Wednesday May 13, Final Project

Final Project 

Transcript #1
This is my final project for Emerging Technologies. This project shows my ability and knowledge of using internet-based programs. My first link is an interview with my mom. She had good resources and information for my to use.
Transcript #2
This is my second link and it is my second interview. I interviewed my grandpa. He knew a good amount about family history.
Email
My email was sent to my mom because she had good information and resources for me.
FamilyEcho
This is my family tree. I liked this part of the final because it gave me good information about family.

This is my family tree represented on prezi. This shows 15 of my family members. I did my family my grand-parents and i did my cousins. I added photos of each and interesting facts.



This is my infographic and it represents who my family is. Family illnesses and culture. It tells were my ancestors migrated from and ended up and why they went where they did.

Tuesday April 28

Tuesday April 28

Think about it. And then, write about it. What do you think about it? What is the teacher trying to say? In your own words explain what "the main event" is.

I think this is inspiring because its true. People don't need to know everything we are learning in school for life but the most important things that we  need to learn is to not complain and not to be a baby you need to man up make sacrifices so you can make it in life and be a man instead of a baby. The main event is interacting with others, being respectful, listening and doing what you are asked to do by your teachers, and to man up and focus and do work in school so you can actually know how to interact in life and be muscle instead of dirt. Build like muscle and get stronger instead of being dirt and blowing everything of and flying in the air. Grow up and man up. 

Friday April 17

Friday April 17

1. What was your stop motion animation about? Why did you choose your video to be about this? Was it because it was easy, because it would be fun, or it would be challenging? Explain your reasoning behind your project (and be honest).
2. If you could rate your stop motion on a 1-10 scale. 1 being low effort and no very good and 10 being out of this world/mindblowing, how would you rate your project? Explain why.
3. In hindsight, what would you do differently the second time around? Better lighting? Time management? Explain yourself.
4. Explain what makes your stop motion animation unique. How do you believe you thought "outside of the box" on this project? 
5. What grade do you feel you deserve on this project? Explain your reasoning.

1. My stop motion animation was about a lawn mower mowing the grass with out anyone pushing it. So it looked like the lawn mower was mowing the grass its self. I chose this video because i wanted it to look cool and look interesting. I also chose this video because I knew before i did it that it would be different from what others would do because i didn't even find on of mine on YouTube.
2. I would rate my project on a scale 1-10 a 8 because it is very cool but there is one little glitch in it and also you could see my leg in one picture so i wouldn't rate it as a 10 but i think an 8 is accurate because i worked hard and I think it is very cool.
3. I would do more pictures and make it longer if I had more time. That's about all i would do differently because i worked hard and it turned out great.
4. I think i thought outside the box on this project because its not just the lawn mower mowing the grass by it self but the background in the video. The clouds are moving quickly and their are peoples cars going back and forth and also their are people walking by. That makes it a really cool situation because its natural and interesting. Mine is unique because i could not find an example online of mine and also because the background and natural setting is very cool.
5. I think i deserve an A+ on this project because i worked hard, took my time, and did something different from what people find online as an example and copy that. I also think i deserve this grade because of the quality of the pictures and how it moves at a constant rate. I think my stop motion animation project turned out great!

Tuesday April 14

Tuesday April 14

3 day weekend... how was it? Give me a good story or something funny that happened this weekend. Go.

My 3 day weekend was great and relaxing. Friday night I hung out with friends for a few and then Saturday morning i went to the gym and after the gym i got ready for Prom. For prom dinner we went top Kyoto's which was really good. Then at 9:30 we went to the dance till about 11:00. After the dance we went to my house to change then we went to our after party. I went with Morgan Elfstrand and the after party was a lot of fun. Sunday morning i went to gym and did homework for awhile and went to bed early. Monday morning i went to the gym early because i had work at 2. Then at 10:00 i went golfing with my dad before i went to work. I don't have something funny to tell you this time.  That was my 3 day weekend.`

Tuesday April 7

Tuesday April 7

Tell me ALL about what your idea is for your stop-motion animation. I need detail. Who is going to help you take photos? What props do you need? Where do you plan on shooting? EXPLAIN everything.

