Tuesday, April 28

This teacher is trying to get his students to understand that school is not entirely about the learning. It is about facing difficult situations and learning from them, making mistakes and growing from them. He is trying to persuade the students that quitting in school is not only quitting in education, but quitting in life. Every day, we learn something new. Not just math or English or social studies, but we learn about the things around us. The people and the places. We learn about facing fear and enduring pain and standing up for yourself. The "main event" isn't showing up to school and learning about things you don't want to learn about. The "main event" is being strong enough to get out of bed, despite what you are feeling. The "main event" is surrounding yourself with people who will not hesitate to judge you. The "main event" is life, and learning how to live it.

Tuesday, April 14

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

On Friday I went to the varsity baseball game at Northwest with my friends. After that, we went to dinner at Panera. On Saturday I just hung out with my friends for a little at one of their houses. On Sunday, I went to see the movie "The Longest Ride" at Cinetopia, and then I went to Jose Peppers for dinner. Monday was spent doing homework and getting ready for this week of school.

Thursday, April 9

Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Elaborate on why you agree of disagree.

If images are on the internet they should be "free game".

I disagree with this statement because some images on the internet are other people's specifically, and using them could be like taking other people's work depending on the image.

Tuesday, April 7

I think my resume website was good but could have been a lot better. I definitely could have added more details and more color, but I struggled with the code and wasted a lot of time trying to figure it out. Compared to some people in the class, mine looked bad. But also, compared to some others, it looked good. My website is pretty average. If I could change anything about the way I went about this project, I would have spent more time planning out how I wanted it to look instead of just winging it as I went along. I have really enjoyed working in Photoshop and being able to customize a website on my own because I have never done anything like this before and it feels good to have made an entire website when in the past I wouldn't have even known where to start. It can be extremely frustrating at times, especially when I'm trying to get things to go in the right place, but when it all comes together I feel that the frustration was worth it. I think the skills I've learned during this project will lead me even further into web design, and I'm confident that these skills will help me in the future.

Monday, March 30

What's the coolest thing you've learned in Web Design so far? Why is it so cool and how can it help you in the future?

The coolest thing I've learned in web design so far is how to customize certain aspects of a website. This will help me in the future so that if I ever have a website or a blog that I need to customize, I'll know how to make it look good.

Tuesday, March 24

Define 'User Experience'. What does it mean and how does it relate to web design? Explain yourself.

User experience is the overall experience of a person who is using a computer or any other application. It relates to web design because the design of a website is what is going to affect the user's experience, so the design must be something that is pleasing to any viewer.

Monday, March 23

What is a resume website? What do people put on resume websites. Spend about 5-10 minutes looking up resume websites and what they are used for. Explain what you find. Include an image of a resume website if possible.

A resume website is a website containing someone's information that is needed to get a certain job or career. Resume websites can be accessed by any employer at all times. This also allows someone to include links on the website to guide employers to certain sources to better understand someone's past. This can be extremely helpful to those searching for jobs because it's easy for any employer to stumble across the website resume when searching on the internet.