Hey again its Jon and i just wanted to tell you that the ninjas told me is YOU ARE ALL IN DANGER!!! But this is how to save yourself!! Go to my name on facebook and BECOME A NINJA AND NOT A PIRATE!!
Jon(Ninja)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Stephen Colbert for Prez
Stephen Colbert is running for president. It was announced on Tuesday, October 16th.
Start making support posters.
Colbert for president!
Start making support posters.
Colbert for president!
Friday, October 12, 2007
October-Goals and Aspirations
Welcome to October! As good a time as ever to reflect and aspire! Breathe in that wonderful cinnamon smelling air! Oh, is that just my plug in? :-)
Today I want you to think and write on the following questions. Shoot for eight or more sentences overall, please. Work on writing a smooth piece, don't just list the answers.
1- What are your goals and aspirations for this year?
2- What are your goals and aspirations for your school years?
3- What do you see yourself doing after high school? After college? 5 years from now?
4- What are you going to do to make sure these goals and aspirations come to be?
Enjoy!
Mrs. Gaboury
Today I want you to think and write on the following questions. Shoot for eight or more sentences overall, please. Work on writing a smooth piece, don't just list the answers.
1- What are your goals and aspirations for this year?
2- What are your goals and aspirations for your school years?
3- What do you see yourself doing after high school? After college? 5 years from now?
4- What are you going to do to make sure these goals and aspirations come to be?
Enjoy!
Mrs. Gaboury
Pep Rally
Pep Rally
Today, a pep rally took place at the Averill Park High School. This really made me think about some things, even though I didn't particularly enjoy it. I pondered such things as tradition, foreign cultures, rites of passage, and ear damage. The pep rally had such an effect that it managed to influence me to compose this reflection.
Sitting in the bleachers reserved for the freshmen class and taking in the sights (And more importantly, sounds) of the pep rally, I pondered tradition and how different cultures view each others'. I have no bias for or against pep rallies, besides the fact that I recognize their promotion of ear damage and the subsequent hearing aides. As such, I thought about how pointless the things we were doing were.
Let me explain, if you have never experienced such an event. We had various students (Who represented their classes or grades) and teachers who did silly things (Which all happened one after the other) like climbing under table, manuevering around cones, finding one paper in a pile (It was distinguished, apparently), eating a doughnut from a string, and then chasing a ping pong ball on a string and trying to grab it with their jaw. After an individual completed their divine trial, they were cheered by screams of students grades 9-12, the screams echoing in the large gymnasium. Cheerleaders performed feats of acrobatics and voiced uninterpretable yells of school spirit.
Here I sat, thinking about the pointlessness of such an event. This brought me to thinking about how other people not familiar with events similar to this might be impressed. Can you imagine someone from a foreign country like Egypt watching this? He would think that Americans are crazy (If he doesn't already, many do).
Further, this has made me think about the traditions of others. Who are we to judge peoples' traditions when we commit to ceremonies of screams for the not-so-elusive "school spirit?" For example, many are critical of fasting. Who are we to judge the faith, denomination, customs, and traditions of other peoples' with customs like this? I'll refer to those who shun and laugh at a tradition of Native Americans, who used to perform what was called the "Sun Dance." People danced, shouted, prayed, and even caused themselves pain. People sometimes pierced their stomachs or backs and tore off skin. It was almost torture. Torture, like what my ears went through during the pep rally?
This was essentially a rite of passage. I didn't participate as much as others, because I felt it had no merit. I am in school to get A's, acquire skills, and finally receive a diploma. That is it. I don't go to have my pep rallied or to show my school spirit. I go because I need to, because I have to.
The whole event has scarred me, but at the same time enlightened me. I'm hoping it was the only one this year (Knock on wood).
Just some thoughts,
Tyler
Today, a pep rally took place at the Averill Park High School. This really made me think about some things, even though I didn't particularly enjoy it. I pondered such things as tradition, foreign cultures, rites of passage, and ear damage. The pep rally had such an effect that it managed to influence me to compose this reflection.
Sitting in the bleachers reserved for the freshmen class and taking in the sights (And more importantly, sounds) of the pep rally, I pondered tradition and how different cultures view each others'. I have no bias for or against pep rallies, besides the fact that I recognize their promotion of ear damage and the subsequent hearing aides. As such, I thought about how pointless the things we were doing were.
