03/30/09

Today I started working again on my cars movie project using Adobe Premier cs4. I had some problems with the files on my new computer, so I guess tomorow I will try to finish it on my old computer.

03/26/09

Today was an awesome day at the PT2 classroom, It was the first day on my new sit and I finished my essay. I kept editing my essay until the bell rang. At the end of class I had to live some editing for my house, because I didn't have time! I'll send the finished copy by email before Friday is over.

03/25/09

Today at school I worked on my essay really hard to only have the need of correcting tomorrow. I also convinced Mrs. Norman to give let me choose my sit for the next quarter, because I felt I have earned my trust back. Today, was a busy day! I didn't have time to do anything else of interest.

March 20, 2009

Today, I worked on my 3rd and 4th paragraph of my essay. This essay is to tell the audience, why do you need a Low-Cost interactive Whiteboard? Why should you buy this instead of a Smart-Board? I don't have my laptop back from the repair place, but next class I will have it and I will start working on my How To video of the interactive Low Cost whiteboard. 

March 19th, 2009

Today I brought a usb with the mayority of my Wiimote Whiteboard How-To movie files. I started converitng them from .MP4 to mov. Also, today I worked on my essay. Tomorrow I think I will get my laptop back and start working on my video. Today, is a great day!

March 16th, 2009

Today I did a video of me playing some games and painting with my IR Led Pen. I filmed myself doing this for the final project, to show the viewer tat it actually works. It was a fun class because it was a great time for us to enjoy what we had been doing for the past week or so. This has been one of the coolest projects I have done! :)

Thursday 12, 2009

Today I couldn't  do anything, because Katie Durking and Daniel Tsai were filming themselves playing with our "homemade" Smart-Board. I sat around and gave Daniel some ideas but didnt have time to film myself! I'll do that next class!

March 11, 2009

Today, at school I helped Daniel, by filming his How To Set Up the marker. I did this because I have already finished my two markers. Then I took my computer an investigated how to do smooth fast-foward on Adobe Premiere cs4. At the end of class we tried out our markers, with the wii-mote, a projector and the smart-board software.

March 10, 2009

Today at school I started my second marker. I filmed it, although it was, really hard doing the task while keeping your hand out of the camera. If your hands came in-front of the marker, the viewer cannot see the marker on the video, so you need to be careful. I got everything wired up, I was just missing the battery, so I decided to do the battery placement video at my house. This are two pictures, of my two finished markers, hope you like it. Wish to be using the software right now! I am missing a wii-mote!

March 6th, 2009

Today I tried to build the pen for the 3rd time a school, but while I was putting in the battery one of the cables was loosened from its original location, the positive side of the IR Led Light. I had to take all the components out of the sharpie highlighter case. I was somewhat angry, because this happened and the bell rang. When I arrived at my house I decided to finish what I started! I went to Ferreteria Cuesta to buy the cables and I bought my own solder with some Flux cable to solder my pieces together, so they don't loosen. It took me about an hour and a half to completely finish it. Here are some pictures of my finished highlighter.

March 5th, 2009

Today, I worked on my pen. It was a failure! I had everything set up, but when I was placing the battery inside it, the cables were disconnected. I was forced to take out all the components from inside the case! The bell rang, I have to do it again tomorrow.

March 2nd, 2009

Today in PT2 class we worked on our first video of our Wiimote Whiteboard IR Pen!(I learned the name! ;) ) The video consisted of introducing the material to create it for an audience. The materials were:
1) Sharpie or Expo Marker (easy removal of bootom cap)
2) momentary switch
3) gauge wire
4) regular wire
5) 2 AA batteries
6) Obviously, IR Led Light
* We used the flip camcorders to record the videos. mine was number 64.