Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Tuesday, January 28

Tell me about your All About Me site. What are going to be your 4 main content pages? Why did you choose those topics? What big plans do you have for your site that is going to make it different and creative?

For my All About Me website I chose to have my four topics be favorites, family, friends, and interests. These topics are important because my family and friends and the things I do with them make my life fun and interesting. I don't think of myself as a creative person so I have not yet decided on anything to do yet. I think I will incorporate pictures for each of my content pages which can make it interesting. Hopefully I will think of something more creative soon.

Monday, January 27, 2014

Monday, January 27

What are your thoughts on HTML code? Did you enjoy the coding activity? Do you feel like you learned anything? Explain yourself.

I enjoyed learning code! I think its beneficial to know how to code when creating a website so if something is not working properly you can look at the code and try to find the problem. I don't think I am very good at code yet, but I am definitely learning something. I would like to o deeper into code and learn more about how a website is built.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Tuesday, January 21

Tell me about your three day weekend. How was it? What did you do? Elaborate!

This weekend I did more than I did all last year! On Friday I had soccer practice from eight to nine, which was horrible. On Saturday, I practiced the Freshman class dance and had a great time improving because i know none of the steps. Afterwards my friends and I went to go see Frozen for the third time! I know all the songs by heart so it was pretty entertaining. On Sunday I went dress shopping for Sweetheart and picked out the cutest dress; it was on sale! That night I watched a movie with Logan Lerman because I think he is really cute... On Monday my sister and I went shopping all day! After our shopping excursion we had to go to soccer pre-tryouts. We ran for two hours straight and it was possibly the most miserable time I've ever had. My weekend was very eventful and I hope I can have another weekend like it soon.

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Wednesday, January 15

Tell me if you agree with this statement and then why or why not. "Images on the internet are 'free game' - if someone posted it, I should be able to use it."

I disagree with this statement. Images on the internet were not always posted for other people to find and use. If someone posts a photo they have taken themselves on a blog or a social network not everyone should be allowed to use them without citing it. If the picture isn't cited it will look as if someone stole it and is using it as their own. It's almost like stealing from an art museum and then saying you painted the picture yourself. Stealing artwork is a form of plagiarizing.

Monday, January 13, 2014

Monday, January 13

What do you know about plagiarism on the Internet? What do web design, the Internet and plagiarism all effect each other? Explain.

Plagiarism is when someone takes information from a source and writes it as if it's their own work. In society, plagiarizing is not accepted and people can be harshly punished for it. In school, if one were to plagiarize, they could get suspended or get a low grade because of it. These days plagiarizing is so easy with all the websites and posts. To avoid plagiarizing people just have to site their sources. Plagiarizing can be used in web design if someone were to copy a websites design or the idea of someones website. Plagiarizing off the Internet and other websites in web design class can lead to us getting a bad grade in the class. It's important that we don't plagiarize.

Friday, January 10, 2014

Friday, January 10

What do you already know about web design? How it works? Programs you can use? Tools that exist?

I don't know very much about code. I have been on a website called Code Academy teaching how to start a website. I have seen people set up websites before. I can do some simple coding like fonts and colors. I have never used a program before and I don't know any tools that exist.