Let me explain, if you have never experienced such an event. We had various students (Who represented their classes or grades) and teachers who did silly things (Which all happened one after the other) like climbing under table, manuevering around cones, finding one paper in a pile (It was distinguished, apparently), eating a doughnut from a string, and then chasing a ping pong ball on a string and trying to grab it with their jaw. After an individual completed their divine trial, they were cheered by screams of students grades 9-12, the screams echoing in the large gymnasium. Cheerleaders performed feats of acrobatics and voiced uninterpretable yells of school spirit.
Here I sat, thinking about the pointlessness of such an event. This brought me to thinking about how other people not familiar with events similar to this might be impressed. Can you imagine someone from a foreign country like Egypt watching this? He would think that Americans are crazy (If he doesn't already, many do).
Further, this has made me think about the traditions of others. Who are we to judge peoples' traditions when we commit to ceremonies of screams for the not-so-elusive "school spirit?" For example, many are critical of fasting. Who are we to judge the faith, denomination, customs, and traditions of other peoples' with customs like this? I'll refer to those who shun and laugh at a tradition of Native Americans, who used to perform what was called the "Sun Dance." People danced, shouted, prayed, and even caused themselves pain. People sometimes pierced their stomachs or backs and tore off skin. It was almost torture. Torture, like what my ears went through during the pep rally?
This was essentially a rite of passage. I didn't participate as much as others, because I felt it had no merit. I am in school to get A's, acquire skills, and finally receive a diploma. That is it. I don't go to have my pep rallied or to show my school spirit. I go because I need to, because I have to.
The whole event has scarred me, but at the same time enlightened me. I'm hoping it was the only one this year (Knock on wood).
Just some thoughts,
Tyler
Friday, October 5, 2007
What ways do you learn best?
Today you are going to work on a learning styles questionnaire.
First, you will answer all of the questions;
second, submit you answers;
third, print off the results;
then, click on the link for "Learning Style Descriptions."
When you have read over your learning style descriptions, consider whether or not you feel these descriptions are true. Write a COMMENT to this posting by clicking on the 'comments' button. Do NOT post your own post. You may read over other student's answers. In your response tell me whether you 1-) feel as though the learning style you were deemed is accurate; 2-) did any of the suggestions as to how to 'help yourself' make you think "Hey, that's an idea, I will try that!"
Here is the site http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html. Cut and paste it in.
I scored a 7 as an active learner. I think this has changed for me over the years. I think I used to be a more reflective learner, but now I seem to have to do something to actually keep it in my head. I think the suggestions for this one are okay-but I still find I am much more comfortable studying by myself.
I scored a 9 for being intuitive. Hmm. I supppose as an English teacher, this doesn't suprise me too much-I love to analyze and see the Big Picture. :-) I am not much for little details.
I scored a 3 for verbal. This is a suprise for me. I am not sure if this is from reading too many little kid books or what, but I do like to see diagrams and I like to be shown outlines and overviews.However, I would have thought I was more of a verbal learner.
Lastly, I scored a 5 for global. This doesn't suprise me too much, although I would have thought I would have had a stronger score for global, I don't tend to do things in order. Although, once again, as I get older I seem to need to do things in order or I forget to do them! Summer Assignments--ahhh!
I found this survery to be interesting. I do think the suggestions are a bit helpful (hence me making YOU do it), but I think we should keep in mind that somedays we lean more towards one type of learning, other days towards another . . . and that is okay. I found it interesting to learn of new ways to learn!
Enjoy! Have a wooonderful weekend!
Mrs. Gaboury
First, you will answer all of the questions;
second, submit you answers;
third, print off the results;
then, click on the link for "Learning Style Descriptions."
When you have read over your learning style descriptions, consider whether or not you feel these descriptions are true. Write a COMMENT to this posting by clicking on the 'comments' button. Do NOT post your own post. You may read over other student's answers. In your response tell me whether you 1-) feel as though the learning style you were deemed is accurate; 2-) did any of the suggestions as to how to 'help yourself' make you think "Hey, that's an idea, I will try that!"
Here is the site http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html. Cut and paste it in.
