During this week, We have learned about using special google applications. One of them is Google Calendar, it is a web application offered by google. It allows users to organize their contacts and manage their schedule. This calendar is a great tool for students and teachers to interact with each other. When students needs to find out tonight’s homework assignment or last week’s assignment that he/she missed they can check their teacher’g google calendar and find out.
Besides from that Google has many other applications that are quite useful such as Google Documents, which allows users to create and edit documents, either using word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation. Another application is Google Photos which is like a image hosting application and Lastly Google Reader, is a reader that is capable of reading XML internet language and RSS feeds.
During this week I have learned a lot about widgets, and so far I have gathered 4 widgets
That is most useful for a cooking teacher, and fun and interactive with students. I’ve also talked to my Advisor this week, to see what kind of a blog she wants, and I managed to get a slight understanding of what she wants. I don’t know if I’ll do well, but I’ll try my best.
Make sure you look at or listen to this:
I dont really understand this question. But I’ll just ask you to look at your emails because I cc’ed you some of my emails with mrs. warfield.
Here’s what I plan to work on next (Be specific on short term goals):
Next week I plan to get more information on what she needs, so I can start looking for widgets or media that I can use for her website. Brainstorm ideas for the required 5 pages. Put some content on her pages. I dont want to rush anything, I just want to take steps to get every piece done.
Here’s my complete and current to do list for the completion of the project (Be specific on long term goals):
Teach my advisor how to use all of the blog’s functions so, she can use it without much assistance.
After getting enough information on what my advisor wants, I will search for widgets or media relative to the class, and save it.
Personalize the Blog to her liking, and then add the content
During this week we have gotten into more depth about Widgets.
Before, I thought Widgets were fun things you can add to your webpage to make them fun, but its more to them than just that. They are little gadgets that people can Embed on to their personal web sites, so visitors can interact with their website. Widgets can be convenient for visitors, for example, some users might want to check dates or temperature, instead of opening more windows, they can simply look at the widget displaying their information. Widgets impacts the vistiors browsing experience.
I’ve added a text only access to my blog, so that people can access my blog from their phone, only getting the text only. Also I learned how to give people adminstrative powers to other people.
In the last quarter of the game, the spurs build on a lead and the annoucers assume a Spurs victory with a 10 point lead. All houston fans leave when there is 1:09 left in the game, thinking of no chance of a comeback. Tracy McGrady the ’superstar’ of the Rockets, ignites the team to score 13 points in 35 Seconds to give them the victory 82-80.
Hotspots are the places on a webpage that is the most viewed by all vistors. The top left corner and bottom right side of the webpage appear to be the hot spots that people often turn to, when they visit a site according to this source. It shows a clear way, how to organize your webpage and blog, by placing different applications on different places on a page, to catches someones attention.
Personally, I have felt, I’ve already known this, but I didn’t know their was a name for it. When I usually login to a site for example NBA.com I check the Top Left Side for Previous Game Scores, and future game schedules. On the middle the main info is being displayed and on the right side is numerous links to basketball related media.
Applying it to my blog…
I changed up my whole blog scheme, to make it more usable and visitor friendly.
the ”Youtube Girls” are girls (and boys) involved in the Online Violent Scandal. Originally the plan was for the 6 girls to Haze a classmate, that she had conflict with and post an embarrassing video of it on Youtube. They invited her over to hang out, and then they just pounded on her. I thought it was really horrible, and the 2 boys that were involved, were the look outs. They planned to ruin the girl’s social life and reputation, but all the people associated with the hazing, were given felony charges. But people look at the bigger picture, and found the bigger problem, which is Youtube.
People say Youtube is filled with violent and inappropriate content, that minors can access, but I disagree. Youtube is filled with alot of entertainment and information that people would enjoy. So they shouldn’t just put all of the blame on Youtube, its the users that choose to upload the inapproriate content that can hurt other people.
During this past week, I’ve learned two new things and applied it to my blog. A Text-Only link, that shows only text, and disables graphics and images. So people with a slow bandwidth or a internet featured cell phone can check what they need to check.
Another thing I’ve learned is how to Embed applications to my blog. Under the Widgets tab, i’ve added a Voki applications, by using codes like “<p>last.htm<p> etc.” Its really difficult to understand, but its really useful. At first I didn’t know what a Voki was, and how to spell it, but now I know. Its a cool application, that can be portrayed as your own Avatar that greets visitors to a webpage, by saying what ever you want him/her to say.
I agree with this topic because, most of the time Teens know what they are doing online, and they discuss their opinions with other people that have ideas for a certain topic. They get help with homework, or just researching stuff they are interested in. they can ask difficult questions that is hard to ask face to face.
Working with partners (Sam and Kurt) was really fun and easy. We all contributed to the written tutorial, and Kurt did an outstanding job with the Video tutorial. We had to stay afterschool to finish our project, but it was worth it, and overall i think my group did a very good job.
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