Keynote

Keynote is one of the most used presentation tools today.  Keynote is similar to Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Presentation, but is exclusively for the Mac.  Keynote for the Mac makes it simple to create professional and interesting presentations.  

With Keynote for Mac, dropping photos and videos, adding reflections and frames as well as insert interactive charts and tie it all together with cinema-quality transitions; a person is able to make an outstanding presentation.  And it’s built to fit the 64-bit performance of OS X Yosemite, the software for a Mac, so everything runs smoothly no matter how big the file.  

Although it is not part of Microsoft Office, Apple has created a way for people working together to be able to use both Keynote on a Mac and Powerpoint on a PC.  You can save Keynote files as Powerpoint files, or import and edit Powerpoint documents right in Keynote.  The most popular Powerpoint features are supported on Keynote, making it easier for people to work on the same project.  

Not only is Keynote made for the Mac, but it is also made for IOS.  This means a person can create presentations on their handheld device such as an iPad or an iPhone.  Apple-designed themes give each presentation a polished look.  This is good because presentations are always a way for people to communicate visually.  Creating charts on Keynote is very simple.  This is important because when making a chart, a person has to make sure that all the data is in the correct spot for the chart to be effective.  When explaining data, a chart is worth 1,000 words.  There are countless charts to choose from ranging from column and pie charts to scatter and bubble charts.  

With Keynote, software for IOS and the Mac are both compatible, making it easy for a person to connect their work together.  Presentations on a Mac look just the same as one would on an IOS device.  A person can even access their presentations from the web, if a computer doesn’t have Keynote, and collaborate with others as well as share presentations.  

Not only is Keynote a great tool for professional people to use to make presentations, but students also are benefited from this amazing software.  In school, high school and college, students are required to make presentations and work with other people.  Keynote makes it easy for students who have Macs, iPads, or iPhones to work together and make a professional-looking presentation.  Most of the charts/graphs are the same and transfer from a Powerpoint presentation to a Keynote presentation as well as shapes, themes, colors, etc,...  In high school and college, this is very popular for students to work together and use different softwares such as Microsoft Powerpoint and Keynote as well as Google Presentation.  Apple has made their software compatible to make it easier for students and business people.  

Today, people are looking for ways to make everything easier.  Keynote is a great way for people to make presentations.  The way Keynote is made to be compatible with Powerpoint as well as accessed on the internet and on handheld devices such as the iPad and iPhone makes it very easy for users to use.  

https://www.apple.com/mac/keynote/

Google Drive

Google Drive is a free service from Google that makes it easy to store files online and access them from any computer using your own account.  Most of Google Drive is created to reflect Microsoft Office.  This makes it very easy to use and very convenient, because carrying around a flash drive isn’t exactly necessary anymore. On Google Drive, a person is able to create documents, spreadsheets and more.  

Each Google Drive account offers 15GB of free storage space.  There are endless advantages to keeping your files online.  Because files can be accessed from any computer with internet connection, Google Drive eliminates the need for email or to save a file using a USB drive.  Another benefit of using Google Drive over Microsoft Office is you are able to connect with people over Google Drive.  It is a user-friendly system where group projects are made easy by the click of a button.  On Google Drive, a person is able to share their worksheet, or document with another person and they are able to invite them to edit or just view it.  There is also an option where you can have an online conversation about the document.  Multiple people can work on a group project and have conversations over Google Drive, not just a two-person interaction.  

Google Drive is a very popular source in High School, College and in a professional business field.  People are always working together in groups and creating spreadsheets as well a documents and drawings over the computer.  Not only can you save regular Google documents on Google Drive but you can also save documents from Microsoft Word and other applications as well.  This makes it easy to transfer work to another computer when needed and in absence of a flash drive or email address.  I always found Google Drive to be very useful in high school, I always had to find a way to transfer my work on my school computer to my work on my home computer and vice versa.  Entering ninth grade, I found Google Drive to be a part of my everyday life.  

One negative of using Google Drive is that accounts can be hacked, therefore leading to a change in password and all your files becoming deleted.  There are many risks in using a computer to store files, but if you save it in more than one spot, you will always be able to protect yourself in any kind of situation.  

Google Drive is an extremely cost-effective way to store documents, presentations, music, pictures, videos or any other files you can’t afford to lose.  

http://www.gcflearnfree.org/googledriveanddocs/1.3

http://www.coolheadtech.com/blog/heres-the-difference-between-google-docs-and-google-drive

Linkedin

Communication is drastically growing over the internet, we use a variety of websites to connect with people all around the world.  Some of the most popular forms of social media include instagram, facebook and twitter.  Now, other websites are becoming more and more popular each year.  For example, Linkedin is one of the top websites used for connecting with people in a desired field.  

Linkedin was created in 2002 and was launched in 2003.  It is one of the biggest professional marketing websites with over 20 million members from more than 200 countries.  Information technology (IT) has become a huge part of every business plan.  Today, IT plays a role in many multinational corporations by maintaining mainframe systems and databases and small businesses that own a single computer. For instance, email is one of the biggest communication tools used in businesses all around the world.  Businesses also use a number of other communication tools such as social media and websites like Linkedin, as well as live chat systems, online meeting tools and video-conferencing systems.  Smart phones are one of the most high-tech ways for employees to communicate.  

Some few things about Linkedin is that not everyone on Linkedin wants to network.  Some people join Linkedin to meet new people and form new connections, but others just want to stay within their circle and have another way to communicate with their co-workers.  People will judge you based on your profile, so it’s a good idea to post things that are semi-professional, you wouldn’t want to ruin friendships or relationships with future employers because your profile isn’t straightforward.  The profile photo is one of the most important parts about a Linkedin profile because that’s the first thing people see, make sure it’s a professional-looking headshot where you look your best.  

One bad thing about always communicating over the internet and Linkedin, is that most people forget to have face to face meetings and make engaging in conversation personal by a phone call and such.  You’d be surprised how much a face-to-face meeting can mean to a person.  It’s not required by Linkedin to connect with members on a face-to-face basis, but people who do, tend to be more successful than members who only operate over the computer.  

When Linkedin is used correctly, it can be very useful in making a person successful.  A few things might scare a person from using Linkedin, like every other social media tool, like fake profiles.  Once you become more familiar with the way Linkedin works, you’ll be able to build your network of professional relationships and take advantage of everything Linkedin has to offer.  

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LinkedIn

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/information-technology-its-role-modern-organization-1800.html

http://www.inc.com/jayson-demers/7-truths-about-linkedin-every-professional-needs-to-know.html