Monday, November 24th

What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Do you have any traditions? Go in to detail about your plans for the 5 day weekend.

For Thanksgiving we are going to my grandma's house. Every year, we have Thanksgiving with the same people but the location changes. We have a rotation of it being held at our house, my cousin's house, my Aunt and Uncles house, and my grandma's house. Another tradition that we have is we get a Christmas tree and start setting up Christmas lights and decorations. As soon as Thanksgiving is over we immediately transition to Christmas.

Thursday, November 20th

Go out and look up a what all goes on a resume website. What can you find? Include an example image if possible.

It is a good idea for all job seekers to have a personal resume website. A resume website should have information like interests, skills, hobbies, previous jobs, education, and more. A resume website should have things that an employer could see and would help to convince them to hire you. It should have a detailed "About Me" section where you talk, in detail, about yourself. A resume website should be very detailed.

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Monday, November 17th

Consider the quote below. What exactly do you think it means and how does it relate to Web Design?

When you design something, you must also consider how it works rather than just how it looks and feels. Consider a web page, it has to work before you can focus on how it looks. If the website doesn't work than it doesn't matter how it looks. A good design is effective in looks and how it works. When a design only looks good, it isn't a complete design. Steve Jobs and his company, Apple, make products that not only look good, they work extremely well. For example, The iPhone, has a sleek flawless design, but is also arguably the best smartphone on the market.

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User Experience- The overall experience of a person (user) who is using a product or service such as a website. A good experience may lead to multiple uses of the product or service past the original one.

Thursday, November 13th

Blog Post of the Day:
Reflect on your learning this semester so far in this class. Think about the first day you walked in to this room until right now. What have you learned about Web Design? What have you learned beyond Web Design? Explain yourself.

From the time I walked in this room, till now, I have an understanding of coding websites. When this semester began I had a small idea of HTML and CSS and now I would say that I have a decent understanding of how to use both. I have also learned more about the layouts and color schemes of websites and all of the work that goes in to creating a solid site. 

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Friday, November 7th

Define the following terms on your blog. Do not copy and paste definitions. Site where you got your definition.

FTP - File Transfer Protocol, the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet, allows for web pages to be transferred to a users browser

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/F/ftp.html

Web Server - A web server is a computer system that processes information and distributes it on the world wide web.

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_server.html

Web Hosting - Web hosting is providing space for people to store their website files and allow them to be accessible on the world wide web.

Web Hosting Companies:
GoDaddy.com
Web.com
justhost.com

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/W/Web_host.html

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Monday, November 3rd

Tell me about your weekend. Give me details and photos!

Over the weekend, I traveled to St. Louis, Missouri for a sneaker convention. I went with a few of my friends, with the goal of buying and selling some sneakers. we had table which we used to display all the shoes that we brought and people would walk around and ask about prices or if we wanted to trade. The event was held at Union Station. We had to leave Kansas at 7:00 in the morning in order to make the 11:30 set up time. We arrived back home at around 11:00 at night. It was very fun even though I didn't sell as much as I wanted too.

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Monday, October 20th

Tell me about your weekend. Share pics!

Over the weekend I spent most of my time hanging out with my friends and doing a bunch of random things. I didn't do much hard work and spent the whole weekend taking it easy. It was very enjoyable. I wish all weekends could be as enjoyable as this one was.

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Friday, October 17th

What kind of background do you have with Photoshop? Have you used it before? What other types of design and editing software have you used before? Explain.

I have used Photoshop before and I have a basic understanding of it. I have also used Microsoft Photodraw which is basically a watered down version of photoshop. I have a basic understanding of both editing programs and the process used for both. 

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Tuesday, October 14th

Below is a letter written to the editor who wrote the article 'Enforcement of dress code creates negative effect' that your blogged about last week. Most of you wrote on your blog that you agreed with the writer. What are your thoughts after reading the letter below and seeing a different perspective. Are they the same? Are the different? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.

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They are different perspectives and I agree with parts of both. They both have a different take on the issue at hand and I agree with parts of both of the opinions. I mostly agree with the opinions of the second letter, they seem to make the most sense as the first opinion, even though it had some valid points, also had a lot of invalid points.

