The WayBack Machine

For this project I used the WayBack Machine to find 3 different websites and how they have changed over the years. This is ESPN's website from then to now (left to right).  ESPN has made a whole new website especially since the colors of the old one were very dull, but they one now stands out a little bit more and tells you what you are on. The logo has still stayed the same throughout the years but now there is more videos now then before because all they used back then was pictures.

 Above is the code for the old ESPN (top) and the new ESPN (bottom). There is a big difference in the codes because the old one only uses images and less code, but the new one uses a ton of videos and images and it's one long piece of code. Also there are hovers on the new one and there is no hovers on the old one.

The next site I chose was the Olathe School District's Webpage. Once again, there is a huge difference between the two. Back then Olathe wasn't as big as it is now, and there wasn't as many schools. Now in the old one there are not as many colors as the new one, there isn't as many links and hovers, and there's more images.

Now in the codes the new one uses a lot of href's and the old one used a lot of td's and tf's. Also the new code's text is all green and the old one is red and blue. There is about the same amount of code between both but the old one used a little more. Overall, the website has improved by standing out with many colors.

The final one is Wikipedia. Now when you look right away you can tell there's a lot of differences. The one today has a search bar, and has a logo of a puzzle, while the old website uses only text and has a logo of scribbles. The font is also way different. The old one just only used 1 font and the new one uses many fonts. Including some in different languages.

In the coding in the old Wikipedia they used a lot of var's and in the new Wikipedia they used a lot of td's and tables. Also there is a lot more code in the new one then the old and the old one used more links then today's. Overall all of these websites have changed a lot over time and web designers have gotten more creative over time.

The purpose of the WayBack Machine is to show how websites have changed over the years and how creative people have gotten. They are archiving the videos or links to make them very smooth. Something I found interesting was that it has a library and there are so many different links to go to. 

Final Reflection (individual work)

What was the Scope of this project?

This project was our final project we did as a team of four. The idea of this project was to think of an idea of a product and try to advertise and sell this product that we created. Our group was struggling at first to come up with ideas since most of us don't like to talk much.  But I thought to myself, how can I make the environment better?  I remembered that I hate mowing the lawn all the time, so I offered the group of an idea of an automatic lawn mower that can mow all by itself without you having to do it yourself.

The Process

Now was the question of how we were going to design it. Well I wasn't good with animation or graphics but luckily we had 2 people in our group that were and the worked on that part. Once we had our design, we had to create a website, commercial and logo and present it to our hour. So we divided up rolls to who was doing what and went from there. The hard part was making the commercial because there was really no way that we could film at school, so we had to film outside of school. We learned that the technology was very tough to use to make this and we did surprisingly well working as a team and all got along. Our presentation went well but after hearing our feedback we had to fix a few things like a script and being more convincing,

What we would do next time

Next time we will probably create a product that doesn't have much hassle of filming and designing and probably make something simpler like a writing utensil. What we would do the same is probably keep the same team because we seem to understand each other and can build off of what we did wrong the first time. This was a good experience because it final made me work as a team to get a huge project done and it made me connect with others. When I get assigned to my next big project I will already be experienced with team projects that I will know what to do and hopefully make it easy

What did I do in this project

Well what I did in this project was a lot than I even imagined. The first thing was make the commercial (top). Now each of us in our team had to make their own commercial and then we pick the best of the four and go with that one. The second thing I did was the remote control and that was not too complicated but it was an animation that I did using Google Sketch-Up. It has a power button, two control sticks, an up arrow and down arrow to adjust the height and a speed up and slow down button to adjust the speed you want. The final thing I did was the website where all the content and things our group made that went in there (below). This took the longest because I had to come with content and decide our color schemes and get everything working correctly.  My meyers-brigg was ESFJ and I am very easy-going and like talking to people and that's how I contribute to teams. Overall, this was a complicated, yet fun thing we did, and I can't wait to do e-comm next year as a sophomore. 

