MyLife Reflection

1. A) Identify the different music in your project.

B) Tell us what songs you used

Tighten Up by the Black Keys and Last Night by the Strokes
C) Why you chose the different pieces
They just bring back good memories.

2. Describe how you went about finding your information, pictures, and songs:I looked through my computer and photo albums

3. What different kinds of technology did you use to compile your project? [Web tools, Mac tools, etc...]

iMovie, and iPhoto mostly.

4. What are you good at...what went well for you in this project?
Putting everything together.

5. With what did you struggle on this project...what was difficult for you?
Deciding on a theme and making it all flow.

6.  A) Did you decide to use still slides?
B) Why or why not?  [If not, how did you convey your information?]

yes.
C) Did you use a consistent theme throughout your movie?
D) Why or why not?
yes because i thought the pre-loaded transitions made everything easier.

7. Describe how you used video in your project.

i showed a dance recital and me diving.

8. For what other classes, situations, uses could this type of project be adapted?

graduation video.

9. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976? [...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?

10. Would you do another project like this on your own? Why? Why not?

Definitely, this was really fun.

Music Genome Project: Dubstep

1. A) Identify your chosen musical genre & 

B) say why you chose it.

A)  Dubstep

B)  I've listened to dubstep for awhile and i felt like noone else would really pick it.

2. Describe how you went about finding your songs and information. What search terms did you use? Where did you find your information?

I went on google and searched "history of dubstep" and when i went on Youtube i typed in the artist's name and then "live" to get videos of them performing.

3. What different kinds of technology did you use to compile your project? [Web tools, Mac tools, etc...]

iMovie and iPhoto and iTunes.

4. What are you good at...what went well for you in this project?

I feel like i did good with transitions and stuff like that.

5. With what did you struggle on this project...what was difficult for you

Putting everything together.

6. Did you decide to use still slides? Why or why not?  [If not, how did you convey your information?

Yeah because i felt like it was less busy than a video in order to type information out.

7. For what other classes, situations, uses could this type of project be adapted?

For like a powerpoint for another class or something.

8. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976?[...not just that you cited the information, etc., but how did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?

I cited the images.

9. Would you do another project like this on your own? Why? Why not?

Maybe, it was kinda fun.

ND Culture: Geometry

1. Describe your role on the team.

 I just helped with the stop motion parts.  Everyone basically did a little bit of everything.

2. What did you learn from being a part of this team?

 That everyone has to work together.

3. What went well for you as a team?

 I feel like our whole project tied together well.

4. What did not go well for you as a team?

 Nothing really.

5. Describe the process from storyboarding through the movie creation. Did ideas/concepts/focus change from one kind of technology to the other? If so, how?  

 Yeah they did.  We started out just using a slideshow and video but then we switched to stop motion.

6. What new tools and techniques did you learn by doing this project?

 I learned how to use iMovie.

7. For what other classes, situations, uses could this type of project be adapted?

 For like advertisements for something.

8. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976? [...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?

 We cited them in works cited.

19.Would you do another project like this on your own? Why? Why not?

Maybe but it took alot of time.

Movie Podcast Reflection

1. What tools and techniques did you use to create your podcast?

I used garage band.

2.  How could you use a project like this in other classes?

If i need to make a project or presentation i could use this to present pictures along with voice.

3.  In the “real world,” how could podcast projects be used (In what careers/businesses, etc.)?

To send a business pitch to someone. 

4.  In this project, what did you get good at doing?

I got good at timing everything right.

5. What was the most difficult part of the assignment?

Recording my voice.

6. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976? [...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?

I cropped the images and didn't use the entire song.  I also re-worded any information i got from websites.

7.  Would you do a project like this on your own?

Probably not.

iPhoto Name Reflection

1. List the search terms (words) that you used to find images (for the letters of your name and the images that describe you) and why?

I searched things like "letter m, a, r, y, etc."

2. What skills did you use/learn in this project?

I learned how to use iPhoto to make a slideshow and edit photos.

3. Describe how you might use these skills and apply them to a real-world situation.

In case i need to make a slideshow for a class or if i need to fix something in a picture.

4. This was a more creative project than our first 2. Did you prefer it or the more cut and dry assignments in Word and Excel?

I liked this project tons better because everyone's was different.  With the other assignments, everyone's final product looked the same but this was more personalized.

5. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976? [...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.?

I used mostly my own pictures and music that I already had.

M&M Reflection

1.  What is a template?

A template is anything that determines or serves as a pattern; a model (dictionary.com).

2.  What tools/functions in Excel did you use to calculate your data?

I used the autosum and chart tools.

3.  What skills did you use/learn in this project?

I learned how to better organize information and data.

4.  What "extras" did you add to your project?

I added a picture, and i color-coded my words.

5.  What are some other uses you may have for a simple excel spreadsheet?

I could make address lists or something like that.

About Me

 Email is a good way to get information about grades and stuff like that.

I chose this picture from homecoming because it shows how me and my two best friends are like family.