Web pages

Web pages that are about other countries/states in the world are the most interesting to me. I like reading about people's trips and what they saw because it's interesting to hear how different other parts of the world are. I'm thinking of creating a web page that discusses all the differences we see in our surroundings based on where we travel to. I would want to compare and contrast different areas of the world because "it's a small world after all".

Reflecting on Excel

Learning how to properly use excel was very helpful to me. I learned so many shortcuts to things that I never knew. Now when I am working on excel, I won't waste as much time as I would have had to without the knowledge of how to use it.

Is Eliza Human?

Trying to program Eliza was very hard. The directions were not very specific so I ended up just playing around on it until something happened. It also only would work on certain softwares so I had to keep switching. The punctuation that we can use is very specific. You can only say certain things which is why Eliza doesn't use certain words that we use. For example, I tried saying "I'm" but it kept changing it to "I am" which is less natural for people to say. I didn't like using this Eliza program because it was too difficult to use.

Hour of Code

The first game on the hour of codes that I played was angry birds. This game was fairly easy but it got harder as you went on. Many of the levels were similar so you were just repeating the same steps a lot of the time. I was tempted to just skip some levels because it was taking so long and I just wanted to change games. Overall this game was alright but I probably wouldn't play it again.
 After angry birds, I played light bot. The purpose of this game was to give directions to a robot on where to move so all the blocks can be lit. This game was may favorite out of all three of them. I didn't take to long and it still kept the players interest. I would be interested in further studying this because it was interesting. I also think I was able to do well on this game because it wasn't too complex to understand.
My last game I played was the Tynker games. This one I had the most problems with because it wouldn't open on certain softwares. It also took a very long time to load so I wasn't able to finish all the levels. From the levels I did play, it was very similar to the other games but was a little bit easier. This was made for younger kids to play so the directions were much easier to understand then the other games. I didn't really like this game because it wasn't fun and it took to long. The wait of this game was not worth playing.

Name Bead Loom!

Mac or Pc

When comparing the Mac computer to a Pc computer, I realized that getting a Pc was a better deal then geting a Mac. The Pc computers usually cost less the the Mac's do. Although the memory for both laptops are 4GB, the hard drive is better on the Pc. Also the operating system for Pc is windows while the Mac is Apple Mac OS X 10.6. I prefer windows over this operating system because I find it to be more reliable. Another thing is the screen sizes for the Pc are bigger then the Mac. When choosing between getting a Pc or a Mac, I would choose to get a Pc.

Reflection on Power Searching

After completing classes 1-6 on power searching with google, I feel like I am now capable of finding quotations and true information for essays. Not everything we read is true, and because of these classes, I know how to check if what I read on one website is an actual fact or not. By using Google Books, I can find out who said certain quotes that I find. Before, I would find great quotes but not know who the first person to say it was. Now I can site quotations in my essays much better. I also learned how to check if the information I read on one website is a fact or more of an opinion. By doing one more search I can check the information. This search can't be too specific because then it still won't be effective. The query should have the name of the topic that you are searching for but no specific numbers. These classes overall will improve the quality of all my work and hopefully enhence the actual outcome of the essay itself.