Audacity Project 2

In class, we did a mash-up with different sounds that we found on the internet. The most challenging part fort me was to make the sounds blend it with each other. Finding different sounds that go together was also very hard, in audacity it was hard to make these beats sound good together, to make a rhythm. Besides that, I thought making it a minute long without repeating so much a bit hard. I ddin't think a minute was too long but in music many things can happen in a minute. If I could change something about my work I think it would be the beat. I didn't think my "song" had a rhythm to it, it was a little boring. Not only that but, I would make it repeat less and have more spaces so it doesn't sound too jammed up. After listening to the same thing it get's kind of annoying, especially if the sounds are all mixed up. I thought my work wasn't the best one I've done. It was the first time using audacity and I didn't really understand how it worked, plus, Ididn't take enough time blending the sounds together to make it sound the way I wanted. All in all, the different sounds worked their way to make a good mash-up.

After handing in our project, we listened to each other's mash-up. Most of them were on beat and had sort of a story behind them. Others, had different sounds that had no meaning at all but, sounded good with together. I thought the best one was Elena's, she had various beats and rhythms and none of them repeated, except the one sound that was in the background that made it excellent. She also had a lot of pauses which made it longer and let other sounds be heard, unlike mine that each sound came with another and everything was all mixed. In addition, I enjoyed Renata's. Her mash-up had a story behind it that made it even more interesting. She also used many sounds that sounded good with each other, it made her project sound complete. As you can see, all the mash-ups were really good, but only some of them stood out due to their originality.

Mash-Up #1 End Product

For being the first time I use audacity and the first time making a mash-up I thought my final product was good. The two songs I mixed were "The Riddle" : http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_q_qytqgcc and "Stamp on the Ground" : http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHcVU5cGUNE . I thought these songs blended in with each other pretty well. What I really liked about my mash-up was the beginning, the two songs together sounded perfect, you could barely tell they were different songs. Besides that, I liked how the volumes went up and down. You could hear one song louder than the other and then they would switch, but it still sounded good. What I disliked about my mash-up was the middle part, it sounded very caotic. I don't know what I did to make one go way faster than the other one and it made it sound crazy and without any rhythm. After this experience with audacity, i'm pretty sure I can do a much better job mixing up songs.

Mash-Up

A mash-up is when two songs are put together to create a new one. Two mash-ups I like are: http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRHfd9Yto0A and http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VexpDPwAQ2g . A good mash-up is when the song created has a good rhythm to it and it blends in with the other one completely without sounding weird. Besides that, it is a good mash-up when it has a beat and the sound is interesting. A mash-up that isn't good is when it has no sound or beat to it, no rhythm, and it is entirely boring. Also, when the mash-up doesn't have a certain beat and its only many songs playing together, it can sound very caotic and annoying. A link to improve mash-ups is:http://http://mastercom.over-blog.com/article-how-social-media-mashups-will-improve-engagement-and-monetization-54231916.html and http://http://blog.programmableweb.com/2008/08/11/3-ways-to-improve-your-map-mashup/ . Mash-up makers are actually real musicians due to their mixing of songs and creating a certain beat that is in the background. They put a lot of effort in finding a way to mix up the songs to create a totally different one which makes them musicians. Honestly, I think that mash-up artists are the best because they have amazing creativity! One of the musicians I admire and enjoy the most are earworm because he takes all songs to create one at the end of the year. Another one I like is deadmau5 because he always finds a different rythm and makes an incredible remix. http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV8eiSA4vqc

Artifact

I went through many different processes on the future artifact. One of the processes was that I had to make the tattoo look real on Justin Biebers body. It wasn't as hard as I imagined it, all you had to do was make the tattoo go from normal to multiply. Another process I went through was that I had to make the machine, I took a vending machine from the internet and modified it so it would look like a "Tattoo Machine". What I didn't like about the tutorial was that it made it sound so complicated when it was so easy. What I liked was that it was easy and very simple, it took me less than 20 minutes to complete. I don't think I would change my artifact if I could, maybe I would just erase parts of the tattoos to make it look even more real. All in all, I went through different stages to complete this amazing artifact.

