Google Day #2

3 Goals for the day:

1. Have minecraft arena done and ready to be recorded upon. HUNGER GAMES ARENA THAT WE WILL BE RECORDING ON This is the link to download the  map that the arena will be recorded upon.
2. Have big  city done and be able to be recorded on. CITY WE WILL BE RECORDING ON This is the link to the web page where you can download this map, this will be the one we will be recording on. 
3. Do introduction to video. (I dont believe I will be able to have a link for this one since I will do this on iMovie.) 

Things I learned: 

• I learned how to install new things onto minecraft such as cities. To be able to do this you have to be able to access internal computer folders. At first what you have to do is go to the go to folder, enter application support once you are there, enter the folder called minecraft, then click on saves, once their what you have to do is copy and paste or drag and drop the world that you want in your worlds in to that folder. 
• Installing things on minecraft for our project is crucial because of the way that we want to record things and the topic that we chose. Since we want to have great architectural buildings in our worlds, the way that we chose our downloadable maps were nothing easy, we chose the minecraft tnt olympics for the training ground where we will film probably a minute, the arena, and a city that is colorful just like the descriptions of the capitol in the series. Then installing them, checking them and being able to say that this was the one we were going to record on. I am certain that the work I did today was crucial and good. 
• By doing my introduction I learned about all the different themes that iMovie has to offer. But I believe Tomas and I will not use this video editing tool for our final project, due to the fact that this movie editing system is very stubborn and will not let you do certain things that I am certain that I want to do. 
• But also on iMovie I learned how to edit small clips inside of my video, by adjusting their times, and also how to edit their sound and if they are played backwards or forwards. 
• My knew knowledge and skills are how to install things on minecraft, how to download the maps and install them. Also how to video edit a little better by being able to edit clips, the clips lengths, the clips sound, and in what way they are played. 

Something that I want to learn for the next Google day is how to use final cut pro, its a movie editor that I plan to download on my computer and be able to use it since iMovie apparently is very bad. Final cut pro is supposed to be a very good, if not one of the best,  some minor movies are edited with this app, or so I am told. Learning to use it will be hard, but this is my goal for the next Google day. 

desmos.com

LINK TO MY SITE

Purpose of this tech tool: 

The purpose of this tech tool is for it to be an online graphing calculator. It has lots of functions and its main one is probably to be able to graph things through it, a calculator.

How to use this site: 

Desmos is kind of a complex site. It has many features that if mis-comprehended can lead up to mass confusion. Such a case would be mine. Desmos has many features.  But lets start out with the simple things.
1. Click on the link above, named "LINK TO MY SITE"

2. Once that site is opened click on "Launch Calculator" 

3. Once you are in the blank graph their are many things that you can do. But lets start with the simplest one:

How to make a line

As you may see on this blank graph you can notice that their a box on the left hand side. This box is where we are going to but our intervals. The box looks like this: 

This is the box that we are going to be working with. Inside this box is where you type to equations to make a line. Lets start out with a very simple one. Click inside the box until you are able to type. You will know this is possible since their will be a blinking line inside of it. To be able to write the equation you either need a keyboard or the "keypad" that is provided for you. Your keypad might be closed in the bottom of your screen so click on the button that says "keypad". It looks like this. 

With this button you will be able to open the keypad. This keypad is the thing that enables you to do all the lines that you may want. From comic drawing such as this one: 

To serious graphs, the posibilities of what you can draw with this aplication are limitless. But what I will be teaching you today will be the basics for making complex drawings like these. Look at the fish graph that is right next to this text. The number of equations that are needed to make this graph are 28 different equations, they are all about as complex as this one: x=-655\sin \left(0.001y\right)+118\space \left(-800\ge y\ge -3700\right) Looks kind of hard right? Can you imagine 28 different equations that are all strategically placed to created this fish. that is chasing other fishes under to water. Its incredible. 

Today I will be teaching you how to make a simple line graph. Yes a graph with only one line. It looks like this: 

(The graph above shows how I used this aplication. This is a graph that I made to show people thow to use the aplication.) See how this graph is simple. It only has one line. Remember the box where I told you that you had to type in the things there to make your equation. If no look back. In this box you will right the equation that will lead to the making of this line. The equation that makes this line is "y=x" Your box should look like this when you type in the equation

That is my box for the graph above. That equation is the one that creates the line. Now what you have to do if you are using a keyboard is type in y=x and that is it. It will a pear right in the box perfectly and the graph will be made. But if you are using a tablet you will need to use the keypad that this aplication provides for you. I already explained to you how to use the keypad, but to get the intervals to make this graph you will need to click on the "show more" button, that you will see if the top right corner of your keypad assuming that it is already open. When this is open you will be able to type in the intervals of y and x. Once you have the equation in the box the line will automatically appear. And there you go, you are done. 

This site might be used by other students in the class because sometimes the graphing calculators that we have that are actually calculators are very difficult to use. Plus this calculator is much more visual. This application enables students to represent graphs that are larger and maybe it could be posted on a projector by a math teacher in their class, this could enable student learning. Students will be able to use this calculator more easily  students will be able to have access to a graphing calculator if they do not already have one in possession. 

Technology Film

• Being in a computer enables you to be in a different world.
• Even inside the same household people are not in the same world.
• Lots of studies are being done, weather their is a risk for multitasks.
• Studies were done towards multitasking, its shows that multitasks do things worse than if they focused on one thing solemnly. 
• The brain usage is used more while on Google than on reading. 
• The man changed point of view, also the net has changed, to the thing one does to the thing one is. 
• The example that also refers to the fifteen year old, he was not able to not thing about the internet usage for two weeks in which he assisted the camp for stopping gaming. 

In conclusion I think that this film, also the thing is that this research does not embrace the possibilities that technology offers to the world. It allows us to be connected to the rest of the world. Why is that a bad thing? Does it not allow the whole world to be connected and news to be shared? Sure that it brings consequences such as no escaping from bullying, but they forgot to put one thing into this video, SHUT DOWN.