Final

In Computer Essentials we learned how to create avatars, websites, presentations, and edited photos. I enjoyed this class because it introduced me to new web tools I didn't know about and it also taught me the basics about computers like how to link websites and create a blog. It was a relaxing class where we were allowed to explore the various different sites and web applications the internet has to offer!

Computer Essentials Final

Computer Essential Final

Jib Jab

Jib Jab is a website that allows you to create fun, short video clips.  When you visit Jib Jab there is a library of different goofy videos that you can edit your face into.  In the videos they have people dancing, singing and they have different holiday themes!  To edit your face in the photo all you have to do is pick out your favorite picture and crop the photo.  If you want you can also add friends and other peers.  Jib Jab only allows you to add up to six people on their videos.  Once you have finished editing the video, you can preview it and then share or post it to your favorite website!  Jib Jab was easy to use and I had a good time creating hilarious videos!

Kool Kupcakes

My website I created from Weebly

Weebly

Weebly is a website that allows you to create websites!  I enjoyed making my website from it because it was user friendly and easy! Visit Weebly!

Google Chrome

Google Chrome is a neat web browser that was made by Google.  It was easy to download and it allows you to download apps on it, unlike most other web browsers.  It offers its own app store with a variety of apps including games, learning tools and buisness tools.  My favorite app I downloaded were the Horoscope app.
Horoscope-- On the horoscope app you just pick your symbol according to the month you were born in and it gives you a free reading for the day.  To download this app I went to the Google Chrome Webstore and clicked on the Lifestyle tab under Apps.  Then, I clicked on astrology and found the free horoscope app and finally I downloaded it by tapping on the free button.  Now the app is on my Google Chrome homepage.
I liked using Google Chrome because of the cool apps it had on it and it was time efficent and easy to use.

Smore

My flyer I made at Smore!

Infogram

Infogram is a website that allows you to create a visual aid for information that can be presented quickly and clearly.  To use this website you must register and then you can start creating a presentation.  This website allows you to add pictures, texts, and graphs to supplement your speech.  Once you are done creating the presentation it allows you to save it and post it to the web.  I liked Infogram because it allowed me to create a quick presentation and it was easy to use!

Check out my presentation!

Story Jumper

Check out my story!

Story Jumper

Story Jumper is a website I used to create a children's story book

.  On Story Jumper it allows you to make up to a sixteen page book of whatever you want!  When you are creating your story it allows you to uses their props and scenes and also you can add text.  If you have a particular photo you would like to use, you can simply upload it and put it in the story.  A feature I liked about this website is it also allows you to print off your book as a hard copy for $25.  Also, if you need ideas to get started on a book, the website also offers a huge library of books that other people have created which is very helpful.  This website was easy to use and I loved creating my own story than I can share with friends!

Animoto

Animoto is a neat website that allows you to create videos of whatever you choose.  To use Animoto first you must sign up and then it gives you multiple different options of the theme of your video.  Once you choose your theme you can start adding photos and captions to the photos.  Because I didn't have a membership to this website, my video was only thirty seconds but if you do have a membership you can make videos as long as you want.  The membership only costs five dollars a month.  I enjoyed making videos from Animoto because it was quick, easy, and I liked personalizing my photos and putting them in a short clip.

Animoto

Cowgirl Basketball 2013-2014

Padlet

Created with Padlet

Titan Pad

http://titanpad.com/mOFAnmekhP

Go2Web20

Go2Web20 is a website with lots of fun online tools and applications.  It is very organized and specific so if you are looking for a certain application they are all categorized on the side tab like photos, music, and travel.  The two tools I explored were Vine and PictureTrail.  Vine is a type of social media site that allows you to share short video clips of whatever you choose.  On Vine you have followers and you can follow people back.  Also, if you view a video that you, enjoyed you can "like" the clip!  On PictureTrail offers several services that enables you to express yourself.  You can share photos, make cool photo slideshows, and it allows you to host personal home pages which helps you build your own social networking community on the website!  I enjoyed exploring all the tools and applications on Go2Web20 and I appreciated how organized the website was.