Monday, October 13th

The perfect curriculum would be more classes that prepare you for things you have to later on in life, For example, job applications, paying bills, and other things that you need to know. Math, reading, Science is important but the school curriculum needs more classes that prepare you on things you are going to need to know, because in reality, once your done with school, most people aren't ever really going to use the math skills they have acquired. Class time should also be more free time instead of lectures as I feel like students can learn more if they are exploring information for themselves instead of just being given a power point slide and told to copy.

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Thursday, October 9th

Career Search


Copy Right Law

Tuesday, October 7th

The following article was in the September issue of The Tiger Print. Read the article (even if you already have) and respond to it below. What do you think? Do you agree? Disagree? Consider all perspectives of the article while you respond.

I agree, the editor makes a lot of sense. This is a well thought out article and I hear a lot of people having the same thoughts as this. I think that the dress code should be enforced differently like the author believes it should.

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Monday, October 6th

Tell me about your weekend! If you don't have anything fun to share, tell me about the city you live in. What do you love about Kansas City? Do you have a favorite place in the city? Favorite team? :) Favorite event? Explain.

My favorite place in Kansas City is Kauffman Stadium, since I am a Royals fan. The Royals are my favorite Kansas City team. I like how the Royals are doing so well in the playoffs, it is bringing the city together. I spent a lot of my weekend watching baseball games, since the MLB playoffs have been so exciting lately.

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Monday, September 29th

Tell me about your Homecoming weekend! If you didn't participate in the Homecoming festivities, what did you do? Share pics!

Over the weekend, I hung out with friends at Buffalo Wild Wings, went to the BV football game, watched The Royals clinch their first playoff birth since 1985, watched Mizzou upset South Carolina by 1 point and watched the NFL games on Sunday. I was particularly excited about The Royals clinching a playoff spot because they have not been in the playoffs since I have been alive. I am a huge royals fan so it is very exciting that they are in the playoffs.

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Monday, September 22nd

How was your weekend? Did you do anything exciting? Share photos!

My weekend was okay, I watched a lot of football and I hung out with my friends. Overall it was a pretty good weekend, I didn't really accomplish much though. My favorite team, Mizzou lost which I wasn't too happy about but it's alright. The Chiefs won which was cool considering they have lost the past two weeks, so that was good. All in all it was a good weekend.

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Friday, September 19th

Now that you are several weeks in to this class and have coded one (super small) website, what do you think? What are your thoughts on web design? Is it what you thought it would be? Is it better? Worse? What's your favorite part? What's your least favorite part? Explain.

I think it is cool that we are learning how to code websites. Web design has been a fun class for the most part, and I am happy that I chose to take it. So far, this class has been exactly what I though it was going to be. My favorite part about his class is creating websites from scratch, my least favorite part is doing lots of Codecademy.

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Thursday, September 18th

What is the importance of deadlines? How do high school deadlines reflect or simulate "real world" experience? Give an example of when you met or or didn't meet a deadline that was important.

Deadlines are important because it teaches you how to be responsible for yourself. Deadlines in high school reflect the deadlines that you have in the "real world". In the business field, you must have work done when it needs to be done. One time, I had a very long paper due that I had been working on for over 3 quarters of the school year. The deadline was not flexible and the paper had to be turned in on that day, no exceptions. I worked hard and got the paper turned in, in addition to getting the paper turned in, I received a good grade on it.

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Tuesday, September 16th

Reflect on this quote. Give an example of a time in your life that this might have been the case.

An example of a time in my life when this quote is relevant was when I had an ELA test but I totally forgot to prepare for it so I went in to class and took it without having been prepared. I did not get an ideal grade and that is because I failed to prepare.

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Monday, September 15th

What did you do this weekend? Share pictures if you have them!

This weekend I watched a lot of football, college and pro. my favorite team, Mizzou won, which was good. They are having a great season thus far. The Chiefs ended up blowing there game when they had a chance to tie it up and go to overtime. I was a little disappointed with that. Aside from watching football I also played a lot of Madden 15 which was fun. Overall it was a pretty laid back weekend.

 

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Thursday, September 11th

Below is one of my favorite quotes that I found on Pinterest. Think read and think about what this says and then blog about it. What does this quote mean to you? Elaborate! Feel free to give an example of tell a story.

