Note to Self- 5/11/17

At this point in my life let me assume I am almost done with my fourth year at Fort Hays State University, and that I am still majoring in history education. It is May 2021 and student teaching is just around the corner. However, what have I accomplished by this point? What is my routine? What am I going to do next?

I know that in going to Fort Hays State University I am going somewhere a little out of my comfort zone. As a high school senior I am a little wary that I will have a hard time making friends just because I am kind of aggressive and pretty liberal. My first goal that I hope to accomplish is that I give the western Kansas kids a chance and make some friends. My second goal is that I will keep my GPA over a 3.3 to maintain my scholarship. My third goal is that I find something to get involved with and stick with it.

I have kind of an addictive personality. I hope to develop a healthy routine to follow throughout most of my college career. I am thinking I will make the four hour drive home to visit Mom and Dad at least once a month. I will also make the four hour drive to somewhere in Colorado at least once a month. Otherwise, I will try to do a little homework each day and find a job, while leaving room for other people in my life. I can't let my routine isolate myself from the world around me.

Now, back to May 2021. What's next? With the money I am saving from undergraduate, I hope to use that saved money for seminary school. In the meantime, I hope to be a social studies teacher somewhere. Whether it is in the BV school district or not is irrelevant to me. At this point in my life, I may be ready for a relationship, but I certainly don't feel like I am ready for marriage or children. I will likely wait until after seminary in order to devote the time I need to my educational and spiritual development.

My website

http://dramaclubwoohoo.weebly.com/

Current Event Report 5/2/17

Autonomous Cars

Royals Quiz Reflection 4/26/17

Royals Quiz Reflection

How well do you really know the Kansas City Royals?

Royals Quiz

GroupMe Presentation

GroupMe Presentation

4/5/17 APPS

I don't know what I would do without my phone. The most useful app on my phone is definitely google chrome. It lets me get anywhere on the internet very quickly. Also, google search has a voice listening device, in case I want to search something long. My favorite app is google play music. Music is one of the greatest blessings I could possibly ask for. It relaxes me or energizes me or makes me think, depending on the song. I use google play music all the time. As you can see, I am a huge Google fan. That's why I continue to buy Samsung phones, instead of iphones. Some other apps that play an integral role in my daily life are Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, GroupMe, ESPN, and "Memo" (for jotting notes down.) Daily life without these important apps would make communication a lot more challenging. However, an advantage without our phones would be that we would be forced to participate in real, authentic conversation far more often, rather than fights or deep conversations over message. (One of my least favorite things)

4/3/17 NCAA Tournament Class Bracket Challenge

Hour 1 Bracket

Skyler Jones

4/3/17 My Weekend

My weekend had a lot of ups and downs. My weekend started with an okay performance from me in I Never Saw Another Butterfly, but I was pretty sick and it was hard to get through. I started antibiotics Friday, so my bronchitis has gotten better since then. Saturday I helped run a forensics tournament pretty smoothly and then I went to prom. We went to dinner on Myra Cassady's sister's husband's family farm. They had a Japanese steakhouse-like grill set up and made us rice with eggs in them and grilled up some chicken. It was phenomenal. The dance was fun, although I think I freaked my date out when I tried to pick her up and carry her around. After prom was a lot of fun, though Maria Gnoza hit me in the face with a basketball. Shockingly, she managed to do it unintentionally. Overall, one word to describe this weekend is wild.

3/22/17

My sweet sixteen NCAA tournament predictions

3/9/17 Infographic Peer Feedback

Ali A: Good information about his top five comedians. Needed to be more specific on what the comedians won and in other places, but overall nice work.

Maria G: Favorite infographic of them all! Information from all angles. Great look at past, present, and future of Cuban embargo.

Karla P: Really interesting information, just needed more of it. Good graphics.

Tanner B: Awesome and informative graphs and charts. Loved the joke/fact about the Pope at the end.

Grace R: Good variation on facts about unemployment. Didn't know a lot of areas about unemployment that I do now.

I had fun not doing this assignment. I will have more fun doing the assignment when I get around to it.

3/3/17

Infographics are graphic visual representations of information, data or knowledge intended to present information clearly and quickly. They utilize graphics often integrating statistics to enhance a person's ability to see patterns and trends. In newspapers and online articles, infographics are extremely common and used to show weather, maps, site plans, and summaries of data. Infographics are great for people with short attention spans like me, and can be used to show important statistics in a way that has more liveliness to it. One example I can think of where I might use an infographic is in AP English Literature in order to convey important background information on colonial Africa in the mid 19th century.

One World One Ocean Organization

NOAA's National Ocean Service

 

3/1/17 Canva vs. Lucid Press

Canva was super easy to join. LucidPress made it kind of complicated with the different business/student options at the beginning, and I couldn't go back and change what I was after I selected "teacher" on accident. Canva was very simple to use and had easy to access symbols and shapes. However, you had to pay money for several of the designs, and I think purchasing specific decorations is stupid compared to a membership option. With LucidPress, they did a little more to get me started on the advertisement designs than Canva did, but the three page limit was too restraining. Canva's documents were modern and cool, definitely trendier than LucidPress. LucidPress probably provided the most options, but I liked Canva the best due to its simplicity but also modern and hip characteristics.

