More poetry! :D
Tip tap type
Kids on old keyboards
Give dirty monitors a wipe.
Click scroll clack
Kids on mice
Use the left mouse button-- click that twice!
Ping ping ping
Space bar is hit
While writing blog posts that are full of wit.
This I hear and so much more
While working on computers, there're sounds galore!
--SwimmerGirl453
Showing posts with label class. Show all posts
Showing posts with label class. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Bullying
Another class post!
This is about bullying. All forms of this act are cruel and unneeded. They only make a person feel worse about him or herself and make the bullier feel better about themselves. During my education, I have heard many presentations, lectures, and scenarios about bullying, and to tell the truth, I'm tired of it. I know what to do when someone is being bullied. I know not to be a bystander, and help the person in need. But nobody really listens to what people have to say anymore. No kid wants to hear about this every few months. I think it's a good program, personally, but maybe it should only be used once every year. That way, there would be time to create a new program if necessary. Although these talks can be boring, they are helpful. If saving one kid's life means I have to be bored for two hours every school year, then fine. Because these programs do save lives, whether it be in your town or not. Every time somebody is saved from hurting themselves or others, it makes the world a better place to live in. And if the world is a better place, we can all live in peace. So next time you have a long bullying presentation, just think of how many lives it could possibly save. Think of some kids you know who could use help. And act to help children in need of comfort, aid, and friends.
--SwimmerGirl
This is about bullying. All forms of this act are cruel and unneeded. They only make a person feel worse about him or herself and make the bullier feel better about themselves. During my education, I have heard many presentations, lectures, and scenarios about bullying, and to tell the truth, I'm tired of it. I know what to do when someone is being bullied. I know not to be a bystander, and help the person in need. But nobody really listens to what people have to say anymore. No kid wants to hear about this every few months. I think it's a good program, personally, but maybe it should only be used once every year. That way, there would be time to create a new program if necessary. Although these talks can be boring, they are helpful. If saving one kid's life means I have to be bored for two hours every school year, then fine. Because these programs do save lives, whether it be in your town or not. Every time somebody is saved from hurting themselves or others, it makes the world a better place to live in. And if the world is a better place, we can all live in peace. So next time you have a long bullying presentation, just think of how many lives it could possibly save. Think of some kids you know who could use help. And act to help children in need of comfort, aid, and friends.
--SwimmerGirl
Monday, February 7, 2011
Doodling
A class post once more!
This time, it's about doodling, courtesy of this article.
Although doodling may seem like a distracted person's pastime, it really isn't. Doodling helps the mind focus and retain information better. It allows our mind's eye to "see" what we are thinking about better. For example, if you are trying to design a new product, it helps if you doodle what you are thinking. Surprisingly, doodling also helps us focus. It lets our mind work while keeping the hands busy. Doodling is also an effective way of planning new ideas. So if your teacher catches you doodling in class, you have a reason!
--SwimmerGirl
This time, it's about doodling, courtesy of this article.
Although doodling may seem like a distracted person's pastime, it really isn't. Doodling helps the mind focus and retain information better. It allows our mind's eye to "see" what we are thinking about better. For example, if you are trying to design a new product, it helps if you doodle what you are thinking. Surprisingly, doodling also helps us focus. It lets our mind work while keeping the hands busy. Doodling is also an effective way of planning new ideas. So if your teacher catches you doodling in class, you have a reason!
--SwimmerGirl
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Censorship
Class post!
As some of you may know, in the People's Republic of China, they have internet censorship. For those of you who may not, censorship means blocking certain things from someone or many people. This is what the People's Republic of China (PRC) has on their internet access. Some websites like Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and WikiLeaks are censored in the PRC. These sites are blocked mainly because there is politically sensitive content on them. This means that there is information or there are pictures that go against the PRC's government or say bad things about the government. Other sites with content relating to the incident at Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's independence, pornography, and anything about democracy or the BBC. Also, if anything bad is posted about the government (or any other content that is not approved of) on an uncensored site, it will be erased within minutes. This censorship is applied in every city and town except for Hong Kong and Macau. Hopefully one day these sites will become unblocked, but for now they are still censored.
