5.5.14

The video made me think about how technology is taking over our lives. I thought about all of the things I could miss if I was on my phone.
The video was pretty sad, emotional, touching, and eye-opening.
If I put down the phone once in a while, maybe I could see the world for how it really is, not through the lens of someone else's phone.

4.29.14

What is a 'splash page'? Look it up. Explain what they are 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.

A splash page is a page where the viewer is shown before you even have a choice to visit the main site. 
They usually consist on graphics and or music. A link to the main site is usually on the splash page. 

3.31.14

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.

I am falling behind on my website but if I were to get a little more time, I could easily catch up. Part of the reason why I'm behind is because I forgot how to do some of the stuff I did before. But as I learned I began to catch up with my website. 

3.24.14

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!

My spring break was not too exciting. I visited my great grandmas on Sunday and my grandmas on Monday. On Thursday I went paint balling and helped one of my friends with a science experiment. We had a sleepover that night. The rest of spring break I didn't do much except hang out with a few friends. 

3.11.14

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.

I like the layout of this project. I think the brainstorming sheet helped a lot with the layout of the website so I have at least an idea of where I should put everything. 

3.10.14

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?

I just need to finish my header and footer and I'll be caught up. 

3.5.14

What idea do you have that is going to make you product website different, unique or unlike anyone else? If you're answer is you don't know - it's time to start THINKING. Explain your idea.

I am going to be selling aircraft. Nobody else I have heard of is doing aircraft. 

3.4.14

What product have you decided to feature/sell on your product website? Explain why you've chosen this product and remember, the sky is the limit on this project!

I have decided to sell many types of aircraft. I have chosen this product because its fun to fly stuff. 

2.25.14

What effect can a color scheme have on a website? How can it make a website better? How can it make a website worse? Explain why color is important.

Color can give the effect of temperature. For example, if you have a mostly blue website, it will make the viewer feel a little bit colder when they view your website. In contrast, if your website is red, your website will make the viewer just a littler warmer when viewing it. 

Color can also give a good first impression which decides how they look at your website for the duration of their visit. If your first page had a really bad color scheme and is hard to read, the viewer will possibly get a headache and leave your website. If you have a good color scheme, one that is easy on the eyes, you will have a happy viewer who will continue to look at your site. 

Color can also have an effect on emotion. Blue makes people feel more sad, or just a bit down. Red can make people's adrenaline. Pink makes people's muscles relax. Yellow can make people feel happy. 

2.24.14

Blog Post of the Day:
What did you learn about file types as you created and designed your travel website? What are some other kinds of file types you know of? What do these different files do? Explain.

 I learned that there are many different types of files that you can create and make you website visually better than before. For example, moving pictures have the file type .gif.
Picture with the file type .png or .jpg are static images that can only be edited as an entire image. 

2.21.14

What was your takeaway from this Travel Site? What did you learn that you didn't know before? How will the knowledge of how we built this site help you improve your future websites?

That making websites is confusing and if you mess up one tony detail, the rest of your website is messed up as well. I will try to keep up and listen.

2.11.14

What do you know about Photoshop? Have you used it before? What can it do? Are you an expert? A newbie? Tell me about your background and what you already know.

I know Photoshop is used to alter images in any way you want. I've used it before, but I'm still clueless about how to use it. I've used things like it, like a Microsoft Photo editor. 

2/7/14

Think about how a user (me or anyone else using your site) might function and interact with your site. What are some important functional features to make your website easy to work with? How can you make it easier for the user and not frustrating? Explain why this is so important.

If everything runs smooths, for example all of the links work properly and the images work, then the user could move through your website with ease.  Some important function features would be working links, external links, and an email link. 

2.3.14

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

This I, of course, did not go to sweetheart. In fact, Friday was my birthday ^-^
I barely did anything this weekend. On saturday/Sunday I stayed up until about 5 in the morning watching netflix. 

1.28.14

Tell me about your All About Me site. What are going to be your 4 main content pages? Why did you choose those topics? What big plans do you have for your site that is going to make it different and creative?
My four main content pages are going to be: Sports, School, Internet, Music. 
I chose these topics because they are all really important to me. 
I'm going to add .gifs to my website and also change the cursor and a few more things. 

1.27.14

What are your thoughts on HTML code? Did you enjoy the coding activity? Do you feel like you learned anything? Explain yourself.

I think HTML coding is pretty fun, learning all about the structure of a website. I enjoy learning about how websites work and what creates a website. I do think I learned a few things from HTML coding. 

1.21.14

Over the three day weekend I did absoluteness nothing and I loved it.

1.15.14

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 it, I should be able to use it."

I think the images on the internet are free game in terms of anyone should be able to take it and use it. I do NOT think it is free game in terms of taking it without giving credit. I believe you should be able to take what you want on the internet, but you should always give credit to whomever made the picture, video, etc..

1.13.14

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!

I would like to know how to make and design a website. I would also like to learn about plagiarism, and how people find it, make it, and the all of the punishments for the crime.

1/10/14

What do you already know about web design? How it works? Programs you can use? Tools that exist? Anything.

I don't know much but I know people have to make their website look good so people think their website is good. There is a thing called Web 2.0, which is basically anything that uses the internet directly. For example, Piktochart.