FireFox Extension

The FireFox browser also has a tab called Extension that allows users to put add on's onto their website that adds cool features to it.  The purpose of an add on is to make it easier and more efficient to get from place to place on a website. One of my favorite parts about Extension is the Games and Entertainment because it allows you to pick a few games from their selection and then you can play them.  I downloaded Frogger and a chess game.  Another part I liked about Extension was the Appearance part because the add on's will allow you to change font size, color and theme.  I also added a clock that is super useful from Appearance.  I enjoyed using Extension because it taught me how to put add on's on websites and how to find the add on.

FireFox Personas

FireFox offers a neat design to their browser called Personas.  It allows you to personalize the browser by adding your choice of design to the top part of the website.  The choices are endless when it comes to design, you can search any animal or topic of your choice and they have a design for it.  Also, there is holiday and TV show character choices.  All you do is visit the link above, choose a design of your choice, and click add and it does it for you!  I liked it because it allows me to add my own personal touch to my website!

Gickr

   Gicker is a website I used to upload photos to put in an animation on my blog.  I used four pictures from my tennis season but you can upload up to ten photos on this website.  When I pasted the html code on my blog it automatically linked the website which was neat.  I enjoyed using Gicker because it created a fun photo slide show and it was quick and easy to use.
make a gif at gickr.com

Study Stack

I made my matching game at Study Stack

Study Stack

Class Tools

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I made this at ClassTools!

Word Search

 Make Your Own Word Search

Crossword

  Visit ProProfs

Sports crossword puzzle game » make crossword puzzle

Monk-e-Mail

I made my monkey at Monk-e-Mail.  Go checkout that website!

Teach Web

Teach Web is a website that has several different web tools on it.  My favorite one that we explored was called Art Pad.  I liked Art Pad because you can start from scratch and create whatever you want.  It begins with a blank sheet of paper and on the side you can pick from several different colors and sizes of paint brushes that you want.  There is also a tool called opacity which makes the color that you choose lighter or darker!  Another feature I liked was the frame tab, which allows you to pick out any type of frame you want on your art.  It also allows you to actually re-watch yourself painting the picture which was very neat.  I enjoyed using Art Pad because I created a picture that was unique and my own!

FotoFlexer

I used FotoFlexer to create some fun pictures!  First, I went to FotoFlexer and uploaded a photo from my computer.  Then, it pulls up your picture and at the top it has different tabs that you click on to edit the photo.  You can fix red eye, crop your photo, and fix blemishes.  There is also other tabs that allow you to add various effects to the photo and you can also distort the image.  You can also add stickers, text and animations to spice up your picture.  I liked FotoFlexer because it was user friendly and I had fun learning all the tools that came along with it.

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Photofunia

Photofunia is one of my favorite photo editing websites we have visited so far! There are tons of options and backgrounds that you can edit a picture of your face onto.  All you have to do is go to the website, Photofunia, and choose any of the fun options it gives you.  Once you click on one it gives you the choice of uploading a picture or taking one off the webcam.  After choosing your photo you can simply click the "go" button and it creates the image for you!  I enjoyed this website because there are so many different options and the possibilities are endless when it comes to editing your face onto something else! 

PiZap

The second photo editing website I visited was called PiZap.  I liked working with PiZap because of the hilarious photos I created.  When I went to PiZap the first thing I clicked was the icon called "edit photo".  From there it gives you the choice of where you want to upload the picture you want edited.  After you pick out the photo it gives you various different ways to edit it.  My favorite feature to this website was adding the funny faces to it.  You can paste funny eyes, mouth, hair, hats, and teeth on your photo with just a click of a button!  There are many other options it gives you like changing the tint of the background or adding shapes and stickers to the picture.  PiZap is user friendly and helps you create cool pictures!

Bloggif

  Bloggif is a free photo editing website where you can create photo collages, animate text, and apply cool effects to photos!  This website  give you tons of effects you can put on any photo of your choice like slideshows, glitter, and GIF effects.  On my top photo I used the Glitter Frame and I chose a heart to frame the picture.  On my second photo I decided to use the GIF effect called zoom.  The GIF effects are fun because the picture actually moves and it adds interest to the photo.  On the last picture I used SplashColor which actually makes the entire photo black and white and then you can go back and add color to certain spots to make the picture pop.  I liked Bloggif because of the GIF effects which were very easy to use and make the picture fun to look at!

PowToon

My Internet Safety tips I made at PowToon!