As some of you may know, in the People's Republic of China, they have internet censorship. For those of you who may not, censorship means blocking certain things from someone or many people. This is what the People's Republic of China (PRC) has on their internet access. Some websites like Twitter, Youtube, Facebook, Wikipedia, and WikiLeaks are censored in the PRC. These sites are blocked mainly because there is politically sensitive content on them. This means that there is information or there are pictures that go against the PRC's government or say bad things about the government. Other sites with content relating to the incident at Tiananmen Square, Taiwan's independence, pornography, and anything about democracy or the BBC. Also, if anything bad is posted about the government (or any other content that is not approved of) on an uncensored site, it will be erased within minutes. This censorship is applied in every city and town except for Hong Kong and Macau. Hopefully one day these sites will become unblocked, but for now they are still censored.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Napster vs. LimeWire vs. iTunes
Class post!
This is about LimeWire, iTunes, and Napster, and the legal issues with each.
Napster was a music-sharing service. It allowed users to share music freely, including music that hadn't been released yet. Metallica and Dr. Dre were some of the first to sue Napster in an effort to get Napster to stop sharing unreleased music. Napster was shut down in 1999 after a trial that declared its sharing of music illegal because of copyrights.
LimeWire was also a music sharing service. It did relatively the same thing as Napster, and also got into legal issues over music sharing. It has not been shut down, but a trial for the company is sceduled for sometime in 2011. The company may not be totally shut down, but they may be forced to put a price on music being shared to other users.
iTunes is the softare that comes with any iPod, iTouch, and iPhone. It also allows you to download music. Most of the songs you have to pay for, only a very limited number are free. iTunes is not illegal because it forces the user to pay to download music. A portion of that money is given to the singer/songwriter as a payment for permission to use their songs on iTunes. Some artists have not put their music on iTunes because they don't want people picking and choosing songs. New artists are being added every day, such as the recent addition of the Beatles.
Whatever music you decide to listen to, make sure you get it legally, or you could be in some big trouble!
--SwimmerGirl
This is about LimeWire, iTunes, and Napster, and the legal issues with each.
Napster was a music-sharing service. It allowed users to share music freely, including music that hadn't been released yet. Metallica and Dr. Dre were some of the first to sue Napster in an effort to get Napster to stop sharing unreleased music. Napster was shut down in 1999 after a trial that declared its sharing of music illegal because of copyrights.
LimeWire was also a music sharing service. It did relatively the same thing as Napster, and also got into legal issues over music sharing. It has not been shut down, but a trial for the company is sceduled for sometime in 2011. The company may not be totally shut down, but they may be forced to put a price on music being shared to other users.
iTunes is the softare that comes with any iPod, iTouch, and iPhone. It also allows you to download music. Most of the songs you have to pay for, only a very limited number are free. iTunes is not illegal because it forces the user to pay to download music. A portion of that money is given to the singer/songwriter as a payment for permission to use their songs on iTunes. Some artists have not put their music on iTunes because they don't want people picking and choosing songs. New artists are being added every day, such as the recent addition of the Beatles.
Whatever music you decide to listen to, make sure you get it legally, or you could be in some big trouble!
--SwimmerGirl
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Second Review!
So much for posting last week...
This should make up for it though. Although I'm currently in class, my instructor said that this blog post would be a free post. So, here is my second book review!
