Google Day 3

Goals:

1. Film the video

2. Learn how to do the lightsaber video.

3. How do I sync the lightsabers to our hands?

Proofs:

1. I already filmed the clip. Quite simple.

 I didn't have time to do much more because I was watching the tutorial on doing the sketch animation.

I learned how to do it and next class I will start animating it.

Google Day 2

Goals:
- What are the basics of how to use after effects.
- How do you make the fire effect on adobe after effects?
- Create new storyline.
- How to do a sketch effect.

Links:
1. Link. In this youtube video I learned the very basics of the program. I already knew most of what he said because I have already used similar editing software before.

2. Link. OMG. This software is ridiculously difficult to use. I think I'm going to have to cut my video in half and make it a lot shorter because of the complexity of after effects. But I learned that to make fire I need to make 3 layers, one of them black, one of them with swirl and one of them glow. I also need to download the particular plug in for AE to be able to do the fire particles.

3. Its sketches in from blank to me holding a basketball. I dribble it a little, but get bored, so I erupt it into flames. I dribble for a while and then Daniel walks in. He takes out a light saber and so do I. We go at it at I eventually kill him. The end.

4. Link. This is the video that shows me how to create the sketch effect.

Next Google day I want to film the clip and start doing the sketch animation.

Currency Converter

150 south african rand + 350 kuwait dinars + 200 japanese yen = 1266 USD

I used the Google currency converter. Just search "currency converter" in google and use that one

UJam

Click here to go to UJam

This site is incredible if you want to create or alter music. When you start a project you can either start a new song from scratch, you can choose a song you like and remix it, or you can take a clip of you talking and make a musical representation of your voice! Perfect if you want to create a musical christmas card.

I am going to create a birthday card.

Step 1. Go to the website, click on create and click on Jam-a-Gram and on send one now

Step 2. Click on record now and record your message.

Step 3. Wait for it to process, and then click on the themes on the bottom. This changes the background music and the tone of the message.

Step 4. On the bottom, either click on share or send by email, fill in the slots, and you are finished!

Click HERE to see my card. It quite hilarious.

This is really useful if you want to create a small piece of music for a project. This is usually a problem when kids are asked to write songs. It also might be useful if you aspire to create music.

DIGITAL NATION

You can be more crazy in the internet. This is very true. Since it's anonymous and there is no immediate consequences, it allows people to be more ruthless and be more aggressive.
A multi tasking learning environment is bad. Probably true, since we cant do one thing well.
Multitaskers are bad at multitasking. I disagree. There are people that can do more than one thing at once. For example, I can play Fifa and listen to an audiobook at the same time. I will win my Fifa match and understand the book well
We are consumed by what we are nurtured by. This is very true. It kind of ties with the saying "everything is excess is bad"
Google makes us smarter. I agree, since we have that instant remedy for our curiosity.
Research cant catch up to technology. I disagree, since the way we research is by using the latest technology.
Facebook is addicting. True. I have personal experience with this. Sometime you can't unstick yourself from it.
The webs can make us better people. This is true, since we can make good decisions because we have time to act and to revise.
We should teach kids how to act responsibly on the internet. I agree, since some kids are very violent online and cyber bullying can happen.
Children are naturally good at using computers. True. I have a 5 year old friend can use an iPad better than my grandmother, who is a lot smarter.
Kids are native in the internet world. We were born in the era of technology, so we are used to it and now how to use it perfectly.
There are no jobs now that make you sit down and be quiet. False. Lawyer
Technology decreases violence. True, since people can let off agression via games instead towArds other people.
Technology makes your grades better. False. When you become addicted you don't want to do anything thats not playing, i.e homework.
We should teach kids to multitask. True, if we know they are going to do, we should make them good at it.
Technology attracts kids and spikes interest. True. It's an explosion of information, which is exactly what kids like.
You can't assign a book nowadays that's more than 200 pages. True, kids will just use spark notes or something like that.
Writing skills are worse. True. Since we are exposed to slang and improper language its not a good thing.
Now we have constant interruptions. True. Facebook, games, email, bbm, etc.
There are distractions. True. Games, TV, blogs, etc.