Family History Final

In Emerging Technologies, we were asked to complete a final project that focused on our family history.While completing this project, I realized how little I knew about my family history, and decided to go more in depth and do more research to learn more. I started with my interview questions. I interviewed my dad's mother, and my mother's mother, and they both gave me good information, mostly about themselves. Secondly, I wrote an email to my grandma, asking her for even more information about our family history. Next, I started on my Family Echo, which is basically just a simple tree of my family. After completing my Family Echo, I went a little more in depth with my Prezi, which includes deeper information and pictures. My info-graphic made on Pictochart, features statistics and interesting information about my family.

Monday, May 5

I thought that the video we watched was very truthful, and showed a realistic insight to the real world, which is consumed by technology. I have always thought people used their phones too much, and everyday it seems like we get more and more involved with things like facebook and twitter, and don't notice that life is happening just outside of your phone or tablet.

Wednesday, April 23

Read THIS blog post by a teacher. I mean actually read it. Take it in. Think about it. And then, write about it. What do you think about it? What is the teacher trying to say? In your own words explain what "the main event" is.

I think that this article written by this teacher is very truthful, and i think he is right that people give up to easily, and we just have to suck it up and deal with it, because we really don't have another option. The main event to me is when we leave high school and go off into the real world, where we have to apply all these non-academic skills to our lives and careers. 

Monday, April 21

Reflect on your stop-motion animation project. How did it go? What worked? What didn't work? If you're not finished - why? If you are finished go in to detail about the project and what you learned. Give as much detail and information as possible.

My stop-motion animation project was really difficult and time consuming to complete. I did drawings on a chalkboard, and my first idea was to simply have a boat sailing on the water, but the waves were very hard to match up and make it look real. Instead, I decided to draw a plant growing up into flowers, and then dying. I was surprised when it actually looked real,and was happy when it was done.

Wednsday, April 9th

What is your idea for your stop-motion animation? Explain yourself. Have you started taking photos? If not, when do you plan to take your photos? What is your action plan for today? What is your plan to GET SOMETHING DONE?

My idea for my stop-motion animation project is to have a large chalkboard/whiteboard, and draw pictures that will look animated when its done. My pictures will be simple comics, like a sailboat on the water. I plan on taking these pictures over the weekend, and assembling it then as well. 

Monday, April 7

What is stop motion animation? If you don't know, look it up! Explain.

Stop motion is an animation technique to make a physically manipulated object appear to move on its own. In other words, it creates the illusion of movement to an object in place. 

Tuesday, April 1

What is a storyboard? If you don't know, what do you think it is? How are storyboards used? What are some different ways that storyboards can be made?

Storyboards are graphic organizers that use illustrations or images displayed in order of a story. These boards are used to tell a story or a sequence of events. They could be made on a word document, or a powerpoint presentation. 

Tuesday, March 25

What do you know about photography? When you take pictures what kind of camera do you use? Do you use your cell phone? Do you own a digital camera that is not your cell phone? Explain.

I do not know a lot about taking photos, but I did take a class for a semester on photography. I know that a camera uses the light to capture a photo, photographers use the apeture and lenses as well. I usually use a digital camera I own when I take photos, or the camera on my phone.

Global Issue Prezi

Monday, March 24

Welcome back! How was your Spring Break? Tell me all about it. You've been out of school for 10 days so I know you will have plenty to share. Make it good!

Over spring break, I stayed here and hung out with my friends and family most of the time. I went to the movies and saw the Divergent, which I didn't think I would like, but did. I spent a lot of time with my family because most of my friends were out of town. I did a lot of studying for the ACT which I am taking in April. I went to many of my little sisters volleyball tournaments and that was really fun also. 

Infographic

Wednesday, March 5

Prepare yourself... I want you to really THINK about this blog post. I mean really use your brain. What is the significance of an infographic? What is the point of pairing graphics and information together? What impact can this have on a reader or viewer. EXPLAIN.

An info graphic is used to show information by using visuals such as graphs, charts, lists, symbols, shapes, maps, and more. By doing this, it makes it easier for the reader to understand the point of the information, and how it all fits together.  In my opinion, using graphics to show information makes it easier for readers to understand the topic, and because it is so colorful, it is much more interesting to look at. 

Tuesday, March 4

If you had the option of writing a 3 page paper or creating an infographic - which one would you choose? Explain yourself.

I would do an info-graphic because it is a lot more entertaining than writing a paper. Also, i feel like the info-graphic gets the information to you faster than a paper. 

Friday, February 28

Blog Post of the Day:
How far along are you on your info graphic? Will you be finished and ready to embed on to your blog by the end of the hour today? Do you think you've used your time wisely in class? Explain yourself.

On my info graphic, I would give myself a 40% on completion. I worked hard throughout block day, and only finished a little more than a third of the project. I feel like i did use my wisely, but don't think i will be done by the end of the hour. 

Wednesday, February 26

Why do I have you brainstorm and collect your information in a Google Doc before putting in to final draft? Explain.