The most recent book I read was called Firelight by Spohie Jordan. It was about a girl named Jacinda. She is a draki, a descendant of dragons. She (and the rest of her tribe) have a valuable secret: they can turn into humans if they so desire. However, there are men who hunt the draki for their skin. Jacinda's mother decides to leave the pride after Jacinda almost gets caught by hunters. She takes her and her sister, Tamra, to a dry town near the desert. Jacinda struggles to fit into her new life, while still wanting to return to the tribe in the mountains. She meets a boy named Will who shows interest in her. However, she also learns that Will is a hunter. I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you it is very dramatic. There are mroe books planned in the series, but no titles have been released as of right now.
Keep reading!\
--Swimmer Girl
This should make up for it though. Although I'm currently in class, my instructor said that this blog post would be a free post. So, here is my second book review!
The most recent book I read was called Firelight by Spohie Jordan. It was about a girl named Jacinda. She is a draki, a descendant of dragons. She (and the rest of her tribe) have a valuable secret: they can turn into humans if they so desire. However, there are men who hunt the draki for their skin. Jacinda's mother decides to leave the pride after Jacinda almost gets caught by hunters. She takes her and her sister, Tamra, to a dry town near the desert. Jacinda struggles to fit into her new life, while still wanting to return to the tribe in the mountains. She meets a boy named Will who shows interest in her. However, she also learns that Will is a hunter. I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you it is very dramatic. There are mroe books planned in the series, but no titles have been released as of right now.
Keep reading!\
--Swimmer Girl
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
New Tech
Hi everyone, here's another class post. (I'll try to put up a book review post sometime this week!)
The most innovative and newest piece of technology is the new spaceplane launched by the military. It was an unmanned space vehicle, slightly less than 30 feet long and 15 feet wide. That's smaller than the space shuttle. It went up into space for a total of seven months and came back to Earth this month. Nobody knew about the spaceplane because it was a classified operation, but someone leaked it to the public.
With this new technology, there is so much we can do in space. Besides sending humans to do work, we could now put robots in or on this spaceplane and use them to do work for us. It is not known exactly what the spaceplane is supposed to do yet, but it could be used for many things. We could send it to explore distant planets, or planets that humans cannot explore. We could also use it for faster transportation through space. With so much new technology, there is no limit to what we cannot do.
The most innovative and newest piece of technology is the new spaceplane launched by the military. It was an unmanned space vehicle, slightly less than 30 feet long and 15 feet wide. That's smaller than the space shuttle. It went up into space for a total of seven months and came back to Earth this month. Nobody knew about the spaceplane because it was a classified operation, but someone leaked it to the public.
With this new technology, there is so much we can do in space. Besides sending humans to do work, we could now put robots in or on this spaceplane and use them to do work for us. It is not known exactly what the spaceplane is supposed to do yet, but it could be used for many things. We could send it to explore distant planets, or planets that humans cannot explore. We could also use it for faster transportation through space. With so much new technology, there is no limit to what we cannot do.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Mark Zuckerberg
Here's another class post!
Mark Zuckerberg is one of the co-founders of the popular social networking site Facebook. (I'm sure many of you readers have a Facebook, but I don't, so don't try to find me on there.) Zuckerberg first started programming in the 1990's, and his father even hired a tutor for him. He later went to Harvard University in Massachusetts, where he studied psychology and computer science. At Harvard, he joined a fraternity and met his friends and later co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes.Zuckerberg is also red-green colorblind. This makes him see the color blue best, which is coincidentally Facebook's dominant color.
He and his friends originally began Facebook as a Harvard site, so everyone could interact with one another easier. This eventually spread to other schools and is now a worldwide website. Many major companies tried to purchase the fast-growing website, but Zuckerberg and his friends kept it. Their original goal was to make the world open, and have everyone on the planet connected. Today, Zuckerberg gains 24% of Facebook's profit. This has helped him to become one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
Information from here.
Mark Zuckerberg is one of the co-founders of the popular social networking site Facebook. (I'm sure many of you readers have a Facebook, but I don't, so don't try to find me on there.) Zuckerberg first started programming in the 1990's, and his father even hired a tutor for him. He later went to Harvard University in Massachusetts, where he studied psychology and computer science. At Harvard, he joined a fraternity and met his friends and later co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, and Chris Hughes.Zuckerberg is also red-green colorblind. This makes him see the color blue best, which is coincidentally Facebook's dominant color.