3/1/17 My Dream Business

I've never really thought much about being a businessman, but if I were to be one, I would want to be a sports consultant. I've followed baseball, football, and basketball my whole life and am a true champion at FIFA, making me a brilliant person to have in the front office. I would be located at my house, and the leagues' different presidents and general managers would sit on my couch and we would talk sports over a nice cup of coffee, brewed by my butler Juan. Because of my invaluable sports expertise, I have to charge a high fee. I would charge $50 an hour. Here are some of my advertising masterpieces.

2/27/17 Canva Designs

Blog post front design

Thank you card front

Thank you card back

2/7/17

Dressing up for Trick or Treat So Kids Can Eat as Shaggy.                                            This was the only green shirt I could find. 

Cuddling with Blue Valley legend Michael Meissner under a comfortable pink blanket

Ran into Royals SP Danny Duffy at North the night of homecoming

2/1/17 Words for Teenagers

What I hear this man demanding is that teenagers devote themselves to labor because that is what they owe the world. First of all, I am skeptical that this judge devotes his life to "mowing the lawn" or "washing the windows." This kind of life isn't realistic for any human in life, it sounds more like the life of a robot or a slave. My message to this judge is that you are not my master, nor are you wiser than the rest of us. I'm sorry your life has not been more fulfilling than completing chores and "reading a book," but our purpose in life is to create as many transformative experiences as possible. The teenage years are great for exploring, and should be spent doing so. All great people start with a dream. Sacrificing that would be a great loss for society.

2/1/17 Ted Talk Reflection

I completely see where this woman is coming from. I found the fifty year-old businessman's testimony about not wanting to have a conversation with his peers at work especially interesting. Adults always tell us not to be so invested in technology and so into our phones, but; in reality, their world isn't all that different from ours. I will try not to be on my phone at school or work very much at all, and will definitely create time for quiet reflection. I have gotten away from that lately. This connected world is great for connecting us to like-minded people around the globe, but I hope it doesn't take the place of real conversation.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ypEMcB6GDYrAQNzumDQ6HECmXL1477nvG_p1mGHx4OU/edit?usp=sharing

1/30 Social Bookmarking CE

Do you have a different understanding of social bookmarking after reading this article?
Different social bookmarking sites have very different audiences. Reddit is 70% male while Pinterest is 68% female. It's important to "know thy audience" in order to successfully engage with consumers.

Do you think social bookmarking is a helpful and beneficial tool?
In the business world, yes. It's important to get your content out for the world to see in as many different ways as possible. Social bookmarking often integrates images that gain the reader's attention and attract business.

Did you learn about any new social bookmarking sites you would like to start using?
I've never tried Reddit or Pinterest but I know they are pretty popular. I might give them a try.

Give your life meaning with 26 simple steps

A- As Henry David Thoreau once said, what lies behind us and what lies in front of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.
B- Be as versatile as possible.
C- Create your own meaning to life.
D- Don't let society dictate what you do with your life.
E- Enjoy the silence.
F- Forgive.
G- Give generously and life will treat you royally.
H- Huzzah!
I- Immerse yourself in uncomfortable situations.
J- Just be your best self.
K- Kindle that spiritual fire within us.
L- Let the haters go.
M- Maybe change is necessary.
N- Never look back and dwell in the past.
O- On top of the fridge- that's where you will find the bread.
P- Pick just a few friends to invest into. Too many friends is too stressful.
Q- Queen of England is just a figurehead.
R- Ron Swanson has his life figured out.
S- Savor every moment with the people you love.
T- Take plenty of napkins. You always need more than you think.
U- He who would search for pearls must dive under.
V- Value experiences rather than things.
W- Waste no more time being unhappy. If one window closes, run to the next one.
X- Xylophones are a beautiful addition to Kygo's music.
Y- Your youth will be an integral part of who you are.
Z- Zionists don't like Palestinians.

My most frequently visited sites

https://www.symbaloo.com/home/mix/13eOcN7A4J

1/25 Introduction to Social Bookmarking

What is Social Bookmarking? With Social Bookmarking, one can organize a user's most frequently visited sites through tagging or editing different sites or individuals.

What is the purpose of Social Bookmarking? To access frequently visited sites faster

What Social Bookmarking tools do you use? I hope to someday use knowledge sharing solutions and a social platform for interactions and discussions.

How did you learn about or choose to use the Social Bookmarking tools that you use? Wikipedia

What Social Bookmarking tools would you suggest to others? I would suggest adding your email, social media, sports and news pages, and anywhere else that is frequently visited.

1/20/17- PREZI Reflection

Powerpoint and Prezi are both very user friendly. However, Prezi gave me more flexibility as far as the design of the presentation goes. Prezi is more aesthetically pleasing and makes for a more creative presentation. Anytime I would try to keep the audience really engaged, which is most presentations, I would use Prezi. However, Powerpoint may be more appropriate in a formal environment. Because Prezi allows me to create a more unique presentation and design, I will be using that for most of my presentations.

http://prezi.com/hmd067al0olv/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy