Music Genome

Music Genome

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Number and answer each question in complete sentences.

1. Upload your movie to your blog. [If you have trouble with this, check to see that you exported it in the correct format. You can also upload it to YouTube and embed it into your posting to save time.]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op8Lfmhw9Mc

2. A) Classical Music B) My family loves classical music and has always been involved in it.

3. I google searched famous classical music composers and then looked up their best pieces.

4. What different kinds of technology did you use to compile your project? [Web tools, Mac tools, etc...] I used effects to change the colors in some of my pictures. I used transitions to make the video more visually appealing.

5. What are you good at...what went well for you in this project? Finding videos and pictures and information for my project was easy. As was finding the music I wanted to string together.

6. With what did you struggle on this project...what was difficult for you? Having everything come together in the end. It just seemed messy until the very end. It took a lot of editing to make it satisfactory enough for my standards.

7. Did you decide to use still slides? Why or why not? [If not, how did you convey your information? Yes. I used the ones I thought would make illustrate my points better than the video. I used text to convey most of the information needed. It would have detracted from the audio had I used my voice to commentate.

8. For what other classes, situations, uses could this type of project be adapted? I could use it in art class to talk about the different styles of art or artists. And in the real world it could be used to promote something or "pitch" something for work.

9. What new techniques or technology tools did you use in this project that you've never used before? Be specific. I've never used Zamzar. I have never before taken footage from the internet and converted it to mp3 or mov. But that isn't really a "tool" I pretty much have used iMovie a lot in the past (and garageband too) so I have used every tool in those applications before.

10. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976?[...not just that you cited the information, etc., but how did you transform the music, information, images, etc.? I used them to show more information on classical music. It enabled me to give an accurate and realistic idea to the viewers of what classical music is. I created something new from what footage I obtained.

11. Would you do another project like this on your own? Why? Why not? I would use iMovie and garageband on my own time, but not to tell about a form of music. It is time consuming.

Church History iMovie Group Project

1. Upload your movie to your blog or embed it from YouTube.
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A. To what degree did you work toward team goals? (Please explain your answer)
Superior, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Needs Improvement'

Superior sounds like I'm doing all the work. as in one being superior to the other. So I'll go with Excellent. I feel like I did a good job in working on our outline (powerpoint) and I filmed and I edited the entire project.

B. What specific tasks and duties did you perform as a member of this team? I helped record video footage, put together our original powerpoint, I did all of the editing and putting together of the powerpoint.

C. To what degree did you offer your gifts, talents, and time as a member of the team? (Please explain your answer)
Superior, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Needs Improvement

Superior in the case of editing. I did all of the editing (the others helped give constructive criticism and advice)

D. To what degree did you take action as a member of the team? (Please explain your answer)
Leader, Very Active, Somewhat Active, Had to Be Told What to Do

I feel like I was either a leader or very active. There were 3 of us who really were leaders and all took charge of the project.

E. What makes you most proud about your movie and why? The interviews. I think they turned out really nicely.

F. If you were going to make any changes to your movie, what would they be?

Have more student interviews, so it is more appealing to incoming students

1. Upload your slideshow as a movie to your blog posting. [If you have trouble with this, check to see that you exported it in the correct format. If it is still too big, re-export in a smaller format. You may also choose to upload it to YouTube and embed it on your blog.]

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2. What tools and techniques did you use to create your podcast? I used voice changes to modify my voice.

3. How could you use a project like this in other classes? It could help me to give information. If my teacher wants me to document something, a podcast would be beneficial. and perhaps it would be more useful to show that I myself understand what the work is, by it being my voice explaining concepts.

4. In the “real world,” how could podcast projects be used (In what careers/businesses, etc.)? Podcasts help to promote. I used to listen to podcasts about the news. It's an enjoyable way to learn. My mom had her company advertized multiple times on a podcast.

5. In this project, what did you get good at doing? I got good at soundtacks. I think I did a good job with my voice and the music and audio clips. putting them together I think it all sounded smooth.