By collecting the information first, it makes it easier for us to put the information into our pictographs. Also, we can site our sources more efficiently by doing the research first. 

Tuesday, February 25

Yesterday I introduced you to infographics... tell me again what they are and how they are used? What is the benefit of an infographic? What goes into an infogrpahic?

Infographics are pages that use symbols and pictures to explain things and show statistics. They are usually colorful, and very appealing to look at. The information that goes into an infographic is usually just statistics, polls, or test studies. They are normally used in school, buisness, and to get across general information. 

Monday, February 24

Post your research paper to your blog. Give me a short (one paragraph summary) of your paper and include the link for me read your paper. Make sure you link up words! Do NOT copy and paste the ugly link. This should not be foreign to you.

My global issue paper is about the topic of same-sex marriage. It talks about the struggle that gay's and lesbian's have to get equal rights, the economical advantages that straight couples get, and the reasoning behind why its a problem in the United States. 

Tuesday February 18

Where are you at with your 5 paragraph essay so far? How is it coming? Is it easy to write? Difficult to write? Is it helpful that you created an outline first? Explain.

My essay is not very far along yet, I have only finished the introductory paragraph.  So far, it is fairly easy to write about because I found good sources and information. I did not find it very useful to create the outline, I thought for a simple essay like this it was unnecessary.

Monday, February 3

Tell me about your Sweetheart weekend. If you didn't go to Sweetheart, what did you do? I want details!

This weekend I did not attend sweetheart, my friends and I decided to dress up and go get sushi and ice cream. We also went shopping and had a lot of fun. Sunday, I did not do as much because I was so tired from the night before( I didn't get home till 3 a.m.) and slept most of the day and did my homework. 

Friday, January 31

Who do you look up to in life? Why? What have they done to help you or guide you?

I look up to a family friend, and neighbor most in life.  She is an all around good person, and always knows the right thing to do. She has helped me through difficult times in my life, and is always giving me advice on how to be a better person.  My neighbor has done a lot for me over the past few years, such as helping me with my homework (she is very smart), and just simply being there for me when I need a hand. 

Friday, January 29

Tell me about the global issue you selected yesterday. Briefly restate your paragraph from yesterday.


The global issue I choose is Same-sex marriage. I choose this issue because it is an issue I support strongly, and I believe the government should have nothing to do with marriage. I am interested in learning more about this topic and why it is not legal yet. 

Public Service Announcement

If you could pick one issue in the world to fix or change what would it be and why?
If I could change one thing about the would it would be hunger. There are too many people that starve to death each day in other countries, and here in america we have so much to be grateful for.  I would choose hunger above all because I think it is the absolute most necessary thing people need.  

What is a Public Service Announcement? If you don't know what it is, Google it. In your own words, now tell me what it is? What are they used for? Can you recall an example of a PSA you've seen before?

A public service announcement is an announcement of information that interests a group of people. They are used to spread a message/important information many people at once, usually over radio or television.  An example of a public service announcement would be information over the radio/television about dangerous weather, like a tornado or hurricane. 

Tell me about your three day weekend. How was it? What did you do? Elaborate!

This weekend was an interesting one for me. I'll start off on Friday afternoon, I brought my little sister Sonic for lunch at school since we got off earlier for the debate tournament. Later Friday night, I worked, and went home early because I had food poisoning from the sonic earlier. It was awful, I felt so sick at one time that I thought I needed to go to the hospital. Thankfully, it passed after a few hours, and I was able to go to my little sisters first volleyball tournament. Her team did really well and got first place medals. I didn't get home from the volleyball tournament till about 10 p.m., but once I got home, I decided to go hang out with some of my friends. We saw a movie and then went back to someones house afterwards. Sunday wasn't as fun, I worked on my homework and cleaned my room. On MLK day, I just hung out with my friends all day and finished up the rest of my homework. 

Friday, January 17

January 15, 2014

What have you learned about Google Drive and Google Presentation so far? What do you like about it? What problems have you run in to? Is it better than PowerPoint? Explain.

So far, I have learned a lot about Google Drive and Google Presentation. My favorite thing about them both is that you don't have to save your work, it automatically saves everything to the drive. Also, I like the fact that it is online, so I can access it from at home, not just at school. One of the problems I have run into with Google Presentation is that it does not have clipart like Microsoft Office has. Although I think the Google programs are more convenient, Microsoft office still has many more features than Google.  

Monday, January 13

Tell me if you agree with this statement and then explain why or why not. "Images on the internet are 'free game' - if someone posted I should be able to use it."
I do agree with this statement. People today should be able to use images off the internet when they want because those who post today are aware that what they put on the internet stays there forever, therefore, that makes it very difficult to keep up with.

Friday, January 10

What do you want to learn in the class the semester? What information do you want to walk away with that you didn't know before? Elaborate!

- During this class, I'm hoping to learn about tools on the internet, or computer, that can make doing school work more efficient. For example, if there are programs like prezi or powerpoint on the internet that I could use as an alternative, I would like to know about them. I wouldn't mind learning about secret tools and computer shortcuts that can help me get work done faster and easier.