I disagree with the video because I don't think that the relationships on my phone are any less than in person. I use my phone to keep in contact with people I have already met and make plans to be with them in person. I also think my cell phone is a great way to meet new people. I agree with him when he says we use our phones too much. I am often on my phone and don't notice whats going on around me in the real world. I should use my phone less and only when needed.

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 an image that appears while a game or program is loading. Or an introduction page on a website. The splash screens of operating systems and some applications that expect to be run full-screen usually cover the entire screen. 

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 have completely finished my index and I have started to move on to my other pages. I will not be done by tomorrow at the end of the hour. I was gone Friday and I am behind. I i will need a day or two more.

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 pretty good. I didn't go anywhere over the break, but I did hang out with friends a lot. I also slept and hung out with my family. My favorite part of spring break was I went shopping. I got to go shopping a lot and gets lots of new spring clothes. I also went to the plaza with my family. I enjoyed my days off of school and was happy with my spring break.

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 do like the layout of this project.Yes I did benefit from the brainstorming sheet. It was helpful because it gave me a vision and an outline of what my project was going to look like. Then I could get started and not waste time designing different things.

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?

After reading to see where I should be in class I am almost caught up on my product website. I stay caught up by being productive and not falling behind. If I am behind I stay after school to get caught up. I like having small checkpoints. I am going to stay after school to get caught up on my product website.

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.

My idea to make my website different from others is i am going to include lots of images, and videos. I also will add lots of colors and make it visually appealing and unique.

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!
The product I chose is Polly pockets. I decided to choose this product because I used to play with them. They are a cool doll with lots of accessories.

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 when you change the file type you can do different things with the picture. I know two file types. One is a png file and the other is a pdf. Png in photoshop makes you be able to move and edit the picture, while a pdf file is just a picture you can change or move around.

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?

My takeaway from this travel site was I learned how to do rollover links and use Photoshop. I learned new things that will help me build websites. Now I know how to edit my pictures and add text to pictures. Also now I know how to add effects to my pictures and size them.

How can Photoshop be a valuable tool in web design? Explain.
Photoshop can be used as a valuable tool for web design in many ways. You can edit your pictures and add text to them. You can add information to your website using Photoshop.

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 that Photoshop is something you can use to alter pictures. I don't know a lot about Photoshop. I am not an expert whatsoever. My only background is seeing other Photoshop pictures.

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 all about me site it very colorful and detailed. It explains all about me. My 4 main content pages are going to be family, friends, hobbies, and my future. My big plans I have for my site is for it to stand out and be organized.

Tell me about your three day weekend. How was it? What did you do? Elaborate!

My three day weekend was awesome. I hung out with friend s and family during my weekend. My family and I went out to eat Friday. I also watched  a lot of TV and slept. I enjoyed my days off a lot, and it was a relaxing break and extra day off.

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."

Images on the internet are not free game.They still belong to a source, and you should give the source credit if you use the picture. The picture initially belongs to someone. Pictures can be a form of plagiarism as well as text.

What do you know about plagiarism? What do you know about plagiarism on the internet? Howdo web design, the internet and plagiarism all effect each other? Explain.

Plagiarism is stealing or copying someone's work without giving them credit in some form. If you take information from the internet that isn't yours you have to cite it. Web design and plagiarism come hand in hand because you are putting information on a cite. You can't take someone's information and not give them credit, and your information can be taken without them recognizing the information came from you.

Friday, January 10

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

I know there is always httml codes involved with the web. I also know there are different designs for different sites. Other knowledge I have about the web is there are search engines. I also know there are different sites like blogs.