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Erika's project was very interesting, I thought she did a very good job. What I liked about her project was that it was very realistic, someone could actually use this in the future. Also, I liked the way she changed the appereance of the person in a way that it still was the same but it specific details were modified, it made it look professional. A photoshop skill I see in her artifact is the one she used to change the eye color. I would like to learn this because maybe later on someones eyes are red in a picture and I would want to change it to their natural color. Not only that but, it was be cool to change peoples eye color in a picture so they look better. She also used a tool to change the background to make it look more antique, I would like to learn that too. As you can see, Erika's project is completely real and fascinating.

If this artifact would be out for people to use I would totally like it. To start with, I would use it every once in a while to change my appearance to look better and to feel prettier. Personally, I think this artifact might be out in the future since there has been different machines and tools invented for people to use to look more glamourous or different. Plus, as time goes by, people are buying more and more products for their face and skin so it would be popular buy. I would be the favorite costumer, I would buy this artifact and if it get's wrecked I would buy a new one over and over again. I would even buy extra just in case. This artifact would change everybody's life since people would be looking so much better and more alive all the time. As you can see, I would like this artifact same as everybody else.

Artifact

Artifact From the Future

I want to create an artifact that would be used by people all over the world. This artifact would be a machine that can make tattoos for $100 each tattoo, usually it takes 45 minutes per tattoo, and it is completely safe, the needle is cleaned up after every single tattoo is made. People would go into something like a clinique where this weird looking vending machine will be standing waiting for you. After you put in your money like if it were a "vending machine", a door would automatically open leading you inside the machine. While inside, you have many different options of tattoos, after you choose one you press the button beside it and then you choose where you want it and press the button beside it. The moment you press the button start, the tattoo will start forming wherever you want it. The good and incredible fact of this invention is that you can get as many tattoos as you want without undergoing pain. When you are done, a door at your left will open leading you out of the machine. This artifact would be used by everyone since it isn't too expensive and there are millions of people out there dieing for a tattoo but are scared of getting hurt.

Family Gathering

About two years ago, my dads whole family gathered together for Christmas. It was the first time we had all spent Christmas together in France and it was very nice to see everyone assembled in such an important celebration for the first time. My grandma, her sister, and my dad were in the kitchen the entire day cooking delicious foods for us. We were all sitting on this very long table enjoying ourselves as a family. This was such a memorable Christmas because it was my great-grandmother's last one and it felt good to be with most of my dad's family members. My great-grandmother was delighted by everything, the food, the tree, the gifts, the people, and just by looking at her I could feel the same way. Besides that, I hadn't seen some of my cousins for a really long time and I was pleased to see them. My grandma and my grandpa had gotten great gifts just like everyone else and it was all pure joy and happiness. I hope someday this gathering will happen again, I had never seen my dad's side of the family this happy in a very long time. All in all, this Christimas was the best so far.

Family Tree

This assignment was harder than I thought it would be, many things were challenging for me. One of them was simply how to use Photoshop. I had used photoshop once in sixth grade and I had completely forgot how to use it. For this assignment I would constantly mess up and had to re-do everything again, Photoshop is just not my thing, I have no patience for it. Secondly, arranging the pictures with their frames and their names was really complicated for me. There was just so much to do and you had to constantly be changing the sizes of everything so it would fit into the tree. Another thing that was hard, was having all the pictures be the same size. I had to estimate the sizes by their looks and tried fixing them up. Something I would change about my final project would be to have more pictures. There is still a lot more to my family and I wish I could've filled it up. As you can see, this assignment wasn't too easy for me.

Family Tree

This is my Family Tree base. I chose this tree because I love the sunset, I admire it so much and think its one of the most gorgeous thing in our world. In addition, I like anything that has to do with water, like a river, a lake, the ocean, the pool, or just even natural water that we drink, it is very pretty and entertaining. Besides that, I like hills or a scene like in the picture, I think it is very relaxing and peaceful to be in a place just like that. Also, I have families from different continents and I didn't find a specific tree that would relate to all of us so I found this one and thought that it was right in the middle, it is beautiful. As you can see, sunsets such as the one in the picture mean a lot to me.