I scored a 7 as an active learner. I think this has changed for me over the years. I think I used to be a more reflective learner, but now I seem to have to do something to actually keep it in my head. I think the suggestions for this one are okay-but I still find I am much more comfortable studying by myself.
I scored a 9 for being intuitive. Hmm. I supppose as an English teacher, this doesn't suprise me too much-I love to analyze and see the Big Picture. :-) I am not much for little details.
I scored a 3 for verbal. This is a suprise for me. I am not sure if this is from reading too many little kid books or what, but I do like to see diagrams and I like to be shown outlines and overviews.However, I would have thought I was more of a verbal learner.
Lastly, I scored a 5 for global. This doesn't suprise me too much, although I would have thought I would have had a stronger score for global, I don't tend to do things in order. Although, once again, as I get older I seem to need to do things in order or I forget to do them! Summer Assignments--ahhh!
I found this survery to be interesting. I do think the suggestions are a bit helpful (hence me making YOU do it), but I think we should keep in mind that somedays we lean more towards one type of learning, other days towards another . . . and that is okay. I found it interesting to learn of new ways to learn!
Enjoy! Have a wooonderful weekend!
Mrs. Gaboury
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Jon Again
I have reason to believe that NINJAS are going to take over the world but i will live because i believed in them.
Hi Again
Hi yall its jon agian, i think NINJAS wil take over the world and when they do they will teach me how to be a ninja because i believed
Burmese Protests
The British Broadcasting Corporation has been giving a good amount of coverage on recent happenings in Burma. Recently, the government increased the price of fuel, oil, and deisel by 2-5 times. In response to this, citizens protested. One paceful protest was subdued by armed Burmese government militants. Now, monks are protesting for peace, and are preaching against the government and leading the protesters. More recently, another group of people were shot at by Burmese militants and a Japanese man was killed.
A civil war would seem to be coming up in Burma. In is interesting to compare the actions of different cultures in response to difference. In the Middle East, bloodshed and fighting would seem to be the ultimate end. In Burma, however, peaceful protesters voice their opinions in spite of the oppressive government. If the Burmese happenings do not escalate to mutual, physical, conflict, it could mean several things. On one hand, it could mean that the government has succeeded in imposing fear and obedience on its people. On the other hand, if a comprimise is reached without a war, it would be more than just a deal between the people and the government. Such a comprimise would symbolize the rise of a more peaceful, sophisticared human race. If both sides recognize the consqeunces of violent proceedings, then perhaps there is hope for more smooth future comprimises in the world. Burma would be setting a good example for the rest of the world, and maybe everyone would see their own conflicts in a different light. Except those Chinese communist dogs. Just kidding.
Just some thoughts
-Tyler
A civil war would seem to be coming up in Burma. In is interesting to compare the actions of different cultures in response to difference. In the Middle East, bloodshed and fighting would seem to be the ultimate end. In Burma, however, peaceful protesters voice their opinions in spite of the oppressive government. If the Burmese happenings do not escalate to mutual, physical, conflict, it could mean several things. On one hand, it could mean that the government has succeeded in imposing fear and obedience on its people. On the other hand, if a comprimise is reached without a war, it would be more than just a deal between the people and the government. Such a comprimise would symbolize the rise of a more peaceful, sophisticared human race. If both sides recognize the consqeunces of violent proceedings, then perhaps there is hope for more smooth future comprimises in the world. Burma would be setting a good example for the rest of the world, and maybe everyone would see their own conflicts in a different light. Except those Chinese communist dogs. Just kidding.
Just some thoughts
-Tyler
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Old and New Questions for my Bloggers
Ok-Now that we have ALMOST figured this out . . . you have two questions to reply to.
1) What will you miss most about summer and what do you look forward to the most in the new school year (slight change since it is almost October!)?
and
2) What news story (stories) have grabbed your attention most recently and why?
You may choose to respond privately. Just type your answer in Word or your folder and print it.
All responses are due-either as a blog or a print out-by the end of class Friday.
Happy Writing!
Mrs. G
PS-I want you all to click on the "comments" box and respond. Do not create your own post this time. Be sure to resend your reply IF you answered on your own blog instead of HERE.
