2/27/17 infographic reflection

What have you learned about Infographics?  Did you enjoy creating your own? (please explain). When might you use an Infographic in your school work, personal life, or other?  Which Infographic site did you use?  Was the site easy to navigate? Would you use it again or look for another site?

I have learned that infographics can help people obtain information in a more fun way. I really enjoyed creating my own infographic because it could've been about anything I wanted it to be and I chose something I thought was interesting which was the differences between Coke vs Pepsi. You could use an infographic in school when you are creating a project and need a way to present. You can use an infographic in your personal life when you want to persuade someone to do something or get something. I used Piktochart and it was pretty easy to navigate and had lots of cool features. I would for sure use it again.

infographic

2/23/17 Infographic

Today we will begin using online tools to create what is called an "Infographic".
Take your time & conduct some research on infographics.

• What is an infographic?
• What is the purpose of an infographic?
• What type of information is best displayed in an infographic?
• How can an infographic help convey your message to an audience?
• How might you use an infographic in your class assignments?

Find 2 examples of infographics that you think are very cool/useful to you.  Post the infographics on your blog & make sure to cite where you found them.

an Infographic is a a visual image such as a chart or diagram used to represent information or data. The purpose of an infographic is to show data about certain things in an interesting way using less words. The best information to display with an infographic is to Inform people about a certain topic, to try to persuade people to one thing over another, or to compare and contrast two things. Infographics help convey a message to a audience by using more diagrams, pictures and statistics instead of using words. you could use an Infographic in a class assignment if you are suppose to create a presentation and need a way to make it interesting. Infographics can be a fun and intriguing way to display information that you have researched. Most people like to have visuals when learning knew things. Reading can get boring so making an infographic can be helpful for students to learn things. It can also help students who are unmotivated to learn more. you should always try to be interesting with presentations and infographics are a fantastic way to do that.

https://venngage.com/blog/how-to-make-an-infographic-in-5-steps/ 

 

http://media.creativebloq.futurecdn.net/sites/creativebloq.com/files/images/2015/07/cokelarge.jpg 

2/21/17 Canva vs. Lucid Press

Now that you have been exposed to two online design programs, write a 5-10 sentence reflection on your thoughts on both of them.

• Which one was the easiest to join & use?
• Provide 2 pros/cons of using both Canva & Lucid Press
• In your opinion, which program created the nicest, trendiest documents?
• Which program provided the most "free" features?
• Overall, which one did you like the most? Explain...

Both Canva and Lucid Press can be very interesting and useful. I enjoyed using them and figuring out all of the cool designs and colors that could be put on them. It is cool how you can find already formatted business cards and flyers to use in real life. I think they are both unique and fun. If I had to choose one to use for a real business, I would use lucid press because of all of the different templates there are. Overall the two online design programs share similarities and also have unique features that make them different and it is cool to see what you can create with both of them. I think Lucid press was easier to join and use. I Also think lucid press had the nicest and trendiest documents. I think Canva had more features that cost money. a couple pros of both Canva and Lucid Press is they can create business documents and they both include many different choices in design. a couple cons of Canva and Lucid Press are they have some templates that cost money and you have to sign in to use them.

2/16/17 Dream business

Think of a business that you would love to start or run.  Tell me about your business idea, where you would locate your business, what goods or services you would provide, etc., etc....

Business Card

If I could start a business it would be a sportswear/sports equipment store. It would include equipment of all different sports and also clothing for all of those sports. It would be located all over the U.S and even the rest of the world. I would name the business Zach's Sports. It will become the most popular sports store in the world. 

Business Card

Flyer

poster

2/13/17 canva fun

I could use this to send people post cards from cool places that I travel or visit.

I could use this to advertise a restaurant or anything that I own and let people know who we are, what we sell, and where to find it.

I could use this as a business card. I would put all of my contact info on it and if I had a business it would be a way for people to contact me

2/13/17 sweetheart

Tell me about your Sweetheart weekend.  Did you attend the game at Southwest?   How about the dance?  If you didn't go to sweetheart, what did you do?  Please attach a picture or 2 from your phone that tells me about your weekend. 

this weekend I went to sweetheart and it was fun. We took pictures at prairie fire and it was cool because of the glass wall. after pictures, we went to dinner at Jack Stack and I got a pork sandwich.  after dinner we went home and changed clothes and then went to a friends house. I did not go to the game at southwest. Sweetheart was a blast!

2/10/17 current event

Current Event

2/10/17 report card

2/10/17 ET Course Reflection

1. Do you have all of your assignments turned in?  If no, what is your plan for completing them?
2. Are you receiving "5's" on all daily blog posts.  If no, what are you missing? (Fix what is missing & let me know when you would like me to re-grade your post)
3. Check your Current Event score.  Did you receive a 10/10.  If not, open up your Current Event & determine what you are missing.  Now, explain to me what you omitted & how you will ensure you receive full points on the next current event.
4. Overall, how do you feel you are doing in Emerging Technology class.  Is the class hard? easy? 
5. What have you learned so far this semester that you did not know prior to class?

I have all of my assignments turned in. I am receiving 5's on all daily blog posts. I did get 5/5 on the current event. I feel that I am doing very well in this class and it is easy for the most part.

2/9/17 Kids these days

Kids these days are always on their phone using that weird snap-chat thing. Even during school these hoodlums are just on their phones and listening to music with their earbuds in. I am sure they could find something better to do with their spare time such as go jogging, or read a book. The Music they listen to is so annoying with all the loud noises and people talking so fast that you can't understand them. They don't eat very well either, they should consume a more nutritious diet. Also they are so disobedient to their parent and that is not a healthy relationship.

2/6/17 collaborating remotely

Reflect on your experience completing this partner project.  Was it hard to work with your partner without talking?  Can you imagine conducting business in this way on a regular basis?  What did you learn from this experience?

This project was very interesting. I found that is was easy to communicate with my partner without talking. All we had to do was email each other. It was also fun to create our project and make it over anything we wanted. I could imagine conducting business in this way on a regular basis but it would get pretty boring. What I learned from this experience is that you don't have to talk to someone verbally to understand the other persons ideas.


completed presentation

2/2/17 pictures

This is me and my friends in a car and they decided to take a picture so that's what happened it wasn't any special event

this was taken as my house with a snapchat filter and  my little brother wanted to try it so he did this.

This was my kindergarden soccer team. We were undefeated and I still know a few people who were on the team.

This is a picture of my youngest brother. He randomly had goggles on and so I thought it would be funny to take a picture.