Today's Work 5-25-11

Today I did some last minute touches on my website, and then showed it to the teacher for grading. I think I did pretty good on it, so now all thats left to do in Multimedia is to work on preparing for the final. I think I'll take the multiple choice test rather then the project, but the means I'm going to need to go to peoples blogs to look at their questions. That way, I can study for the final

Today's Work 5-23-11

Today I finished my website and I think I did a really good job. I think I will get at least a 90, hopefully higher, so that I can keep my semester average above an "A". Next class I can start planning how i will do my final

Today's Work 5-17-11

Today I made a lot of progress on my Dreamweaver Website. I finished making the format for everything, which was kind of hard because I had to keep messing with the code of the document. After I finished making the format for how I wanted everything to look like, I began to convert all of my work into the appropriate files for uploading it into a link on my website. Next class I'm hoping to finish it, but if thats not possible I should still get this project done on time.

Today's Work 5-11-11

Today I did a sketch/plan of how I'm going to be making my Dreamweaver Website project. I think I have it planned out pretty well, next class I just need to get started on it and see how it goes, and if I planned it out well. So far I think I'm going at a pretty good pace, I'll just have to see how things go.

Today's Work 5-9-11

Today I started working on the final project of the year in multimedia, it involves making a website to compile the work I have done throughout the year. I will need to use a program called Dreamweaver. I don't no how to use it yet, but I think I could figure it out with relative ease. Today I just started to look for past work I have done so that I could use it in my project.

Today's Work 5-5-11

Today was the last day of my animation, and I managed to finish it today. I think I did a pretty good job on it. Today I also made the 5 questions for the Final, andI think they are pretty deep and thoughtful questions, so they should be included in the Final. I think next class I will start on the final project which will involve the program called Dreamweaver.

The 5 questions for the Final

1. What can be done with Adobe Flash? A character can be created and animated, and a flash game can be made with this program.

2. Is TopSite and Apple program or a Web 2.0 tool? Web 2.0 Tool.

3. What is a Web 2.0 Tool? It is a term associated with Web applications that facilitate collaboration on the internet.


4. What is Blogger? A website to make blogs at.


5. What is Keynote? The Apple equivalent to Microsoft Office Word.

Today's Work 5-3-11

Today I continued to work on my Adobe Flash Project. Last class I finished my character, so this class I started to animate it. I had a very hard time doing it, and need helped from the teacher, but I got some animation done. A bomb hits my character and he disappear, leaving only his "skeleton".

Today's Work 4-27-11

Today I was working with the Adobe Flash program. I didn't really like it and nobody I have seen likes it either. I was watched several videos which were tutorials about how to use the program. I watched 5 of them today, but after watching them for so long it began to be hard to follow. I started making a character in Adobe Flash. It is a man in ravens colors; Black, Purple, and White, and he is flexing. I think I did a decent job since it is the first time I use the program.

Drunk Driving PSA

Today's Work 3-25-11

Today me and my group started to plan out how we are going to make our PSA project. We started to draw out pictures of what our scenes might look like, and then we made a script. We aren't going to have too much dialogue in our project though, and since the PSA has to be done in a foreign language, we are going to be doing it in Spanish. The project is going to be about drunk driving. One of my partners will be trying to get into his car after drinking lots of alcohol, but then I run after him and pick him up and slam him into the ground. I think next week we are going to have access to cameras, so we should begin filming then, since we have a pretty good idea of how we want it to look like.

Today's Work 3-23-11

Today was pretty simple, I just had to fill out a worksheet with my group. It was meant to help us plan our PSA better. It asked questions like, "What problem will you investigate?", "What you need to know?", "What sources will you use?", "What needs or situations is the subject a response to?", "How has it affected society or the environment?", "How has technology influenced the subject?", and "What sources did you use?". Our PSA project will be over drunk driving.

Today's Work 3-21-11

Today I started doing my next project, which will be over PSA's (Public Service Announcements). I learned that a PSA is basically an advertisement that is broadcasted over T.V. or internet. I also spent a long time looking at examples of PSA's. Most of the ones I saw dealt  with driving safety, and the risks of not driving carefully. I found 2 partners for my group. We are going to do ours over drinking and driving, and what can happen if you are caught doing it.

Today's Work 3-10-11

Today I finished with my final Adobe Rome Poster, which was to make an Environmental Poster. I decided to do it over the conservation of Rhinos. I used several effects in it that I had learned in the Adobe Rome tutorial. I think I did a good job in it. Now I am done with Adobe Rome. Overall, I think it is pretty decent software, but I think I prefer using Photoshop. In the future, if i ever take another technology class, Adobe Rome my help me with an assignment. Now I have finished the first half of this semester in Multimedia.