He and his friends originally began Facebook as a Harvard site, so everyone could interact with one another easier. This eventually spread to other schools and is now a worldwide website. Many major companies tried to purchase the fast-growing website, but Zuckerberg and his friends kept it. Their original goal was to make the world open, and have everyone on the planet connected. Today, Zuckerberg gains 24% of Facebook's profit. This has helped him to become one of the youngest billionaires in the world.
Information from here.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Logos
And another class post.
Bad Logo
Good Logo
The top logo is a very bad logo. The 'I' is overpowering everything else in the image. If the I were smaller, then the logo may be better. Also, it seems to be getting larger, because of the contrast to the white background. The bottom logo, the image that symbolizes Apple, is sleek and well-desgined. The reflection off the surface of the apple makes it look like real metal, and you could almost touch it. The drop-shadow underneath the logo makes it pop out from the screen, and that draws your eye to it. Logo design is very important for drawing in potential customers.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Red Robin Review
Another class post.....
This time I'm reviewing redrobin.com , a website for a chain of restaurants. The background is red, and the color red makes people hungry. That's why most restaurants have red in their logos. The shapes aren't perfect squares, and that gives the webpage a creative look. Regular boxes can get annoying. The borders around the shapes catch the eye. The huge burger on the homepage looks perfect and ready to be eaten, which also makes you hungry.
Navigation is another key part of a well-designed website. On this particular site, the global navigation is bold and obvious. The 'share' buttons for Twitter and Facebook are clear against the red background. Also, the "Menus and Locations' bar is large and on the left hand site where you can see it.
What I don't like about this website is how they used the colors. Red and yellow may be the company's colors, but they are very bold. Your eye keeps going to the background instead of any of the other pages. Also, there are only four shapes on the homepage. The "Contact Us" and other important links, like their privacy policy, are small and at the bottom of the page. Other than that, the website is great!
--Swimmer Girl
This time I'm reviewing redrobin.com , a website for a chain of restaurants. The background is red, and the color red makes people hungry. That's why most restaurants have red in their logos. The shapes aren't perfect squares, and that gives the webpage a creative look. Regular boxes can get annoying. The borders around the shapes catch the eye. The huge burger on the homepage looks perfect and ready to be eaten, which also makes you hungry.
Navigation is another key part of a well-designed website. On this particular site, the global navigation is bold and obvious. The 'share' buttons for Twitter and Facebook are clear against the red background. Also, the "Menus and Locations' bar is large and on the left hand site where you can see it.
What I don't like about this website is how they used the colors. Red and yellow may be the company's colors, but they are very bold. Your eye keeps going to the background instead of any of the other pages. Also, there are only four shapes on the homepage. The "Contact Us" and other important links, like their privacy policy, are small and at the bottom of the page. Other than that, the website is great!
--Swimmer Girl
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Picture Review
This is a gorgeous photo of a sunset over some mountains. I love how the beams of light are pointing upwards into the sky. The reflection of the orange in the river below is also beautiful. The shape of the mountains and the tree in the right side of the picture all add character. Also, the bright clouds above the peaks of the mountains catch the light in a pretty way.
This photo was taken in New Zealand. The river beneath the mountains is the Waitaki River, which lies in the south of New Zealand. The mountains are part of the Dunstan Mountain range. This photo is taken in the evening as the photographer was traveling.
