Final Project

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23685408/

I thought this project was challenging because I thought I would have the solution to something but it turns out that the project did not pick it up. This was frustrating and I felt like I was sort of going in circles but I eventually figured whatever I did wrong out and was able to fix it. This unit was interesting but I did not enjoy it as much as learning about things we are going to be using later in life such as HTML codes or how to use the Microsoft Office programs.

Scratch Final Project

The purpose of my game is to get the bat to eat the little beetles and avoid the fox. If the bat touches the fox, 5 points are taken off of the score. When the levels advance, there are different sprites but the same objective. However, in each level up, there is another sprite that will take points off of your score.

Scratch Interactive Game

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23441238/#player

Backdrop Changes

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23392608/#player

Debug It! Week 3

3.1
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23298182/#player

3.2
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23298299/#player

3.3
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23298517/#player

3.4
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23298905/#player

Reflection:
I thought these challenges were the most interesting yet and I enjoyed doing them.

Debug It! Week 2

2.1
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23246899/#player

2.2
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23247013/#player

2.3
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23247391/#player

2.4
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23247559/#player

2.5
http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23247683/#player

Reflection:
I think these were interesting and similar to the debug it challenges in week one. 

Debug It! Week 1

Debug It 1:
Since both Gobo and Scratch Cat are supposed to dance but only Scratch Cat does, you have to click on Gobo's sprite icon and see if there is a command, "When the green flag is clicked" at the top of the commands listed in the designated space. If not, put one there and it should work.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23245827/#player

Debug It 2:
In order for the project to loop, you have to make sure that there is a command that sets it back to the original space. If you don't have this, you are going to have Scratch Cat in the ending place when it loops again. To fix this, you should put a "go to x:__, y:__" command at the beginning with the coordinates of wherever Scratch Cat starts off for it to loop correctly.

 http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23246045/#player

Debug It 3:
Make sure that the command "When space bar is hit" is in the list of commands instead of a command like "When green flag/this sprite is clicked".

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23246193/#player

Debug It 4:
Take out any commands that tell the sprite to turn a certain amount of degrees. If you don't already have commands like "glide to x:__, y:__" with the coordinates you want it to go to, add those in and it should be fixed.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23246341/#player

Debug It 5:
Put a repeat command around the "say meow" command. Also you may want to put a "wait __ seconds" before the speech bubble command.

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23246591/#player

Reflection:
I think some of these Debug It challenges were interesting and made you think about all the factors that goes into programming a computer. 

10 block challenge

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/23131686/#player

I found this challenge a little harder to work with because of the limited amount of resources we were allowed to use.

Scratch

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/22810724/#player

Scratch - Day 1

Reflection
1. What was surprising about the activity?
Nothing really surprised me about this activity. I knew what to expect and it was predictable.

2. How did it feel to be led step-by-step through the activity?
I felt it was useful at times. 

3. As a learner:
- When do you like having more structure?
I like having more structure in directions, but not how-tos from the teacher. There's an online tutorial for that.
- When do you like having more freedom?
When I'm trying to finish an assignment or figuring out how to work the program by myself.
- When do you feel more creative?
When I don't have structure.

Neuropsychology

file:///M:/Sophomore%20Year/Computer%20Apps/HTML%20and%20Binary/Neuropsychology.txt

View the HTML here:
http://www.w3schools.com/html/tryit.asp?filename=tryhtml_headers

HTML Assignment 5

Dreams are pretty weird. After colored TV was made, people began to dream in color rather than black and white. They are usually relevant to whatever is going on in your life at the moment and some people analyze them and take meaning from them. Some think that is why we dream and others think that it is a psychological reasons; to recap on the day's events, let out stress, and provide an outlet for pent up emotions.

Reasons Why We Dream

• Compensation People generally have dreams of flying or getting lost in a strange place but they are not as fantastical as one might think. Scientists believe that these dreams are used for compensation for what we deal with in our lives every day. For example, a person who experiences unhappiness in their waking hours may have pleasant dreams of flying or feeling invincible.
• Coping Mechanism When dealing with stress, your dreams drastically change and sometimes reflect inner feelings. By portraying symbolic things in the dream, your brain tries to establish relevance as an effort to cope with the turmoil. Varying emotions cause material to be 'weaved' into the memory of the dreamer in ways to help them cope with stress.
• Information Processing and Memory Research already supports the claim that sleep is fundamental to a well functioning mind and memory. Some suggest that the key to memory is not within the hours of sleep we get, but rather the dreams we have. Most dreams incorporate events and occurrences we have experienced. After your daily memories have been consolidated by your dreams, your brain gets the chance to refresh itself, in a sense. Dreams are a way of rebooting the system.
• Resolution If you're dealing with a particularly difficult problem in life, the last thing you want to do is lose sleep over it. In fact, you might want to sleep more. Your brain uses dreams to problem solve while you're resting and rebooting. When trying to resolve a problem, we typically pull from information we already know. Dreams are helpful because they organize and filter your thoughts, therefore helping you solve your problem.
• Wish Fulfillment Dreams always involve you. They are naturally egocentric because they usually reflect your desires and concerns. You subconsciously can uncover wishes that your conscious mind has learned to repress.

