Picture Day

        Today was picture day! They called down everyone by alphabetical order, so my friend and I went down to the double gyms during ICS. The line was so long, by the time we reached the photo-taking booths, there were only ten minutes before lunch.
        For homework, I have to research my element for science. I wanted to do Lithium, but it was already taken, so I ended up choosing boron. For English,  I need to print out my final copy and staple the rubric to it. For ICS, I will continue to work on the glossary.
        This past week, I've felt like I am floating. I am half-asleep all the time, and forget lots of stuff. I hope I won't be like this next week. Maybe I should go to bed early today.

Vocab

        Today we continued working on our glossaries. Mr. Arkin told us that we only had 27 terms, instead of the other class's 36 terms. I have all but finished the informal definitions of the terms, and now I need the formal ones. I will use the suggested sites that Mr. Arkin and other students posted on touque.ca.
        For homework, I need to study for the science quiz tomorrow. I have French homework in the textbook, but I have lost my textbook and will speak to Mr. Vretanos tomorrow. For now, I am borrowing a friend's. I need to finish my news report and print it out for English tomorrow.
       

the Terms

        Today we continue to work on our glossaries. I do not know when it is due, but I still need to type in all the terms, get the informal and formal definitions, and get the HTML validated.
        For homework, I continue to work on my news report, and am also reading the literary circle book, "Great Expectations". For science, we have a test tomorow, so I have to memorize the first 20 elements of the periodic table by tomorrow.
       

Glossary

        Today we begant the glossary assignment, where we will create a definitions list. We give informal definitions that we brainstormed, then take formal definitions from other webstes. Mr. Arkin says we have to link the glossary to our index.html.
        For homework, I have to do my English report on Bellerophon, for French I have to do my workbook...uh...wirk, for science I still need to think of a design lab. For ICS, I have to create the glossary skeleton, and download Dropbox.
       

Finished?

        Well, there it is. My web page, on touque.ca. I've been working my arse off on this thing, and I hope you'll all check it out and enjoy it. I hope I pass!
        The only thing I haven't done is to mark my peer's web page. He hasn't marked mine either. Technically, then, I'm not done. AWWWW
        The assignment is due today at 10 P.M., so I still have time. No pressure. I'm gonna see this to the end!

Almost

        AHHHHHHHHHH!!! It's almost the due date, and I still need to get my internal links to work! I also need alts for the images, and I need to create new directories for the images!
        For homework, I searched up chemical bond for the descusion tommorrow in science class. For English, I still need to find a suitable myth.
        Tomorrow is also tennis team tryouts. I'll have to wake up at 6 A.M. to get to school in time. High school. Great. So fun.

Hierarchical File Structure

        Yesterday was Grade 9 day, so we didn't have ICS. Today I realized that I need to create a homepage, that what I thought were internal links actually aren't,  and that I create another page for the internal link. I also have to save my pictures in another file. The hierarchical file structure. More work to do. Yay........
        I need to do page 33 in my workbook for science, where I have to fill in what we discussed in class about ancient scientists and their theories. I also have to find a myth for English. I have ICS homework, too, of course.
        Happier events today include me joining the archery club. I can't wait to once again shoot an arrow from my bow and feel the power from the shot!

Success

        YES! I've finally done it! With 4 internal links, 17 external links, 10 images, valid CSS and HTML, my web page is nearly finished! My directory is on Filezilla, and everything is going smoothly. All I need now are the alt's for my images and some creativity to make my web page more attractive.
        For homework, I need to do questions 10 and 11 for science. In addition, I will continue to fiddle with my web page. It's becoming a fun thing for me!
        I walked at least 5 km back home with a friend. It feels nice to do exercise after 3 months of laziness. I can't wait for gym!

Breaking Down

        On Thursday, my modem broke so I didn't have Internet. On Friday, I had so much work I forgot to blog. So now, I'm making up for it.
        Since I'm trying out for the tennis team, me and my buddy are practicing at the tennis courts nearby. In addition, I'm starting badminton camp next week. So tiring! I also need to start volunteering for my volunteer hours.
        I have successfully embedded several external and internal links, and I must say, my webpage is not too shabby. Now I need to add alt's for my images. Phew! So much work to do.

Validation

        Today, we had to get our HTML's and CSS's validated. Out of the entire class, only 2 people had valid CSS's and HTML's. So, Mr. Arkin sent us to work. We copied down a trouble-shooting checklist, then printed our HTML's. Everyone got a partner and checked each others' HTML's.
        I brought home my USB with my CSS and HTML in it. After fidgeting around for a while, i finally got my css to be declared valid by the Validator. My HTML, though, was still invalid, because I had no DOCTYPE! Even so, I had managed to lower my HTML errors from 20 to 1! I am now on a quest to find a DOCTYPE for my HTML. Time to call in the artillery. DAD!!!