My idea for my stop-motion animation is mowing my lawn. I am going to get my mom to help me take the pictures and i am going to use the sky's light so whatever light the sky gives me when i take the pictures that is how it will be. I will be using my phone to take all of the pictures. The way this will work is i am going to have the mower started and i will push it every few inches and then i will step back and take the picture and i will repeat that so when i have the finished product it will look like the mower is mowing the grass without anyone pushing it. It will look like the grass is actually getting cut too because i will have the mower on and so when it goes fast it will look really cool. I am going to just do the front right side of my lawn for this project so it doesn't take forever to do and not have 20,000 pictures. That is my idea for my stop-motion animation project.

Monday April 6

Monday April 6

Tell me all about your weekend and please share photos!

My weekend was good. It started on Thursday for me kinda because Thursday night i went and saw Furious 7 that is one of my favorite movies. Friday night i just hung out at home and didn't do much. My brother was back in from Ku and so we went golfing Saturday afternoon at 11 and it was a lot of fun. Saturday night i didn't do much i stayed home and my brother had a few friends over and i talked to them for a little sense i don't see them as often anymore. Sunday was fun we all hung out and got candy for Easter and my mom and dad gave us a little Easter egg hunt witch was really fun. Sunday night i was home watched TV and relaxed. That was my weekend.

Friday March 3

Friday March 3

What you do when you go to class

Wednesday April 1

Wednesday April 1

What do you love most about this time of year? Explain why you love it.

The thing i love most about this time of year is the sun and the thought of lake season right around the corner. I also like this time of year because i can be outside all the time and relax and get tan. I love being able to ride around in my car and having the windows rolled down. I enjoy being outside and having it really warm. This is why i love this time of year. 

Monday March 30

Monday March 30

Did you complete the photo scavenger hunt? What kind of fun pictures were you able to capture? Did you do all your photos at school or did you do some at home over the weekend? Share one of your favorites.

Yes i completed my scavenge hunt. I did all of my photos at school during the hour. I captured some fun pictures and some ok pictures. Some of the photos were staged but others were not. I have a good picture of a lot of stuff in one spot like a work place that looks good in my opinion.

This is a picture of something someone left behind.

Friday March 27

Friday March 27

What do you know about photography and/or photo editing? Do you take photos? How do you take photos? Do you edit photos before posting them on social media? How do you edit them? Explain any background or knowledge you have about photography and photo editing. Do you like it? Do you have any interest?

I don't know to much about photography and photo editing but I know little. I take photos sometimes when I'm on vacation or with friends and i will sometimes put an effect on the photo i take or post. I take photos with my phone camera and that's about it because its easy and i always have it on me. When i edit my photos i just use a editing app or the effects given to me on my phone. I do not know much about editing and lighting but i have edited photos just by changing the color of picture. Yes i do like taking pictures but i do not think photography would be a future job or anything. I do have interest in it because i like how some pictures turn out and also the pictures can represent memories of what you have scene or what you have done.

Monday March 23

Monday March 23

Welcome back! Go ahead. Tell me all about your Spring Break. Include photos!

My spring break was great! I stayed home but it was nice because the weather was great so i could be outside. On Sunday it was my moms birthday so we went out to lunch and also went to the martin city Saint Patty's day parade It was a blast. The rest of the time i didn't do much except hangout with friends and have fun. I got to spend time with my family and that was nice sense my brother was back from college and it was nice to see him. This spring break i also went golfing a few times. That was my spring break it was nice and relaxing!

Wednesday March 11

Wednesday March 11

Wednesday March 11

Wednesday March 11

What are you doing for Spring Break?

For spring break i am not 100% sure what i am doing i might be going somewhere and i might not be. But right now i am just hanging out at home and celebrating my birthday and my moms birthday. My birthday is on March 13 and my moms is March 15. I am very excited for spring break! I hope to have a great spring break and have a lot of fun. I might end up going to my lake house for a weekend and hang out and do a little work. That's what i am doing spring break hope you have a great spring break too.