Different Stages of Sleep

There are 4 different stages of sleep the body goes through if you get the ~7-8 hours of sleep.

Stage 1:

Stage 1 is between being awake and falling asleep.

Stage 2:

Stage 2 is the onset of sleep. This is being disengaged from your surroundings. Your heart beat and breathing with regulate and your body temperature will drop.

Stage 3+4:

This is the deepest, most restoring part of sleeping. The blood pressure drops, breathing gets slower, muscles relax, blood supply to muscles increase, tissue regrowth occurs, and energy is restored.

REM:

REM stand for Rapid Eye Movement. This is when you are most likely to dream. For 25% of the night, about 90 minutes into sleep, you go into REM. This stage of sleep provides energy to the brain and body, supports daytime performance, dreams occur, and eyes rapidly move.

HTML Assignment 4

Assignment 4

3D Printing

I think that 3D printing is a great invention that is not used simply for making toys and trivial things like that. In fact, people are using it in much more useful ways. For example, there's a doctor who used a 3D printer to make a new skull which was successfully implanted. This woman was having severe headaches and was losing her vision due to a thickening skull. If the condition was allowed to go much further, doctors say that all brain functions would be lost. The company that made the new cranium specializes in 3D printing. Anatomics manufactured the skull that saved a woman's life. The patient has now fully regained her vision and has gone back to living a normal life with almost no traces that she had the surgery at all.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/26/3d-printed-skull-transplant-utrecht-_n_5036665.html

To keep going with science/medical things and 3D printing, scientists are now trying to make a human heart from a 3D printer. Contrary to many beliefs, 3D printers do not just print in plastic or silicon or another substance of that sort. In fact, scientists are making it possible for people to receive heart transplants that were printed using their own cells. As futuristic as this sounds, it has actually been going on for quite some time. 3D printers have made valves, splints, and even an ear using the patient's own cells. The biggest challenge they are facing right now is to get all the cells to work together. The heart is made of a special muscle called cardiac muscle. These muscles have receptors and transmitters so the heart works fluidly and effectively. Building organs from the patient's own cells would solve the problem of rejections some patients have with organs from donors. This would also solve the problem for small children with heart problems who are too small for an artificial or donor's heart.
http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/04/10/scientists-trying-to-create-human-heart-with-3d-printer/

3D Printing Around the World

• There's a little boy in the UK who got a new hand for only 50 euro, (~$70.00,) that is equivalent to the ones that cost thousands. He was born with a fully functioning thumb but no fingers.
• A young girl is going to be able to get a new jaw to replace her severely undersized one at one month old due to 3D printing.
• There is a 3D printed machine that is able to catch the blood that is lost in surgery and recycle it, ready to be transfused into the patient again.
• Concept casts are made for broken bones. It increases the speed of healing and is just as strong as the conventional casts that are used now.
• Scientists and doctors are able to print new cartilage for people who need it.

http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/04/22/osteoid-concept-adds-ultrasound-3d-printed-cast/
http://3dprintingindustry.com/2014/04/29/researchers-demonstrate-new-3d-bioprinting-method-using-visible-light-cartilage-production/
3D printing is a huge advancement in the medical field. It doesn't just print things that are for fun. It is very useful and has a huge potential.

HTML Assignment 3

Carolyn Terry

This is assignment three of four for writing the HTML codes.

In this assignment, we are supposed to write a paragraph with line breaks and different emphasis on words. In the end, we are going to have enough skills to write our own web page.

I think that these assignments are interesting and I enjoy writing and learning all the different codes and keys used for it.

Computer Apps Class

This class teaches us a lot of the skills we're going to need to know later in life.
I like how this class is hands-on most of the time and we don't just take notes and boring things like that. It engages everyone in what we're doing and gives us a better understanding of computers and how they work as well as knowledge about the terminology so we can talk about it more intelligently.

HTML Assignment 2

HTML Document

About Me

My name is Carolyn Terry and I am a student at RMHS in Computer Apps class learning how to write HTML codes

Welcome!

This blog is shows all the assignments that I do in Computer Apps class and what I am learning.

Carolyn Terry
Sophomore at RMHS

HTML Assignment 1

HTML Introduction

Welcome!

My name is Carolyn and I am a sophomore at Reading Memorial High School. I am working in Computer Apps class right now which is why I am writing an html.

I think that this class is fun and challenging and I like the fact that there is no homework that we have to do. I enjoy all the activities and appreciate that the skills we are being taught here can better our future when we have to work with computer software.

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