May 26, 2009- Ten Old Jobs (absent)

1. Milk Man: Milk used to be delivered to people everyday, or every week. Now people can just go buy it in a grocery store, so there is no longer the need for the Milk Man.

2. Ice Man: Ice used to be delivered as well, and now, people can make their own, or buy it at grocery stores or gas stations, so there is no longer the need for the Ice Man either.

3.Telephone Switchboard Operat0rs: Used to be in charge of transferring calls and information. Now we have an automatic electronic switchboard, so no more operators needed.

4. Town Criers: Used to call out the time, or any messages that was important to the town.

5. Telegraph Technician: used to write down the messages sent by telegraph and monitor the telegraph machines. Now we have telephones, and email, and no longer use telegraphs, so these people are no longer needed.

6. Coal Deliverers: Coal also used to be delivered, to warm the house, but now with air conditioners in most houses, there is no need for coal, and thus no need for deliverers.

7. Map Makers: a long time ago people used to travel and write maps as they went. This job no longer exists.

8. Lamp Lighters: People who used to go around towns with lantern and light all the street lamps. With the introduction of the light bulb, this job no longer exists.

9. Stenographer: used to be prized for the ability to write in “shorthand,” a special abbreviated kind of note-taking useful for business transactions, court, and other things. When recording equipment became popular, this job was no longer needed.

10. Porter- there is no more gate keeper because there is less homes with gate and the house that has gates are now automatic.

May 19, 2009- Sexting

1. Sexting- a term created by the media referring to sending sexually explicit text messages.

2. Though it usually starts as casual, sexting  is dangerous.  If you have pictures of a naked minor on your phone, you can get in serious trouble with the law. It can also lead to harassment to the person from the picture. In one case, the girl could not take it anymore, and hung herself.

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4. No, you can’t trust all your friends. You might think you know someone and trust them with something, and then find out the next day that something has gone terribly wrong. You should be very careful about who you trust. It is best not to send those kind of pictures at all. The phone could get into the wrong hands. You could get in a fight with that friend, and you will wish you hadn’t sent those pictures. I have sent those kind of photos, so I have never been betrayed by any of my friends in that way.

5. Sexting is dangerous. Photos of you, meant for only the eyes of someone you thought you could trust, could end up on the Internet, for the whole world to see. You could start being harassed by people you never knew, and by people you thought you knew. You might not be able to take the harassment. Think before you hit send.

May 15th, 2009- Spectacular Images From the Web

These are simply water drops. But inside are entire worlds. I find this magical, thinking about all the other tiny little worlds out there in nature. I love the colors, and the clarity of the image.

Simply a tree at sunset. I love the way the sun rays are bending around the tree and along the roots.

It is a never ending path. I want to just go spend the day walking down this path and see where it would take me. It could end up taking me anywhere. To me this image represents endless possibilities.

This is a storm, in Louisiana. The storm lights up the night sky into a beautiful deep purple. I love storms. I love watching them, listening to them, and sleeping through them. I want to be there in that picture, to experience it.

A rainbow at twilight. The rainbow frames the trees. It makes the twilight sky even more beautiful.

Illustrator Chapter 3

(B) identify, select, and sequence the proper computer resources to complete a project;	They will identify, select, and sequence the proper computer resources for a project.
(C) describe the processes used in computer technology; and	They will be able to describe the processes used in computer technology.

March 9, 2009- Illustrator Chapter 2

(E) use machining software to produce or simulate the production of products;	They will use machining software to make or copy the production of products.
(F) simulate computer-aided manufacturing;	They will copy computer-aided manufacturing.

chapter 11

In this lesson I learned to record and replay a series of steps in Photoshop, add guides to help place images and selections more accurately, save selections, load selections, load selections as masks, apply color effects, apply filters to selections, add layer styles, and add adjustment layers to correct colors of selections.

(A) develop or improve a product by following a problem-solving strategy;	They will develop or improve a product by following a problem-solving plan.
(B) apply critical-thinking strategies to the analysis and evaluation of proposed technological solutions; and	They will apply critical-thinking strategies to analyze and evaluate proposed technological solutions.

Photoshop Lesson 10

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I had a very hard time with this lesson. However, I learned to import a layer from a different file, clip a layer, create and edit an adjusted layer. The hardest thing was figuring out how to use Vanishing Point 3D, but I did it in the end! Another very difficult thing for me to do was figuring out how to flatten a layered image, and I am still not sure I will be able to do it again. Also, it took way more than an hour.

(A) use an assessment strategy to determine the risks and benefits of technological developments in computer technology;	They will use an assessment strategy to determine the risks and benefits of technological developments in computer technology.
(B) describe how technology has affected individuals, societies, cultures, economies, and environments;	Describe how technology has affected different groups of people, economies, and environments.

Photoshop Chapter 9

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Today I learned how to delete hidden layers, draw a checkerboard, and draw vector graphics in Photoshop.

(A) apply computer technology to individual or community problems;

Use computer technology to help with community problems.

(3C) use graphic software to create and modify images;

Edit images.

February 23rd, 2009- Photoshop Lesson 7

In this lesson I learned how to use camera raw to process an image and save it in camera raw. I also learned how to make typical corrections to a digital image like removing red eye. I also learned to bring out shadow and highlight detail. I learned to use Vanishing point to change the visual perspective in an image. I learned to apply an optical lens correction to an image (get rid of blur caused by the lens on the camera). I learned to make a PDF portfolio and present it.

(F) simulate computer-aided manufacturing;	They will copy computer-aided manufacturing.
(G) use tool path verification software; and	They will use tool path verification software.

February 19th, 2009- Photoshop Lesson 6

In this lesson I learned how to apply a clipping mask, how to make layer groups, how to apply a drop shadow, how to make a selection using a quick mask, how to save a selection as a channel mask, how to move an image within a mask, create and use a gradient mask, how to make a complicated selection with the Extract tool, how to paint in a mask to modify a selection, to load a saved mask, to apply fileters/effects to a mask, how to isolate a channel to make specific corrections, and to create a really nice grayscale using different channels.

(A) report on emerging and innovative computer technologies; and	They will report on these technologies.
(B) conduct research and experimentation in computer technology.	They will conduct research and experiments on computer technology.