Monday March 9

Monday March 9

Tell me about your weekend.

My weekend was good! Friday night I just hung out at a friends house and we played ping pong and some other fun games. Saturday morning i went to the gym and worked out. After my workout i went home and ate lunch and sat outside. Saturday night i had a few friends over to hang out and we played pong and listened to music. Sunday morning i went to the gym and after the gym i came home and we grilled wings for lunch they were really good! After lunch i hung outside and relaxed until i had to do homework. That was my weekend!

Friday March 6

Friday March 6

If you were the Principal for a week at BVHS, what would that look like? What changes would you make? Why?

I would not get mad at students for little stupid things and also i would let the students choose all the classes they want that will benefit them for the future. I would also make 7th hour a study hall for everyone to work on homework and get help during school. I would do this all because they get mad over little things sometimes that should not be a big deal and i would let them choose classes that will help them with their future because its pointless to take classes that wont even benefit you when you get older and have a job. I would have a study hall for everyone 7th hour to help them get everything done so they aren't stressed out with homework at home because sometimes we have a lot of homework and get stressed out so a study hall at end of day for everyone will be nice.

Wednesday March 4

Wednesday March 4


List out 10 pieces of advice you would give someone on how to create an amazing presentation.

1. Don't use to many words short sentences and explain.
2. Use images so the audience is more engaged.
3. Speak clearly and be excited about your topic.
4. Know what you are talking about so if someone has a question you can answer it.
5. When making eye contact look at the back wall or the top of the heads of your audience.
6. Stand up straight because it is professional.
7. Be original don't be basic.
8. Make you presentation colorful and very interesting so you don't lose you audience.
9. Practice in front of people so you are ready.
10. Express your topic and ask the audience questions to get them engaged as well.

Monday March 2

Monday March 2

Tell me about your weekend.

This weekend I just hung out at home. Friday after school i went to the gym and worked out. After the gym i went home and just hung out with a few friends we didn't do much. Saturday i woke up went to the gym came home and ate lunch. Saturday afternoon i just hung out again at home and watched a movie. Sunday morning i woke up shoveled my driveway and my neighbors driveway then i went to the gym. After the gym i just worked on homework and watched TV. That was my weekend.

Wednesday February 25th

Wednesday February 25th



easel.ly

Tuesday February 24

Tuesday February 24

Use the internet to find an infographic about infographics. Place it in to your blog post. Read it and then give me the top 5 things you learned from it that will help you make a better infographic.

5 things learned

•  40% of people respond better to visual than text
• Publishers that use infographics grow in traffic an average of 12% more
• Avoid white background and don't use to much text
• Make it easy for readers to engage in your topic
• Include a diversity of sources and statistics

Monday February 23

Monday February 23

Tell me about your weekend. Give me a story, something funny that happened, an experiencing you had, the way you felt, etc. Include photos!

This weekend I went to my lake house Friday after school. At the lake we just hung out and drove the ATV around and just chilled. Saturday i woke up and went up stairs to eat Bacon and eggs, then me and Brendan my friend i brought down went on the ATV and we went off road into the woods with them and that was a lot of fun. Saturday night we listened to music and had a blast. Sunday morning i woke up and had pancakes, then we got ready to get on the road and go back home. My lake house is at the Lake of the Ozarks its about a 2 and a half hour drive. I don't have a good story to tell except it was very cold and icy and we were outside a lot.

Friday February 20

Friday February 20



My perfect curriculum would would be have the classes i want to proceed my future job. I would take personal finance, accounting, entrepreneur, Marketing, and technology classes and more business classes. I cant take all of these classes now because we have mandatory classes and so that makes me not be able to take all my desired classes. It would prepare me for my life because i would like to be in business and possibly start my own business. During my desired classes i would take notes listen and actually care about what i am learning. The classes i would like to take are different from the ones now because i don't need to take for example chemistry which i will not use in my future job.

