Hi! Today is not Friday, but we were told to categorize this assignment under that blog because it had nowhere else to go. That blog assignment, in case you were wondering, is to reflect on a program we've began using in Computers class and evaluate its usefulness.
The program is called Ribbon Hero. Basically, the objective of it is to learn how to use various Microsoft media such as Word, PowerPoint, Office, Excel, and the likes by doing various assigned exercises. The program has several levels, all of which have a historical theme. (Middle Ages, Egypt, 1960s, Greece, etc.) Within the themes there are certain activities per each Microsoft program. You get points for following instructions and making documents look better.
Personally, I liked Ribbon Hero better than the original tutorial program we used for Microsoft programs in which we had to take notes on videos and then display what we'd learned in documents. This was more like a game and it rewarded us for showing what we already knew (instead of telling us what we might already have known) and not using any help for us. I also thought the themes made it more interactive and memorable. It was also very practical that in order to move onto a different level in Ribbon Hero, you had to have accumulated a certain amount of points. Some people in my class didn't like Ribbon Hero as much as they liked the original Microsoft tutorials. They said it was because it may be hard to remember what we had done in the game before without taking notes. Somebody else suggested that we take notes. I think that charting what we learned and had previously had trouble with while still having fun is a good way to merge or meet in the middle of both tutorials.
The program is called Ribbon Hero. Basically, the objective of it is to learn how to use various Microsoft media such as Word, PowerPoint, Office, Excel, and the likes by doing various assigned exercises. The program has several levels, all of which have a historical theme. (Middle Ages, Egypt, 1960s, Greece, etc.) Within the themes there are certain activities per each Microsoft program. You get points for following instructions and making documents look better.
Personally, I liked Ribbon Hero better than the original tutorial program we used for Microsoft programs in which we had to take notes on videos and then display what we'd learned in documents. This was more like a game and it rewarded us for showing what we already knew (instead of telling us what we might already have known) and not using any help for us. I also thought the themes made it more interactive and memorable. It was also very practical that in order to move onto a different level in Ribbon Hero, you had to have accumulated a certain amount of points. Some people in my class didn't like Ribbon Hero as much as they liked the original Microsoft tutorials. They said it was because it may be hard to remember what we had done in the game before without taking notes. Somebody else suggested that we take notes. I think that charting what we learned and had previously had trouble with while still having fun is a good way to merge or meet in the middle of both tutorials.
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