My wikiHow Experience

Christina Stuart’s wikiHow experienced has been a wild ride for her, and it was definitely something she would want to do again. There were many ways she had to communicate for her wiki page, including her photos that were taken, references and information from another wiki. Along with her own personal experience, sharing information on the topics in class, managing the project, a step by step guide on instructions, and communicating with others about a topic.

           When she first started her wikiHow page, it started off with a couple of thoughts and ideas. She came up three ideas for a wiki page that wasn’t up on the site yet. All three of the ideas she came up on her own from her own personal experiences. When she got to class to discuss the three ideas, her classmates and teacher gave back some feedback on how she can write a 600 word wiki page. They told her why they would be interested on clicking the page and how it does or doesn’t draw in attention. The classmates told her which idea they think is best and would get a lot of views. By communicating with the classmates about each of her topics, made it easier to decide which topic she would be choosing for her wikiHow page. She also gave feedback to other students on their wikiHow page ideas, and believes it made their decision easier to make by doing so.

          When she finally picked out the topic for the wiki page, she had to double check if the idea wasn’t on wikiHow. The topic has to deal with essential oils, so of course there were remedies and recipes dealing with essential oils. But, she made the topic be very specific so that there wouldn’t be a page already on it. She looked up different headache treatments on wikiHow, and also looked up essential oils remedies. None had mentioned on how to cure headaches with an essential oil roller ball. She found ways to treat aches and pains with essential oils, so she thought she could come up with a way to cure headaches for people who are on the go. Here is a link of a wikiHow page on how to apply essential oils, which she used as one of my references for the page.
http://www.wikihow.com/Apply-Essential-Oils

          The next step to communicate with her project was to manage it and to make a step by step progress. She had to figure out all of the steps that go into a wiki page such as, ingredients, directions, warnings and tips. She had to do research on where people could buy the ingredients for the roller ball remedy.

http://www.amazon.com/Pack-STAINLESS-Refillable-Fragrance-Essential/dp/B010TWN80W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456078489&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=essential+oil+roller+bottles&psc=1

          She had to come up with her own step by step directions. Instead of looking up directions online, she asked her sister because she knows a lot about essential oils. Christina had to communicate with her to figure out the exact amount of essential oils she needed to make for the roller ball. Her sister told Christina her way of doing this process, so she borrowed her sister’s ideas and came up with the rest on her own.

         The next step to communicate with the wikiHow was to take photos of the steps to make the roller ball. She had to plan out what kind of pictures she should take that will match the description of the step. She wrote down all of the steps to make it easier for herself to create photographs for that step. She took clear and simple pictures of the product so people can understand and do on their own. To find out what kind of pictures she should be taking, she looked up several wiki pages on recipes to see how the pictures were taken and how many were on the page. Here is a wiki page that helped her on what kind of pictures to take.

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-Bar-Soap

        The pictures were very important to communicate in my wiki page, because without them, people wouldn’t know what kind of roller ball to use for the product. With her pictures, people can fully understand what to do when they try it on their own. They can see how she puts the drops into the bottle and see what fractionated coconut oil looks like. With her pictures, people can get a good idea on where to apply the oil on the body. She has a picture of the mixture being applied to a forehead and the back of a neck. You can also see the actual size of the rollerball when she took a picture of it going into a purse.

       To help maintain my project Christina had to edit her page on the advanced editing on wikiHow. She had to work on the advanced editing because it was easier to code the page that way. Sometimes, the wiki page wouldn’t save when she clicked on save, so she would lose her work often. A way to prevent her from starting all over again was to save her work on a separate word document. That way when all of my work didn’t save, she could open up the word document and copy and paste it back onto the wiki page. When she copied and pasted the wiki page onto my word document, she would also add in the coding so she knew where which codes go where on the page. However, when her page didn’t get saved, her pictures would be gone as well. Therefore she had to go back and upload all of her pictures back onto the page. For future reference, everyone who makes a wiki page should save all of their work on a separate word document because the wikiHow site isn’t very dependable on saving your work.

