Monday, October 14th

Journal - What do you love about the "digital age" that we currently live in? What do you dislike about it? What are positives ways you use technology in your life? What are some things that come along with technology that you don't like? Explain.

                    I love that I can do almost everything on my phone. I can type a paper, tell my mom I'm on my way home, and even talk to my friends "face to face" that are hours away. I dislike that it kind of breaks people apart though. An example is whenever I'm at my friends house, I think we text a lot more than we talk in person. I stay connected with my friends and family from all over the world. I also use my technology to do my homework. Once again, I don't like that it kind of tears people apart. 

Thursday, October 17th

Journal - What makes a presentation memorable? What makes a presentation stand out and not boring? How are you going to make your presentation better than anyone else? How will you make it unique? Explain.

             I think a presentation is memorable when no one else has one like yours. If they are all the same then they get really boring. I think another thing that effects the presentation is the speaker. If the speaker is just plain old Jane and doesn't seem excited, the viewers won't be either. I'm making mine memorable because mine is a stop motion and no one else has done a stop motion. I'm using JellyCam to do it so I think it will be pretty unique. 

Monday, October 21st

Journal - Tell me about your weekend.

                  This weekend I had a lot of fun but I was really busy. On Friday I went to the Magic Kingdom and it was a crazy night. That was the Halloween party night so there were tons of people. I got to see a lot of villains, go on lots of rides, and get candy galore. On Saturday, I was at a tournament for my brothers and my dad. I basically walked around the stadium a couple times and then finally found someone to talk to, but it was really boring until then. That night, we went to Down Town Disney and went to Benihanas and then went shopping. I didn't get anything because I was saving my money for Epcot. On Sunday, we went to Epcot which is my favorite park! We went on a couple rides and then went over to the food and wine festival which features food from around the world. I got things from France, the UK, and Japan. My weekend was super crazy but extremely fun.  

Monday, October 28th

Journal – What is your favorite web tool that we have used in class so far this year? Why is it your favorite web tool? What do you like about it? How can you use it again in the future?

                I think my favorite by far was Text2MindMap. It's is my favorite because it was very organized and it kept all my things in one place. I can use it whenever I'm doing research projects for ANY of my classes. 

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Tuesday, October 8th

Journal - Tell me about your Homecoming weekend (whether you went to the activities or not!). Tell me about what you did over the weekend.

                       My homecoming week was super awesome. On Friday I went to the homecoming game and I stayed until after half time because it was supposed to storm. I had a lot of fun there(minus us losing). Then Saturday morning I came to the school at 8 am because I was helping set up for homecoming. Later that day I started actually getting ready. My friend came to my house around 6 and we went to Greg's house at 6:30. We took lots of pictures then we went to the Cheesecake Factory which was amazing. I didn't get home until 1 because my friend lives in Lawrence so we had to drop him off. On Sunday I went to Johnson's Farm and my family and I picked pumpkins and went and looked at all the animals. After that, we went a Cider Mill near it and got donuts and cider(which was delicious). At 10 that night, my dad, older brother, and I sat down and watched the Chargers vs Raiders game(Chargers sadly lost). My homecoming weekend was so amazing and I can't wait until Sweethearts. 

Wednesday, October 2nd

Journal - What do you know about infographics? What do you know about them? What are their purpose?
                       I honestly have no idea what infographics are. Just by looking at the name it sounds like its images with information on them. They're probably made to give information out in a more interesting way.