Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Scratch Intro
Throughout the scripts tab within a project on Scratch, there are many options to code. You can make the character turn a certain way, move a certain number of steps, say something, or change background or color. The options throughout the costumes tab is endless. The costumes tab allows you to go through their gallery in order to pick a character to replace or in addition to the cat. The costumes tab also allows you to draw on the character. Throughout the sounds tab, you can upload a voice file, record a voice file, or use one Scratch has stored. You can also change the backdrop to a picture saved on your computer or you can pick one from the array of backdrops Scratch offers. At the bottom left area of the screen, Scratch gives you the option to paint your own backdrop or to take a picture for your backdrop.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Thanksgiving With Images
Image#1: Bora Bora Resort
1.I blurred the picture by using the Gaussian Blur under the filters tab on pixlr.
2.I turned the contrast down to -51 to give the picture a grayish tone.
3.I turned the blue offset to -31.
Image#2: Flower
1.I turned the brightness down to 20 to make the color be bolder.
2.I diffused it to the number 5 to make it less clear and make it seem almost as if it was a drawing.
3.I added a hue to 15 so the picture would have a bluer undertone.
Image 3: Punta Cana Resorts:
1. I turned the color vibrancy up to 100 in order for the color to show up more.
2.I turned the exposure to 19
3. I turned the saturation to -100 to make this picture black and white.
Image 4: Donuts
1. I turned the brightness down to -40.
2.I turned the output levels up to add more white into the picture.
3.I turned the brightness to 4 and the contrast to 3.
1.I blurred the picture by using the Gaussian Blur under the filters tab on pixlr.
2.I turned the contrast down to -51 to give the picture a grayish tone.
3.I turned the blue offset to -31.
Image#2: Flower
1.I turned the brightness down to 20 to make the color be bolder.
2.I diffused it to the number 5 to make it less clear and make it seem almost as if it was a drawing.
3.I added a hue to 15 so the picture would have a bluer undertone.
Image 3: Punta Cana Resorts:
1. I turned the color vibrancy up to 100 in order for the color to show up more.
2.I turned the exposure to 19
3. I turned the saturation to -100 to make this picture black and white.
Image 4: Donuts
1. I turned the brightness down to -40.
2.I turned the output levels up to add more white into the picture.
3.I turned the brightness to 4 and the contrast to 3.
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
W3Schools Test Results
On my test from W3Schools, I got a 8/25. Even though this did not count for a grade, it was a good learning experience and allowed me to realize my weak spots in this unit. I definitely would like to work on memorizing more codes in order to use them correctly to express the correct item. I still have many codes to memorize in order to be able to create a website from scratch.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Tags I've Learned
<html>- This creates an html document
<head> This designs a heading of a document
<title> This creates a title in a document
<body> This clearly highlights the contents
<h1>,<h2>... This designates what type of heading it will become
<p> Shows a paragraph is starting
>p align=right> The paragraph will now be aligned to the right
<p align=center> The text will be aligned in the center
<br>This will indicate a break in the text
<head> This designs a heading of a document
<title> This creates a title in a document
<body> This clearly highlights the contents
<h1>,<h2>... This designates what type of heading it will become
<p> Shows a paragraph is starting
>p align=right> The paragraph will now be aligned to the right
<p align=center> The text will be aligned in the center
<br>This will indicate a break in the text
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Intro to HTML
To get the lesson done today, I used the tools available on w3schools. They gave us tags so that we could understand where to put certain words in order to create what kind of paragraph we wanted. I used notepad to practice typing these tags. I want to know how to insert pictures into a document using tags.
