Final Project

Hi my name is Olivia Taylor. I've always known a little bit about my family history, but I have been very interested to learn more about it. This project not only helped me learn more about my some of my ancestors, but it helped me learn more about facts and different cultures we celebrate in our family. I began with a 25 question interview for both my mother and father. I asked them questions like where they grew up or how far they can trace their family back. I then sent a persuasive email to a family member asking if they could help me find out more information about our family and maybe provide pictures. Then I used family echo to help me organize all my family members in family tree. After I made my family echo, I used prezi to help me make a more fun, informative family tree. This prezi includes more information about family members and pictures. After using prezi, I moved onto creating an infographic. This infographic provides facts, charts, and just more in-depth information about my family.

Final Project

Hello my name is Olivia Taylor,
      I've always known a lot about my family history, and I have been interested to learn more about. This project helped me not only to learn  more about my ancestors, but about some of the facts and different cultures we celebrate in my family. I began with a 25 question interview for both my mother and father. I asked them questions like where they grew up or how far they can trace their family back. Next, I sent a persuasive email to mother to see if the could give me more specific information of where all our family is located and different pictures of family members. Then, I used family echo to help me organize my family members in a family tree. Fourthly, I used prezi to help me talk more about the people in my family including some pictures. Lastly i made an infographic that described my family.                          
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May 5, 2014

I thought the video was very interesting. I agree with most of the things he's saying but it would be very hard for people to just stop using technology. We have been used to technology our whole lives and it's apart of the social norm. I think technology consumes us and takes up a lot of our time, so I do think here and there we should put it down and focus on the more important things in life. I liked the example he used of the couple meeting each other and starting a family, then he showed that if the guy had been on his phone he would have missed out on that opportunity. It showed that being on technology can you make you miss some of the most important things in life, which I definitely agree with.

April 23, 2014

What do you think about it? What is the teacher trying to say? In your own words explain what "the main event" is.

I think everything that the teacher is saying is true. Students give up way to easily when they run into adversity, and that's setting us up for failure in the future. We need to stop taking the easy way out of things and challenge ourselves because it's not doing us any good. If we take the easy way out of things, we are not learning a real lesson. It's almost like were quitting because we don't want to work hard. The main event is learning how to deal with the problems in your life, because if you don't, you won't be able to enjoy life like you need to. 

April 21, 2014

Reflect on your stop-motion animation project. How did it go? What worked? What didn't work? If you're not finished - why? If you are finished go in to detail about the project and what you learned. Give as much detail and information as possible.

My stop-motion animation project went really well. At first I didn't think my pictures would turn out well but once I put it in movie maker it turned out very well. Everything turned out well, some pictures came out blurry. I almost finished all I have to do is add credits and music.

April 9, 2014

What is your idea for your stop-motion animation? Explain yourself. Have you started taking photos? If not, when do you plan to take your photos? What is your action plan for today? What is your plan to GET SOMETHING DONE?

One of my idea's for stop-motion animation is to show my day at the mall with my friends. Its going to show all the stores that I walk into and the different shirts and stuff that I look at and try on. It's going to show me walking around the mall and sitting down and eating. I plan on taking my pictures on Saturday and Sunday.

April 7, 2014