Google Day #2

1. Learn more about effects
2. Learn more about programs
3. Find out which are most convenient/which are freeware

http://webseasoning.com/technology/best-free-windows-video-editing-software/1079/#.UIkvS2-CkZk

This link is useful because it provides with an overview of video editing websites. Some do not fit what we are trying to do, yet other seem like plausible and useful options. This fits into 2 and 3

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/video-editing1.htm

This is a really detailed and cool introduction to video editing. It fits with 1 and 2.

Because of these links, I learned today a lot of things. I learned which programs are recommended for which purposes. I also found out a lot about video editing, including how to use a video camera for video editing, techniques to make videos look flashy and a lot less raw than, say, a home movie, and a basic introduction to Adobe Premiere.

I really want to begin our project next time with a fixed goal of what we want to do, as well as begin to experiment with the projects.

Desmos.com

Desmos

This website's "About" site describes it as "the next generation of the graphing calculator".
To use the site, just open up the graphic calculator on the front page. it will pop into this:

On the left bar, you can see a place to write the equations. After typing in the first equation, the graph will show the slope of the equation. This is basically all it does. You may type in multiple equations, if you like. Also, you can use these equations to create drawings, such as the ones prominently displayed on the home page of the site.

The first thing I made was this, a simple graph that showed what happened when you made a variable more or less than another variable. This is what I made:

This application could most definitely be used by the class. In math, the teachers have already told us to go buy graphing calculators. Even if we couldn't use this application in class, we could use it at home if, say, you forgot your graphing calculator. Also, if you want to apply your math skills and make drawings, this would also be a useful tool.