.  Your title page should include, your title, name, school, and author note centered in the page. Next is your abstract page which is a broad summary of about 300 words describing what your entire paper is about. Followed by your body paragraphs which is where your core content will be that includes your research on the specific topic. The last page will be the references page, which will consist of all the sources you used to gather information put in alphabetical order.  A rule that applies to your whole paper is that your entire paper should be in serif font, size 12, and double spaced. Kluxen also explains the importance of intent citations and how to use them properly to avoid any and all plagiarism scandals. Personally I hav...

As social media grows and starts to become a part of everyday life, it has also become such an impact on employment opportunities. Because of this it is important to maintain a good digital footprint to allow for more job opportunities to come your way. In 12 Tips For Students To Manage Their Digital Footprints , it gives tips and tricks that can help you present yourself in a professional manner on social media platforms.  One of the tips it gives is to not overshare on anything you wouldn't want the world to know because it could get you into trouble. Keeping your accounts professional and concise will help you to stay out of sharing anything that may exasperate those who come across your profile. Another tip it gives is to Google yourself, this way you know what information is out there about you. Because chances are when you go to apply for a job they will end up Googling you, and this way you want know what they're going to find when they do search your name. When I search...