Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Google Docs

Google Docs allow you to make and save all types of documents to the internet. Useing Google Docs you can access your documents from any computer because they are saved on the internet. Google Docs also lets you share your documents with select people of your choice. The people you share with can either view it or collaborate it. Google Docs is great for group projects for this reason, becuase teachers can see exactly who added/edited information. That is why Google Docs are great!

Friday, March 18, 2011

Shareing your Blog.

You can easily share ideas and interests with other bloggers. This lets you get connected with your friends!

Wednesday, March 16, 2011

All About Me Scavenger Hunt

I spent the class yesterday and today working on the all about me scavenger hunt. I discovered what happened on my birthday, the origins of my name, and researched the ideal vacation. Throughout the reasearching I documented the sources I used in EasyBib.com and with that I created a works cited page for the scavenger hunt. This was like a little practice project used to develop our skills in citing our souces correctly and efficently. With these skills obtained, I can now easily avoid plagairism!

Monday, March 14, 2011

Works Cited of Examples in Moodle:

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Works Cited

"Obama Signs Health Care Bill; Senate Takes up House Changes - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. Web. 11 Mar. 2011. <http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/03/23/health.care.main/index.html?hpt=T1>.
"Saint Patrick's Day." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 11 Mar. 2011.

            <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick's_Day>.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Citation Machines

Citations machines such as easybib can be used to help you create bibliographies and works cited pages with ease. I signed up for an easybib account today and can now easily create bilbliographies. The directions werent very clear to me though, stating that we should work on a worksheet that was not passed out. Either way, citation machines like easybib can make citing your sources for papers or projects much easier.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Plagiarism

Plagiarism is taking somebody's thoughts and ideas and useing them as your own. Use citations to credit the source and to avoid plagairism.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Which Image Generators are the Best?

The answer to this question depends on what kind of picture you desire. Every image generator has its own strengths and weaknesses.

Image Chef is a simple easy site that allows you to make creative, funny, or meaningful images. I learned how to make word mosaics and customizable frames here.

Big huge labs allows you to make frames, text, decorations, and color schemes and add them to your desired image. You can also create calenders, album, and puzzles here as well. Big huge Lab has many options.

Comic Generator is unique because it allows you to create your own comic stips useing customizable frames and characters along with the ability to upload your own pictures.

Picnik.com Is probably the best editing site of all the image generators. It has a vast variety of editing methods and technigues which allows you to alter your photo to your specific likeing.

More over, the best image generator for you depends on your situation and your interests.

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Making Word Mosaics

Word mosaics take your desired words or phrase and creates an image out of those words. You can make virtually any word into any shape. For example, I made a green shamrock out of the word "Celtics", because I like the Boston Celtics. You could use word mosaics to express your interests or the message you wish to convey. That is what Word Mosaics are for!

Monday, March 7, 2011

All About Image Generators!

Image generators can be very useful. They allow you to edit existing photos or templates or create entirely new images. Your Image could become virtually anything that you want it to be, which makes it great for creating images for projects. If you were having trouble finding the exact image that you wanted, instead of painfully searching for a long time, you could just create your ideal image! That is why image generators are useful.

Friday, March 4, 2011

My Flixtime Video!

I made a Flixtime video about Australia. My video contains several of the most amazing scenes in Australia. I learned how to create Flixtime videos and how to share them with the world. Flixtime videos could be used to show some of your favorite hobbies, fun vacations, or intresests. Flixtime videos are a fun, easy way to share your interests.

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Making a Voki!

Voki's are fun and easy ways to further personalize your blog page, and to make it more friendly. Voki's are easy to customize and can look like anything from people or strange creatures! Essentially, Voki's are just a fun easy gadget to play with and make your blog more fun.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Why Blog?

Blogging is an easy way to share and spread your ideas to people across the world.
Blogging is easily customizable and can mold to your personal likeing.

Thats a couple of reasons why people blog!