Colombia Today

Today i was able to get 50% of the brochure completed and saved. I changed some of the things I had before in order to make it look professional and well organized. I also checked out some different brochures that were examples so that I could get some ideas of what I could do on mine.

1st 6 Weeks Reflection

So far i have learned how to use pages in multimedia, as well as the different kinds of applications that the macs have. I learned about different key terms used in this class as well. Another thing that I got to do was to create my own blog, which I have never done before. I was able to make it and play around with the different things that it has to offer. I am still trying to understand more about the mac and the applications that it has, still macs are okay.

Colombia Reflection

Today I started on my brochure and put in some pictures in it. I also looked at others people project to see what they looked liked. Some really got my attention and they actually looked pretty good. I commented on some of them as well. I am very close to finishing it.

Other Projects that were off the chain.

multimediabigd- I liked how he put many pictures on his project so that people could get the feeling of how Brazil will be. His project was very neat and organized.

schooledbypaulyd- I like how he had much of the information written on his project. I also liked how he put his itinerary and had a map of where we would go in italy for a trip. 

dailydoseofhampton- I liked how he put good pics of Thailand and how he took his time to organize everything.

Finishing the first part of my project and creating the PDF thing.

https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0ByuByHN_AFlUMjQyZTE1NDQtMzc1Ni00MjJjLWJjNzQtYTM1NmE4ODhmOWQ0&hl=en&authkey=CLOFm10


Today I was able to finally finish the first part of my project. All i had to do today was finish up my bibliography and post the project on my blog. Posting it wasn't as difficult as I thought It would. All I had to do was follow the instructions and I was able to post It without a problem. Now all thats left for me to do Is to then work on my brochure and put the finishing touches on the project.

First Time Working on Colombia

Today I was able to start and finish the title page, table of contents, and work log for my project. All I need to do next time is work on putting the finishing touches on these pages and start working on the bibliography. I finished a lot and I took a lot of pressure off me.

Colombia Project

Today I was able to sketch my itinerary of Colombia. I was also able to start on the cover page for the project, I was also able to finish my rough drafts. Today was really simple.

I think that today I was able to accomplish a lot, even though me and david were messing around with the photo booth application. I felt like i learned a bit more today about how ill be using pages to create my brochure, and make it look professional. I was able to sketch and have a good solid idea about how i want my project to look like. My ideas were solid and to the point. Some difficulties here and there but by following the directions I was able to get around them.

Colombia Trip

My country is going to be about Colombia.  I'm going to be making a brochure that talks about my visit to Colombia, the culture, foods, different buildings, beaches , and many more. I'm going to plan a 13-15 day trip and talk about different things. I'll explain the costs, what will be happening there, where to go, and how to dress.

Citations and Bibliography

1. Plagiarism is defined as passing off someone else's ideas or work as your own. You should avoid it because its illegal.

2. The citation format that we are going to use are Footnotes, Endnotes and  In-text citations+ Work cited.

3. "Colombia." National Geographic. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/colombia-guide/>.


"Colombia." National Geographic. Web. 10 Sept. 2010. <http://travel.nationalgeographic.com/travel/countries/colombia-guide/>

Public Domain

1. An image that is public domain means works that currently have no intellectual rights within the country of your residence.


2. "The Library of Congress." The Alfred Withal Stern Collection of Lincolniana. Web. <http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/scsmbib:@field(DOCID+@lit(scsm001102))>

Stock Photography

1. Stock photography is a stock of photos that are collected and used instead of hiring a professional photographer.

2. We can't just use random images off online websites because it could result in the image being copyrighted.

Colombia Trip

I chose to take a trip to Colombia. I'll be talking and researching about its culture, environment, transportation, foods, entertainment, and little stuff like that. I have been looking at some of its beaches, foods, and what its popular for. So far I'm not so sure where to begin and how long I'm going to take but i'll look into it.

Netiquette

Scenario #1- A student sends a harassing e-mail to another student. The receiving student
retaliates with a “flaming e-mail.” Is this the appropriate response? If not, what would be?
      This is not the appropriate response. What the student should do is delete his contact and email and not to send him more emails, that'll make him do it more, ignore him.

Scenario #2-When hanging out with friends, one of the students makes a call on their cellphone and carries on a conversation while still within the group. Is this ok? Why or why not?
      Its okay because he may be calling his parents to tell them something important or because its an emergency. 


Scenario #3 – A student logs on to a free file sharing website and downloads a song they just heard on the radio. Is this ok? Why or why not
      As long as he's not at school its okay because its free. 


Scenario #4 – A student follows a questionable link to a website and downloads a malicious script which releases a Trojan Horse virus on to the school network. Is the student to blame? Why or why not?
       The student is to blame because he downloaded a malicious script without the teachers consent and without asking a question as to wether to downloaded. 


Scenario #5 – An hour before class, a student remembers that a writing assignment is due. The student goes to the library, logs on to a website, and copies/pastes the information. Is this ok? Why or why not?
      Its not okay because he is plagiarizing. 


Scenario #6 – At home, a student uses a software package to copy movies and games from DVD’s for his or her friends. Is this within fair-use laws? Explain.
     Its illegal because he is copying a copyrighted work, he is pirating movies, games and dvd's , which is illegal in this country. 


Scenario #7 – A student logs into the school website to download the syllabus they lost. Are they breaking any rules or laws? Explain.
    No because he is just downloading something that the teacher gave and not something inappropriate or against the law. 


Scenario #8 – Students spend a good amount of time in class creating a web page for a school sponsored fundraiser. However, there website is not usable by certain individuals with disabilities. Was this disrespectful or wrong of them?
    It is disrespectful because they are being biased to other people with disabilities.


 Why do you think netiquette is important? Why are we using part of our class time for this?
   I think that this is important because using the computer is a privilege not a gift, if you don't use it correctly it will be taken away from you. If you do something against the law on the computer big consequences are taken into action. We are using part of class for this so that we can understand what it means to be able to use a computer, so that we can learn what can be used and what shouldn't be used. Why are we using it and to make us understand that everything that we use can be used to its full advantage without taking too much advantage. 

Pages

The application pages lets you make your own page and write about things that you want, add pics, make cards, posters, resumes, certificates, business cards, envelopes, flyers, brochures, newsletters, and much more. If you want to start from scratch you can choose a blank page and begin. You change the font, colors, templates, images, everything. Even though pages looks interesting i don't really like it that much. Pages seems to have originated from Microsoft Word, that had more things added to it. It has many of the features that Microsoft has, but overall you can have fun and enjoy it. You can even trick the smartest of people into thinking that you won an award signed by OBAMA! Pages lets you choose a template and layouts in order to make your work a bit better, although Microsoft makes it much easier to do all of this without getting confused. Overall Pages is a fun little app that many can enjoy and that can help them improve many thing

Self-Evaluation

1. Design Template- 4


2. Design Tab: Gadgets- 4

3. Setting Tab- 4

4. Protecting your Identity- 4

5. Posting- 4

6. Blog Entries - 4

7. Commenting- 4?

8. Professionalism- 4 

Other Blogs

Now that i got my blog all set up I'm looking at other peoples blogs and seeing what they've done. Some of them look pretty good and almost better than me. If you're interested in looking at them you should check them out. While looking at other blogs and seeing what they did, it can help me to improve what else i can do in my own blog and make it as good as anyone. Talking to them can help me by them telling me how they did what they did on their blog and give me help on mine.

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