            Christina has learned a lot about what goes into making a wiki page for this project and she knows a lot more about how important it is to always have a backup file in hand. She hopes her wiki page is well communicated to people who are looking at the page and hopes people can find it easy to follow along the guidelines.

http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-a-Headache-with-an-Essential-Oils-Roller-Ball

The Timeline of the World Wide Web

  The World Wide Web Is Like a Chameleon Changing Colors

 The World Web started off as Web 1.0 and then into Web 2.0. Even though the Web changed from 1.0 to 2.0, there is a huge difference between the two. Web 2.0 is what we are using today and will continue to use it for a while. Web 2.0 is anything from looking something up on the internet, online shopping and social media. It allows me to look at my Facebook account and post a video on my friend’s wall. Web 2.0 allows people to easily contact and interact with each other, and maintain relationships from all over the world. Everyone gets to post about their opinion and look up whatever they desire. Web 3.0 is an updated Web 2.0 with a more advanced way of looking up data. Instead of trying to find, for example, “Boots” online in the Google Search engine, it will make you narrow the search by saying, tan colored low heel booties from wherever. When I look up results in Google, it gives me millions of pages to choose from, but with Web 3.0 my results are narrowed down to what I actually want to find. I do believe Web 2.0 has lived up to hype when it grew out of 1.0, because it has offered more opportunities for people to get their words out there. 2.0 has offered many people to create their own blogs such as this one. Freelance journalism became a thing because of 2.0 along with social media. People can now put out their own content for the whole world to see, and people can get instant feedback from others. I can comment on people's YouTube videos and voice my opinion. Of course it’s a way to bring other people down, have you seen YouTube comments on videos... yikes! 2.0 has networked people from all over together. Users on the internet can now connect and make relations with multiple people on the Web. Social media allows people to post about their own lives and comment on others. Ever wonder about the life of Miley Cyrus? Just follow her on Instagram and you can view, “like” and comment on her photos. It's so easy for people to gather information on 1.0 and 2.0, but in 2.0 people can give back information as well. On 1.0 people could only look at their screen and take in information only. With 2.0 people can interact with the internet and have their voices heard. I believe the change from 2.0 is a positive action because it allows more freedom to the people. It’s so easy to look up something you need to find on the internet and look up reviews on that product, or recipe. I think Web 3.0 is going to be a whole different ball game because of the advanced searching. It will allow us to skip over information we don't need which is good, but a lot of people’s content, if it’s broad won’t get searched or reviewed. Web 3.0 will do all the dirty work for us which will only make us even lazier! I think we have it so good with 2.0 and by advancing to 3.0 will only make us more impatient with instant information.

The Changing World Wide Web

The World Wide Web has changed into three different stages, Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and then into Web 3.0. All three stages are very much different from each other and have evolved so quickly. Web 1.0 is the first World Wide Web and it’s a way to look up and gather information. According to howstuffworks.com, Web 1.0 is static. It is stated that, "They contain information that might be useful, but there’s no reason for a visitor to return to the site later." A webpage in a 1.0 stays the same and it never changes, therefore it doesn't update at all. With Web 1.0, visitors can on visit the sites and can’t interact with them at all. Unlike the Web now, in Web 1.0, you could not click on links on websites that takes you to another site. The webpage was one website that you can only look at and not interact with. Web 2.0 is a giant step from Web 1.0 in which it functions with user’s involvement. Web 2.0 enables users to comment and interact with the Web such as commenting on a Wikipedia page, or sharing a tweet on Twitter. People come back to the same websites to interact, unlike websites in 1.0. People using Web 2.0 can share content with one another and can network with people from all over the world. According to Whatis.com, Web 2.0 allows people to voice their opinions. The article stated, "Websites that enable users to contribute, collaborate and edit site content. Wikipedia is one of the oldest and best-known wiki-based sites." Wikipedia is a page in which people can look up information and also add to that page of information. Social media is a big part to Web 2.0. It allows people to connect with one another though Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and many more platforms. People can now meet on the internet and make relationships out of them. Web 2.0 is very interactive and it involves a lot of networking. Web 3.0 is a step up from 2.0 and is very much different from the other two versions of the Web. In Web 3.0, the search engines are more advanced in which instead of getting broad results, users will get specific results to what they are searching for. According to howstuffworks.com, web 3.0 will make results simpler and easier. The article says, "Instead of multiple searches, you might type a complex sentence or two in your Web 3.0 browser, and the Web will do the rest." When users look up certain information on their browser, the computer will remember what you looked up and will show you stuff that is similar to what you looked up. The browser will mention things, or places you would like and will act like your very own personal assistant. 
      All three Web versions are very much different, but they all are contributed into making the newest World Wide Web.

