Reflection XV

Sorry for the late reflection, I forgot we needed one for last weekend. Anyway I have taken a break in learning new stuff so I can go and program the text adventure game I plan to use for my final project to display some of the stuff that I have learned. However, the game is entirely HTML because I was not going to have to time to learn anything else in time to get this project done. So, no JavaScript. Only HTML. That is all for this last reflection.

Reflection XIV

So this week for 20% time, I am basically just doing random things at this point writing random code with HTML and JavaScript and for the presentation I will just display the different things because it is all compatible. I am not really sure what my goal was anymore because I sort of threw it out the window when I stopped using Khan Academy. Anyway I had a lot of fun and I do indeed plan to continue doing this on my free time.

Reflection XII & XIII

So week 12 for 20% time I really did not do any advancing, I sort of just played around with a program I already had created using Khan Academy. Besides that I really did not do anything interesting or of importance. At this point I had already decided that I do not want to use Khan anymore and that I am going to switch to using the text editor on my laptop and watching videos. This actually allows me to do whatever I want and gives me a lot more freedom to advance much faster. So that is really all I did in week 12.

Now, for week 13 I have achieved much more. I actually started watching videos on YouTube and began writing code using the text editor, notepad, on my laptop. So far all I did was use some HTML to actually make the website that pops up when you click on the file, and inside the HTML I used JavaScript to make an alert box that has absolutely no use other than to show how JavaScript is actually written inside HTML. Just from one of these videos I already know more than what I learned in several weeks from Khan Academy. So I would say that things are coming along quite well. The only HTML that I know is the basics to actually set up the website so I can learn JavaScript. So for now I will continue to look into JavaScript primarily and a little bit of HTML. In addition, this Friday when I write my Reflection XIV I will see if blogger allows me to add a file so I can show something I have done. That is all for this 20% time reflection.

Reflection XI

So this week I did not learn much new stuff. I continued with making objects get bigger/smaller and move. I also just started to make text appear on the screen. It is all pretty simple, not much new to say. Text is kind of boring, hopefully I will get through this quickly so I can move on to other things. I really just want to get up to being able to connect the mouse and keyboard to the program. That's all for now.

Reflection X

So this week for 20% time I got a lot done. I finally started the animation program which I didn't think I would get to until next week. It is pretty simple what I have done so far. Basically I just wrote var draw { and then put all of the code making an object into the brackets and then I can make it slowly get bigger over time. Also I learned another thing where I can connect the mouse movements to the color thing. This allows you to color the drawing by moving the mouse around it. I can also have it change colors depending on where the mouse is moved. Thats all for now, animation is fun, bye.

Reflection IX

This past week for 20% time I was surprisingly productive. I actually started back up on the program on Khan and I am currently in the middle of learning about variables. About the animation thing, that is going to be held off for another week. I was not as far along as I thought I was. However, I am currently integrating variables into my coding now. Basically all I do is add a line of code at the top setting a specific value for the letter x for example. (x = 50). So, then if I were make a rectangle lets say and I wanted it to start at (50, whatever) I could just enter x instead of 50. I could also then do things like enter x + 20 making it 70. Instead of actually entering 70. Then you get to actually see in comparison where something is to something else if lets say you wanted make a circle near the rectangle. Besides I am honestly not sure what the point of variables are but, hey, they make the code look more complicated. Next week I am going to continue on the current lesson which is basically just finishing up a few more basics. Maybe I will get to animation by the end of the week. As I have said before, the coding is going good and thanks to Khan Academy I do not have to pay a penny on this 20% project. So, that's all for this week.

Reflection VIII

The other week for 20% time I did as I said I would in the last reflection and began the animation coding program. It is not very easy, however, that is my fault for starting half way through the program, bad idea. So now I am going back to the beginning of the program and restarting it. Sorry for the short reflection, not much to say yet about the new program. Sorry for the short reflection.

Reflections VI & VII

Going back to the Friday that Spring Break started on, that reflection VI should have been on, I made a large amount of progress on the project I was working on. I finally got all of the objects into the correct space to make the bird look like a bird and I began to make a background for it. Really all it is is a branch and the rest of the drawing I will probably just fill blue or something. I haven't yet decided what I will do when I finish the current drawing. I will probably move to the making objects move lesson because it seems like fun and then I can actually make something interactive. So, as for an overall report, so far everything is good. It is actually fun to do even though it takes a long amount of time and essentially is just typing lines of code into a document.

As for the reflection 7 being the week of Spring Break I pretty much took off from 20% time because I was never home. For the majority of the week I was down in Salisbury, Maryland, and Ocean City for a bit. So that's why I also forgot to make reflections 6 & 7. This week however I am going to finally start the next lesson in the program and hopefully will have much more to say in Reflection VII.

Reflection IV & V

     I have put these two reflections together because two weeks ago I didnt really do anything or make any progress because I was very busy with other projects. However, that did not stop me from doing a lot this week.
     This week for 20% time I decided to slow down with learning new stuff because it is beginning to get very difficult with remembering different codes and instead I went back to an old lesson and began writing a spin-off program for it. Meaning I started from a blank program and began coding a picture. However doing so is very hard and takes very long so it does not look very good...yet. I am trying to make a bird out of basic shapes but it is difficult to put the objects where you want them. Luckily, it is very fun because I use FILL commands to color objects and I can do stuff like make eyes using the POINT code. So yea, so far it is fun. Thats all I have to say for this week.
     Next week I plan to significantly improve on the program and hopefully finish it. I hope to start new stuff after Spring break.

