5/16/17 Emerging Technology Class Reflection

I had so much fun in Emerging Technology this semester. I loved all the hands-on projects we did, and all the cool and different software we used throughout second semester. What I enjoyed most about the class was how great all the projects were, and how I understand technology way more now after taking this class. I feel like my technology skills have improved immensely, and I can now understand it on another level. I liked all the great feedback I was given, and Mrs. Peres helped us understand the assignments more when things got a little challenging. My favorite assignment over the whole semester would probably be the website because I got to make a fun website about something I enjoyed. I got to customize it in a unique and intriguing way too. It was very easy to understand as well which also made the project more enjoyable. I currently don't have any suggestions on how to improve the class for next year because this year was pretty awesome. Everything was really organized and fun which also made the class great. This was a really fun class, and it helped make my second semester great!

5/12/17 How To Video

I had a lot of fun using PowerPoint Mix and Office 365! I really enjoyed this assignment; however, I felt super awkward making all the recordings and videos, and I cringe whenever I watch my presentation. Haha oh well. I really did enjoy making this project though. With the time I had to compare Office 365 and Google drive material, I probably prefer google for accessing it throughout other computers and at home, but I loved the features Office 365 offered for the PowerPoint. I probably would use PPT Mix again if the future if I truly needed it for a school project or something related to it. Otherwise, I don't know when I would use it. It is a great tool to learn how to use though.

5/4 Website Reflection

I really enjoyed building my own website! I really liked using Wix because it gave me a lot of cool options to choose from in order to make my website. I didn't  have enough time to try Weebly because I was too far in creating my website on Wix. I found it actually pretty easy to navigate and work with Wix while creating my website. However, there was a little tutorial I did that really helped me catch on to how use Wix. I would really like to use Wix to create a website in the future! It was easy to use once I got the hang of it and the end results of the websites look so professional. The free option gave you a lot of options to create a website with. My two favorite websites made by classmates would have to be: Nikki J and Haleema S's websites. Both their website were so cool and so creative and different from everyone else. Nikki's had so many cool features that made the website very fun and interactive. It had a lot of great information on it about protecting our earth which I think is pretty cool. Haleema's website was also very cool. It had fun graphics and it was over fashion and fun outfits that were put together on an app called Polyvore. What was also great about both of their websites was that they both looked so professional! This project was very fun and I enjoyed it!

5/2 My Website

Here is the link to the website I created!

My Site

4/25 Website Selection

I have never created a website before. I have heard of Weebly and Wix before though. After looking through both the websites I decided to make my website on Wix. I loved all the available options I had access to. For my website, I decided to do it on dance. I'm going to post somethings about my studio and some other fun websites for dance wear. I may even involve a dance DIY (do it yourself) of some sort. I kind of want my website to be a dancer blog. So hopefully it will turn out pretty well, and I'm excited to create it!

4/25 Survey Reflection

Survey Reflection

4/18/17 Current Event #5

I had a lot of fun making this current event. It was involved a new technology that helped girls learn computational skills. The software used to help the girls learn these skills was a software using dance, movement, and choreography. This really struck me because I had no idea that dance could help people learn about programming and computational/science skills. It was very cool to see just how dance can impact technology. This type of technology was described as the future for girls moving into a science career.

Current Event 

4/17 Favorite New Apps

Reflection:
Personally, I really enjoyed this project. I had a lot of fun picking out an app that I wanted to research. I got the ability to pick an app I wanted, and I got to collaborative on it with my classmates. I was able to try and persuade them to get the app which was pretty interesting as well. What was also good about this project is that I'm using the app my project was over. The app, iHomework 2, has really helped keep my homework and study days organized. I feel less stressed about my homework schedule and dance schedule thanks to my app I did for this project.

4/13/17 Survey

Tell Me About You Survey

4/13/17 Online Forms/Surveys

I have never used Google Drive to create any form of some sort. I honestly don't know what this means entirely... I do feel that it has something to do with a survey or something like that. I have no experience with survey-generating software. I guess I could have used it if i took a survey for the school, but other than that I have never used it to make one. I have not used any of them or know what kinds of companies with survey-generating software out there. 