1) What will you miss most about summer and what do you look forward to the most in the new school year (slight change since it is almost October!)?
and
2) What news story (stories) have grabbed your attention most recently and why?
You may choose to respond privately. Just type your answer in Word or your folder and print it.
All responses are due-either as a blog or a print out-by the end of class Friday.
Happy Writing!
Mrs. G
PS-I want you all to click on the "comments" box and respond. Do not create your own post this time. Be sure to resend your reply IF you answered on your own blog instead of HERE.
News Story
One topic in the news that has caught my eye recently is the housing market at the moment. The price of houses have continued to fall at a rapid rate, making it a buyers market, and giving a terrible position to the seller. This is great for some one who is looking to buy a house, but it is very bad for the seller and the realtor. Realtor's across the country are losing their jobs, and the one's who still have their jobs are not making relatively close to what they used to. This is also leading into the increasing rate of foreclosures on home's across America. This is a huge problem for any family across the country, including single parent families, and the lowerclass's trying to make ends meet as it is. The people labeled as "High Risk Borrower's" are the one's who are going first, this in turn will lead to a chain of event's in which the bank's and mortgage companies will eventually lose in the end. This is because of the value of the houses, which most often go up, but will not get even close to it's value from the buyer because of the rapidly decreasing price of housing. Although law makers are trying to straighten this problem out, it is up to the mortgage companies and banks to see it through and get things not back to normal, but in a stronger, less vulnerable position, in which it could never happen again.
-Kyle G
-Kyle G
Monday, September 24, 2007
Mahmoud Amedinejad
The Iranian president, Mahmoud Amedinejad, spoke today in New York. Based on the absence of details about his speech, nothing he said during it was ground breaking. Apparently, however, he believes that the holocaust is a myth and Israel should be wiped off the map.
Call me a traitor, but personally, I like this man. Don't get me wrong, I think he is full of... But he is uniting the American people in a way our president couldn't. If we can't love together, at least we can hate together (The American way). Despite the fact that some people are still taking this and somehow depicting it as some evil plan of such and such a political party, most of the Americans seem to hate this man. I don't like what Amedinejad stands for, but I like what he unintentionally causes (Partially): A bonding of Americans, a highlighting of what remains of American nationalism. Besides the whole unifying thing, he has a cool first name. Come on. Mahmoud.
It was interesting to see some of the signs protesting his speech in New York.
The fact that he has an entourage including his own personnal ambulance is saying something.
Just some thoughts
~Tyler
Call me a traitor, but personally, I like this man. Don't get me wrong, I think he is full of... But he is uniting the American people in a way our president couldn't. If we can't love together, at least we can hate together (The American way). Despite the fact that some people are still taking this and somehow depicting it as some evil plan of such and such a political party, most of the Americans seem to hate this man. I don't like what Amedinejad stands for, but I like what he unintentionally causes (Partially): A bonding of Americans, a highlighting of what remains of American nationalism. Besides the whole unifying thing, he has a cool first name. Come on. Mahmoud.
It was interesting to see some of the signs protesting his speech in New York.
The fact that he has an entourage including his own personnal ambulance is saying something.
Just some thoughts
~Tyler
Friday, September 21, 2007
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Ms. Gaboury's English Classes: September Joys
Ms. Gaboury's English Classes: September Joys
Hello? Is this working? TESTING! TESTING! 1! 2!
Hello? Is this working? TESTING! TESTING! 1! 2!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
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whee...
I read my book and I took care of my mom who is sick with Blood Cancer Non-Hachkins Limphoma (Probably spelled that wrong) and Lupis. (Probably spelled that wrong too.)
So my summer wasn't very eventfull.
I did go to camp for a weekend with my cousins. We basically just swam in the pool and walked around. That was probably the most fu nthing that happened.
I read my book and I took care of my mom who is sick with Blood Cancer Non-Hachkins Limphoma (Probably spelled that wrong) and Lupis. (Probably spelled that wrong too.)
So my summer wasn't very eventfull.
I did go to camp for a weekend with my cousins. We basically just swam in the pool and walked around. That was probably the most fu nthing that happened.
Sunday, September 16, 2007
Glad To Be Back!
