Friday, August 29

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 this is a great article that really resonates with me. First of all, I think it is very true. my parents always say that it is not their job to entertain me all the time and I never really listened because I was bored and I wanted something to do. As I've gotten older, I feel like there is always something to do and it is my responsibility to do what I need to do. What really affected me was their comment about it is not the community's job to entertain either. This affected me because I have been part of an ongoing service project downtown where we are building an after school activity center so the youth in the surrounding area have somewhere to go and something to do. While I don't think it is the community's job to entertain people but I also don't think they should sit back and watch. I think everyone should be involved in the community. Overall, I loved this article.

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Thursday, August 28

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."

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I agree with this statement. By posting a picture online, a person should understand that it can be seen by anyone and used by anyone. When they post their picture online, they essentially give up their rights to the picture because it can now be found by anyone online. However, I do think that if someone uses a picture posted online by someone else, the person using it should give credit where credit is due. It is considered plagiarism to take someone else's picture without giving them credit, so people should be sure to give them credit. However, Wikipedia does state "An instruction to a browser to jump to a URL is not a reproduction or distribution of a copy of what is at the referenced URL" so do with that what you will. 

Tuesday, August 26

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.

I am going on my fourth year here at Blue Valley High school. I love this school and wouldn't choose to go anywhere else. I am involved in NHS, NFHS, French club, and softball. This year I definitely have a variety of classes and it is very difficult to pick one as my favorite. I like a lot of my classes because of the friends I have in that class, but others I like for the content. If I had to choose one, I would probably choose study hall, not because we don't do anything but because of the privileges we get as a senior. We can sign into the class then go anywhere we want in the school to study or hang out with friends. My study hall is also my lunch period so I can also eat whatever lunch I want, letting me eat with my friends everyday. Senior year has been great so far and I'm so excited to see what else it has to bring!

Monday, August 25

What do you know about Web Design right now? What did you know about Web Design before you walked in to this class? Tell me as much as you can about how web pages work. Try to use an example if possible.

This is me trying to figure out HTML.
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Right now, I still have very limited knowledge about Web Design. While it may be more than I knew when I came in (nothing), I still only knew the few things we have learned in class. As of right now I know how to type some codes, called HTML I believe. I can add a picture, link, heading, title, some paragraphs, change font size and color, and change background color; although help may be required for some. If I were to go make a webpage right now using code it would be a very plain, very simple webpage with many mistakes and lots of frustration from yours truly. By the end of this class, I would love to be able to make a quality webpage using my new-found skills!