Newscast Project

Our latest project is to create an informational podcast. My group consists of myself, Sophie, and Madisen. We chose our topic to be the Day of the Dead. Since Madisen and Sophie take Spanish, they already knew a lot about the holiday. I, being a French student, did not. By doing this podcast, I learned a lot about the Day of the Dead and, also, about how to do a podcast. We are still working on it and need to insert a video. I had a lot of fun doing this project.

I commented on Madisen Mannings blog.

What I Am Thankful For

I am thankful for many things in my life. It is hard to narrow it down to just a few things. Most importantly, I am thankful for God, who gave me all the blessings in my life. I am also thankful for my family and friends. They have shaped me into the person I am today. My health, and the health of my loved ones, is another thing I am thankful for. Finally, I am thankful for the opportunity that I have to go to school and receive a great education. Being thankful should not be something saved for Thanksgiving, it should be something that we are always thinking about.

Political Cartoon

I chose this political cartoon because it was one of the few that I actually understood. Even though I was hoping John McCain would win the election, I still think this cartoon portrays a pretty true thought. During this election, everyone was divided between Barack Obama and John McCain for President of the United States. However, we could all agree on one thing: It was time for President Bush to leave the presidency.

I commented on Sophie Tarentino's blog.

My Invention

If I could invent anything, it would be a time machine. I think that it would be so interesting to be able to go back in time and see what it was like. I suppose I would have to give my machine the ability to go into the future because a lot of people are probably curious to see what is going to happen to them. However, I have no desire to see what is going to happen before it happens. That would completely ruin all of my life experiences for me. Therefore, I would only use it to go back in time. Maybe, one day, someone will be able to invent a time machine.

Inspirational Photo

My Experience Doing the Podcast

I thought that this assignment was really interesting. Previously, I had never worked with the Garageband application. It was really interesting getting to see what you can do with it. At first, it took me awhile to figure out how to get the sounds. Then, I had trouble finding music that was spooky. However, I quickly figured it all out, wrote my script, and recorded myself reading the script. My final problem was when I accidently deleted the voice portion of my Podcast and had to re-do it. Other than that, I had a lot of fun making my Podcast.

I commented on Catalina Zalduendo's blog.

http://catalina-thebigapple.blogspot.com