Feedback March 24-28

The main visual elements are the mother, father, and son. This cartoon is about how technology is supposed to speed up a lot of things. In the case that the cartoon is illustrating though, using technology (aka. a computer) would slow things down. It would be faster for the kid to tell his parents about school instead of booting up a computer and showing them his blog. The cartoonist thinks that technology is bad in some cases, and prevents human interaction. "Tell" is underlined, putting emphasis on the word. This shows that the cartoonist feels that it would be better if the kid told his parents about his school day instead of looking at the blog. This cartoon is ironic because right now I am typing on a blog, and this post will probably never be read. To make this cartoon more effective, the cartoonist could have drawn a closed laptop on the table.

Feedback March 17-21

I agree with part of what Kurt Vonnegut said, but disagree with the other half. I agree that things like H-bombs and Poseidon missiles shouldn't exist. But, when he goes on to say that "computers cheat you out of becoming," I disagree with that. Computers increase efficiency and help people, they don't harm them. For example, programmers wouldn't have a job without them, or if they had a different job, it probably wouldn't be as enjoyable for them. Technology doesn't hold us back, it aids our advancement. Some technology is good, while some is bad.

Technology and Me

Technology is the logical application of knowledge, it is a tool used to aid and speed up certain processes.

Technology in schools is a good thing. It aids and speeds up the educational process. Also, it prepares students for entering the modern world, where technology is used every day. The use of technology in schools can never be too much.

Most important:

1. Clothes

2. Food Processing

3. Houses

4. Computers

5. Internet

Least important:

1. Fast food

2. Plastic school chairs

3. Dog translator

4. Spice Jet

5. Motorola

End of Quarter 3 Feedback

I did not achieve two of the three goals I set for myself last quarter. I have not been finishing my homework before 9:00 every night, and also I did not finish getting my AR points early, instead I turned in my AR quiz late. The one goal I did achieve was that I have started doing homework the day it is assigned.

The first goal for quarter four is that I hope to start homework on the weekends before Sunday. This way, I can relax before Monday. Secondly, I would like to work on the UbD more often during the school week. Thirdly, I want to set aside time to study for quizzes and tests.

Reflection for VC peoject

Three design related tips that you have to keep in mind when working on a VC project are:

1. Don't have too much action going on in the background, it can be distracting.
2. Make sure that your pictures po up at the appropriate time.
3. Don't set your scroll speed too low.

One of the two best things about the VC project is that the software was very easy to use. Secondly, you could customize a lot of aspects of it. One thing I am disappointed about is that the scroll speed was set to "1" when I recorded, so it was too slow and caused me to talk slowly, waiting for the next line to appear at the bottom. Lastly, there was a problem with the background on mine, it was sort of fuzzy in one spot.

'Animal Farm" - Film vs. Novel

I did not find the film to be a completely satisfactory adaptation of the novel. This is because although the film portrayed the main points and themes of the book, there were some details that were different. I do not see why the movie changed some of the details. One example of this is that the film is told in a first person perspective of Jessie, while the
book is not("Animal Farm"). I was not really satisfied with the movie.

Other examples of differences between the book and the film are that in the film, Jessie and Mr. Pilkington played big roles. Also, Napoleon used the TV that was
found in the farm house to distract the animals. He also created his own propaganda movies ("Animal Farm"). Another difference was that in the film the humans attacked Animal farm twice, while in the book they attacked only once ("Animal Farm") (Orwell, 70).

Reflection for Animal Farm

I believe I most closely identify with Benjamin in "Animal Farm". This is because I am educated (Benjamin represents the educated class in Russia) and I understand what's going on in most situations. This is shown in the book when Squealer is found passed out in front of the commandments while he was modifying them. Benjamin is the only one who
understood what was going on (Orwell, 73).