J O Y

This summer was one of the best summers of my life. At the beginning of June my parents and I went to LA for a week to see some of their friends and to do a little shopping. When we got back, like two weeks later, my cousins and my uncle from France came to visit us. They stayed here for two weeks, we went to the beach, swam with the dolphins, and visited. After the two weeks, we went to France with them to visit my grandma and my grandpa that have a beautiful house down in Marseille, south of France. My cousins and I were getting ready to go to a sports camp in Vichy. We were all so excited, the camp had class in the mornings and sports in the afternoon and I had a feeling it was going to be great and ,of course, I was not wrong. We met such amazing people over at the camp, the activities were incredibly fun, and everything was just perfect. We stayed there two weeks and I honestly still think it was not enough. After the camp, we stayed one more week in France so I could spend some time with my grandparents and visit with them for a bit. Later on that week, I was back home as fast as I knew it. This summer was just super! There is no words to describe it and it was not enough.

One thing I would like to do for myself, even though we just came back from summer and a whole two months of pure relaxing, is rest. It's only been three days of school counting today and I am awfully tired, my eyes are almost closing in every class and we wake up way too early. Plus, it's only been three days of school and we have had loads of homework and its just the beginning. Not only that, but those boxes we have and these new rules from school are really scarying me out, now I MUST finish my homework completely and obey every single rule. Not only that but, in the day I have different sorts of sport activities and I finish around eight so I'm already very tired before I even start my homework. In addition, the weekends are not enough, two days to sleep late is nothing, we should go on weeks sleeping late.These are the reasons I need to rest, I am so tired, I just wish I could go a whole day sleeping.

A part of me that makes me very special is my heart. My heart is the simplest pumping thing you will ever meet. It is huge and fits many different people that are important to me in there. Also, it is very sweet and outgoing, it talks to everyone, smiles at people it doesn't even know,
its always nice no matter what, and its always there for you in any situation. My heart is open to everybody that deserves the chance to be opened to or if that person deserves it, you hurt it once you won't ever get to talk to it again, you are good it will treat you the same way. It is patient, some people have a hard time to really get to know this thing but after some time they realize there's only good in it. It will never hurt you, the last thing it would do is that, it only wants to spread out that good vibe. My heart makes me a very special person and it always has, if it weren't for that I'd be nothing.

Spring Map Testing

A week ago all highschool had MAP testing for the third time this year. All my scores improved, which means I've learned many things this year and that makes me very happy.
My feelings of this last testing we had are much better than the October MAP testings. In October my scores weren't that good, they were pretty average and I wasn't very proud about myself. I think it was because of the week, there were many things going on like halloween and my mind was just set into something else. Besides that, I wasn't getting that much sleep since we had loads of homework, I guess it was just the wrong week. Also, the process seemed different, in October it was going kind of slow. Unlike this spring, it was just much harder and boring to have to sit infront of a computer answering 52 questions. Spring was very easy for me and it went very fast. Not only that but, it was in a perfect week, we weren't having any tests nor any homework. Plus, its the last one this year, what a relief! In conclusion, last weeks MAP testings were the best this year.

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Presentations

Today in class, I saw three great presentations that gave me better ideas. I am positive that when we put these presentations together into one, it will turn out to be excellent and amusing. This was very helpful, it gave me plenty more ideas for my own powerpoint. If I could change it I would talke a little bit about the teachers. The sixth graders need to be prepared for all the different teachers expectations and requirements. Besides that, I would add in the different materials they need to be ready for class. In addition, I would put a little bit more of animations, words, and movement. I thought it was a little boring to just have one background and one picture for each slide. In conclusion, these presentations were very helpful.

Presentation

There are many students that use Powerpoint the wrong way. Last year, in sixth grade, we had a student who did a book talk presentation that took about 10 minutes. She kept on going on with her plot that took, for me, more than an hour. She only had pictures that moved all over and they were hard to understand since they were moving around everywhere, it distracted me. Besides that, she wasn't talking clearly so it was hard to understand how she related her pictures together. I got really bored and I think the teacher did too because she was about to shut her presentation off. Not only that but, most of the class was falling asleep since the presentation was taking too long and was way too boring. As you can see, Powerpoint sometimes supports your ideas and others it's just used wrongly.