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-101.htm

http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Web-20-or-Web-2

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/web-30.htm

wikiHow draft- Cure Headaches With Essential Oils On The Go

Isn’t it the worst when you get a massive headache at work or school and you don’t have any medicine to take to fight it off? One way to cure headaches on the go is by using essential oils! You can use essential oils for a lot of different things, including curing headaches. With certain types of the essential oils, your headache will be gone in no time. It’s a way to heal your body naturally, and it smells amazing!

            Ingredients:

1.      Any brand of essential oils frankincense.

2.      Any brand of essential oils peppermint.

3.      Coconut oil (fractionated: which is coconut oil that has turned into the whole oil, it is completely liquid.) 

4.      Glass roller ball (preferably 10 ml).

5. Any type of blank stickers small enough to fit on a 0.5 x 0.5 x 3 inch bottle. 

6. A disposable plastic pipet dropper.

Steps:

1.      Take your roller ball glass container and unscrew the cap of the bottle.

2.      Pour 3 drops of the frankincense essential oils right into the bottle.

3.      Pour 2 drops of the peppermint essential oils right into the bottle as well.

4.      Take any fractionated (liquidized) coconut oil and pour into the glass bottle all the way to the top. It doesn’t have to be a certain measurement, just as long as you’re filling the rest up with it.

5.      Put the roller ball cap back on the bottle and screw on tightly.

6.      Shake the bottle a tiny bit, don’t go crazy on shaking it.  

7.       Label the bottle with a sticker noting what kind of mixture it is made for and what ingredients are in it.

8.      Apply to anywhere on the body. For stress,  apply on your forehead, back of neck and shoulders. Wherever you feel stressed out would be a good place to roll the mixture on.

9.      If you have tension on your body, apply on the neck, shoulders and the bottoms of your feet. The feet is where people have the biggest pores, so the oils will spread throughout the body from there. The feet also have the best circulation spot.

10.  You can take your rollerball on the go to work, school and even keep it at home as a natural remedy.

Tips:

1.      You don’t have to stick with the exact amount of drops mentioned above, you can drop as many or few drops to whatever your preference is.

2.      You can purchase a glass roller ball anywhere on the internet. 10 ml is the average size used.

3.      Stickers placed on the bottles would be helpful to keep track what mixture you made and what are the ingredients.

Warnings:

1.      Don’t get the mixture and essential oils into your eyes, if you do, immediately wash your eyes out with cold water, it will burn!

2.      The essential oils have a very strong smell to them.

3.   Keep out of reach from young children. 

Why Essential Oils?
Essential oils can be used for anything such as cooking, face masks and of course curing headaches and sinus infections. You can use any type of essential oil for different uses on the body. Clove is meant to cure sinus infections and frankensece and peppermint are mean to cure headaches. The reason frankensce and peppermint are used to cure headaches is because......

Conclusion:

After completing all of my steps on how to make your own essential oils roller ball, you can successfully cure any headaches and tensions on your body. You will feel good and healthy about yourself knowing that this treatment is all natural.

