Essential Question 15

To complete our business plan my partner and I had to perform a lot of research. We split up the different sections between us, so that each of us had a responsibility to complete. In the end though, we both helped each other with our sections. After each section we completed we relied on the other to proof read and agree with the written section. As we worked on the plan we learned there is a lot aspects and complications that go into starting a business. You can't just decide to start selling something, you really have to think about what is you're going to sell, it's marketability, where you can sell it, where you can produce it, how much it will cost to produce it, who your competitors will be, how you can advertise it, who your target audience will be when advertising, how much you can expect to profit, and many other small details you wouldn't think could be so important.

 

Essential Question 14

Things I Am Thankful For

     I am so thankful for my teammates I play with and the coaches that coach me during school athletics. Everyone of the girls on the soccer team, the basketball team, and the girls and boys on the track team mean so much to me. Over the past four years they have all helped me, encouraged me, been there for me, made me laugh, and feel like I belong. I have had some of the best and most memorable times with them. I am very lucky and honored to have played and ran with those amazing people. All of them have had a hand and shaping who I am; but it's not just the peers I play with that have changed my life, it's the coaches. I've had some amazing coaches over the years playing school sports. I know I could call upon any of them for help with anything and they would try to help me. Coaches are the people that lead and teach teams the right things and important details about their sport, but they also lead and teach the right things and important details in life; at least that's what my coaches have done for me. 

     I am always thankful for my family; I couldn't make it without them. But this year I'm most thankful for the time I had with my Pap and the time I still have. Last year my Pap had a major heart attack and went on to have a triple bypass surgery. After his surgery he was doing very well and was sent home in time for Christmas, but on Christmas Eve he had a paralyzing stroke. Now he is completely paralyzed on the right side, he cannot speak, and we aren't sure what he remembers and doesn't remember. I am so thankful for the time that I got to spend with that amazing man, wether we were fishing or watching the Red sox. I realize now how important those moments were, and even though he is not the same Pap I used to know I am thankful for our time together now. I watched him flatline and be brought back three times on Christmas Eve and he very easily could not be here now, so I am thankful for every minute that he is. 

     I really enjoy living in a small town and pretty rural area. I am thankful that Elkins, West Virginia is where my family has taken roots. For a majority of my childhood my family and I lived in New York, and when we moved to Elkins it finally felt like we were home. It's really nice to go out and town and see a lot of great, nice people you know. The Elkins Community really is a loving one. I feel like there is support from everyone. There is also always so many community events from sporting events, to youth clubs, and fund raisers where you can have fun with fellow members of your community. I feel really privileged to live in a place like this and for that I'm so very thankful.   

Essential Question 13

     In the public high school's of today many teachers and administrators are trying to incorporate technology into the classroom. A lot of schools have adopted online based grade books, which allow teachers, students, and parents to view and communicate about a students scores. There are also many different programs that could be described as a classroom "Facebook". These are sites where teachers can set up a page for each class and then add a page for each student; class discussions, assignments, and turn ins can all be communicated through these pages.  Teachers use many other forms of technology in the classroom; some even use certain social media sites. All of these programs are great ideas, and I believe it is very important they are incorporated into the classroom, but the problem is with how many different ones are being used.
     As a current senior in in public high school I have numerous accounts on various sites and programs like the ones previously mentioned.  My freshman year my school used a program called "Edline" to correspond students grades; we now use a different program called "Engrade". In my basic computer class we were required to make an email and blog specifically for that class. In junior English I made a account on one of the sites that acted as a school "Facebook". In a creative writing class I had to make podcast account, which I never actually used. For my current creative writing class I have a google account, a blog, and I belong to a class Wikispace.   I also have two accounts on two separate websites for my current civics class. And I have made countless Dropbox accounts throughout my four years of high school. Having all of these accounts for different classes can get confusing and almost over whelming.
     Which site are my assignments posted on? What is my password for this site? Are we ever going to use this account? These are all questions I ask myself on a daily basis. I think teachers need to come together and pick what ways are best for incorporating today's technology in their classrooms, to make it easier for not only the students but for them as well. If everyone could use one site, one program, remember one password, it could be a lot easier and more productive.

Essential Question 12

While doing research for my business I learned the amount of competition there is to make a successful business, the importance of having a plan, the expense of starting a business, to have a list of priorities,and tough decision making.  

Essential Question 11

There are many steps to adding a button on flash. To make one you create a shape that you would like it to be on it's own layer and convert it to a symbol. Then you add that button to all your frames by pulling it from your library. Then you create an actions layer and that is the layer you add the coding to. For my coding I copied and pasted the codes I needed into the actions tab.

Essential Question 10

On flash you can create different layers, like on photoshop. Also, there is a stage, which is where you content goes. The blank areas beside the stage can hold objects until you want them. When you are not working on a layer you should lock it.

Essential Question 9

The easiest assignment on the photo project was the grayscale picture because you choose a picture, possibly cropped it, and then choose grayscale under mode. I also like creating the templates for each page. The hardest assignment to complete was the cut and paste photo. I had a hard time with it only because I went through about 10 different photos before I found two I could cut from and paste together that would look realistic and I would like. I liked the photo project, I would have just liked to put more than one photo on a page.