Well I had a really boring summer. I babyst, read my books, and was kind of lazy. I'm SO happy to be back because I like school (most of the time).
Also I lost contact with most of my friends over the summer and missed talking to them!
Also I lost contact with most of my friends over the summer and missed talking to them!
Glad To Be Back!
Well I had a really boring summer. I babysat, read my books, and was kinda lazy. I am really excited to be back because unlike many people I like school (most of the time). Also I lost contact with most of my friends and it nice to talk with them again!
Saturday, September 15, 2007
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Missing Summer
I've been thinking about how to answer the question during the lazy hours when I couldn't figure out how to post. My friends and I have been talking about the summer a lot, since school has only recently started and we're just starting to get used to our classes.
I'm going to miss a lot of things. I'm going to miss the lazy days when my friends are away on vacation and I don't feel like moving. I'm going to miss the kids that I took care of while I was a CIT at Emma Willard's GirlSummer and at Dykon Pond camps. I'm going to miss going to Summerfest with four of my friends, finding boys with the most amazing mohawks ever, and using all of our shakey courage just to ask, "...Can I have a picture of your hair?" I'm going to miss going to Slow Jed's with 2-10 of my friends just to hang out, talk about the weirdest topics and walking to Jiffe to get snacks after we finished our coffee. Then, of course, seeing random people at Jiffe, talking for two minutes, and then ditching them to walk back across the street. I'm going to miss seeing my friends ten plus times a week and not seeing them. I'm going to miss the lazy mornings where I was allowed to slowly wake up and the sleep overs until 7 in the morning... then doing it all again the next day. I'm also going to miss the ultimate procrastinations.
This is going to sound really cliche and strange, but I guess when I think of summer, I think of the freedom to be a kid. When you're in school, things are expected of you. "Do your homework." "Go to class." In summer, there aren't any rules besides have fun, don't get (yourself or) anyone killed and be a kid.
Despite the feeling that summer is slipping away too fast, I'm sort of happy that school is here. I get to meet new (and very nice) teachers, possibly learn a little, make new friends, catch up with the old ones... and see a show at the Washington Avenue Armory in December with my best friend.
I'm going to miss a lot of things. I'm going to miss the lazy days when my friends are away on vacation and I don't feel like moving. I'm going to miss the kids that I took care of while I was a CIT at Emma Willard's GirlSummer and at Dykon Pond camps. I'm going to miss going to Summerfest with four of my friends, finding boys with the most amazing mohawks ever, and using all of our shakey courage just to ask, "...Can I have a picture of your hair?" I'm going to miss going to Slow Jed's with 2-10 of my friends just to hang out, talk about the weirdest topics and walking to Jiffe to get snacks after we finished our coffee. Then, of course, seeing random people at Jiffe, talking for two minutes, and then ditching them to walk back across the street. I'm going to miss seeing my friends ten plus times a week and not seeing them. I'm going to miss the lazy mornings where I was allowed to slowly wake up and the sleep overs until 7 in the morning... then doing it all again the next day. I'm also going to miss the ultimate procrastinations.
This is going to sound really cliche and strange, but I guess when I think of summer, I think of the freedom to be a kid. When you're in school, things are expected of you. "Do your homework." "Go to class." In summer, there aren't any rules besides have fun, don't get (yourself or) anyone killed and be a kid.
Despite the feeling that summer is slipping away too fast, I'm sort of happy that school is here. I get to meet new (and very nice) teachers, possibly learn a little, make new friends, catch up with the old ones... and see a show at the Washington Avenue Armory in December with my best friend.
I did it!!!
This is Alison Schaefer from block 6.....I actually figured out how to do this! (with much help from your handy little to-do guide, Tyler...) haha I feel so proud :)
i figured it out
i finally figured how to get on...now i just have to figure out how to answer the questions!!!
Alex
Alex
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Navigating Ms. Gaboury's Blog
Hey there.
I'm Tyler, from Ms. Gaboury's block 6 English class. I've constructed this guide for two purposes:
1. To save other people the trouble of going through what I did.
2. To test the picture I loaded to my profile.
Click on one of these sections to go directly to it, or just browse.