Earth Day Peer Evalutations

Yesterday, when we did peer evaluations of videos from eighth and twelveth graders, I learned that I should've made it more fluid and taken better pictures. Some of the pictures I took of Earth could've been more professional. I could've taken some with a beautiful sunset or when the sky is getting dark but its in the process and turns kind of reddish, pinkish, orangish. Besides that, some of my pictures didn't really go with what my poem was saying. I put a picture of the waves which had nothing to do with a part of what the poem said. Not only that but, the pictures that didn't enhance the poem made the video slow down a bit since it wasn't permitting it be fluid. If I could change my video, I would absolutely put and take professional pictures, maybe add parts of the poem as lyrics, choose a more original song, and try to represent Earth in a way everyone can understand and try helping it. All in all, what I learned will eventually help me for next time and do a better job.

When I graded the two videos I was assigned, one from eight and the other from twelveth, I was very impressed. The eighth grade video was a very interesting to watch although I wasn't sure the pictures had much to do with the poem. Also, I thought the lyrics helped a lot with what was going on in the pictures which represented what Earth was actually made of. The twelveth grade video was really professional. The pictures were amazing, they had beautiful sunsets and green forests. Besides that, in a very simple way it explained how we can lose all the pretty things of Earth if we don't start taking care of it. To be honest, they were both great and I really enjoyed grading them.

Biography

My name is Piesonsitos, I got this name because of my feet. Since I was a little kid my best friend would always tell me, "Wow, you have great use of your feet", so she decided to call me Piesonsitos, and with time my parents started calling me that too and everybody else. To be honest I wasn't impressed, I use my feet for everything, I walk, run, jog, kick, stretch, sometimes I even use them to pick up stuff when I don't have my shoes on and don't feel like bending down to pick it up with my hand. Besides that, I must take advantage of my precious feet, I must enjoy them like if I were to lose them tomorrow.

I was born in a town called Athlete's Foot, about five hours away from New York City where my friends and I love to go shopping. Athlete's Foot isn't as big as it sounds, it is divided into small neighborhoods, usually with a sports center infront of it since everyone loves doing sports. I live in the smallest neighborhood and as weird as it sounds we all walk around barefoot, at all times no matter what, I'm telling you I have great use of my feet. The school I go to is called Leglock and I've been going to that school my whole life and successfully I've received a great education. All my friends there think I'm different, and I am, I adore going up to people and squeezing their cheecks, is that unusual? Yeah, I thought so, but hey there's nothing wrong about being different.

As you can see, I didn't talk much about myself because I don't think it's that important, I mean I'm 14, I'm medium size, I like to eat, sleep, dream, and spend time with my friends. I am grateful for having a family that loves me and cares about me, for having a home, and getting a good education in a great school. I am very open-minded and I am open to any new friendships.

8th Grade Animation

The eighth graders did an amazing job on their animation video. I thought it was very interesting to see what each student wanted to put on their part of the video which showed part of their personality. Also, I enjoyed the creativity of everybody, lots of color and motion. Everybody had their different way of making their part of the video and in the end somehow it all came together to create somehting fantastic. Besides that, it was amusing to find who was who in the video. It's easy to locate the different personalities of each person and their artistic ways. In addition, I liked that there was musci to it. The music made the whole thing totally better and the characters were totally moving to the rhythm which made it even funner. In conclusion, the eighth graders did an incredible job, they so deserve a 10!

12 things to do when there's no power (7)

Electricity is a recent discovery that humans use in their daily lives. This incredible recourse provides us with light, tv, internet, and many other valuable things. Life without electricity would be hard, at least in my case. I wouldn't be able to watch the news on tv, nor see at night, nor get online, and chat with my friends on Facebook. Not only me but most people would also have a hard time without it for the same reasons. Because of these reasons, its important to conserve this resourse that we need in our daily lives.

When the power goes out there are many things you can do. First, you should light up a candle so you can have a little sight of what is going on. Second, you should look for people around you so you don't feel alone and have someone to talk to. Third, you should look for your ipod or something battery or charged-like so your not so bored. Fourth, stay away from anything electrical, like cables plugged-in or stuff like that. Fifth, don't panic nor worry about anything, there must've been a problem. Sixth, hope for the light to come back and laugh about it.