Gary and Fiona are the photographers. They took this picture while on a trip through New Zealand. A gallery of their pictures is available online at http://conkertree.co.uk/gallery/album05 . They have some stunningly beautiful photos. I was not able to find out much about them, but I do have one thing to say: they take some strikingly beautiful pictures!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Defining Terms
And another class post!
sitemap: organized model of a Web site that allows users to navigate through to find information they are looking for. Breaks down website into specific subject areas.
global navigation: links that appear on almost every page of the website. These can include "contact us", "copyright", "search", "home" and other tab bar items.
wireframe: skeleton of a website. Depicts navigational content but does not include any of the detail or design except for the bare minimum.
sitemap: organized model of a Web site that allows users to navigate through to find information they are looking for. Breaks down website into specific subject areas.
global navigation: links that appear on almost every page of the website. These can include "contact us", "copyright", "search", "home" and other tab bar items.
wireframe: skeleton of a website. Depicts navigational content but does not include any of the detail or design except for the bare minimum.
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Web Design Presentation
Yet another class post!
Yesterday we had a presentation on an art school. Actually it's a whole string of art schools, each offering different classes. Yesterday we had a small assembly (my Web Design class and one other class)and a woman from the Art Institute talked to us about web design, fashion design and a whole host of other things. It sounded pretty interesting, but I don't know if I would like to go to school there. I was planning on going into either computer forensics or field forensics. I don't know if the Art Institute has these classes.... I think these are lucrative careers. There is always a demand for product endorsement and companies want to rake in as much money as possible. If a good web/fashion/game/product designer can do that for them, then the company is all set!
Yesterday we had a presentation on an art school. Actually it's a whole string of art schools, each offering different classes. Yesterday we had a small assembly (my Web Design class and one other class)and a woman from the Art Institute talked to us about web design, fashion design and a whole host of other things. It sounded pretty interesting, but I don't know if I would like to go to school there. I was planning on going into either computer forensics or field forensics. I don't know if the Art Institute has these classes.... I think these are lucrative careers. There is always a demand for product endorsement and companies want to rake in as much money as possible. If a good web/fashion/game/product designer can do that for them, then the company is all set!
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Photoshop
Here's another class post, guys.
I like Photoshop because of the countless things you can do with it. You can create mock web pages, edit photos (hence the name), write text banners, and so much more. The only thing I don't like very much is the difficulty navigating around. Then again, that may be because I've never used Photoshop before, except for this project. I think it is so popular because it fits everyone's needs. If a web designer needs to create a web page, they can copy and paste borders, backgrounds, and pictures onto Photoshop to make a practice template before they actually begin designing. Or if someone wants to edit their photos for online displays they can easily do that on Photoshop. It was difficult at first for me to use all the tools and to figure out what tool would help in a specific situation. I think that with more practice using Photoshop will definitely get easier and more fun!
--Swimmer Girl
I like Photoshop because of the countless things you can do with it. You can create mock web pages, edit photos (hence the name), write text banners, and so much more. The only thing I don't like very much is the difficulty navigating around. Then again, that may be because I've never used Photoshop before, except for this project. I think it is so popular because it fits everyone's needs. If a web designer needs to create a web page, they can copy and paste borders, backgrounds, and pictures onto Photoshop to make a practice template before they actually begin designing. Or if someone wants to edit their photos for online displays they can easily do that on Photoshop. It was difficult at first for me to use all the tools and to figure out what tool would help in a specific situation. I think that with more practice using Photoshop will definitely get easier and more fun!
--Swimmer Girl
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Where Has The Time Gone?
Hello to everyone! Sorry I haven't updated in a while, swimming and school've been keeping me busy. This is another class post, but it is also a review post!
The book I just read was Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. It's by Alison Goodman, an Australian writer. The second one is a work in progress and I cannot wait until it's published! The main storyline is set in the past (from the way it is described, China), with twelve dragons ruling the heavens. Dragoneyes are the men (no women) who can control the dragons' powers using their Hua, an energy force that runs through all living things. There are twelve dragons, one for each animal on the Chinese calendar. For example: the Dog Dragon, the Tiger Dragon, the Goat Dragon, etc. The main two dragons in this book are the Rat Dragon and the Dragon Dragon, or the Mirror Dragon. Nobody has seen the Mirror Dragon for 500 years, until a boy named Eon reawakens it. However, Eon has a secret: he is actually a she, her true name is Eona. Can Eon use the dragon's power to stop the evil Lord Ido from taking over? read the book! you can get it at Barnes and noble or your local library, which is what I did.
