Wednesday, September 21, 2016

Microsoft vs Google


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After completing the exercises asked of me in google docs and slides, Microsoft power point and word, I have come to the conclusion that I prefer Microsoft better. I have found pros and cons for each program as I was working with them. Because I am more familiar with Microsoft office, I have found that those assignments were easier for me to do than those in Google.  Microsoft is very user friendly and has all the tools you need to access in easy to find places.  Most of the labels of the tabs describe where and how you can upload or access these traits.  A con of using Microsoft is that it does not automatically save your work for you.  You need to manually save your work and it can only then be accessed on the device you saved it from unless you save it on a flash drive.  For Google, I found that it was more difficult to access what I needed to find, since I was not as familiar with it as I am with Microsoft.  Most tools are harder to access since they are in subcategories.  A pro to using Google is that it automatically saves your work.  With this, you can access your work on any device at any time as long as you know your log in information to Google.  As a future educator, I found that Google would be a great resource if I needed to share a document or power point with my students.  My students can also use this for presenting and not have to worry about carrying around a flash drive so they can present their information.  However, Google does not have as many font choices as Microsoft does.  When it came time to put sound into my Microsoft power point I was able to easily access it however when it came time to put sound in my Google Slides, I was not able to find that feature at all.  In my personal opinion, I prefer to use Microsoft over Google, but as a future educator I believe that Google makes the most sense when it comes to sharing and receiving assignments from my students.

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