September 30, 2014

What is an infographic? If you don't know, go look it up. Read about it and then in your own words tell me what an infographic is. What do infographics do? How do they work? What makes a really good infographic?

An infographic is a tool that displays information in fun ways by using pictures. They are a graphic representation of facts, date and information. They are used to present complex information quickly and effectively. They use pictures to dry the viewers eye to certain things that are of the most importance. Different colors and pictures are really good because it enhances the viewers senses, and pulls their attention to a certain thing. 

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September 29, 2014

Tell me about your Homecoming weekend! If you didn't participate in the Homecoming festivities, what did you do? Share pics!

Homecoming was so much fun. I got to finally take pictures with one of my best friends. This is the first time we have gone in the same group together. For dinner we went to Kyoto's and I caught everything the chef threw at me, which is surprising because I thought I would be really bad. We went to the dance for a while, and then went to an after party where we just hung out. It was so much fun to get to see all my friends in their cute dresses. I got an updo for homecoming and it took me like 20 minutes to get all the bobby pins out of it.

September 24, 2014

Imagine Mr. Bacon has asked you to suggest one way of improving Blue Valley High School to make it a better place for students. Think about the changes that are needed at your school. Pick one change you feel would really make a difference and explain what it is and why you'd make the change.

I would suggest having security officers out in the parking lot after school. The officers could help the traffic flow way easier, and help prevent accidents from happening. The security officers could stop the car lanes and allow students coming out of the parking lot to get in. I feel this would benefit not only the students but the parents who come to pick up their kids as well. By having security officers help with the traffic flow students could get out of the parking lot quicker and safer. I feel that this a necessity that the school should explore.

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September 23, 2014

What are your favorite apps on your phone or tablet? Why?

I use quite a few apps on my phone, but my favorite my far is Pandora because I love music. I am constantly listening to music from when I get home from school and I even fall asleep to music. Other than Pandora I use Twitter and Instagram a lot. I like Twitter and Instagram because it helps me stay up to date with what is going on with my friends. I like being able to see what other people are doing. However, sometimes I just can not check Twitter because there is too much drama going on. Pandora is by far my favorite because I can listen to songs that I do not own without paying for them. 

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September 22, 2014

What is email? When do you use email in your own personal life? List reasons and ways that people use email. What do you know about "email etiquette"?

Email is a way to communicate with others on the computer. I do not use email that often, but when I do use it I use it for email things to myself. When I have a project that I need to finish at home I would email it to myself so I could work on it later. I used this technique before I learned how to use Google Drive of course. My mother uses email all the time at her work. She uses it to communicate with her co-workers and share documents that need to be worked on by multiple people. I know that in emails you should you Dear ______, and at the end use Sincerely __________. Other than that though I am not very familiar with email etiquette.  All of my email accounts are Gmail as well, so I am not familiar with any other email accounts, such as yahoo. 

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September 19, 2014

Now that you've been in Emerging Technology for several weeks... what do you think? Do you think the web tools (Drive, Evernote, Bubbl, etc.) are helpful to you? Do you think they will be helpful throughout high school or even college? Explain.

Yes, I think that all of these tools will be helpful throughout college as well as the rest of my high school career. Evernote makes researching way easier and less painful of an experience. I did not want to take this class in the first place, but now that I have I feel like it will help me with all different subjects because of the new techniques I am learning. I have never used Google drive before  but I love it now and use it whenever I get on a computer now. I am really glad I decided to take this class this year because I think it will also help me in my future and current CA classes. 

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September 17, 2014

Do you enjoy writing? When do you enjoy it? What kind of writing do you enjoy? Why do you think the ability to write is so important no matter what kind of writing it is? Give an example that you enjoyed writing or hated writing. Why?

I do not enjoy writing very much. Mostly I don't like it because I struggle coming up with ideas for stories. This is why I like doing informational writing, where there are specific facts I can give. I truly dislike creative writing, where I have to come up with a story line all on my own. However, I think writing is an extremely important tool to have because you pretty much use it in every profession you could think of, such as doctors, teachers and even accountants. It is strange because I love reading so much, you would think I would like to write too, but no I don't. I think I will enjoy this project because it is about a topic I care about and it is informational essay. 

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September 16, 2014

What did you do this weekend?

This weekend I went to the Blue Valley football game with my friends, Hannah and Madison. I screamed so much I lost my voice. Unfortunately, the next day I had to get up early and take the ACT. It actually was not as hard as I expected it to be. Then after I took the ACT, I went to the boys Varsity soccer game because I am a manager. We won! However, we went to penalty kicks for the third game in a row! I am sick of them. They have another game tonight and I hope they do not go into PK's again. Sunday I just hung around the house and watched the chiefs lose again. I also started feeling sick on Sunday and that is why I missed school yesterday. 