Reflection III

This week for 20% time I continued the animation program on Khan. It is beginning to be much more interesting and fun. Using new pieces of code make blocks and stuff float across the screen or set something to disappear and re-appear when the the mouse is clicked. Although it doesn't sound like much it is actually entertaining. However, I still have quite got down the quickness of setting the parameters for an object so it is how I want it. Meaning, its not like there is a grid or something so I'm basically blindly entering the parameters for a block or an ellipse. So in general I think my 20% project is going along pretty well so far. I can't wait until I am able to quickly and easily create objects, also I am able to color objects now as well. For next week I think I am just continue on my current path and once I finish the program, hopefully find something new in the awesome world of coding.

Reflection II

This week for 20% time I did as I said I would in last weeks reflection. I started one of the other programs on Khan Academy that go more specific and in depth than the hour of code did. I began the  animating program. It is mainly just doing the regular things like making rectangles and ellipses to form actual things but then adding new pieces of code to make it move. Its definitely more entertaining and interesting than what I did last week which was just all rectangles and ellipses. So far everything is going well, not too much to reflect on yet sense I am still in the beginning stages. Thats all for this week. I hope to have more to say in Reflection III.

Reflection I

This week for 20% time I have just gotten started with coding. To start I went through a quick program on Khan Academy. It was suppose to take an hour but I went through it in about half that time. Luckily, that isn't the only thing on Khan Academy, just the beginner course. So, my intention now is to start the other, longer, program that they have. All I really learned from the beginner thing was a few basics. Making shapes appear, changing the color, and moving things around. My final goal is to hopefully be able to make an animation. That is really all for now, I will hopefully have more information and things to say later.

20% Proposal: 2nd semester

This semester for 20% I would like to learn more about something I have been interested in for a while, coding. I already have a plan of how to go through with this as well. I plan to use an online program that is on Khan Academy. The program takes you through many steps with their being an actual coding exercise every couple of lessons. The program will allow me to learn the basics of coding while also testing my skill at it. My goal by the end of the semester is to have programed a basic game. If I finish it, then I will also be able to present other creations. This program is completely free of charge so I do not expect to have used any money on this project in the end. My in class 20% time will most likely just be continuing the steps depending on how fast the computers work with this program. In addition, I will add the specifics (as in what type of code) in the first reflection. So, thats really all for now, I'm excited to get this chance to learn more about coding.

Reflection week 14

This week for 20% time I tried one last drawing in an attempt to hopefully have something better than when I started. I guess it looks alright but its similar to one of the first drawings I drew. Besides that I didn't do much this week. 

Reflection 13

This week for 20% time I am starting back up with drawing. This week I am currently attempting a rather hard drawing that I know I will not be able to make look perfect but it should at least serve its purpose in showing where I am at now in the final week before the presentation. I have not improved as much as I had hoped to by the end of this but I had a feeling it would happen because I was terrible at drawing to begin. Whats done is done and at least I learned some, I have thought about it and I will probably look for something else to do for the second marking period. That is about everything for now, I will reflect on this project more during the presentation.

Reflection 12

First, I would like to apologize for the lateness of this reflection, I was not around almost all break so for week 13 I did not get anything accomplished except for planning how I wanted to do the presentation when it comes around.

Reflection 11

This week for 20% was a very uneventful and rather slow week. There were many different things going on this week such as tests and quizzes as well as two projects so it was a rough week. I ended up not really doing anything this week for 20% time, and, we also ended up not having 20% in class time so I could not get anything done there either. I apologize for this and will make up for it next week. Also, could some please just comment what reflection should be this upcoming week because i currently don't know if i have missed one.

Reflection X (can someone please tell me if it's 10 or 11 I am so confused).

This week for 20% time I continued what I have been doing over the past few weeks because its obvious that I still need practice before I move on to something else with drawing. However, I am starting to think that i might not go any deeper than where I am by the end of the marking period because I really like the drawings I am doing right now and between other school work and this, it looks like this is going to take me another 2 weeks just to get it to look alright. I am really enjoying just drawing random unrealistic things because it lets me have the ability to draw whatever I have in mind and creates no limits. Also, I have been beginning to plan out how I want to present my progress at the end of the 2nd marking period, so if I do that now it wont be in the way later. To sum all of that up, I am going to continue to draw random things in week XI as I also begin to plan out for the presentation.

Reflection 9

This week for 20% I didnt get too much done. I was really busy the whole week and I was absent for the in class time. So, all I did was draw another logo like i have in the past because it was really all i had time for. There really isnt much else to say about besides that i intend to go further with the Dragons in week 10 instead. Sorry for the short reflection this week. See you next week. Also, i apolagize for this coming out late. Like i said i have been busy and among it I forgot to do this weeks reflection.

Reflection week VIII

I apologize for submitting this reflection late, I was busy and gone for the entire long weekend so i didnt get much done really that was worth writing about. However, i decided to make that up yesterday and today by continuing my work in 20% time. So, this week i decided to attempt at drawing something a bit bigger and different than what i worked on in the past. So i looked up a video on youtube and decided to draw a dragon. It was very time consuming actually but i really like the way it came out and im noticing an improvement with every drawing. Its been a lot of fun so far and im making progress so i would say its doing pretty well. I still have yet to use any different supplies than what i started with, as in paper and pencil, mainly because i really like the look each drawing has with pencil, i really dont like what pen tends to do with it because i have now ruined a drawing or two with pen. So thats really all for this week, my plan for next week is to continue with another dragon because they have a lot of detail and really are challenging in addition to them looking really good when finished. Also, is this week 8 or week 9?