           

wikiHow Dreaming

There are several “life hacks” Christina Stuart does religiously at her house or on her own that she would love to share to the world. They are main ideas that are already on the Internet, but the three of hers are not up on wikiHow yet, and they have been tweaked in her own way. All three of her wikiHow ideas were made up from her own life experiences.

The first wikiHow idea is to how to get your dog to eat their dog food with coconut oil. Christina wanted to create this wikiHow for all of the dog owners out there that have had trouble getting their dog to eat. You can get your dog wet food to get them to eat. But, they will gain weight like crazy due to the unhealthy wet food. Instead of using wet food, you can replace it with coconut oil. Coconut oil is safe for dogs to eat and it’s very good for them. You mix the melted oil in with the dry food. Dogs go crazy for coconut oil and will eat all of their dry food. It’s a healthy way to getting your dog to start eating again.

The second wikiHow idea is to how to cure headaches with essential oils on the go. Any essential oils are good for your soul, literally! To get rid of headaches on the go, you can make your own home made essential oils roller ball. It’s a way to cure headaches with natural products. To make you need to get any brand of essential oils, frankincense, peppermint and coconut oil. Then you mix together and put the mixture into a glass roller ball, which you can get from anywhere online. You can take the roller ball to work and apply it on your forehead, and let the oils sink into your skin.

The third wikiHow is to how to figure out what factors are causing you to break out. The wikiHow page will be an easy checklist for people to determine what the actual cause of their acne is. There will be different sections as you scroll down the pages of the many factors that cause acne. An example would be a list of factors from wearing makeup. Makeup could be the reason for breaking out, which will follow by makeup brushes, and pillowcases not being washed. Or not using the right face wash for your skin type. Also if you work with food grease, that could cause acne as well.

I hope one of these three wikiHow ideas are eligible to be put onto the wikiHow website. It would be an amazing opportunity to let people know how to do something with Christina’s directions!

The Social Media Monster

Social media has evolved so much in the past ten years, and it will keep on changing as years to come. The first type of social media I can remember was MySpace. My parents wouldn't let me make a MySpace account, so I obeyed their decision, even though my two older sisters rebelled and secretly had their own MySpace accounts! I created a Facebook account years later and that's when Facebook really took off. Facebook was aimed more towards the younger generation, and eventually adults started to jump on board with Facebook. Since I made my Facebook account, there have been multiple social media outlets that have been born over the years. Today there is Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and many more. Social media over the years has changed the daily life of a human being. Every day, almost every hour, someone is checking their Twitter timeline or posting a picture of what they had for lunch. Social media has become more complex than it used to be, it has a huge control on society. Social media is intrusive in the way that it is pushed on people’s lives. People are now posting everything they want to on social media, and that's scary. There are crazy tweets, pictures and rumors being spread throughout social media like wild fire. People have no filter while posting on their social media accounts, therefore making fools of themselves. People who are using social media have the responsibly to post what they think is appropriate to post. Users on Facebook should really reconsider posting that picture of them doing a keg stand looking drunk as a skunk. Some day that person will apply to a job and if the manager finds that picture in your Facebook photos, you can kiss away the chance of getting that job. An extreme example how social media was used in a negative way was when news reporter Alison Parker and camera man Adam Ward were shot and killed on a live newscast. Parker and Ward were broadcasting their daily morning newscast when an ex co-worker came up to them on live air and shot them both to death. Obviously it was shown on that local TV station, but CNN and other news outlets had that video and posted it on Twitter and Facebook. The video went viral all over Twitter and Facebook of these two human beings getting killed. The video that was shown all over social media was not only graphic but disrespectful to Parkers and Wards family. They are constantly watching their loved ones all over social media and are being remembered by getting killed on camera and not reporting on camera. Social media in the future will dramatically change from how it is now. I hope to see it used for more positive events than negative events. In my opinion, social media is a monster that can’t be tamed, and it will continue to have a negative effect on people’s lives. Social media needs more control.