Google 20% Final Presentation

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Google Search

Google search is a web search engine owned by Google Inc. It is the most common engine on the web. Google uses a certain algorithm that is confidential to the company. Certain facts of this algorithm are altered when someone searches anything. Google uses spiders and crawlers. These are different programs that lead to keywords. These are the ones that give you different results. Google has a system named PlaceRank were it gives a relevancy score to each page. This is when the order of the appearance of the results is altered.  This PlaceRank has different factors. These include the frequency of keywords in the page and the amount of time that the webpage has existed. Google search wan be very specific if you want to. You can use some of the search tools to change the location, the day of the articles and even the type of results you get.

There are different ways to search anything and get the results you want. This picture explain how everything works.

Google scholar is one of the tools that Google search has. Your search is directly filtered into scholar and academic work. These are more a curate pieces of information that will help the accuracy of your search. The results you get on Google Scholars are the type of pages you want to cite on a report.

As many websites on the web, there are different tricks to it.
If you want to define any word, type 'define:' before it and Google will display results quicker on y our screen.

If you type an equation on to Google, it will give you the answer with no need of opening a calculator app.

Google will also work as a unit converter.

There are some keyword shortcuts that you can use while you are using Google Chrome. Some include:

Ctrl + F                Finding tool
Ctrl +  - / +          Zoom in/Zoom out
Ctrl + L                Select the address bar
Ctrl + Shift + 3/4  Screenshot

Wanna have some fun? Go to http://www.mrdoob.com/projects/chromeexperiments/google-gravity/

A search engine such as Google is very important on a daily basis. Without a search engine as this one, it would be impossible to gather any information on the web. Learning how to use it is fundamental but learning different tricks to it will just make it easier and fun. This tool is helpful for teachers because they can expand their knowledge, gain different work material and learn from the different points of view of everyone on the web. Students often use Google search as their resource for any piece of school work. Knowing things such as how to preform a basic google search properly will give a better quality to their work.

Google 20%-Day3 S2

My goals for today are...

-Find primary sources regarding campus life.

-Look at different perspectives of campus life.

-Learn about campus life from the point of view of a student. 

The links I used were...

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/find-colleges/campus-life/students-speak-what-college-social-life-is-really-like

This link asks different questions to different college students talking specially on their social life on campus. This website also has an interesting video about a college senior talking about joining a sorority. 

http://www.collegeconfidential.com/dean/archives/000023.htm

This link talks about dorm life and how, as years go by, your dorm becomes your everything. It also says that those moments spent in your dorm are some of the most valuable memories in the future. 

http://www.going-to-college.org/campuslife/discovering.html

This link talks about campus life and compares it to high school. Here is the graph that shows details. 

Here you can compare things as personal freedom and classes. It is a good way to realize the changes you'll be going through. This website also has a video that shows points of view of students and professors. They talk about responsibilities  class size and several other topics.

This information is useful because in four years, I will be a freshmen in college. This information will be useful as I start to experience these things.

Google 20%-Day 2 S2

My goals for today are...

-Find different activities that universities offer.

-Find different points of view regarding campus life

https://apps.students.yale.edu/uor/RegisteredOrganizations

This is the link to Yale College and it shows all  of the student organizations that Yale offers. These are divided into different categories including arts, sports, games, academics, and cultural. Yale offers more than 150 different groups any undergraduate can join. 

During my research, I discovered that almost any college that has a website has an entire area dedicated to the life on campus. 

http://rde.stanford.edu/

For example, Stanford University divides their Campus Life in different sections such as housing, dining, events, and help. In this website, many of the events announced include different contests, sport matches and conferences that students can take. 

http://www.myfuture.com/schools/articles-advice/campus-life

This website is a very interesting one that suggests many different things that you should consider when leaving for college. For example, it suggests to ask your college for information about new chores you don't do at home that will probably add up to your responsibilities once you are there. 

This website also provides tips relating to roommates  Some include: establishing rules, maintaining good communication and be willing to sacrifice some things. 

Today I realized that there  is a lot to do on a college campus. I also learned different things that I have to take in account before taking any decision regarding college. 

Next class I want to look for interviews showing points of view of students leaving in college.  