Table of Contents
1. Account Creation
2. The Dashboard
3. Manipulating a Post
1. Account Creation
Ms. Gaboury's blogpage requires that you have a google email account and that you be invited by Ms. Gaboury herself. To create a google account, go to google.com and press on gmail. From here, you will need to make an account with the requested information. Once Ms. Gaboury sends you the invite, you check your email on your google account. You should, if Ms. Gaboury sent you the invite, have an email from her with an invitation url enclosed. Copy the url described and paste it into the browser's url window(A browser is a program from which you view the contents of the vast Internet. A common browser is Internet Explorer.) Below is the email I received. Circled in red is the url you need to copy and paste.
<--- Paste the URL into this search window bar thingy
When you copy and paste it, a window should pop up asking for your google account name and password. Feed it the information (Note: I haven't tested tried not doing it, but I always use (account name)@gmail.com. Now you're in! This brings us to our next area, the dashboard.
2. The Dashboard
The dashboard is your window to other blogs. On it you can edit your profile, account, settings, and posts. You can also create your own blogs, post on others blogs, and view various other things from blogspot.com. I will now show the various functions of the dashboard. Below is my dashboard. Circled in red is my profile: My name, picture, and link (I don't have one) as well as the options to "Edit Profile" and go to "My Account." Circled in blue in a link entitled "View Blog." If you click on it, you will go to the displayed blog. In my case, it is Ms. Gaboury's English Classes blog. Finally, circled in green is the almighty "New Post" link. We'll start by how to use that link. (See under picture)
If you pressed on that new post button you will be brought to a window fairly familiar to anyone who has ever been on forums or blogs. There is a spot for the title of your post, a link spot, and the almighty text space. The title and contents of your post will be visible from Ms. Gaboury's blogpage, which can be accessed by clicking on the View Blog button (circled in blue above). Using the various tools in the post window provided by blogspot, you can make cool effects like THis or add links and pictures, like I've done above. You can even show a movie. Anyway, I will now go over the editing of one's profile.
If you press on Edit Profile from the dashboard, you will get a list of information all about you (isn't it great). You can post a neat picture, a video, your own homepage, a wishlist, and much more. Thanks blogspot. Anyway, I'll get to the cool stuff (pictures). To get a picture, the easiest way is to go to a search engine like google.com and search under the image tab whatever it is you want your picture to be of. I searched "Duck" and now my profile sports that dazzlingly handsome mandarin duck. But Tyler, how did you get that dazzlingly handsome duck to appear on your blog profile? Just click on the picture when you get all of those silly thumbnails and hotlink to it by clicking on the picture again at the top of the window you are forwarded to. Then, when it is just the picture you see, copy the url and paste it into the available space. Save your profile and BOOM! Mandarin Duck. Or whatever. I haven't bothered with videos yet, but if I do, I'll update the guide. EDIT: I figured it out. Just go to a url where the video is playing. Copy and paste the link into the provided space. There will now be an option to go to an audio clip when you view your profile. Pressing on it will link to the page and the video will start playing or will wait to be started by the viewer.
One more thing about the dashboard. If you press on View Blog, you are brought to that blog. To get back to the almighty dashboard, click on a small sprite (that's geek for icon) in the top-left of your screen. This concludes the dashboard section.
3. Manipulating a Post
So you've got the gist, now you have cast your evil eye to the buttons above a post. Below is a picture of this very post, and I have circled some key buttons. Basically, these buttons make the job of making a pretty post a heck of a lot easier for anyone that doesn't know HTML coding (Which I am going to assume is most of the people who view this post). If you look below, circled in green are, in order, Font Style, Font Size, Bold, Italic, and Font Color. These are fairly self explanatory, so go nuts, but ask questions if you need to. In red are formatting options. These should remind you of Microsoft Word. They determine from which margin your text starts. In blue is the option to insert a picture. Here is how to get a picture.
