Some progress

Well, I have been to many sites in the last hour or so. Some tutorials were blocked by SPSD - I am at school righ now. I have tried ASK and Google on the same subjects. I must admit that Google gave me what I was looking for and I was not as pleased with ASK although I have used it before. I have used Dogpile previously when I wasn't getting what I wanted from Google but haven't for ages. I'm assuming it is still in existence. I am not going to take the time now to look. I want to go home.

I created a 'delicious' account - more accounts, usernames, passwords - and got my tag to show up on my toolbar. I have saved this wiki to it.

I read some of the other links but must admit I am processing very little. I need to just accept it is not the best time of day to learn new things and give it a rest - so I will.

Finally a Gliffy

Oh, the language we are now throwing around. I made a chart. Let's see if it can magically appear -

Out of Focus ha ha-it sure is!

This is a very poor quality video. I found out some things I could have done to make it better after I made it. I used Photostory which is available on our SPSD computers. It is extremely easy to use (both images and recording the narration of the first paragraph of the novel). I made this video in just a few minutes. Unfortunately I do not have any of my own photos to use and the school camera was not available so resorted to Google Images. I am aware I am probably breaking someone's copyright on one or all of the four photos I copied. I will remove this video from my blog and replace it with something with no copyright issues. I just wanted something done so I could use the support of the Wednesday group to get this posted. I wanted to go through the process of saving it and posting it even though I am not proud of the product. You don't have to be kind with your comments.

A Movie Poster!

I made a movie poster for my book. It was quite simple ( with some help from Ruth). Each of these steps has been fun but the technology part can be frustrating. I will try to add my poster to this post. How big will it appear and where will it appear? Wish me luck.

I wrote a review and thoughts about my book but somehow they didn’t appear in this space. I will try again. Of course, the brilliant thoughts and ideas I wanted to share have left my mind and now it will just be an ordinary few sentences.

Out of Focus – Margaret Buffie

I was a big proponent of having this book on the list of Snow Willow nominees this year. It had many positives for this category. It is mature without, I believe, having any content that would be objectionable to elementary schools. The genre is realistic fiction and it has a strong female protagonist in 16 year old Bernice. She wants to be a normal teenager with a normal family. Instead she is the daughter of alcoholic parents, with too many burdens for the care of her siblings and her mother. Although she is the catalyst to help solve the family’s problems, she is not happy as they get back on their feet. She is angry and moody and quite typically teenage which adds to the realism of the book. She is not portrayed as a saint.

Success

I am feeling positive about this activity. It has been relatively easy to get this far. I will now return to the tutorial and see what else I can add to this.