Typing Game Tech Tip

I learned how to type using the home key method in middle school. I took a keyboarding class as an elective because that meant I wouldn't have to take it in high school. It was a fun class, and I took it with my best friend at the time. We learned how to type without being able to see the keys because they had these strange orange covers they put over them so the letter was blocked out. It was tough at first, but I ended up finishing that class with the ability to type 98 words per minute. My typing speed has decreased a lot since then, but if I practiced i'm sure it wouldn't be too hard to get that number back up.

I played Ninja Cat and Zombie Dinosaurs

You can play it HERE

As well as the Kayak Game 

You can play it HERE

They were both fun. I liked the randomness of the first game. The second was neat because you could pick what you'd be typing about and which type of keyboard to use. I like the ninja cat one better though. 

Newspaper Tech Tip

Here is the newspaper clipping I created using Fodey.com

I'm sure the other seniors in this class can relate. 

Google Language Tech Tip

Here is my new Google search interface! C'est en français maintenant!

I speak some french, so it would make sense to put my search in french sometimes. I also have the french keyboard on my phone so I can type in french there as well!

Typing Test Tech Tip

I tried to use the site recommended in the instructions for this week's tech tip (rankmytyping.com) but the website was down, so I searched Google for another test and I ended up using typingtest.com. I put a link to it under the image below.

I liked this typing test because even though it gave you all of the text (a sample based on Aesop's fables), it scrolled with you as you typed and the word you were working on was highlighted in blue. It was easy to read and follow. I think it did a pretty good job of testing typing ability.

Here's my score:

You can take this test HERE

Personal OU Library Tech Tip

For my library homepage I chose to add the DSM-V (the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 5) so that I would have easy access to any mental disorders i'm presented with. It is something all social workers would need access to. I also added the psychology, sociology, and social work guides to my homepage because anytime I need to do research for class, practicum, etc. it will likely be on things found in those sections.

Here's what my homepage looks like:

Google Define & Etymology Tech Tip

Google has a really neat feature where if you type "define" and then any word you want to define into Google search, it will define it and give you lots of information about the word.

Here is what it looks like!

In the same way, you can get a words etymology by replacing the word "define" with "etymology"and searching.

Here is Google's etymology of Brobdingnagian.

Einstein Tech Tip

Here's a fun little tool: the Einstein Generator! Which allowed me to make this:

Does anybody else like the Epic Rap Battles of History on Youtube?

Epic Rap Battles of History: 

Einstein Vs. Stephen Hawking 

Created by Nice Peter 

Collage Tech Tip

A great tool for making a simple picture collage is PicMonkey. I used it to create these:

A summer of (mostly) four-legged friends

left to right, top to bottom: BooBoo creeping, camel kisses, Lily in the light, pony smooches, me and Emma Blue (the great dane), The Too-Legit-Too-Quit Trio, tiger cub!, petting a zebra (as it turns out, the brown/black stripes feel different than the white ones), Winston on a float, family snake portrait, Naala attacks, wiggle worm, Me on a horse, pony pal, Lily learning, alligator touching with mom, and Naala relaxing on the couch

Makeup Artistry: A Hobby for the Imaginative

left to right, top to bottom: Dr. Frankenfurter from Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), Darth Maul from Star Wars, Torn flesh makeup, 80's makeover, Dress as your favorite teacher day: Geoff Smith, Kratos from the God of War video game series, Leopard Print Club look, Masquerade Ball, and Zombie

Meme Generator Tech Tip

This tech tip allowed me to play around with making my own memes on Meme Crunch. 

I actually had a pretty good time messing around late after my first official day of class. 

Here are my masterpieces:

 People who snicker at me while I struggle at the gym... 

I'm just saying... my bursar for just the fall 2014 semester is over $10,000

I'm sure we all know that one person..

Poster Tech Tip

For the week 4 tech tip I chose to learn about making motivational or de-motivational posters using Automator. It's a pretty fun little tool, and I usually like the de-motivational posters because some are really fun but I decided to make one that demonstrates what I have been trying to maintain: positivity.

Good luck to everyone this week!

Cheezburger Tech Tip

For this tech tip, I had the pleasure of learning how to make a LOLCat. I'm not good at coming up with humor when I have to, so I made this:

Haha it doesn't relate much to class, but I love cats!

Youtube Tech Tip

Seth Green Loves to Decorate with Googly Eyes 

So, for my tech tip this week, I learned how to embed Youtube videos. The above video gave me a great laugh, I hope it does the same for you!

Also, I absolutely LOVE dance.. all kinds of dance. As such, I decided to share a type of dance that I learned about that got me interested in Indian culture, religion, and arts. The dance shown in the video below is calla Bharatanatyam. It is a traditional Indian dance that represents the coming together of expression, rhythm of the beat, music and dance to embody the movements of fire. It is definitely different than what most Westerners think of when they think of dance, but it is impressive and beautiful.The video is short, but I thought it might be of interest to others. Enjoy!

Bharatanatyam- Traditional Indian Dance Performed by an Accomplished Dancer

Blogger Templates Tech Tip

I went in and did some basic customization of my blog by choosing a patterned/textured background image that reminded me of old parchment. I chose it because the texts we will be discussing are old and have withstood the test of time. I continued to use tans throughout my blog to match the background image, then used reds, blues, greens, and occasionally purples as India is a colorful country and this is reflected in their art. I felt like it would mesh well and go with the overall theme. I kept the original simple template, because I wanted to figure out blogger well before I tried to get too fancy. For now, I am happy with it, but I suppose I can always change it.

I have other blogs on tumblr. I like to keep their format relatively simple, though one has a fun octopus background.