Tuesday, December 06, 2005
Bad to the Bone
"A. Fraid came to live with my family five years ago in the summer. When we welcomed him to our household, it took some time for him to adjust. Throughout his childhood, he lived on the streets, and he associated with a bad crowd. To accommodate him to our household, we bought him new clothes and toys. After all, he was just a pup. Eventually, he settled into his new home, taking long naps in his cushy bed and enjoying fattening meals of French fries and chicken nuggets. He became a part of the family and was carefree and unconcerned of the hardships he left behind. For quite some time, he lived in peace, that is, until the bad boy and his girl arrived."Click here to find out what happens next...
Above is a passage from my Electronic Book assignment in Dr. Baylen's class. Prior to conducting this activity, Dr. Baylen taught the class how to create quizzes in Microsoft PowerPoint using hyperlinks. We then had the option of either reading a short book, writing a short story, or utilizing a "Jeopardy" PowerPoint template. Following this, we were to create the PowerPoint quiz as Dr. Baylen had instructed us. Those who had chosen the "Jeopardy" template were to create a quiz similar to the game show; however, the questions would be based on the technology articles we read in class. I was so excited when we received this assignment. I knew that I just had to write my own story. The only obstacle, however, was that I had to create my own illustrations. At first I was unsure of how to create vivid pictures that would show up on PowerPoint, but then I thought of my three Chihuahuas, Jackal, Chaos, and Tia. These dogs are pretty popular around the house. I literally went through hundreds of dog pictures, choosing the most memorable photographs I could find. In a way, the daily episodes of these crazy dogs' lives were what inspired this story. Jackal really does love Tia, but she only has eyes for Chaos. I had a great time writing this story, and I hope you enjoy it!
# posted by Catherine @ 12/06/2005 12:00:00 AM 
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Meredith and Daniela:
I'm glad that you enjoyed my story! Sorry about the confusion between dog and person. I tried to give the dogs a more human-like personality, but as I read through my story again, I realized that from an outsider's perspective, there were times when it didn't make sense. If I ever get a chance to write a story again, I'll try to have friends or family proof read it for understanding first. I also wish that you could have seen my PowerPoint animations on my photographs. I really tried to make them funny and creative. Sometimes they made an blow-up entrance effect, and other times they tilted back and forth. They really added to the value of the story, but since Dr. Baylen used Adobe Acrobat, you were unable to see the custom animations I used. :[
I'm glad that you enjoyed my story! Sorry about the confusion between dog and person. I tried to give the dogs a more human-like personality, but as I read through my story again, I realized that from an outsider's perspective, there were times when it didn't make sense. If I ever get a chance to write a story again, I'll try to have friends or family proof read it for understanding first. I also wish that you could have seen my PowerPoint animations on my photographs. I really tried to make them funny and creative. Sometimes they made an blow-up entrance effect, and other times they tilted back and forth. They really added to the value of the story, but since Dr. Baylen used Adobe Acrobat, you were unable to see the custom animations I used. :[
Heather:
Thank you. I'm glad you were able to read it. I had a lot of fun writing it as well as adding the custom animations to make the photographs come to life. Thanks for your comment.
Thank you. I'm glad you were able to read it. I had a lot of fun writing it as well as adding the custom animations to make the photographs come to life. Thanks for your comment.
Ismael:
I am glad you found Bad to the Bone amusing. I had a great time writing it, and to my advantage, I already had about a million pictures of my dogs lying around the house. As a matter of fact, the most challenging aspect of this project was trying to decide which pictures to use. I decided to write the story based on real events - that being the love triangle (as Daniela put it) between Jackal, Tia, and Chaos. I believe the most important skill I learned from this project was creating working hyperlinks in PowerPoint. Thank you for the comment. Your questions allowed me to reflect more on this project, and I remembered why I enjoyed it so much!
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I am glad you found Bad to the Bone amusing. I had a great time writing it, and to my advantage, I already had about a million pictures of my dogs lying around the house. As a matter of fact, the most challenging aspect of this project was trying to decide which pictures to use. I decided to write the story based on real events - that being the love triangle (as Daniela put it) between Jackal, Tia, and Chaos. I believe the most important skill I learned from this project was creating working hyperlinks in PowerPoint. Thank you for the comment. Your questions allowed me to reflect more on this project, and I remembered why I enjoyed it so much!
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