Wednesday February 18

Wednesday February 18

Copy and past these over to your blog and tell me a little about yourself. If you have a picture or two that might represent one of your answers make sure to include it.

My favorite food: Steak
Foods I'd like to avoid:None
My favorite things to learn:Technology related
My favorite color:Blue and green
My best friends are: Brendan, Will, Morgan
My favorite games to play:Poker, Golf
My favorite books:None
My favorite movies or TV shows:Action movies, Fast and Furious
My favorite holiday: Christmas
Things I do well: Lift at the gym, get all my work done on time
Things I need to practice more: Reading, Chemistry
My favorite place to go:My lake house or on vacation like Hawaii
My favorite family activities: Playing cards, going to my lake house, anything really
My favorite thing to do outside: Hunt, be at the lake on my dock, boat, jet ski, like the woods
My favorite chore: Don't have one but will do whatever
My least favorite chore: Don't have one don't really care if i have to do something
What I want to be when I grow up: An entrepreneur
A place I want to visit: Alaska
My favorite part of the year: Summer
My favorite part of each day: Going to lifetime

Tuesday February 17

Tuesday February 17


Tell me what you believe this cartoon is trying to say. Do you agree or disagree with this idea? Try and look at this from two different perspectives. What is your perspective? What would be an adult/teacher's perspective?

(Definition of perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.)

My perspective of this image is that this picture is a stereotype because this is saying that China and India people are smarter than USA people and that they study harder than us and we just put the books aside. That isn't true because USA people actually work very hard and study just as hard as anyone else. Some people may not but not everyone in China or India do either. A teachers perspective would be that this picture does not stand true because they teach us and know that we study and work just as hard as they do and that this picture is incorrect and is a stereotype to USA people.

Tuesday February 10

Tuesday February 10

Think about the quote above. What does this mean to you? How could this apply to your life? How could this apply to your school work? I would love to give you less work in class if it meant you were going to focus harder on the work. Do you think you would get more out of it? Would that work for you? Why or why not?

To me it means to not have a ton of things to do at once and focus on one thing and actually understand it as well as learn about it so you can apply it later in life. It could apply in my life if teachers didn't give us as much work i could focus on what is important and really learn it and understand the information instead of me just trying to get it done. Yes I think i would get more out of it because i wouldn't have to worry about a lot at once i could focus on one thing and learn it without rushing and i could spend time on it instead. Yes it would work for me because i hate having a ton of things to do at once because that isn't helping me because i have to rush to get it done and cant take my time on it and learn it if we could do less and focus more it would help a lot because i wouldn't have a ton to do and could focus and take my time and work harder on one thing instead of many.

Monday February 9

Monday February 9

Tell me all about your weekend! I sure hope you have photos to share.

My weekend was fun! Friday Night I just hung out at home and relaxed. Saturday i woke up and went to the gym, after the gym i went home ate lunch and showered. At about 1 i was getting some things together for camping. I went camping with Brendan and a few other guys. It was a lot of fun. We did not get cold at all because we had a fire and sleeping bags! Sunday morning we woke up and hung out for a little then i headed back home and ate some breakfast and then i went to the gym. Sunday afternoon i just sat at home and did some homework. That was my weekend!

Friday February 6

Friday February 6

Tell me about some interesting things you have learned about your global issue so far. What have you learned that you didn't know before? Include a couple images from the internet if possible. (Make sure to cite images that are not your own.)

I have learned that oil prices when they are very low make small US oil producers go bankrupt because the oil is so cheap they cant make a profit and end up going out of business. I have also been watching the oil stock to see when and how much it drops or goes up. I have a lot more to learn and find out about oil prices it is very interesting and there is a lot of information on it.

Wednesday February 4th

Wednesday February 4th

You haven't had a chance to tell me about your Sweetheart weekend yet - tell me about it now! Include photos if you have them. Even if you just laid around on the couch and watched Netflix, tell me all about it.