I thought the plot of this book was fresh and new, and the author puts a lot of description into her writing. I was so engrossed in the book that I finished it in two days (and that's pretty impressive considering I can only read at night)! I am eagerly awaiting the sequel. Every scene was so incredibly detailed, even going as far to mention the bricks crumbling on a faraway corner on a wall! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!
--Swimmer Girl
The book I just read was Eon: Dragoneye Reborn. It's by Alison Goodman, an Australian writer. The second one is a work in progress and I cannot wait until it's published! The main storyline is set in the past (from the way it is described, China), with twelve dragons ruling the heavens. Dragoneyes are the men (no women) who can control the dragons' powers using their Hua, an energy force that runs through all living things. There are twelve dragons, one for each animal on the Chinese calendar. For example: the Dog Dragon, the Tiger Dragon, the Goat Dragon, etc. The main two dragons in this book are the Rat Dragon and the Dragon Dragon, or the Mirror Dragon. Nobody has seen the Mirror Dragon for 500 years, until a boy named Eon reawakens it. However, Eon has a secret: he is actually a she, her true name is Eona. Can Eon use the dragon's power to stop the evil Lord Ido from taking over? read the book! you can get it at Barnes and noble or your local library, which is what I did.
I thought the plot of this book was fresh and new, and the author puts a lot of description into her writing. I was so engrossed in the book that I finished it in two days (and that's pretty impressive considering I can only read at night)! I am eagerly awaiting the sequel. Every scene was so incredibly detailed, even going as far to mention the bricks crumbling on a faraway corner on a wall! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did!
--Swimmer Girl
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
My History on the Internet
All right, this is a post about my history of using the Internet. (This is a class post, my posts will be about books mostly.)
My first memory of the Internet is going on gaming sites. I first used the Internet around age 5 or age 6, but I can't remember anything that I did because it was so long ago. I used to go on game sites all the time. I would play puzzle games and 'escape' games (you know, like getting out of a locked room...). I also used to use it for homework (Schoolnotes!) and research for projects.
I used to use the Internet for gaming and email. Now I usually use it for surfing and keeping on contact with friends. I have a Gmail, which has a chat feature that I use to stay in touch with friends I don't see very often. I also use it for checking my email and getting information about my school (my school has a blog).
I think that in the future I will use the Internet for ordering packages, doing taxes, email, and much more. my generation is the technological generation. I believe that once I am older there will have been many more tools to use the Internet with. Facebook may be big right now, but will it be in ten years? Who can tell? We may even be controlling our cars using the Internet. The Internet is constantly evolving, with new information added to it every day. Only time will tell what it will become.
My first memory of the Internet is going on gaming sites. I first used the Internet around age 5 or age 6, but I can't remember anything that I did because it was so long ago. I used to go on game sites all the time. I would play puzzle games and 'escape' games (you know, like getting out of a locked room...). I also used to use it for homework (Schoolnotes!) and research for projects.
I used to use the Internet for gaming and email. Now I usually use it for surfing and keeping on contact with friends. I have a Gmail, which has a chat feature that I use to stay in touch with friends I don't see very often. I also use it for checking my email and getting information about my school (my school has a blog).
I think that in the future I will use the Internet for ordering packages, doing taxes, email, and much more. my generation is the technological generation. I believe that once I am older there will have been many more tools to use the Internet with. Facebook may be big right now, but will it be in ten years? Who can tell? We may even be controlling our cars using the Internet. The Internet is constantly evolving, with new information added to it every day. Only time will tell what it will become.
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