2/27/17 Infographic Reflection

I learned that infographics take a long time to make even though once they are done, they help visualize information and statistics very well. They are very fun to look at but take a long time to create. I somewhat enjoyed making one. It took a very long time but in the end I think it looks decent. I would use an infographic for more of a creative project in school. I used Piktochart to make my infographic. It was pretty easy to use although sometimes it was difficult, it just took a little getting used to. If I had to make another infographic I would be open to other websites but now that I have some experience with Piktochart, I might use that.

https://magic.piktochart.com/output/20680775-chicken-street  

2/23/17 Infographics

 An infographic is a visual that is created to help organize information. It makes data easy to read and also helps make it enjoyable.  The purpose of an infographic is to make the information presented the most visually appealing and entertaining as possible.  Factual information is best presented in an infographic. The less words, the better. An infographic can help make your audience interested in the information you are presenting. It transforms information into an interesting visual. An infographic can easily be used as a class assignment to demonstrate information or statistics about a topic.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/202732420699355869/ 

http://visual.ly/great-gatsby-character-map 

2/21/17 Canva vs. Lucid Press

Lucid Press is a disgrace to the internet and all do it yourself websites. It is very difficult to use and is not user friendly. Canva is much easier to use and looks a lot better when you finish your project. 2 pros of Canva are how easy it is to use and how it doesn't take much effort to make it look presentable. Canva created the nicest, trendiest documents by far. Lucid Press is no match for Canva. I never messed around with the features that I could buy vs that were free. Things you could buy in Canva were very meticulous like stickers. I thought it was silly to spend a dollar to use a certain clip art image. It is no secret that I think Lucid Press is trash. Whenever I was working with the images they would always open up a certain window, which was very frustrating.

2/16/17 Dream Business

My business is an event planning business. I will own venue such as barns or outdoor landscapes for people to have events at. They pay me to use the space and prepare it for their event such as decorations and all accommodations. It's a one stop service instead of having to go to many different vendors for individual needs. Using LucidPress, I created a business card, flyer and banner for my business. I would have many different locations as shown in my flyer. 

• Business Card
  
• Flyer  
  

• Additional document of your choice (Banner)
  

2/13/17 Sweetheart & Extra Canvas

I did not attend the sweetheart game at Southwest because I was making some decorations for the dance. Planning on adding another tab to my blog for decoration ideas and to look back at old ones. The day started at 7 when I woke up to go set up decorations. The entire morning was spent managing student council and decorating for sweetheart. All went well except for a mooooon incident, but that's a different story (with a funny ending). The decorations didn't end up exactly how I wanted them but in the end were good enough. Then I went to go pick up the boutonniere with the bf. Had some taco bell for lunch and it was fantastic. The best part of the whole day was how nice the weather was. 
The sweetheart gang.

 I would use this canva to help organize my schedule while making it look good. I might put my schedule like this for more of a long term schedule for a club or organization or just for more people. I wouldn't put that much work into a fancy looking schedule if it was just for me.

I would use this canva for something I could use to personalize maybe a binder. I would maybe make it into a poster or put it on my wall. I used one of my favorite bible verses that I already keep in my car.

I could use this canva to take notes or use for small things I need like reminders or notes to friends and family.

2/10/17 ET Course Reflection & Personal Report Card

As of now, my grades are doing well. In emerging tech I couldn't be doing better. I have learned many new ways to organize and different websites to use to do that. My goal was to go to the gym more often but last week I was very busy preparing for sweetheart; I didn't even have time to watch the bachelor until Sunday. My organization for that was pretty good but could have been better considering I did a lot of it the night before. School grades are all A's except for a borderline in physics.

2/9/17 Current Event

Finished Current Event

2/9/17 Kids These Days

Kids these days, am I right. Always criticizing your flow, and don't get me started on their trash music. J. Cole=trash. Kanye... also trash.You would never guess the secret meaning behind all their songs. They name their songs acronyms so they can hide the dirty meanings from us 70 and 80 year olds. They even dress funny; they're almost like an entirely different species of human because they don't even really look like us anymore. Just the other day I heard one talking about how "lit" their vacations were. (I won't go into detail about what happens when they are on vacation)

2/6/17 Collaborating Remotely

I didn't think the partner project was going to be difficult but it would have been nicer to actually talk to them in person. If we were really in different states I think I would have used a few other methods but since we were in the same room we just used email and google docs. I think I would be able to conduct business without seeing them in person but I would have a preference to see them in person. I learned that sometimes we take communicating in person for granted. 


Finished Presentation

2/2/17 Pictures

This is a picture of my dog, Maddie. She is a mix between a shihpoo- a mix between a shih tzu and poodle.

Both of these pictures are ones that I took last spring while managing the team.

Marissa and I as frat guys on Halloween 2016.

1/31/17 Words for Teenagers

I thought the tone of the passage was very harsh and direct. Not all teenagers are alike and what is life without a little fun? This is directed at a stereotype of all the lazy teenagers but it should be directed at everyone. It makes me feel offended because I try to be productive and not party all day. I agree that people should be productive but they should also save some time for fun. 

1/30/17 Ted Talk Reflection

I agree with the Ted Talk in the fact that it is easy to become isolated when you're on your phone all the time. Although it may seem that you are more connected, you have to spend more time isolated to talk to people who aren't there in person, often causing whoever you are around to be more isolated as well. I will try to live in the moment more and pay attention to the people around me instead of isolating myself on my phone. 

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