My sweetheart weekend was fun. We didn't go to the dance we just went to picture,dinner, then the after party! The party was a lot of fun there was a lot of people there and we went home at 12. I was very tired but decided to stay up and watch Netflix for awhile and then went to bed. The party was fun and i was with all of my friends. That is my sweetheart weekend.

Monday February 2

Monday February 2

What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"? EXPLAIN.

A email is a communicating source. It is used to send messages, links, videos, pictures, and more. Teachers use it to communicate with the students so that we can ask them a question about missing a test etc. I use my email in my personal life to ask teachers questions or to send a friend a document. People use email for all kinds o reasons people use it to get coupons and discounts also if you forgot a password it will send it to your email so that you remember it and can log on to your site. Email etiquette is whatever you want it to be because people cant tell you how to use your own email. The etiquette can be said as using proper grammar and sending important information to others and also to use your email wisely and actually make it useful.

Wednesday January 28th

Wednesday January 28th

Finish this sentence "10 years from now I will be...." (explain)

 

10 years from now i will be 26 years old and would have graduated college and i would have graduated from Ku. I will be married and have 2 kids by  28. I will have a great job if not a entrepreneur. I will live in a nice size house and be living the dream! I will also have a lake house by the age of 35 and let my children experience a lot and have fun as a kid. I will possibly be living here.

Tuesday January 27th

Tuesday January 27th

Yesterday I had you choose a global issue and you wrote about it on your blog. Today on your blog I want you to tell me about two different perspectives of your global issue. Are there people for an against your issue? Do people disagree on your issue? Is it a topic that can cause controversy? Look at the issue for two different perspectives. Tell me about those perspectives.

One perspective is that people like it because oil prices are low and we get cheaper gas prices than before. People also have extra money in there pockets because oil prices are so low they have extra money in there pockets for needs it brings down the prices in gas and other things as well.

Against: are some countries possibly because they are developing countries to rely on oil and there means are to make money so the countries with the oil might want to keep it for them selves or something because they might not want to give there oil away and also the price is so low that the demand is low as well.

Monday January 26th

Monday January 26th

1. Without doing any research, what background do you currently have on this issue? That the oil prices have dropped a lot and that different places produce better oil than others. The prices very depending on were it is located.
2. What do you want to know about this issue? Why the prices dropped so much and what is going to happen in the future.
3. Why did you choose this issue? Had it effected your life? Is it something you are passionate about? Explain. I chose this issue because oil prices have dropped a lot and it has effected me by me not having to pay as much for gas. I am not that passionate about oil prices but i am very interested in stock market for oil prices and also am interested in getting cheaper gas price. 

Monday January 26th

Monday January 26th

Last week I asked your to "think differently" and push yourself to be uncommon with your PSA project using Google Slides. Why do you think I asked you to do that? What is the point? Why not just use bullets and headers? Explain.

You don't use bullets and headers because that is boring and original. We did this to show a better and more interesting presentation. You wanted us to do this so that we would need to think about it and not just finish a boring PowerPoint in a hour but to think about how to make it cool and different. This way is a more interesting and fun way to make a PowerPoint it is good to impress others with instead of reading bullets off of a slide.

Friday January 23

Friday January 23

Friday January 23



Kids these days have to much energy and they drive crazy. I just hate how they fly passed you going 100 and almost hit me. I also hate how loud they are they wont shut up. They are always on their phones all day and play their music loud and crazy. I just don't understand them anymore they are inappropriate and rude. I just try to ignore them.

Wednesdays January 21st

Wednesdays January 21st

What is a public service announcement (PSA)? What do PSA's do? What makes a good PSA? How can you get someone to take action after watching a PSA? What is you PSA idea? Explain in detail.