4/10/17 App Investigation Project

iHomework 2 Presentation

4/4/17 Apps

I use apps a lot throughout my day. Whenever I am on my phone I usually go to an app to waste some time. They make my life easier by being able to communicate with my friends through my phone, organize my information, put together my calendar, do some online shopping, and being able to watch movies and shows. I honestly couldn't imagine my life with out apps. I wouldn't be able to do any of the things I mentioned earlier on my phone. What other purpose would a phone have if it didn't have apps? There is no way I could live with out apps on my phone. 

4/3/2017 My Weekend

My weekend was very crazy and busy dance weekend. On Friday night I got to babysit, and once I was done I had to get all my dance costumes together because this past weekend was spacing and dress rehearsal for me. On Saturday I woke up at 6:00 am and got ready for spacing rehearsal. I got to spacing rehearsal at 7:10 am and I was ready to start my day. I danced all day until 6:30 pm. After dancing, I got to babysit again that night. Then on Sunday I had dress rehearsal. I danced all day in my costumes so we could look at what needed to be done to some of them, and also to see if they were ready for the dance competitions coming up soon. Once my day of dance was done I went to my sister's volleyball game. By the time I got home I went to bed because I was so tired. My weekend was very busy!

3/31 Current Event #4

Current Event

3/31 NCAA Reflection

In our class competition, I have learned so much about basketball, March Madness, and how brackets work. I have never filled out a bracket in my life prior to this class. I had no knowledge about seed placements, how good each team was, and how the brackets work that I kind of put down random teams for my bracket. However, the bracket made me more aware of the games going on during March Madness. I wanted my bracket to do well, so I watched more basketball games than I have ever watched in my life. I may have to do another bracket next year because my bracket this year was terrible. I learned how to use formulas, merge cells, and use color to make my spreadsheet more fun in Google Sheets. I had to visually make my bracket in Microsoft Word because Google Docs was a little to frustrating for me to use. Overall, I had a lot of fun with this project, and I'm a little more interested in basketball now.

Blog Post 3/30

I have many favorite movies and TV shows that I love that I don't know if I could pick one. If I had to pick a movie I'd pick Clueless or The Help. Clueless is about a 15-year-old girl named Cher living in Beverly Hills, California and what her sophomore year at high school is like. The Help is set in the 1960's during the Civil Rights era. The movie focuses on three main people: Aibileen Clark, Minny Jackson, and Miss Skeeter. Aibileen Clark and Minny Jackson are the colored help for families in Jackson, Mississippi, while Miss Skeeter is a young white college grad who wants to write for a living. These three characters join forces to help fight against the social injustice facing African-Americans in their community through the power of words. Unfortunately I don't have much time to watch TV shows with all the dancing I do, but I totally recommend to watch Downton Abbey. This show is based on the privileged Crawley family in England during the time of the Titanic to 1925. The show follows the outcomes of the choices of not only the Crawley family, but also the maids and butlers of their house, Downton Abbey. The show matches very well to the history of what was actually going on in that era of time and they have great character development for everyone in the show. It is a very good show. I highly recommend you to watch Downton Abbey, Clueless, and The Help.

3/27/17 NCAA Bracket Spread Sheet

NCAA Tournament Bracketology Class Competition

3/23 NCAA 2017 Bracket

NCAA 2017 Bracket

3/21 Spring Break

I had a super fun spring break. After we got out of school, I flew to Arizona to start my spring break. I went to Arizona with my friend Libby, my mom, and Libby' s mom. While we were there we went to a Royal's game, hung around the pool, and even went to a rodeo on our last night. It was a very relaxing and fun trip to have. The mountains landscape of Arizona was so pretty and cool. We stayed in Arizona for about a week. Once I came back the rest of my spring break consisted of me hanging out with some of my other friends. I also applied for a hostess job at Ted's and Yaya's. This past Sunday I spent all day at dance rehearsals which was really tiring and exhausting. Then on my last day of spring break I hung out with my friends for a few hours and then took my sister to lunch. Once my day was almost over, I went to dance again. I got back into the groove of my dance schedule and we are now preparing for competition season. Now I'm back at school getting ready to finish my 4th quarter of freshman year.

Royal's game

Arizona

3/7/17 Photo Editing

Photo editing

Photo editing reflection spread sheet

Edited Photos

Pic Monkey

Photo Editor

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