This week in class we discussed graphic design elements and used PowerPoint as a graphic design tool. I found PowerPoint to be a particularly useful tool. Previously, I used Google Slides because I found it easier to collaborate with other students. However, after getting more familiar with PowerPoint I may make the switch. I really liked the ability to create a wide variety of common and useful graphics like pie charts, flow charts, and word maps. I also never considered using PowerPoint to create graphics to use elsewhere. I appreciated the conversation around the effectiveness of combining images and text to help learners. This connected very nicely to my classroom psychology class where we discussed dual processing theory, which is about how people learn better when information is presented to them through more than one medium.