Tucker’s Blog

Now that this class is almost over I really have time to think about all the important life skills I’ve gained.  The most important skill that was developed is independence.  If there’s a problem with a widget or something, we have to figure it out and fix it.  The second most important skill I improved was my writing.  I had to write multiple things on my blog every week.  The project I am most proud of is the little icon I designed for the sites.  It was the most enjoyable of all the projects I undertook.  There was a little bit more work to do in this class than I was anticipating, but I am still glad I took it.

How exciting is school?
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This week I added a few pages to Mr. Sturdevant’s website. The “about me” page is still a work in progress as I am waiting for his email that will have his “about me” paragraph. I added a “writing help” section containing several widgets intended to help students through their writers block.

I sent my first email to Mr. Sturdevant this week. In the email I asked him what content he’s going to want on his website. The thing he is most interested in is a calendar so students can know what the homework is. After setting up the calendar I will email him again requesting further instructions.

This week in online communications I made my teacher an admin of my blog. It wasn’t very difficult to figure out. Our seats were changed around and I am now sitting in the front of the room. All my saved passwords and favorite pages are now missing because of the move, but I believe I can overcome this adversity and make the best gosh darn blog ever.

A few weeks ago I read an article about online protection for minors. I personally have no protection software on my computer. I don’t feel it is important to restrict what content is viewable for people. I think the anonymity of the internet is a good thing in most circumstances.

I recently read an article that claimed that youtube and social networking sites similar to that have lead to an increase in teen violence. I don’t believe this is true. People have always been desensitized to violence, gladiatorial fights and public executions greatly predate violent movies and videogames. If anything I believe that fighting is less socially acceptable than it was 40 years ago.

This week I made my blog look more exciting by adding a little pig avatar that greets you. The other thing I added was the ability to look at the page in a plain text format. This will appeal to any readers that have inadaquate vision.

Kayleigh, Alyssa, and I made a tutorial on making a brochure with Microsoft Publisher. We had to use microsoft encoder and a headset. It took a few tries to get it done right, but we eventually finished it without screwing up. I think we will get an A+ for our exceptional tutorial.

http://kurtm.edublogs.org/2008/03/14/working-with-my-blog/

I went through this same ordeal that week. The edublogs site is a little difficult to navigate and is painfully slow.

www.edublogs.org