Who Do You Think You Are Project

E-Mail to family member
I emailed my grandpa about our family.
Interview #1
I interviewed my other grandpa.
Interview #2
I interviewed my grandma.
Interview #3
I interviewed my dad. 
Family Echo
Using information I gathered through emails, interview and info I already knew, I made a Prezi, Family Echo, and Info-graph about my families history. I made one slide for each of my known family members. My info-graphic tells some basic information about my families history. 

Tuesday, March 28

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 a well written, truly amazing article. The man is trying to say that the whole point of school is not academics, it is overcoming adversities, and to keep getting up even when you are better down trying to focus on a million things at once. The 'main event" is exactly what I said before, you have to be tested and keep getting up and overcoming adversity. You can't give up because the whole school system is a test about overcoming adversity. 

Stop Motion Number 2

My groups stop motion is about stack-able cups. Our plan is to stack them one by one and take a picture. Then take them apart and do it again. Today we are filming, and we should be able to finish if we can get to work quickly. We are going to go out to the hall and film on a table, we will be using a tripod for this project, and Cody's phone will be used.

Friday, April 17

Answer the following questions thoroughly on your blog.

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).

My Stop Motion was about the classic video game Pong. I choose this because I thought it was a simple idea that I could do well. I drew a lot of inspiration after watching human Tetris. I think that it was really easy sometimes, but really challenging at other points (like trying to upload photos to drive).

     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/mind-blowing, how would you rate your project? Explain why.

I think I would rate my stop motion a 7 because I put a lot of work into it, while it may not have been world changing, I thought that the camera was very still and it flowed smoothly.

     3. In hindsight, what would you do differently the second time around? Better lighting? Time                 management? Explain yourself.

If I could change anything about my presentation, I would have not had the game end in a tie. That is really boring and I wish I hadn't done that. Another thing I would change would be that I wish I would have done it on construction paper and set it up on a wall so it was easier to move.

     4. Explain what makes your stop motion animation unique. How do you believe you thought                   "outside of the box" on this project?

I though that I went out of the box when it came to special effects. I used one in particular which was where the computer only sees the outline of each object. It ended up looking very nice, and gave it a little bit more of flare.

     5. What grade do you feel you deserve on this project? Explain your reasoning.

I feel that I deserve a 92-94 on this project. While it may not of been mind-blowing or world changing, I did everything on the rubric. I feel like my biggest weakness is my color scheme I choose. It doesn't fit with a classic pong machine.  

Tuesday, April 14

Blog Post of the Day:
3 day weekend... how was it? Give me a good story or something funny that happened this weekend.

This weekend I got to experience something, that is very interesting. I got to vaccinate new born calves, and if they were boys we neutered them. First we had to separate the the calves from their mother, which they did not like very much. Then we vaccinated the mothers, that didn't take long because they were calm. Them we drove the mothers 30 minutes away to a open pasture. While we were doing that the others got all the calves together and ready to vaccinate. When we got back we vaccinated the calves. They were very unhappy because they didn't know what was going on. But once they were done they calmed down a lot. Finally we loaded up the calves to take to their mothers, to roam the pastures all summer long. An interesting thing that happened while we were doing this was, I got to see a cow give birth. 

Tuesday, April 7

Blog Post of the Day:
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 stop motion is to use post it notes to play the classic Atari game pong. I have drawn out the board and watched how the ball moves for 10 minutes. I will be assisted by the lovely Vito Mannino and Cody Zakeri. The props I need are white post it notes and a black piece of construction paper. The sticky notes will be cut into rectangles and one into a square. I will make score numbers out of sticky notes. The final score will be 5-3 the person on the left will win. I plan on shooting on a wall and using a tripod for a steady image. I will be taking the pictures with my phone. Today I will be watching games f pong to observe the board and every little aspect of Pong.

Monday, April 6

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me all about your weekend and please share photos!
This weekend I went to the Lake of the Ozarks. I drove 3 hours down with my dad and when we got there I was so exhausted from driving I fell asleep. When I woke up Saturday morning my friends and I went out on our golf carts and drove around. We found a really muddy trail and went riding down it. Once we were done we realized our golf carts were
covered in mud. We went back home and cleaned them. We then started a huge leaf bonfire and roasted hot dogs and made smores. Later that night we watched there final four. The next day I drove 3.5 hours back home. I was so tired from driving I slept from 4 to seven then I woke up ate dinner and went to bed.