6. What was the most difficult part of the assignment? The most difficult part was citing the pictures. It took a long time and I disliked it a LOT.

7. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976?

[...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc., Howdid you transform the music, information, images, etc.? I changed the audio volume for every sound clip or song I used. I changed the contrast in all the pictures. I made everything more visually or audibly appealing.

8. Would you do a project like this on your own? I have tried before to do podcasts. I love creating songs. I enjoy recording monologues, so garageband would be perfect for that.

9. If you were going to make any changes/improvements on your podcast what would it/they be? ...and why? I would have recorded my voice all at once so I didn't have issues with the volume being too loud or too quiet.

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Number and answer each question in complete sentences.

2. List the search terms (words) that you used to find images (for the letters of your name and the images that describe you) and why? I didn't use any terms to because I wanted to take all my own pictures.

3. What skills did you use/learn in this project? I learned to make a slideshow. I've only ever made an album and then clicked slide show. I didn't know you had to make it a slide show instead of an album.

4. Describe how you might use these skills and apply them to a real-world situation. YOu could use them to make a slide show of your vacation pictures to share with your family who doesn't have facebook. (My family does this all the time.)

5. This was a more creative project than our first 2. Did you prefer it or the more cut and dry assignments in Word and Excel? I enjoyed this one more because it was more expressive and I was able to show a bit of who I am. =)

6. How did your project use the transformative property of borrowed images, music, and information to comply with the Copyright Law of 1976? [...not just that you cited the information - citing is not enough...tell me how you transformed what you've taken into something new, etc.,How did you transform the music, information, images, etc.? I cited my music, and I added new value to it by giving it my pictures and personality.

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Number and answer each question in complete sentences.

1. Take a screenshot of your charity letter and add it as a picture to your blog posting:

2. List the name of your business and its charity. Currclick.com we had a fundraiser where you could possibly win an iPad.

3. How did you get the audience’s attention in the first paragraph? I informed the recipient of my position at Currclick and then told them we were hosting a charity.

4. What skills did you use/learn in this project? I learned to merge mail. before I never even knew that was possible. I only knew how to "Reply All"

5. What was the easiest part of this project? What was the most difficult part of this project? The easiest part was writing the letter. the most difficult was the actual mail merge. I couldn't figure out how to do the basics and I couldn't find the button. ;p

6. Describe how you might use these skills and apply them to a real-world situation other than writing a charity letter. You could use them for your company. If you had to send out a mass invitation or a mass letter for work, this would be the simplest way.

7. Did you learn something new during this project that you did not know before? If so, what? I learned the importance of following ALL of the directions. If I had read them through before, I would have understood how to do the work much faster.

My m&m Chart take 2

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2. A template is a framework for web pages and sites.

3. I used the transparency function to make a faded out background for both my graph and for my chart. I used the font edit options to change the color, font and make the font bold. I used auto sum to find out what the average, sum and percents were for my number of M&Ms.

4. I learned how to easily do math work for a spreadsheet. I learned how to take a screen shot (Command, shift, 4) in a format where you can select what you are taking a picture of. I learned that if you press Command, Shift, 3, then you take a picture of your entire screen. I've never known how to take a screen shot before this class.

5. I added different colors for each word. I used backgrounds for my graph and my chart. I changed the font to a more playful or child-like font, which reminded me of candy.

6. From both this experience (in class) and asking my Dad about his work, I've learned there are many uses for Excel Spread Sheets. You can use them to keep track of finances. Number of products, numbers and averages of a specific item. I once used excel for a science project. We used the Spread Sheet to document plant and seed growth and to see how the different seeds grew in different conditions.

About me (take 2)

• I hope to learn about different ways to use my computer that will make using it more fun.
• I like to use net classroom for my grades, but I wouldn't mind and email either.
• I think the picture below best represents me because It is very artistic and I really enjoy art. It also reminds me of the outdoors which I also enjoy. Pandas are just about my favorite animal and they're in the picture below.