My Environmental Poster

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7R_VcXXb1AcNzc1MWIwMjgtNDdkOC00ZDE5LWFhNDMtZjY5MjI4NDQ4Yzk0&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

My Movie Poster

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7R_VcXXb1AcOWU2YTViMDAtNTdlNS00ZTQ5LWI0OWYtMjM1YjcxMmY5NGUz&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

Today's Work 3-8-11

Today I started to work on my environmental project. It went pretty good, and I made a lot of progress on it. I decided to do it over the conservation of Rhinos, and why they should be helped.  I also used some of the effects I had learned from the  tutorial. I'll try to finish the environmental poster next class, since that is the last day to work on it. Then I will be done with Rome

Today's Work 3-4-11

Today I continued to work on my first poster assignment, which was the Movie Poster. I didn't change a whole lot, I just made lots of revisions and final touches, so I finished it now. Next class I'll start on my next poster, which is going to be over the environment. I think my first poster, the movie poster, is pretty good, especially since I have never used Adobe Rome before.

Today's Work 3-2-11

Today I started on my next  Adobe Rome Project. I had to make a movie poster over a fictional movie. I am almost done with it. I think it's pretty good, I made sure to use lots of effects on it. The movie I'm doing it over is called "Return of the Villains". Next class I'll finish up my first poster, and then start my second poster on Adobe Rome, which is over the environment. I got a lot done this class since I'm almost done with my first poster.

Today's Work 2-25-11

Today I finished doing the first tutorial for the Adobe Rome. It took a lot longer then I thought, but I was able to do just about every step. I feel somewhat comfortable with Adobe Rome now

Rome First Assignment

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7R_VcXXb1AcMzM2OGJjNDctNzcxOS00NzE5LTk3YTAtNGU4M2Q2YmY2YjY0&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

Today's Work

Today I started messing around with Adobe Rome. I was following a set tutorial to make something, but I wasn't able to finish it. I will probably finish it next class, So I'll post up what I made then. So far, Adobe Rome seems pretty simple and straight forward, and it has some neat effects. i'll have to mess around with it some more before I can say whether its a good program or not though.

Today's Work 2-16-11

Hoy en este dia hice mucho trabaja. Yo termine me proyecto sobra "Animated Text". Fue dificil, y necesitio mucho tiempo para terminar todo, pero yo termine el proyecto este clase. En el proyecto, yo usar cinco partes, y puso muchos efectos. Se ves muy bien. Tambien me empezar con mi  proyecto sobe Web 2.0 Tools. Tambien me termine eso en este clase, y por eso dice que termine mucho trabaja hoy. No se lo que voy a hacer en el otro clase, pero horita termine mi trabajo.

Animated Text

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7R_VcXXb1AcMDA4Mjk4NGItZDg4MC00M2M3LThmNzktMjQzYjE2ZjRjZDNi&sort=name&layout=list&num=50

Today's Work 2-14-11

Today I figured out how to the animated text, so I started on that but I didn't finish it yet. I also spent some time writing my rough draft for my TopSite 2.0 tool. I'm almost finished with that, but I might have to finish writing it next class, along with my animated text. I had a productive day.

Today's Work 2-8-11

Today in class I started to do my newest mini-project, or I tried to anyway. This project involves doing Kinetic Typography- Animated Text. The instructions weren't very clear, So I don't know how to start. I ended up looking at an example project, and I looked a website that gave tips on animating text, but I still don't know how to start the project. I also went to Gutenburg.com, and looked at some ebooks, that I think are supposed to be used for the class. Maybe next class period I can talk to the teacher so maybe he can give me clearer instructions on this project.

Today's Work 2-10-11

Today I wasn't able to do anything because I was only in class for a few minutes before I had to leave on a field trip

Taking Surveys

Last class, I had to take a survey for all the people that presented. I took surveys for the people that uploaded them, but I wasn't able to do surveys for the several people who didn't upload them. Also, one person uploaded his survey but I needed some login to use it, so I was only able to do a couple of people's surveys.

TopSite Essay

     TopSite is a Web 2.0 Tool. It helps with research by bringing up several websites when you type in a search term, similar to Google. It offers a simple an effective way to improve the quality of research you do. Rather then bring up thousands of useless websites you won't need, it only brings up 10 of the best sites, or "top sites".

     Whats good about it is that it only gives you useful websites. you don't have to waste time trying to find out if the given website has relevant and accurate information to your topic, because TopSite does that for you. It is also fast and easy to use. You just type in what you are looking for, and the tool does the rest.

     This web 2.0 tool isn't perfect though. It gives you 10 websites, but sometimes if you have a lot of research to do, 10 websites might not be enough. It also doesn't give you pictures, and sometimes for research you need to find pictures, especially if you want to make some sort of presentation.

     This Web 2.0 tool has the potential to be very useful to both students and teachers. Both often have to do research, and it can be done much more efficiently with TopSite. The fact that it only shows what you need is its biggest feature. It keeps you from wasting time looking at websites that won't help you. It is also very easy to use.

