Entry 14

I tried to finish my karaoke project this week but I had trouble figuring out how to make the scroll div scroll automatically at certain times intervals. I looked it up and asked Molly but it was too complicated so I decided to just leave it the way it is where you need to scroll manually. Next week I’m going to work on my story presentation. I think I’m going to use google slides instead of reveal.js because I am more comfortable with google slides.

Entry 13

This week I mainly worked on a birthday card for my father because his birthday is this week on April 14th (the day after mine). To do this I used a lot of event listeners so the website would do stuff after you click and hover over the central image. This project was difficult because I wasn’t able to get much help because I didn’t have much time to finish it. In the end I was able to get it to work before his birthday and he really liked it!

Entry 12

I’ve been experimenting with Twine because I’m going to do my final english Frankenstein project in computer science. My plan for this project will be a choose your own adventure type game based off of the plot of Frankenstein and you can divert from the original plot by choosing the options that I put into the game. I’ve been mostly working on writing as of now but I will soon start to focus more on the css styling of the different parts of the story.

Entry 11

This week I continued to work on my outfit creation project. I added two more accessories, necklaces and socks, to the project. I also tried to fix the issue of the labels reappearing after it was already fixed but it only partly worked and I’m hoping to completely fix it in Monday’s class.

Entry 10

This week I finished my data representation project which wasn’t really data representation but instead was a project that picked my outfit. I used the same skills in this project that I used in the gift for my brother such as arrays and event listeners. One thing that I thought was important was that I was able to use a if then statement in this project which I was looking forward to using. I needed it because I wanted to make sure that the counter that made it so the clothing rotated through resetted when it reached the end. I want to add more accessories such as necklaces and bracelets but for now the project is completed.

Entry 09

I worked on finishing my how it works presentation this week. Mine is on social media algorithms and the harms and risks they pose. This is actually a topic that is interesting to me so I was happy to work on my presentation. It should be pushed on my website under the projects page if you want to look at it. This week I also worked on the designs for the knives for the project for my brother. I’m a little worried about whether there will be enough time this week for me to get the help I need in order to finish my project.

Entry 08

This week I started working on my computer science Christmas gift for my brother. In this gift he will click on a box and it will give him a random knife with a different percent chance of appearing. (I’m not entirely sure how to explain it.) This is based off of his favorite video game but is different because I will customize all of the knives so they fit his interests. In order to code this I’ve decided to make an array of the different knife rarity, common, uncommon, rare, legendary, godly, and chroma. The problem is that the percentages do not add up to 100% so it will probably be more complex than I think it will. Last week I started my code and worked on drawing the designs for the knives. This week I’m looking forward to experimenting with javascript in hopes of getting the project to work.

Entry 07

This week I made a thanksgiving project! This was my first real project which uses javascript so I’m pretty proud of it. I created a function which sets the inner text of a div to a random word selected from a word bank I made with math random. I then added an event listener that listens for a click and then changes the inner text again. I won’t tell you what it changes to so it’s a surprise for you to see when you check out my projects page. The rest of this project was done in CSS.

Entry 06

One thing I tried to make this week was a website where divs would appear and change color when you click on them. I had trouble figuring out how to do this and in the end the website still didn’t work. I am going to schedule a lab so I can get some help.

Entry 05

This week I got help on how to change a div when I hover over another div. I used addEventListener to successfully get my page to function how I wanted it to. The event listener “listens” for when your mouse hovers over the window by using mouseenter and mouseleave. It tells you which window you are hovering over so you know what you are clicking on and gives you instructions on what to do when you aren't clicking on anything. With this addition, my website is almost done! The only thing I have left to do is change up the divs so the site maintains its appearance on different sized windows.

Entry 04

In Javascript a variable is basically a new thing. The comparison that helps me understand functions is comparing them to recipes. They are the instructions but they also need instructions to work. In my most rescind codesketch I used functions to create the divs on the page. One important thing I learned in js is document.getElementById(“”) which gets an element in your code. I tried to incorporate functions into my main website page but I couldn't figure out how.

Entry 03

In CS1 we learned how to make animations this week! I used this skill to make my first project called “heart animation.” It’s very simple but I think it looks good. I won’t tell you what it is though because you have to look for yourself :). One thing that frustrated me while making this project was that I had trouble getting the image I wanted to show up on the website. I solved this by using the inspect feature we were taught to figure out the problem!

Entry 02

This week I tried brainstorming an idea for my first project. I think it will be cool to have it change depending on the time of day but I’m not completely sure yet. I’m really excited about making my website look good so that is what I spent the week doing. I drew the background images for my journal and projects pages on my iPad. Now I just need to make the projects to put in the pages!

Entry 01

Hello! This is my first entry ever! I’ve learned so much in CS1 so far just after a few sessions! My favorite thing I learned was how to make divs because it has been really useful in making my website so far. My website is going along well and right now I'm working on my goal to complete the front page of my website. I think I've made good progress but I’m currently stuck on how to make one div appear in front of another.