Monday, September 23rd

Journal - What three cities did you choose for your travel website? Why did you choose these cities? Explain.

                     The three cities I chose for my travel website were Florence, Galway, and Sydney. I chose Florence, Italy because I love art and they have a lot of art from the renaissance. They also have beautiful scenery and I absolutely love Italian food so I want to get authentic food. I chose Galway, Ireland because it has rolling green country sides and castles. Also because the college that I may potentially attend is there. Finally, I would like to go to Sydney, Australia because it's a beautiful city and I love hot weather. I've always wanted to go down under and now that I'm older we're looking at colleges. I may be going there next summer or the summer after that to look at a college there(UNSW) since my grandparents want me to be prepared and make sure I like it there.    

Thursday, September 19th

Journal - What kind of knowledge do you have in photo editing programs? Do you know how to use Photoshop? Fireworks? Or how about online programs such as Pixlr or Sumo Paint? How do you edit photos or create images? Explain.

                       I know what photo editing programs are and I know how to do the basics like changing the colors, cutting out a background but that's really all. I know how to edit a picture on my phone and make it look really cool too. I have no idea how to use Photoshop. My dad tried to teach me one time but I got really confused and couldn't remember anything within the next minute. I don't know what Fireworks is to be honest. I've heard of it but I've never actually seen it.  I know how to use Pixlr because I had to do a school project and I used that to help me. I've never used or even heard of Sumo Paint. I usually just edit photos on my phone using apps because it's easier for me. I know how to add backgrounds to images, merge to images together, and change the picture and properties completely. There's an app called Photo Merger and you just take as many photos as you want and you can merge them together. There's another app that I can't remember the name but you can cut out a background and then replace it with another. There's lots of apps where you can change the color of picture simply by pressing a button. Then there's the Morphed app which you can change the properties of a photo to make it look either weird or cool. 

Monday, September 16th

Journal - Tell me about your weekend. Where did you go? What did you do?

                 This weekend I had an ice cream social, homecoming float planning, photo shoot, and dance. On Friday after school I went to my dads business and we had a big ice cream social. I helped serve the ice cream and by the end of the night, we went through five eight-pint cartons of ice cream and I didn't get any(sadly). On Saturday, I had dance practice for a big competition coming up in Orlando, Florida. So we've been practicing tons on my solo and group routines. On Sunday, I had Grace come over to my house for about an hour then we went over to Jeremy Jacob's house to start building our homecoming float. We started getting all the props ready for it but that's really all. Right after that, I had photo shoot with Mr. Arlund and so we went straight to that. My weekend was pretty busy but I had a lot of fun. 

Friday, September 13th

Journal - What are some things that you have wished you could do in Dreamweaver that you haven't been able to do? What do you want to learn how to do when making a website? Explain.

                      In Dreamweaver, I wish I could put pictures where I wanted to put them instead of not being able to angle them or anything. I want to learn how to put the pictures where I want them in a website. I don't like it when all the picture are above or below the text. I want to be able to put them where I want them to be. 

Monday, September 9th

Journal - What makes a website “user friendly”? Elaborate on your answer.

           A user friendly website is easy navigable, easy to read, and understandable. A user friendly website needs to be easy navigable or else your viewer can't see your site. If they can't see the different pages of your site then they aren't going to want to stay on your website. It also has to be easy to read. You need a background that isn't going to blind the readers. The same goes for the text. Not only does the reader need to be able to read it but it also shouldn't be in crazy colors. The final thing is it needs to be understandable. If the reader doesn't know what the website is about, then they're most likely going to leave your site. You need to make sure you stay on your topic throughout the whole website. If your webpage is easily navigated, easy to read, and understandable; then I believe your website is user friendly.     

Tuesday, September 3rd

Journal - List all the different file types you can think of. What types of files and images do you think are best for a website? What do you know about copyrights? How do you avoid using copyrighted images?

                  The only file types I can think of at the time are PDFS and GIFS. I think PDF and images that go along with the PDF are best for websites.  Sometimes GIFS can be cool on a website but sometimes they're pretty lame. I know copyrights are when someone owns an image and you can't use it. You can avoid using copyrighted images by using your own photos or finding a picture without a watermark or © symbol. If you're on a microsoft program, most have clipart which you can take without giving credit for.