Friday, November 6, 2015
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Decoding Classmates' Blogs
Meghan Daley:-second message "spikey"
Jamie Ritondo: "mint chocolate chip"
Kristine Iantosca: "you locked me in the attic"
Jamie Ritondo: "mint chocolate chip"
Kristine Iantosca: "you locked me in the attic"
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Binary Number Story
(X's represent a "1")
Monday, October 26, 2015
Computer Intelligence Activity
I was happily surprised discovering this game online. This game asks various questions to narrow down their guesses. By making the viewer choose a category, the computer able to identify the answer easier. For some things I tried to make the computer guess, especially if they were less known or less common, the computer had a hard time and ended up asking around 25+ questions. In one case when they were to guess a name "Tilly", the computer gave up around 30 questions and I won. The computer bases their guesses off of what other viewers had described their mystery answer as. For example if the computer couldn't make a guess about "Jackson Rod Stewart" but the viewer answered "yes he is a child", the computer would remember that and would be able to pin point the mystery answer as Jackson in another game if the viewer confirmed he was a child.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Observations
While viewing my other classmates' blogs, I noticed that they were all customized to themselves with different pictures and color themes. Also, I noticed the difference between projects between my classmates, some people did more complicated designs while others took the easier route. Overall, I definitely saw all my classmates time and effort throughout their creations!
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
My Cornrow Creation
Navajo Rug Weaver, Project #3
Monday, October 19, 2015
Native American Design #2 Pacific Northwest Basket Weaver
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
My Current Event
Current Event:
While researching current events, I found a particular website that interested me. This website talks about how in approximately 1-2 years, cars will be able to communicate to each other in order to avoid crashes. The definition of car communication the site uses, "A simple wireless technology promises to make driving much safer." This invention will benefit the human kind especially in our society today. It was reduce the risk of accidents caused by texting, being tired, or being under the influence of a drug substance or alcohol. According to the site, around 1 million people are killed in car crashes every year, and because of this newly invented technology, many of those lives can be now saved. This invention is very complex and well thought out in my opinion, "The computers aboard each car process the various readings being broadcast by other vehicles 10 times every second, each time calculating the chance of an impending collision. Transmitters use a dedicated portion of wireless spectrum as well as a new wireless standard, 802.11p, to authenticate each message." I am very excited to see how this invention will work in our society, whether it will help Americans or make us lazier.
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/534981/car-to-car-communication/
While researching current events, I found a particular website that interested me. This website talks about how in approximately 1-2 years, cars will be able to communicate to each other in order to avoid crashes. The definition of car communication the site uses, "A simple wireless technology promises to make driving much safer." This invention will benefit the human kind especially in our society today. It was reduce the risk of accidents caused by texting, being tired, or being under the influence of a drug substance or alcohol. According to the site, around 1 million people are killed in car crashes every year, and because of this newly invented technology, many of those lives can be now saved. This invention is very complex and well thought out in my opinion, "The computers aboard each car process the various readings being broadcast by other vehicles 10 times every second, each time calculating the chance of an impending collision. Transmitters use a dedicated portion of wireless spectrum as well as a new wireless standard, 802.11p, to authenticate each message." I am very excited to see how this invention will work in our society, whether it will help Americans or make us lazier.
http://www.technologyreview.com/featuredstory/534981/car-to-car-communication/
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Hour Of Code
During my hour of code, I experimented with the Frozen decoding activity. One of the things I can remember and really stuck with me is the definition of a loop. A loop is how you repeat your code over and over again in a program or app. Also I learned that instead of typing a code multiple times, it is easier to place the instructions inside a repeat bracket so the computer repeats these steps in the order that they are seen. I was also introduced to another vocab word, A function is when you define a program and give it a name.
Friday, September 25, 2015
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Blog Post
My name is Helen and I am a sophomore at Reading High.I am 15, an only child, and my birthday is on the 24th of August. I like spending time with friends and I family. I also have an obsession with Netflix and youtube. My favorite subjects are anything science related and math. Later on in life, I see myself being a physical therapist or a pediatric nurse; definitely somewhere in the medical field! I am taking this class because I want to learn more about computers and technology. I am looking forward to learning how to use computer software and finding new ways to complete tasks faster.
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