5 Frame Storyboard

Wednesday, April 1

Blog Post of the Day:
What do you love most about this time of year? Explain why you love it.

I love Spring the most because the weather begins to get nice. I also love this time because we start to go to the Lake of the Ozarks, and riding around on our Sea-Doos. You can play basketball outside, instead of inside Lifetime Fitness. But my favorite thing is that the days get longer and you can hang outside at night.

5 Edited Photos

Monday March 30

Blog Post of the Day:
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.

I completed my scavenger hunt. My favorite picture was one of Vito and Justin Clough wrestling. I did all my photos at school. And one of my favorites is...............

Friday, March 27

Blog Post of the Day:
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 much about photography, the only experience I have is with Photoshop a little last year in my computer class. I take photos every once in a while. I normally take photos wit my phone camera. I never really edit photos anymore on social media. I used to because I thought it was really cool, but now I think it looks silly. I used to put filters on them. I don't really have any artistic background in photography and I'm not that artistic. I think it would be col to learn more in depth about Photoshop. I do like photography though.

Monday, March 23

Blog Post of the Day:
Welcome back! Go ahead. Tell me all about your Spring Break. Include photos!

This Spring Break I went to the Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri. The first couple days my friends Max and I helped clean up the house and get everything ready. Then we got our Sea-Doo in the water and rode around on that for a while. On Saturday night Max left, and Sunday was really boring. But on Monday our neighbors came down and we had fun. We went to a place went inside of a cave Tuesday, then we went to the dam and got a bunch of fun stuff from the stores. Thursday March Madness started and I watched that all day. Then that night we went out to eat at a really fancy restaurant with a great view of the lake. Friday our neighbors went home, and I just watched basketball. Saturday a different neighbor came down and we hung out. Then I left Sunday and watched the KU game. 

Global Issue Prezi

Wednesday, March 11

Blog Post of the Day:
What are you doing for Spring Break?

This spring break I am going to the Lake of the Ozarks with my friend Max Hansen. Then later that week one of our neighbors is coming down to the lake as well. I don't have any real plan but I'm sure It will be fun. We will probably Sea-Doo around and go on an adventure in our golf cart. I come back the Sunday before school starts again. Hopefully it will be a really great time. 

Monday, March 9

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your weekend.

         This weekend I went to meet with my youth pastor on Saturday and talked about school. Then after that I went to the Legends with my grandma and got a new pair of shoes. On Sunday I went to church in the morning then to Taco Bell for lunch. After that me and my friends helped move furniture. When we had finished we played baseball till 7:30 P.M. and order a pizza. 

Friday, March 6

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

If I was principle of the school for the week, I would turn the WiFi back on, because the students need to learn. Also that week would be a 4 day week, because kids need break. I would also bring in not crappy food for school lunch.

Wednesday, March 4

10 pieces of advice you would give people who are making a presentation

1. Don't make it so long it bores your audience.
2. Make sure it's still long enough to fully inform the people.
3. Cite all of the sources you used so you don't break copyright rules.
4. Don't write paragraphs, write one or two sentences and explain, it will involve the audience.
5. Talk loud when you present, so you are seen as confident. 
6. Include pictures, so you can give the audience a visual representation.
7. Create something that you believe in, so you can be confident in your project.
8. Give the audience something to think about, it will make them pay more attention.
9. Ask the audience if there is any questions, to make sure everyone understands.
10. Start off with something that will grab the audiences attentions, so that they will pay more attention to your presentation.

Monday, March 2

Blog Post of the Day:
Tell me about your weekend

I had a good weekend, on Friday I went to the basketball games at the high school. They were good except we lost our boys varsity game. Then on Saturday my friends and I went driving in the snow and went drifting in his car in the Walmart parking lot. Then we played on creek that was frozen over. Sunday I babysat for 2 hours and then did nothing for the rest of the day. 

HIV/AIDS Info-graphic