Thunkable is an application used to create apps for IOS and Android devices. Over the last week I spent my time on this application working through tutorials and creating several test applications. I learned about different components and blocks and how they can be used. The basic tutorials were easy to complete as the tutorials were up to date. The intermediate tutorials were much more difficult to complete as the version used in those tutorials was different from the version I was using. Some of the components had different names such as in the "Photo Sharing" tutorial, the database components had different names. For other tutorials such as the "Mini Golf", "Wack A Thunkable", "Auto-Text Message", and "Google Maps Location" apps, components were missing. In these tutorials the components "ball", "canvas", "texting", "accelerometer" were all missing from Thunkable. Overall I believe that using Thunkable was a good experience as it shows how different components and blocks are used to perform the functions of apps. The resources used to learn how to use Thunkable just lacked new and up to date information.
1. 6 shortcuts SPECIFIC to Photoshop and describe what they do.
B - brush tool, allows you to draw on images
U - shape tool, creates shapes and allows modifications
T - text tool, used to write text
W - magic wand tool, used for selecting
V - move tool, allows you to move layers and align objects
C - crop tool, used to crop images
2. Remove everything but the octopus in the following image. Describe how you did it. What are the shortcuts for the tools you used?
I used the selection tool (W) and selected the octopus. I copied (CTRL-C) and pasted (CTRL-V) the selection in a new layer. To make the edges smoother I used the eraser (E) to remove any extra parts. Then I duplicated the layer (CTRL-J) and applied a gaussian blur on the layer behind. I transformed the layer (CTRL-T) and made the blurred layer larger to make the octopus smoother. I cropped the picture (C) to fit the octopus.
3. Find a tutorial on YouTube of some interesting Special Effect (that is not too simple >10 minutes) in Photoshop. Post the tutorial. Get ready to master it at a later date.
Realistic Neon Light Effect in Photoshop | Nemanja Sekulic
I have taken Information Technology in grades 9 and 10. Through these courses I've covered:
Basic animation in Adobe Animate and Pivot Animator
Web page coding in Khan Academy
Creating posters and animations in Adobe Photoshop
Game journalism of The Long Dark and Minecraft
Android app creation in MIT App Inventor
Learning other programs such as PowerPoint and Publisher
In a previous project I had to recreate an animation of the following video using Pivot Animator.
2. What do you want to learn?
This year in Information Technology 11, I would like to learn a programming language or a video editing software. I would also like to further my skills in previously learned programs, such as Photoshop. Doing game journalism on a game apart from the survival genre of previous years would also be interesting.
3. How will computers fit into your future?
In the future I want to become a doctor and I may use computers in my job to run tests, research and store information. I would also use computers to monitor patients, such as their blood pressure, pulse and oxygen levels. Computers would also be used in this field to communicate with patients, such as create appointments.
