Monday, May 5

I thought is was pretty interesting. However, I didn't agree with part of it. The video, to me, didn't even get the message out till half way through when the narrator said something, our phone are smart but the people are dumb, or something like that. I thought that it was over exaggerated a bit. In the video, just because this guy didn't have his phone he was able to get married, buy a house, and start a family. besides that I thought that the video was insightful and it was a different way to get people of the the electronics and into the real world.

Tuesday, April 29

What is a 'splash page'? Look it up. Explain what and how they are used. Find an example of a splash page in Google Images. Save the image to you computer and then upload it to your blog post. Hint - see below.

Splash screens or pages are pages that display an image, often when something is loading. The page can include related links or information about the company or spot you are tying to get to. They are typically used to advertise a product, show what the user is loading, or give information that is only going to be needed once per visit. they are using by popping up when the user is waiting for anything to load, such as a video game.

An Example of  splash page:

Friday, April 25

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. Do you agree or disagree with the writer?

 We read this in science yesterday and talked about it as well. I thought that it was really insightful. The teacher is trying to say that life and school is not suppose to be easy and that you have to work hard in both aspects to achieve what you want/ need. The author is also saying that we can quit to easily and need to stick with it and push through it. The "main event" is something that is not than the academics. Its the life problems that you are faced with and have to solve. The "main event" is becoming a better person. I would agree with the author, sometimes I quit to early, and so do other people. I agree with him saying that we need to stop the excuses and just get it done and get it done right.

Monday, March 31

Status update! Tell me where  you are at on your product website? Can you be finished by tomorrow at the end of the hour? Do you need more time? How much more time? Be honest and explain yourself.

The product that I choose to do was barbies. I think parts of my website look really cool, like the rollover links. As for finishing tomorrow, there is a possibility that I might finish. However, I would have to work super hard both days and then get a bit lucky. It would be more beneficial to have the block day to work to add more to the website and improve it.

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!

For spring break, I didn't do that much. The whole break main consisted of sitting on my coach and watching T.V. However, for a volleyball tournament, I went to Brandon, and while we were there we stayed an extra day just to go do stuff. My favorite thing that we did was a maze of mirrors. It was really fun but really confusing at the same time because you would see ten of the same person and then sometimes these figures would pop out in front of you. We also went to a go-karting place and rode around on them for awhile. The next weekend I had another tournament, and that was fun because we ended up taking first overall.

Tuesday, March 11

Do you like the layout of this project? Have you benefited from your brainstorming sheet? Was it more helpful or annoying when starting to map out your website? Explain why.

So far, I think what I have is coming together pretty well and will look cool once the pictures are in the place that I want them to be in. So far the brainstorming sheet has not help me a lot, mainly because I almost memorized the whole thing, and don't need the sheet for reference. However, I still think it was helpful because I was able to organize my thoughts on the paper and ion my brain and get to know the layout of the site a bit better that I would have without the sheet.

Monday, March 10

After reading below to see where you should be on your product website - are you caught up? What helps you stay caught up in class? Do you like having small checkpoints? Are you behind? If so, what are you going to do to get caught up?

Yes I am caught up. I have everything that was on the completed list finished. The best thing that help me stay caught up is giving something little to do each day, so then I won't have a day where I don't know what to do so then I just sit there. That said, it means that I do like the small checkpoints and to have them each day. I am not behind yet, but in the future since I have a complex website coming I am worried that I might get behind.