My Cooliris Wall

1. Computer Screen/Monitor( Output)

2. Keyboard( Input)

3.  Mouse( Input)

4. CD/DVD Drive( Input)

5. Headphones( Input)

6. USB Flash-Drive( Input)

7. Projector(Output)

8. Printer( Output) 

9. Wireless Internet Hub( Input)

10. ActiveVote( Input)

11. ActiveBoard Pen( Input)

Today's Work 1-27-11

Today I wasn't chosen to do my presentation, so I just had to watch a couple of people present. Then I learned about Input and Output, which i made a post about. Maybe next class I'll have to present. I had also had to fill out a sheet for each presentation that someone else did.

Input and Output

An output device is any device that can display information. An input is something that goes into the computer.
Motherboard-Output   External Hard Drive- Input   CD- Input   Ram- Output   Mac Comuter- Input/Output
LCD Projector- Output   Scanner- Input   Printer- Output   Digital Camera- Input   Hard Drive- Output  
Cell Phone- Input/Output   Tablet PC- Output   Docking Station- Output  Monitor-Output  USB Port-Input
Keyboard- Input   Mouse-Input   Headphones- Output   Digital Camera-Input/Output    
  

Today's Work 1-25-11

Today was simple, I just had to create a survey and embed it to my blog, and then email it to the teacher. I also did some finishing touches to my keynote presentation. I also did some APUSH, since I finished early...and the teacher showed me somethings with the projector.

Survey

Today's Work 1-21-11

Today I continued working on my Keynote Slideshow Web 2.0 Tool Presentation. I managed to finish it. I added some effects and pictures and finished adding the last information. That pretty much filled up the whole class period, and next class period I'm going to have to fill out a survey and put one on my blog.

Today's Work 1-19-11

Today I read an article with my partner Big Taco. It was about an Army Colonel who got fired for ranting about Powerpoint and discouraging people from using it. I think he should have gotten fired for it because he disobeyed some Military policy. He has the right to speak his mind, but if it goes against policy then he needs to got fired. After that I also continued some work on my Keynote presentation, and I think I'm making good progress. I might be able to finish it by next class.

Today's Work 1-14-10

Today I looked at some videos from lynda.com. They talked about Keynote presentations. I thought they weren't very helpful so I only watched one of them. Then I started working on my Web 2.0 Tool, TopSite. Keynote seems fairly straight forward, so I don't think it will be to hard to do this project. All I need to is to go more in depth with the pros and cons of the Web 2.0 Tool. Next class I might be able to finish it up

Today's Work 1-12-10

Today we learned about problems with Powerpoint. It started with a discussion about the whats good with Powerpoint, and whats bad about Powerpoint. Then we discussed what somebody has said that "Powerpoint makes us stupid". I disagree with that completely, I think that Powerpoint can make you smarter and are good for education. It only would make you stupid if stupid things are being said in the Powerpoint, so I think that the usefulness of a Powerpoint is up to the person who's making it. Then I looked a slideshow about why Powerpoints were bad and how to make it better. The slideshow made a lot of sense and I think he made some good points. And after that I had to post in my blog about some other problems I had found on my own about Powerpoint.

Problems in Powerpoint

Powerpoint is a program used to create Slideshow Presentations. It works pretty good, but it has some problems, not just in the way that the program works, but in the way that people use them. A common problem that we discussed earlier in class was that people were putting too much information a Powerpoint presentation, and making it boring. People who were listening to the presentation wouldn't be able to follow it because it was boring. Also, some people would use too many fonts and use too many colors to decorate the powerpoint, but all that decoration would become distracting, and it would make it hard for people to follow. There are also some problems with Powerpoint that don't deal with how a person uses the program, but how the program was made. For example, if you try to put music onto a Powerpoint, it will work fine until you email it to somebody or until you try to open it up onto another computer, then it will start having problems and might not open up at all. Also, if a computer is being shared with somebody and a password needs to be put on a powerpoint, it is hard to do so.

Today's Work 1-5-11

Today I came to class late because I was on a field trip, so I didn't have as much time to work on the assignment. The teacher told me that soon we were going to be doing a project over Web 2.0 applications, so today I had to choose 2 applications. I chose "Draw To" and "TopSite". But the one I'm going to be working on is probably 'TopSite". I also had to post on my blog about what a Web 2.0 site is. It is a Web 2.0 tool is a web application that can facilitate systemic biases, interoperability, user-centered design, and developing the Internet. These sites can allow users to interact with each other through a social media.

Web 2.0 Tools: What they are, and the 2 I'm considering

A Web 2.0 tool is a web application that can facilitate systemic biases, interoperability, user-centered design, and developing the Internet. These sites can allow users to interact with each other through a social media.

I decided to have 2 choices for my Web 2.0 Project. They were "Draw To", and "TopSite".

The one I will do is "Draw To".

Here are the links to the two Web 2.0 applications:

"Draw To"-  http://www.go2web20.net/site/?a=Draw_to
"TopSite"- http://www.go2web20.net/site/?a=TopSite