A PSA is an announcement about whatever they are making it about it could be about smoking, drinking, texting and driving, etc. It can be about a lot of things and it can be to persuade you or inform you not to do something. The announcement can scare you because they are trying to get there point around about not doing something. A good PSA in my opinion would be one that scares the person while they watch it so that they wont do it and will save them selves and other people for an example smoking. You can get the person to take action by telling them stop now save yourself or a majority of things. My PSA idea is texting and driving. I am going to inform the people not to text and drive and that it isn't worth dying for when you can wait to look at your phone. I am going to try to scare the people with pictures so they know and can see that it isn't worth it.

Tuesday January 20th

Tuesday January 20th

Tell me all about your 3 day weekend. Share photos!

My 3 day weekend was good! I wen to my lake house from Friday to Sunday we got home Sunday afternoon. It takes about 2 hours and 30 minutes sometimes faster sometimes slower it depends. We didn't do much at the lake we just hung out and enjoyed the weekend the weather was great. When we got back on Sunday that night I hung out with my friends and went to a kids house and hung out. On Monday I woke up and went to the gym and then hung out with friends for awhile before doing homework. That is my 3 day weekend.

Friday January 16th

Friday January 16th

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your life here at BVHS. What activities or clubs are you involved in? What year are you in school? What is your favorite class and/or teacher so far this year? What are you looking forward to this school year? Include some original photos from your phone if you can.

My life at BVHS is pretty good i am not involved in any activities or clubs at this school. I shoot for all A s and think BVHS is the best high school! I am a junior. My favorite class is Emerging technology and my favorite teacher so far this year is Mr. Braden. I am looking forward to learning about computers and cool little things you can do on the computer i am also looking forward to graduating high school.

Who am I presentation

Wednesday January 14th

Wednesday January 14th 

Accept your self

Be strong

Cant count on others

Don't think you cant do something

Eat food
Fart if you have to
Get better and better
Hunt down your fear
Inspiring
Joke around
Kick boxing
Lying will not get you far
Monster is the best energy drink
Notes are important
Octopus
Push harder and you will succeed
Quitting is not a option
Read instructions
Stunts are risky
Turtles are great pets
Ur the best
Value life
Wash away your fear
X-ray
Your in charge of your self
Zoos are fun

Tuesday January 13th

Tuesday January 13th

What are your thoughts on this class so far? Easy? Hard? Informative? Frustrating? What have you learned so far? What do you want to learn? Explain yourself.

My thoughts on this class are informative because i really am interested in learning about technology and as well as learning little things on the computer that i didn't know you could do before. I have learned how to blog, how to create tabs on the computer, also how to use Google drive and all the cool little things you can do on it. I would like to learn a lot about computers and tricks you can do on the computer also how to make like a website or something like that because i am interested in that and would be very interested.

Monday January 12th

Monday January 12th

Tell me about your weekend. What did you do? Upload a photo to your Google Drive and then insert the photo (or photos!) to your blog post to show me what all you did.

My weekend was great! Friday night I just hung out at home with my brother and a few of his friends back from college. it was a lot of fun and enjoyed it a lot. Saturday morning i woke up about 9:30 and went to the gym i work out at lifetime fitness. My work out was great and after i worked out i went home and showered. later on i ate lunch and texted a lot of friends to see what they are doing tonight. seeing what everyone was doing i ended up going to will sanders house it was a blast. i went home around 12 something and went to bed i was very tired. Sunday morning i woke up about 10:30 and went to the gym it was a good work out again after lifting i went to play basketball for an hour then i went home ate and showered. Sunday evening i did my homework and watch football with my family. that was my weekend!

Friday January 9th

Friday January 9th




1. Drinking a lot of coffee-A
2. Going to the gym  everyday-A
3. Partying-A
4. Hunting-A
5. Driving a boat-A
6. Driving car-A
7. Motivating people-A

Thursday January 8th

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.

I think that at our age kids should start taking responsibility and doing things on there own but on the other hand we need to focus on school and a lot of people still are not at that level of being able to do everything on there own. kids want to go home hang out with friends and do there homework because that is what kids do when they get older they cant do that as much anymore so the kids need to take responsibility but to a certain point i wouldn't say 100% on there own i think that they should be able to live there childhood and have that time to not be responsible for everything.