Okay, first press on the button circled in blue above. This will bring you to a window that may or may not be overwhelming. Really it is simple. There should be two areas where you can type stuff. The first is under something that says Add an image from your computer and the second says "Or Add an image from the web." To add one from the web, use the same concept from how you got a picture into your profile. Type in the url of the picture into the text space, check the small box on the bottom that says something like "I agree with your terms," and press UPLOAD IMAGE. Then press done. To get one from your computer, press Browse and then sift through the folders to find the image you want. Press OK on the one you want, then check the terms of agreement box and upload the image. Then press done. Some other things, before we get onto manipulating the picture on the page... You can choose where you want your picture. You can align it to the left, right, or in the center. If you align it left or right, the text you type before it will display an effect we HTML geeks call "float." Basically, the text will wrap around the picture. You can also make the image smaller or larger on the right of the window. Once you have loaded the image, it will be at the very top of your post. To move it, click on it and hold the mouse button. Release it where you want it. This may take a couple tries.
Watch this tutorial to learn how to make a video and get it on blogspot. This took a while to make, but it should work. It lags a little, so the audio is sometimes behind the actual video. Make sure you save it as a .avi file.
That concludes the guide. I hope everyone enjoys it, and more importantly the blog gets going. I would like to give credit to Pagetutor's html guide and the 9th grade teachers for giving a small amount of homework allowing for this page to be made.
~Tyler
I'm Tyler, from Ms. Gaboury's block 6 English class. I've constructed this guide for two purposes:
1. To save other people the trouble of going through what I did.
2. To test the picture I loaded to my profile.
Click on one of these sections to go directly to it, or just browse.
Table of Contents
1. Account Creation
2. The Dashboard
3. Manipulating a Post
1. Account Creation
Ms. Gaboury's blogpage requires that you have a google email account and that you be invited by Ms. Gaboury herself. To create a google account, go to google.com and press on gmail. From here, you will need to make an account with the requested information. Once Ms. Gaboury sends you the invite, you check your email on your google account. You should, if Ms. Gaboury sent you the invite, have an email from her with an invitation url enclosed. Copy the url described and paste it into the browser's url window(A browser is a program from which you view the contents of the vast Internet. A common browser is Internet Explorer.) Below is the email I received. Circled in red is the url you need to copy and paste.
<--- Paste the URL into this search window bar thingy
When you copy and paste it, a window should pop up asking for your google account name and password. Feed it the information (Note: I haven't tested tried not doing it, but I always use (account name)@gmail.com. Now you're in! This brings us to our next area, the dashboard.
2. The Dashboard
The dashboard is your window to other blogs. On it you can edit your profile, account, settings, and posts. You can also create your own blogs, post on others blogs, and view various other things from blogspot.com. I will now show the various functions of the dashboard. Below is my dashboard. Circled in red is my profile: My name, picture, and link (I don't have one) as well as the options to "Edit Profile" and go to "My Account." Circled in blue in a link entitled "View Blog." If you click on it, you will go to the displayed blog. In my case, it is Ms. Gaboury's English Classes blog. Finally, circled in green is the almighty "New Post" link. We'll start by how to use that link. (See under picture)
If you pressed on that new post button you will be brought to a window fairly familiar to anyone who has ever been on forums or blogs. There is a spot for the title of your post, a link spot, and the almighty text space. The title and contents of your post will be visible from Ms. Gaboury's blogpage, which can be accessed by clicking on the View Blog button (circled in blue above). Using the various tools in the post window provided by blogspot, you can make cool effects like THis or add links and pictures, like I've done above. You can even show a movie. Anyway, I will now go over the editing of one's profile.
If you press on Edit Profile from the dashboard, you will get a list of information all about you (isn't it great). You can post a neat picture, a video, your own homepage, a wishlist, and much more. Thanks blogspot. Anyway, I'll get to the cool stuff (pictures). To get a picture, the easiest way is to go to a search engine like google.com and search under the image tab whatever it is you want your picture to be of. I searched "Duck" and now my profile sports that dazzlingly handsome mandarin duck. But Tyler, how did you get that dazzlingly handsome duck to appear on your blog profile? Just click on the picture when you get all of those silly thumbnails and hotlink to it by clicking on the picture again at the top of the window you are forwarded to. Then, when it is just the picture you see, copy the url and paste it into the available space. Save your profile and BOOM! Mandarin Duck. Or whatever. I haven't bothered with videos yet, but if I do, I'll update the guide. EDIT: I figured it out. Just go to a url where the video is playing. Copy and paste the link into the provided space. There will now be an option to go to an audio clip when you view your profile. Pressing on it will link to the page and the video will start playing or will wait to be started by the viewer.
