My Blogging Experience

I had so much fun in this class! My favorite activities to do were: Animoto, Creating an avatar, and Gig Huge Labs. I liked doing all of these things because they were fun to do, and I love creating pictures and videos. I didn't think that the animotos were exciting, but in the end, it turned out being one of my favorite activities. I wouldn't change anything about the activities or schedule except that I wish we would of had more time to work on our blogs. If their was an option to take another discovery class like this one, I would definitely take it because I love to work with computers and I had a lot of fun! My one word to describe the middle school 2.0 learning system would be EXCITING!! That's why I had so much fun working on my blog that I am sad to say goodbye.

Copyright

This week we were learning about copyright. Copyright is the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 50 years after his or her death. Copyright is important to use because you need to give credit to the author you are using his/ hers work from. If you don't use copyright, you can be sued from the state or the author. The creator of a piece of art would be interested in copyright because they need to get credit for their work, and they can also lose lots of money. If I found out that someone was using my work and not giving me credit for it, I would get mad, and if I new them I would ask them to take it off. If i didn't know the person then I would find out if they were using my photo in a good way and if not, I would contact people that could find the person and tell them to take my work off of their website/ blog. If that person sited my work I wouldn't be mad because I would know that everyone knows my work. This is what I feel about copyright.

Some of these definitions were found on www.aewcomputerconnections.blogspot.com

Voice Thread and Animoto

Voice thread and animoto are both really cool websites! You can use animoto to do a slide show instead of PowerPoint. Animoto is really cool because you can choose your pictures from animoto's special library and once you are all done, animoto puts all your photos into a slide show with your music! I think that animoto is better to use for school purposes and voice thread is better for home purposes. On voice thread you can comunicate with people around the world using your computer. On voice thread you can record your voice, put it online, and people will respond. That is why I love voice thread and animoto!

Google Docs

I love Google Docs because you can do more than just writing on it. On Google Docs you don't need a flash drive and you can access your work anywhere. I can use Google docs to do school work or a creative art assignment. Google docs is not complicated to use, and if you already have a G-mail account, its is fast and easy to get started!

What I did on Google Docs

This is what I made on Google Docs. Click here to see my work.

Image Chef and Comic Strip Generator

Image Chef is a cool website where you an experiment with sketchpad, poetry blender, word mosaic, and photo frames. I like Image Chef because you can make a nice class project using some of the tools. Comic Strip Generator also allows you to create comic strips with a funny backround. That is why I like Image Chef and Comic Strip Generator.

Big Huge Labs and Flickr

I would definitely use flickr to store my photos because if my hard drive crashes, I can always count on flickr. I can use Big Huge Labs to do a homework assignment or just for fun. On Big Huge Labs you can make puzzles, posters, maps, trading cards, and maps. The pictures I would keep private are the pictures that have me and my family on them. And the pictures I would make public are the pictures that are of places. If I have a book project to do I can make it on Big Huge Labs. That is what I would do with Big Huge Labs and Flickr.

Flickr

Today, I took the tour of Flickr, which is an online photo sharing website. On Flickr you can upload, edit, share, or organize your photos. It can help protect your pictures from getting erased, because your hard drive crashes. You can choose if you want to make your pictures public or private, so you don't have to worry about everyone seeing your photos. You can making cards, photo books, calendars, and holiday cards all on Flikr. The pictures I found on flickr on in the sidebar.

If I can post my art, video, or writing work on the Internet for the world to see, will this make me work differently than if only my teacher was goin

I would not work differently because I would tell my teacher the same thing I would would want to tell the world through the internet. I would still talk to my teacher about recycling and all of the consequences of doing harm to the environment, but I might speek with a different personality. The art I post will stay the same and so will my videos.

What part will the Internet play in helping me to be creative?

The internet is a world wide web where people around the world can see the same thing anyone else is seeing. The way I can use the internet to be creative is to put information on the internet that can effect the way people live. If people listen to my information, I could really make a difference in the world and be creative!

How Can I Be Creative in Today's World?

In today's world, I can be creative by thinking of things that might help the economy, the environment, and the world. It is also a good idea to think of things that not a lot of people think of, so you can start something new and be even more creative!

Recycling

Recycling is an easy way to help the environment and get money. If you keep all of your used plastic and aluminom bottles/cans, and take them to a recycling center, you can get money!