Mozilla Webmaker

On the Mozilla Webmaker website, I was able to work through html's to change different types of webpages and sites. I edited a movie poster, a "keep calm" poster, a postcard, and a meme. I thought this was an interesting experience and definitely helped me in my editing-html skills.

In the movie poster I changed, I made it so that the background image was completely different, the quotes were different, the actors/producers/directors were different, and the movie title was different. By following the directions on the html page, this was not a hard task.

                          

The postcard I changed was a bit different because it had two sides, and I had to write a message in the html for the "letter" part. Other than that, changing the image was done the same way as in the poster, by obtaining the URL of the picture off the internet and pasting it into the URL. The postcard is represented below.

                                  

Webpages

If I were to choose my favorite type of webpage, it would be a personal webpage that ends in .com. I like to browse the web to shop and look for new information on my own personal interests, so websites that are set up easy to navigate and filled with info are my favorite types.

I am thinking of creating a webpage that has an animal theme, dogs in particular. Possibly, it could be a webpage on grooming and other pet supplies. Since there is so much about dogs and puppies to search about, why not have a webpage that contains all that information in one place? This webpage would be very useful to any pet owner and would be easy to find on the internet if searching for grooming tips/health tips for your furry friend. Other ideas for webpages include: a restaurant webpage or a hotel webpage.

Excel Post

Although completing the tutorials for Excel took some time and were rather annoying, I found them to be helpful with gaining knowledge about Excel. Previously, I had only used Excel on special occasions when I needed to make graphs or tables, but now I know it can be used with many different features.

Is Eliza Human?

The Program Eliza website gives the opportunity to learn how Eliza operates as a computerized "brain". A person first had to program Eliza to speak with words and sentences that make sense. On the computer, in order for a message from Eliza to come through, you have to type "print (' ')" with the single quotes around the designated phrase you want her to say. In order to reply, you have to use "insert" rather than print, and it works the same way. You can also add '+' signs with new phrases in order for Eliza to sound more personal. Although Eliza has the ability to respond with answers that make sense, it is easy for an actual human to pick out the fact that she is just a computer because she has no real 'personality' and 'character'. Of course, new phrases correctly placed in her 'brain' will increase her ability to communicate, but as of right now, she is still a computer just performing based on programmed directions.

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Angry Birds

In the Angry Birds game, the objective is to use code blocks to move the bird to the pig without running short, running into a wall, or getting blown up by TNT. The different kinds of code blocks available to use were: turn right, turn left, move forward, repeat 5 times, repeat 3 times, or repeat until you get to the pig. It was a goal to use as little number of blocks as you could to complete the level. Each level got significantly harder than the one before it.

Tynker

 Tynker is a whole separate website used to complete many different games and puzzles with multiple levels. Some of the games on Tynker include: "Puppy Adventure", "Lost in Space", "Space Zombies", etc. I played "Puppy Adventure", and in this game, you have to try to get Pixel the puppy home to his family. By using certain codes (such as bark and run), you can help him perform actions that helps him get home. The levels are easy at first and grow increasingly difficult.

Lightbot

 Lightbot is a programming puzzle game that you can play on an iPhone, iPad, Android, or online. It is similar to the other two programming games because it requires certain actions to be coded so that a level can be completed. In this game, you have to light up all the blue squares using programming. Just like in the angry birds game, you have to move forward, left, or right in order to get to the ending spot and complete the level. The level of difficulty increases after each completion.