Google Day #1 S2

My goals for today are...
-How is campus life in different universities?
-How can different activities benefit your college records?
-What extracurricular activities are universities interested in?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/17/the-life-of-a-college-stu_n_721206.html



This graph shows how college students spend their time. Most of us have the idea that in college, we have to spend most of our time on studying. This graph proves this false as an average student spends almost the same time in leisure and sports and educational activities. There is also a lot of time for sleep. Maybe those complains we hear often are not that real.

http://www.collegexpress.com/articles-and-advice/student-life/articles/living-campus/day-life-college-student/

This website compares high school to college and shows the advantage of colleges. It explains the advantages of schedules and the flexibility behind them. This website also says that there are many different clubs and groups that will fit your likes.

http://school.familyeducation.com/college-prep/high-school/56210.html?page=4

Colleges look at more things beyond grades and SAT's scores. Different universities look for challenges you've taken in your school years. They also look for things like leadership. This website says that universities look for depth more than for breath. They also look for a certain amount of community service. Even though it has not much of a big influence, things like jobs or summer school can contribute to a stronger transcript.

Next Google day I want to know the different activities different universities offer for students to contribute to a better campus life.

Final Presentation

Here is the link to our prezi!

Google Day 4

Today I will...
-Put two images together
-Change a character into another background
-Mix a cartoon image with a real one.

The link I used last class was really helpful: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU

Before

After

Before

After

 To put an image inside another one, I followed certain steps. I created a layer by cut and inserted it in the other image. I selected the part I wanted to cut with the lasso tool. I used Ctrl + X to cut. This video gave me the basic knowledge to do this. The rest I could figure it out on my own. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU (Start on minute 5)

Before

After

Next class I will do my presentation. We will make a power point of pictures, showing the before and after. Afterwars we will show the technique we used.

Google Day 3

Today I will...

-Change someone's eye color

-Change someone's hair color

-Put a character in a different background.

To change the eye color, use the polygon lasso tool to select the eye. Afterwards click on image on the top, then on adjustments and finally on saturation. Arrange it to the desired color. 

This link shows how this is done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWr73zG0f3I

 Before                                                                        After

                              

This tutorial is a step by step on changing someone's hair color: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANFwEjEPAJU

Before                                                                                After

I started to reach my third goal, this is the video that is helping me achieve it. Next class I will continue on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajIxEGVPbU.

Google Day 2

Today I will ...
-Learn to remove wrinkles from a person's face.
-Lear how to change the teeth color in someone.
-Change someone's eye color.

I used this link to help me remove wrinkles in someone's face. This link is helpful because it is clear and concise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83mJJNz0RHw.

I removed wrinkles for this woman:

Before                                                                          After

(Look at the area near the eyes.)

This tutorial goes step by step on how to change the teeth color in someone. I checked other methods and this is the easiest one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2V_CgRBDlg

Before

After

Today I wasn't able to achieve my third goal. For next class, I will be looking forward to it but also, I want to learn how to change someone's hair color. 

Google Day 1

Today I will...
-Learn how to upload a picture to Photoshop CS3
-How to change the background in the picture
-Convert a colored picture into a black and white one

This link is really helpful if you want to know how to open a file in Photoshop CS3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCD6wSC-0ec

In order to change the color go to the bottom left corner and click channels, choose the desired color.

This tutorial guided me to discover how to change the background in a picture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHq1Kf2FONw

For next class I will like to learn how to edit imperfections in people's faces.

Google 20%

  For my Google 20% project I would like to learn photo editing. There are a lot of effects that photo editing programs like Photoshop can offer. One of the things I would like to learn is managing the light in the pictures such as focusing with lights and changing natural light in the background. I would also like to learn how to change physical features of a person in a picture such as the hair or eye color. Another thing that I would like to learn is mixing real pictures with cartoon images. I would also like to change backgrounds in pictures. Lastly, I would enjoy learning how to fix pictures and any imperfection in the images.

  In order to present my knowledge, I will create a blog. This blog will include the change between the original picture and the new one. We will also show the progress of how I improved my editing skills throughout the way. This blog will also show the effect I managed and some of the tutorials I used to get there. Lastly, my blog will work as a reference for anyone who would like to learn the same thing.