Not only that, but when the power goes out try to act normal or continue whatever you're doing, it's not a big deal. Besides that, call a friend from your cellphone if you have credit, so you both can laugh about it. Eighth thing to do to not get bored is play around with your family, hide something and make them find it without the lights. Nineth, make sure that your not the only one with the power off, that its at least the street or a couple houses. Tenth, don't stay alone in a room by yourself, you might get scared of your shadow or anything around you. Eleventh, don't leave the house until the lights come back on. Last but not least, do not go crazy and running around the house or building, its not going to help anyone or you, be careful with every step you take. In conclusion, these are the twelve things you can do when the power goes off to not be bored and to be safe.

Sixth Sense

While watching the video I was thinking about how much technology has advanced and progressed. I remembered when we all had VCRs and videotapes, now you have blue ray dvds that provide you with spectacular color and view for whatever your watching. Its incredible to see how much we can obtain from technology. I would want one of these because my life would be so much easier. Technology would do everything for me, I wouldn't have to do things by hand nor worry as much because technology is so precise. Also, things would be faster to do, see, and locate. If we want to take a picture we just make a shape with our hands and there we have our picture. If we want to know where your flight gate is you just use technology and there you go. Technology and its new advances are making progress in the world.



Technology has many advantages and disadvatanges. One of its andvantages is that life is so much easier with these new inventions. We can get informed faster and easier than having to sit infront of a computer and waiting. Besides that, the information we get is much more precise and sometimes it can make our daily life better. Not only that, but we get to interact with the physical world. We can mix things we do in reality with technology like copying information from the computer, grabbing it with our hands, and pasting it on a piece of paper. Even though technology has its advantages it also has its disadvantages. I'm scared to believe that if we use technology in our lives too much, there will be a point where we won't be able to do anything without it. Instead of getting up and and getting some water all you have to do is press a button. Also, people depend so much on this valuable source. Everything is done through technology, from information to communication with others. As you can see, there are many advantages and disadvantages, but we've got to learn how to keep it balanced.



There are many types of open source, and its an easy way to use other peoples ideas. An open source is a site that is opened to everyone, a site where people can use other peoples opinions. I've used open source many times. For example, Facebook is an open source where you can communicate with your friends and share ideas. Another example is moodle, teachers use this site to inform students the homework or create tests. People around the world have access to these sites and are able to use them the same as us. As many things in the world, open source has its advantages and disadvantages. One of its advantage is that people can share or require help from other peoples beliefs. Also, it lets people have access to other sites and be able to enjoy them too. One disadvantage is that people sometimes are too lazy to come up with their own ideas and steal yours. Not only that, but sometimes they take advantage of being able to enter this site and copy every detail. In conclusion, open source is good but also bad in many ways, be careful with what you post.

Winter Holiday

Starting winter break I went to Los Angeles to do some shopping for Christmas with my parents and my little brother. We stayed at some friends house in West Hollywood until the 23rd of December. We came back home and wrapped presents for Christmas Eve. On Christmas Eve, the 24th, many of my parents friends came over to the house to have some dinner. Around 12 am, my little brother, my cousin, a friend, and I lit up some fireworks. After that, we opened presents and around 3 am everyone was gone. The next day, on Christmas Day, I woke up early to open some presents with my brother that he had gotten from Santa Claus. Christmas this year was full of joy, happiness and presents, hopefully next year will be even better.


In between my winter break I spent most of the time at the beach. There was one day where I went over to a friends house and we tanned at her palapa. Besides that, my parents had some of their friends staying in a house in front of the beach so they wanted to go almost everyday. Also, a friend was visiting from Guadalajara so she wanted to take advantage of the beach. There were other days that were cloudy where I felt like staying home and watching movies without anyone bothering me. In addition, there were other days where I would go to the movies with my parents. I don't think I've ever gone to the beach so much on winter break.

On New Years Eve I went to Punta Mita to have dinner with my parents and some friends. My friends and I stayed there until the countdown to watch the fireworks with our parents. After that, my dads driver took us to Nuevo Vallarta in his van. We went to Marival to meet up with the rest of our friends. I got there, danced, sang, had a good time, and around five am I went back home. When I got home my parents were still in Mita so I was all by myself and couldn't sleep all night, I had a tummy ache. Around seven am, I got a visit from a friend so I wouldn't feel so alone. The next day the driver came back to pick me up and took me with my parents again.