GFH Module 2- Rose- Get Happy!- Class #1- Draft 1

For my Health Game, “Get Happy!”, players will roll a dice to battle who can get to the end of the stressful road to happiness first. The stressful road will include situations/ picking up a card where they must come up with a coping mechanism in 10 seconds or else they lose their turn/ take […]

Rose Spuhler- Motivation Video- Class #1- Motivation- Module 1

For the first article I am reading for this project, I chose to read “Motivation Is Not Really Required To Succeed” by Aytekin Tank. He talks about how how in situations like a building burning, we do not need any motivation to get out of the building. However, in low-stake scenarios, we tend to procrastinate […]

Rose Spuhler- Health Apps Blog Post- Class #1- Health App Review- Module 3

For Module 3 of the Round 3 projects I compared the apps Calm and Headspace. Both apps are used as a source of meditation and calming. After reviewing the apps, they did differ in a few features. I enjoyed the Calm app much more than the Headspace app. I thought Calm had a lot more […]

Rose Spuhler- Health Apps Blog Post- Class #1- Health App Review- Module 2

I chose to review the app “Calm”. This app is used for meditation and peace. Calm is free and is available for iPhone and Android users. I found this app to be very beneficial in teaching me new ways to calm myself myself. The app offers a range of different reasoning for meditation: sleep, anxiety, […]

GFH Module 1- Rose- Class #1- Fun Games for Learning!

The game I played for round 1 was the mobile app “Peak- Brain Training”. This app is available for iPhones and Androids. Peak tests your brains ability to do things, such as remembering, puzzles, etc. They offer a variety of different tests based on what you want to improve. Below are pictures of the different […]

Rose Spuhler- Reflection #3- Weeks 5 and 6

In the first article I decided to reflect on this week, titled “4 Reasons Video Games Are Good For Your Health (According To American Psychological Association)”, we learn about ways video games can actually be beneficial to peoples health. Typically, we are told video games effect our health negatively and are told to be careful […]

Rose Spuhler- Health Apps Blog Post- Class #1- Health App Review- Module 1

For this round of our projects, I will be evaluating the nturition apps “MyFitnessPal” and “Fooducate”. Both of these apps are for tracking calories, and give you a certain calorie target based on one’s fitness goals. While I am exploring these apps similarities, I will also be diving into how they are different and which […]

Photo editing- PS Express- Rose Spuhler- Round 2- Class 1- Module 3

For module 3 of the round 2 projects, I reviewed the photo editing app “PS Express”. This app is also known as “Adobe Photoshop Express”. PS Express allows you to take an ordinary photo and add filters, edit things from the pictures (saturation, clarity, etc.), and much more. You can download the free app in […]

Rose Spuhler- Editing Photos- Class #1- Photo- Module 2

An article I read on Flipboard titled “Five Unconventional Landscape Photography Techniques” to learn more about landscape pictures. These type of pictures are defiantly my favorite to take and I enjoy them the most. This article taught me that when taking a landscape photo the main thing I should focus on is capturing detail. The […]

Rose Spuhler – Photo Lessons – Class #1- Photo- Module 1

Learning a new skill can be very confusing and frustrating at times. However, having the right resources to guide you along the way can turn it into a positive learning experience. For me, taking professional pictures is something I do not have much skill set in. I learned a lot in the basics of taking […]