September 16, 2014

Reflect on this quote. Give an example of a time in your life that this might have been the case.


In life most of the time if you do not practice or study for something you end up doing bad. For example, if my basketball team did not practice every day then when it came to game time we would probably not win the game. I agree with this quote entirely, I am a strong believer in preparing for everything. My mom always tells me "Anything in life worth doing, is worth doing well." She always tells me there is no point in doing an activity, my homework, if I am not going to try to do my best. I am also one of those people who stresses out if I do not prepare myself.

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September 12, 2014

What is the importance of research? Why do you need to know how to research? What have you learned in high school about researching topics and finding quality resources? Have you had a helpful teacher that has taught you to research? Explain

The importance of research is to find accurate information that you feel comfortable sharing with others. You need to know how to research so you can have a strong knowledge over your topic, so that any question you are asked can be answered correctly. I have learned throughout high school that not every website you find is a creditable source, meaning you can not trust the information given. I have not really had one particular teacher who has made researching more helpful or interesting, but the library staff at our school makes it much easier for someone to be able to find the information they need for their project. Good research can make or break a good essay or project.

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Global Issue Selection

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For my global issue in Emerging Technology I have chosen child abuse. I have begun researching the issue and you can find my research questions here.

September 10, 2014

Kids these day take things for granted. They expect everything to be given to them, and don't work for anything. They complain about so much when the trials they go through aren't even as hard as what we went to .They need to learn to be able to be entertained by different stuff, like the outdoors; they shouldn't spend all their time on technology. Although I do feel that kids have a lot more pressure to be perfect, and intelligent these days. Overall from when I was a kid, it is so different.

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September 9, 2014

Tell me about the global issue you selected. What do you already know about the issue? What are you looking forward to learning about it? Explain.

My global issue topic is Child Abuse. I have always been very interested in learning about child abuse. I want to understand why the abusers do what they do and how it affects the children? I know that most children are abused and never report it and I also know that it is hard to take a child abuse to court because you have to have a child testify, and children aren't always reliable. I want to learn more about child abuse because when i'm older I want to be a pediatrician with a psychology major as well. I want to be able to help abused children get well again. To be able to do this I need to learn about child abuse.

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September 8, 2014

What did you do this weekend? Share pictures if you have them!

I started off the weekend strong by going to the Blue Valley football game, which we won 29-0. Then on Saturday I had to get up at 6 to go to work. I am a field marshal at the Overland Park soccer complex. My brothers birthday was also on Saturday, so we we went out to eat as a family. We got to eat at Stroud's; they have the best Cinnamon rolls ever!! On Sunday I went shopping to find a dress for homecoming. It took forever but I finally found one I liked. The rest of my Sunday was spent watching the Cowboys and the Chiefs get destroyed! I could watch football all day if I had to. 

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September 5, 2014

Time Spent Free Reading: A
Movie Watching: A
College Basketball Junkie: A
Sleeping Late: A
Stress Management: F
Test Taking: C
Eating Vegetables: F

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September 3, 2014

Yesterday I asked your to "think differently" and push yourself to be uncommon with your PSA project using Google Slides. Why do you think I asked you to do that? What is the point? Why not just use bullets and headers? Explain

I think you asked us to do this project because it'll expand our way of thinking. It gives us the opportunity to try and do something different than the plain boring projects we do in most of our other classes. Google slides gives you the opportunities to try different styles and draw out your creative side. Also high school is the place to try new things and feel comfortable being different. Boring presentations are not entertaining for the teacher or your coeds. Trust I have made those presentations and sat through 20 of them in one class period. 

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PSA Presentation

September 2, 2014

Tell me all about your Labor Day weekend. What did you do? Include photos!

Well on Friday night I went to the Varsity soccer game against West because I am a manager. Although we lost, it was still fun because I got to watch Mr. Bacon pour and ice bucket on West's principles head. We won the ALS challenge and we all got free ice cream too. On Sunday, my family went to the mall together to get birthday presents for my brother. We spent the whole day looking at dress clothes, boring!! This weekend I also went to go see the movie The Giver with my mom. To be honest I didn't like it at all, but I love the book. Last night instead of doing my homework, I also watched Lone Survivor. It was amazing, but I cried almost the entire movie. Overall I had an amazing Labor Day weekend with my family. 

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