One more thing about the dashboard. If you press on View Blog, you are brought to that blog. To get back to the almighty dashboard, click on a small sprite (that's geek for icon) in the top-left of your screen. This concludes the dashboard section.
3. Manipulating a Post
So you've got the gist, now you have cast your evil eye to the buttons above a post. Below is a picture of this very post, and I have circled some key buttons. Basically, these buttons make the job of making a pretty post a heck of a lot easier for anyone that doesn't know HTML coding (Which I am going to assume is most of the people who view this post). If you look below, circled in green are, in order, Font Style, Font Size, Bold, Italic, and Font Color. These are fairly self explanatory, so go nuts, but ask questions if you need to. In red are formatting options. These should remind you of Microsoft Word. They determine from which margin your text starts. In blue is the option to insert a picture. Here is how to get a picture.
Okay, first press on the button circled in blue above. This will bring you to a window that may or may not be overwhelming. Really it is simple. There should be two areas where you can type stuff. The first is under something that says Add an image from your computer and the second says "Or Add an image from the web." To add one from the web, use the same concept from how you got a picture into your profile. Type in the url of the picture into the text space, check the small box on the bottom that says something like "I agree with your terms," and press UPLOAD IMAGE. Then press done. To get one from your computer, press Browse and then sift through the folders to find the image you want. Press OK on the one you want, then check the terms of agreement box and upload the image. Then press done. Some other things, before we get onto manipulating the picture on the page... You can choose where you want your picture. You can align it to the left, right, or in the center. If you align it left or right, the text you type before it will display an effect we HTML geeks call "float." Basically, the text will wrap around the picture. You can also make the image smaller or larger on the right of the window. Once you have loaded the image, it will be at the very top of your post. To move it, click on it and hold the mouse button. Release it where you want it. This may take a couple tries.
Watch this tutorial to learn how to make a video and get it on blogspot. This took a while to make, but it should work. It lags a little, so the audio is sometimes behind the actual video. Make sure you save it as a .avi file.
That concludes the guide. I hope everyone enjoys it, and more importantly the blog gets going. I would like to give credit to Pagetutor's html guide and the 9th grade teachers for giving a small amount of homework allowing for this page to be made.
~Tyler
Summer
Yes, we're back now. Now we have to actually work and we can't say, "i'll just hold it off until tomorrow." I will really miss sleeping in. (I am not a morning person, to say the least:-) I am really going to miss the fact that it is light for longer in the summer. It makes me depressed when it gets dark so early. I love the rain and playing in it, now the rain is cold. But school is cool, we see our friends.
Test
The next student government meeting is on Wednesday, October 17th. It is not too late to become part of something. If you were not unconcious at the speech presented by the person from Sienna College, then you know they admire leadership and consider it a great plus if you are applying for a scholarship. You need one year at least of being in the student government to run for an office such as president or treasurer. The meeting will, most likely, be in the cafeteria. Go to room 153A (There is a map in your assignment book) to find out more.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
September Joys
As the summer begins to come to an end and thoughts of classes return, I tend to get excited about home-baked meals and fresh cookies from the oven. I love to smell the autumn leaves and to burn a candle in the living room. I love the warmth of my fireplace and the sense of home when everyone is in for the day and relaxing together in the living room either reading or watching TV.
But I do feel sadness for the loss of morning and evening light. I crave the sun all year long and love the summer hours of light and warmth from the sun. I miss barbecues. I know I will miss the idea of staying up late and getting up early, and I despise going out at night in the fall and winter. I will miss having a cup of coffee on my porch, listening to the world wake up and watching my girls begin to explore the world. I will miss fireflies and open windows. I will miss complaining about how hot it is and just being home with my girls, my boys, my husband and my home. I will miss my boys because my oldest is in Nicaragua and my youngest is at U of Rochester.
However, I do love what I do and I look forward to a new batch of freshmen walking through my door. I love teaching Fahrenheit 451 for the first time. Again. I love watching To Kill A Mockingbird be absorbed. Again and again. I love the visits from my old students and even seeing some of my fellow teachers! ;-) I look forward to getting to know all new students and possibly helping them to clarify who they are and what direction they want to head towards.
What will you miss? What do you look forward to?
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