Norberto "Kiké" Joya
Third Year SMASH Scholar
Assignment 1 | Assignment 2 | Assignment 3
Assignment 4 | Final Project | Extra Stuff
John O' Connell High School
San Francisco, Ca

I've always been exposed to all kinds of media. Since I was a kid I’ve always watched TV, listened to the radio with my cousins and family. When I got to the 6th grade I was exposed to computers and was awed by how it works. The one great thing about computers is that it lets us use the internet which not only lets you connect to websites but with people too using instant messaging client or program which of course makes internet more effective to use. I am more exposed to the internet on a daily basis since I’m almost always surrounded by computers. I think all these types of media help us connect to people and also because we can use them as a form of entertainment, education because we can use online encyclopedia’s or take online classes, advertising because we can use them to buy or sell products. Overall I think we all benefit from using them.


Assignment One - Personal Profile & Statement: Media & Me
the first assignment wasn't too hard since i remembered parts of my past that had to do with technology. it was cool because it made me realize that i'm surrounded by technology. It also made me notice that technology benefits us all in many ways from education to sales and advertising. I learned how to make hyperlinks from words that i choose to be clicked on so the person can be directed to a URL about it.

Assignment Two - Montage: What's In A Name?

This assignment was just easy and actually more fun than the last. i thought it was going ot be really hard but it was easy when trevor and simon explained what we had to do. i learned how to use Photoshop and it's tools to mess around with any picture. after i got comfortable using it i began to play around with various pictures. I then looked up for things that represent me like flags of where my family is from and things like soccer, san francisco b/c it's my hometown, and super mario b/c he was always my favorite video game character,from which people can learn about me.


Assignment Three - Flash Presentation: What's In A Word?

Assignment Four - Flash Poll: "Mulit-Poll" Choices
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Final Project - Flash Game: Pick Your Own Path
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Extra Stuff
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