World Wide Web II

        Today, in class, I finally got my html and css onto Filezilla. Yay! I also added multiple external links and pictures. Now I need to work on internal links, validating my html and css, and editing my paragraphs. For homework today, I worked on my science "Studying Matter" worksheet, and my lab chart. I spent a head hurting hour on them. Thank goodness i don't have any more homework! I am constantly reminding myself to bring a usb key to school tomorrow and to make a mirror file for my html. Work work work!

World Wide Web

        Today we needed to post our index.html, so we had to download "Filezilla". After several attempts to connect to the server, I dragged my file into the right pane, only to find that the file was empty.
        I have homework for every subject. For English, I have to read "the Veldt" and find its moral, theme, and examples of foreshadowing. For French, I have to finish a crossword using conjugated irregularverbs. For science, I continue to work on my design lab. For ICS, I am still working, bit by bit, on my webpage.

It's Friday!!!

        In class, we continued working on our Super-power autobiographies. My Super-power autobiography is about how I used to be a Mayan High Priest, and how I was reincarnated into the son of the Sun, super being Golden Ray. In my autobiography, I described my powers, my past life, and my duties. I finished all the writing portions of the assignment in class. Now I need to embed links, post images, and make sure my links, HTML, and CSS are valid and correct.
        I have plenty of homework to keep me busy for the weekends. For science, I have to make up a research question and plan a design lab based on the physical something of matter. For English, I need to read "The Sea Devil" and find the moral and theme. For French, I need to create a dramatic skit that is 2 minutes long. yeah, I'd say I'm fairly busy.
        Ah, the weekends. I can finally relax (sorta), sleep late, and enjoy 2 non-hectic days.

The Start of Super-power Autobiography assignment

        We began our assignments in class, each person fiddling with their webpages. I relied heavily on my notes. Making the HTML script took quite a while, but I finally finished, and proudly gazed at my very first webpage. I then had to create the CSS for the page, and that took even longer because I couldn't get the CSS to link to my HTML. With the help of a friendly classmate sitting beside me, we noticed an error in my HTML. Fixing that, my webpage was complete. I spent several more minutes entertaining myself by experimenting with different background and text colours. Jerry's Page of Wonders was complete.
        After school, I went up to room 208 and signed up for the Junior Boys Soccer Team. Tryouts are next week. I hope I will make the team! I also took a Junior Boys Volleyball team sign-up form. I plan to make as many teams as I can.
       For homework , I finished my science metric conversion sheets, searched up significant digits, and wrote my daily log. I also have until Monday to create a dramatic skit for French about the first day of school with my group.

My head hurts

        The second day of class was totally CRAMMED. Since Mr. Arkin will be away on Thursday and Friday for the Jewish new year, we were taught two weeks worth of material in the length of one period. We started a glossary of computer terms, which included words like browser, HTML, and network. We copied an HTTP language script and learned about Start Tags, End Tags, containers, and elements. We also copied down a CSS and learned about how it controls the colour schemes of a web page. Notes were written defining HTML and CSS, and how HTML describes content, while CSS describes format.
        At the end of class, Mr. Arkin taught us about the Jewish new year, and how to wish people a happy new year. He then informed us on the custom of eating  something sweet so that our new years would also be sweet. He presented to us lollipops when we left his classroom.
        For homework, I once again have to blog events of today's class. I also have to prepare for the Super-power Autobiography assignment, where I will design a web page with valid HTML and CSS with a partner.

The first computer class with Mr. Arkin

        In the first computer class of the year, my classmates and I were introduced to Mr. Arkin. My first impression of Mr. Arkin was, "hey, what a nice teacher. I think I'll like this class." We copied down our homework as soon as we were settled in our seats, and Mr. Arkin went over them with us. He then informed us on the locations of the washrooms, to everyone's relief.
        For homework, I went to touque.ca/EC/ICS2O/ and clicked on Daily Log. With my dad, we browsed the class website, and then I created my Wikispaces account, following the precise instructions from the daily log. Finishing that, I previewed the Super-power Autobiography assignment and read about the purpose, method, and publishing of the project. My last assignment was to create a Blogger account. Creating the account was easy. Now I'm writing this entry to finish my first-day-of-school assignments. Hehe, that was easy. Adios!