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This quote is saying that you should never be bored since there is so many things you have never seen or done. There is always something to do no matter where you are. To me this quote means that since there is so much to do on our planet, you should never feel bored, you should never feel like there is nothing to do since there is so much you haven't done or seen in your life. Just the fact that you are alive and well is amazing.

Tuesday, September 9th

How do you express your creativity? Explain.

I express my creativity in making things/building things. Also in collecting things. I collect a few things like sports memorabilia and sneakers. I like to express my creativity in some of the shoes I wear and by building/making many different things.

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Monday, September 8th

What did you do this weekend? Share pictures if you have them!

Over the weekend I didn't do anything exciting. I just sat back, and watched a lot of football. Other than watching football I hung out with some friends. I enjoyed not really doing much and it was a much needed break after a long school week. The worst part about the weekend for me was seeing my fantasy football team do terrible but hopefully they do better next week. 

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Friday, September 5th

Pretend you are in your 70's or 80's. Complain about kids these days.

Kids these days are too lazy and they don't have the work ethic that kids in my generation had. We had to work for everything that was given to us and now kids barely even have to do chores around the house. Another thing is that parents lack the ability to discipline their children when they mess up. My mom and dad ran a tight ship but because of that I had the right work ethic and respect that I needed to survive in this world.

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Thursday, September 4th

Tell me about what you have learned in this class so far. Have you learned a lot? Do you want to learn more? What do you want to be able to do by the end of the semester?

So far in this class, I have learned a lot about HTML and setting up web pages. I would like to continue to learn more about designing and coding web pages and by the end of the semester I would like to be able to design and code a professional looking web page.

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Tuesday, September 2nd

Tell me all about your Labor Day weekend. What did you do? Include photos!

Over Labor Day weekend I went to the Mizzou football game in Columbia, MO and I also went to my friends lake house. I went to the football game on Saturday and the Lake on Sunday and Monday. My cousin goes to college at Mizzou so we also visited her and checked out her dorm as well as the campus. At the lake I tubed, jet skied, and swam with my friends. Overall it was a very fun weekend.

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Friday, August 29th

Read this small newspaper clipping and then write a blog post about it. What are your thoughts? How does it make you feel? Do you agree? Disagree? Explain yourself.

I somewhat agree, this article sounds a bit harsh. I think that for the most part this article makes sense. I think it is true that your town and parents don't owe you fun but if they are talking about recreational/fun activities then I don't understand why it mentioned mowing the lawn, washing your windows, and studying. I wouldn't consider any of those fun. I see what he is trying to say but I think it could have been said better.

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Tell me if you agree with this statement and then explain why or why not. "Images on the internet are 'free game' - if someone posted it, I should be able to use it."

I believe that as long as you give proper credit than you should be able to use images off the internet depending on the planned use for them you have. If its, for example, a school project than you should be able to use any image off the internet. If its for a commercial use like making a game or website than you should not be able to use any image you want off the internet. You can however, use royalty free images.

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Tuesday, August 26th

Tell me a little bit about yourself and your life here at BVHS. What activities or clubs are you involved in? What year are you in school? What is your favorite class and/or teacher so far this year? What are you looking forward to this school year? Include some original photos from your phone if you can.


My name is Connor Holmes and I was born here in Kansas. One interesting thing about me is that I collect sneakers. I am a Sophomore this year at BVHS and I am involved with sports. My favorite class so far this year is math class and this one. I like math class because I have lots of friends in there so it is very fun even though math itself isn't. I like this class because it is a nice change of pace from the rest of my classes. I am looking forward to hopefully having a successful school year.

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Monday, August 25th

What do you know about Web Design right now? What did you know about Web Design before you walked in to this class? Tell me as much as you can about how web pages work. Try to use an example if possible.

As of right now, I know that Web Design is about designing webpages on the internet. We will learn how to set up and write the necessary code for a webpage. Before I walked in to class I knew that we would most likely be learning how to set up and make webpages. I already had a good understanding of how the web and webpages worked. Webpages are created using HTML code which is a language that is read by the specific browser that is being used at the time. HTML allows you to do many things which includes typing out paragraphs, embedding photos or videos, creating lists, and more. So far we have experimented with embedding links and photos into an HTML document.

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