Tagul

Tagul is a website we used to make word clouds! One of the cool features about it is you can put your favorite words into whatever image you choose.  You can pull off any picture from the internet (preferably an outline) and Tagul will transform the words into the outline of your picture!  Another cool feature to it is you can link the words to any website you want!  Tagul is user friendly and I enjoyed making my basketball image on it.

Tagul

Wordle

Wordle is a website that enables you to make a word cloud!  It is easy to use and allows you to make fun designs with various different words that are all sizes.  First, you must download java onto your computer.  Next, you go to the Wordle website and click on the create tab.  Then, it gives you the option to type whatever words you want in the word cloud in a box.  Finally, you click the "go" button and it makes the word cloud for you!  Once it is created you can switch up the color and font of the text to personalize it and make it your own!

Stykz

I created this animation at the Stykz website

Cool Text

Check out my name that I made at Cool Text

Drawing Tools

Yesterday we explored many different drawing tools and websites!  One of my favorite drawing websites was called Kerpoof Studio.  I liked it because it was easy to use and there is many colors you can use to add to your creation!  My favorite feature was the undo button so if you mess up it makes it much quicker to erase your mistake.  Kerpoof Studio also allows you to share your picture by saving, emailing, or even printing it off!
The second website I found interesting was called Bomomo.  You start out with a blank sheet of paper and you can pick any shape you want to start your creation.  The shape follows your mouse around and when you click the sheet it add different colors and a different thickness to your art work.  When you are finished you end up with a colorful, abstract piece of art that you got to create!

Blog Viewers

According to my flag counter, I have had 219 page views and only one flag has been counted and that has been the United States.  On my FeedJit count, all of my visitors have been from Goodland, Kansas and have visited my blog in the past four days.  Lastly, on my Blog Stats, overall I have had 345 page views with 124 coming from the past month.  So far, everyone that has visited my blog is from the United States also.  I have already had 8 people visit my blog today and according to my traffic sources, one of the viewers is from my Computer Essentials class!

Google Voice

Google Voice is an easy, great way to communicate with others without a phone!  On Google Hangouts, there is a small box on the lower left hand corner that allows you to type in any phone number and call it from the computer, completely free.  You can set up Google Voice so if you want to call someone and reach them on all different lines (computer, cell phone, home phone) it will ring on all of them.  The benefit of using Google Voice is it's easier to call and reach an individual on all different lines.

Avatar

An avatar is a cartoon version of a real person and we had the chance to visit a few websites that allow you to create them.  The three avatar websites we used today was Build Yourself Wild, South Park Studio, and Be Funky.
At Build Yourself Wild they give you the option of what gender, type of clothes, hair, accesories you want on your individual.  Then, it gets really wild when you can pick out animal parts and crazy backgrounds to put on your creature.  When you finish the website makes a name for your avatar combining all of the animal parts you used so you end up with a funky looking creature with a long name!
Then I visited South Park Studio where I could create my own animated South Park Character.  This website also allows you to pick hair, clothes, shoes, accessories, you name it and it is there!  My favorite feature was when it allowed you to put tattoos and chest hair onto the body.  When you finish you end up with a hilarious looking South Park character that looks like it came straight out of the show.
Lastly, I went to Be Funky which I really enjoyed because it lets you take your own personal pictures and edit them.  It gave you the chance to upload pictures or take one on a webcam.  Some of the features on the editing tool were adding make-up to your picture, or removing blemishes, or layering on fun effects that add a cool look to the photo.

Google Products

I enjoyed using some of the Google Products and my three favorites were Google Presentation, Google Maps, and Google Translate.
We used Google Presentation to make a slide show.  Google Presentation allows you to use colors, shapes, numbers, lines, whatever you can imagine to put together a few slides for fun! It is easy to use and it saves everything automatically so you never have to worry about a document getting lost.
Another product we used was Google Maps is a huge help if you are in an unfamiliar place, it will show you different routes to take and how long (in miles) it will take to get there.  Also, there is a street view feature on Google Maps that has pictures from a satellite that are actual pictures from the area you are searching.  For example, you could search the street your house is on and you can get actual pictures of your house!
Lastly, there is Google Translate will help you translate words into different languages.  It would come in handy if you were traveling to another country and needed to figure out what they were saying.  I use Google Translate for my Spanish class!