Hour of Code

Today in my 1st period Contemporary Media class, we were taught how to 'code', specifically Javascript. Coding is generic name for all computer programing language. For instance, there are web, app and computer software languages.

The Hour of Code is a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in different countries. Anyone, anywhere can organize an Hour of Code event.
One-hour tutorials are available in over 40 languages. As you can see to your right there are plenty of students enjoying and decoding websites.

I was one of the many students from the Edward Wenzlaff Education Center and one of the millions from around the world that participated in the "Hour of Code." The game I chose to code from was Minecraft. By dragging and placing blocks, I've created a set of instructions in a computer language called Javascript. This code tells computers what to display on the screen. Everything you see and do in Minecraft also starts with lines of computer code like these "moveForward();" This would mean to move forward in javascript (computer) language.

After finishing my 10 levels of programing, I was awarded a certificate for participating in the "Hour of code."  Overall I wasn't expecting to have this experience this week during my Contemporary Media class, however, coding is the basis of all contemporary media, especially for my generation in this age of 21st century technology.

3rd Quarter Illustration

We’re now in our 3rd quarter Contemporary Media class and we will be learning a new Adobe program called Illustrator. Adobe Illustrator is a program used by both artists and graphic designers to create vector images. These images will then be used for company logos, promotional uses or even personal work, both in print and digital form.
 There are so many tools and gadgets that i've learned for this assignment including how to take a screen shot on my computer. To take a screen shot you hold 'command+shift+4,' and there you have it you took a screenshot. Another tool i learned was how to click on a back round image for instance say i have a picture of a person and i wanted to illustrate the background i  would use the 'selection tool' to select the back of the picture, then continue in whatever i wanted to do with the background. i really think working in adobe illustrator is advancing my skills and helping me become a better illustrator.