AUTO-MAT commercial

This is our commercial about the new automatic lawn mower called the AUTO-MOW. It is an enhanced lawn mower that does its work for you. This is a project that our group decided to create. Our group's idea was to create a lawn mower that works by itself, so you don't have to work out in the   hot sun. Instead wouldn't you want to stay inside and watch TV instead of working all day and wearing yourself out. This new and improved mower will reduce that mowing time of yours and let's you do whatever you want to do. The idea of this project was to create something that would benefit others use in so many ways. Our group was struggling to come up with something until we started thinking about the environment, then ideas came up like that.

Below is our commercial about the new automatic lawn mower called the AUTO-MOW.

Lego Activity

This is a single Lego Brick. Today we did a team building activity using Legos to build whatever we were assigned to build. The rule was that whoever had the instructions couldn't talk or point, depending on the thing we made. We also had a limited amount of time to build. The hardest part was being the leader because you had to explain what you wanted without doing it yourself. In todays world you have to work with a group or team to get things done. Teamwork can be very difficult, especially when it's people you don't like or can't get along with them.

When we were doing the activity I wasn't leading much, but it was a little hard to keep up with my group sometimes because i didn't know what they were wanting. If you have a good and balance team, you can accomplish a lot of things. Even though you may get stuck with people you don't like doesn't mean you don't do any of the work. You should be the one who takes charge and show people what skills you have to contribute.

This activity really helped with my social skills, leading skills, and listening skills. Overall the activity really helped me and I will be able to use this in the near future. This was a good hands on experience and I hope I can take this and learn from it to make myself a better person.

Invasive Species Website

This is my second website that I have made using Dreamweaver. The idea of this was to create my own website using the content and logos that were provided. We had to come up with our own color schemes and pictures to put in our website. The process of our website took a long time. First we had to put in a code of what the dimensions of the website will be and what it will look like. What I will do differently next time is follow the coding very carefully next time so i don't have problems. What i will do the same is blending the text my color scheme. Overall this was a great project and I hope to use this in the future.

Dream-House Animation

This was a house that I created using Google Sketch-Up. The main idea of the project was to create a house that was a one-story building, that had a pitched roof, and an overhang. The process it took to make it was first, I had to find a floor plan that I could use to start building. Once I got my plan, I started building. It wasn't easy at first. The hard part was to create the house to start out with. If you didn't know what you were doing, then you wouldn't know what to put in. My house took me a while to figure out an I had to start over many times. What I learned along the way was how to use Google-Sketch-Up, and how to add components. Components make things much easier but take a lot of space in your file. What I would do differently next time is try to come up with more creative ideas. What I would do the same is add components because they make building so much easier. What I will draw from this experience is that I know how houses were designed and how hard it is to do so. In conclusion, I liked this project better than the chair because I had more time to work on it, and I had someone to help me a lot at home who knew the software.

Animation Project

Scope:

This Animation project I did was the first project I ever did in Keynote and in iMovie. The idea of the project was to create a 30 second animation that interests you and interests others. 

Process:

How I created it was first I had to come up with an idea. Then once I had an idea, I had to storyboard it. After I was done with my storyboard, I started animating in Keynote. The animating was very difficult at first because you had to make the opening scene and that takes the longest, but after that it is pretty easy because you can duplicate multiple slides. Along the way my work did not save in keynote, so I lost 2 days of work, but I caught up in time for the deadline. Then I exported it to iMovie to edit my video of how long the time lapse of each slide will be and I added sound effects. 

What I learned:

I learned the different thing in keynote and how you can use shapes to make a lot of different things. The deadline was also very fast, so you had to go very fast in your animation to get it done. 

What I Would Do Differently Next Time:What I would do differently next time is try to go faster, because I had a complex story but I wasn't always focused. 

What I Would Do The Same:What I would do the same is try to create a fun little story that everyone would enjoy. 

Overall:This was a great experience and now I know what to expect an animated video to look like.

My Video