Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Design Brief
The problem that my group is trying to solve is that we are trying to raise awareness of Digital Health and Wellness. I have found some websites that explain how dangerous technology use can become when people use it more than what they should. For my PSA, I am planning to just make a video with pictures that demonstrate how technology can be dangerous and explaining some information. Some materials that I will use is only the computer and the internet to find the images of my choice. I will probably use a slow light sounded song in the background.
Monday, November 14, 2011
Guided Notes
DIGITAL COMMUNICATION GUIDED NOTES
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You may use during QUIA activity.
| 1.Digital Communication is the electronic exchange of information. (10 point) |
| 2.Who uses Digital Communication ? almost everyone . |
| 3.Southpark cartoon discusses how on Facebook can change your life. (10 point) |
| 4.How do we use Digital Communication? Texting messages, email, instant messaging, video calls,and media sites. (10 point) |
| 5.What is the potential for misuse? Allows anyone’s information to become public. (10 point) |
6.Where is the danger for misuse that impacts you daily? Everywhere. (10 point)
FACEBOOK MANNERS
7.What is the expected time you believe is appropriate to change your FB status? In your free time.(10 point)
8.What is your opinion about FB manners? I think that they do make sense and they should be followed to be on the safe side. (10 point)
9. What are the benefits of Digital Communication? It’s a fast and easy way to communicate with everyone and it is also doesn’t affect the environment.
(10 point)
10. What is your opinion? Is this proper use of digital communication? I think that it does make sense and it is proper use of communication. (10 point)
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Digital Health and Wellness
So far I've been researching a lot and looking for reliable sources to use. I am still not sure of what type of PSA I am going to do, so I need to get together with my partner to agree on it. We either have the option of making a real video or just making a video that consists of images and factual information.
PSA PLAN worksheet
- What issue/ topic did you choose? Digital Health and Wellness
- Why is this important? It is important because people should know the dangers of using technology.
- Who do you want to reach? (target audience) Everyone, but mainly the youth.
- What is the behavior your looking to change? I want to open people's eyes so that they realize the danger that they are facing.
- Why doesn’t the audience already engage in this behavior? Because the dangers aren't as obvious as other things.
- What emotional appeal can you make? I can make an emotional appeal of safety and cautious.
- Belonging; Power/Control; Fun: Safety;
- Put your audience in a situation/scenario where the issue would come up in their lives. People sometimes become addicted to technology without them noticing thus causing mental problems.
- Where are they? (setting) In their desk staring at their computer monitor.
- Who is there? (characters)Adults, but mostly teenagers.
- What’s’ going on around them? ( ambient sound) Different things that require physical activity, but they rather stay and use the computer.
- What are they saying? (dialogue) "I rather be on Facebook"
- Who is message brought to you by? ( Station; organization) IDEA College Prep Students
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
How does Digital Health & Wellness impact your future digital footprint?
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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Thesis Statement- Digital Health & Wellness
Digital Health and Wellness is the physical and psychological well-being in a technology world. This is a very important matter because safety is always first. People have been known to become addicted the Internet and this causes psychological problems. Physical problems may also occur like eye damage and repetitive stress syndrome. Internet users should be taught that there are dangers in technology that might damage their health (mentally or physically).
Monday, October 24, 2011
Vocabulary Homework
Good etiquette is required when visiting a fancy place.

When in school, you should be in the best conduct.

People should have good manners and an excellent courtesy.
I hate receiving flames, but it is inevitable.
People shouldn't troll because it's disrespectful and it just causes problems.
I once got an anonymous note and I never found out who sent it to me.
In modern day, people use emoticons in almost every sentence.
It is obvious that he likes soccer.

Sometimes it is hard to find the tone of a text.

SMS facilitates the use of Microsoft.

It is ethical to open the door for others.

It is unethical to disrespect the teachers in school.

I wish it were legal for 15 year olds to drive without an adult.

The Boolean Search is very helpful to find things.

The URL for Google is google.com.

When in school, you should be in the best conduct.
People should have good manners and an excellent courtesy.

I hate receiving flames, but it is inevitable.

People shouldn't troll because it's disrespectful and it just causes problems.

I once got an anonymous note and I never found out who sent it to me.

In modern day, people use emoticons in almost every sentence.
It is obvious that he likes soccer.

Sometimes it is hard to find the tone of a text.

SMS facilitates the use of Microsoft.
It is ethical to open the door for others.

It is unethical to disrespect the teachers in school.

I wish it were legal for 15 year olds to drive without an adult.

The Boolean Search is very helpful to find things.

The URL for Google is google.com.
vocab
| ETIQUETTE | guides us in proper behavior on the Internet. There are widely accepted rules of behavior to follow when you're online. It is very important to learn and follow these rules. |
| CONDUCT | personal behavior; way of acting |
| COURTESY | a courteous act or expression |
| FLAME | A searing e-mail or newsgroup message in which the writer attacks another participant in overly harsh, and often personal, terms. Flames are an unfortunate, but inevitable, |
| TROLL | To deliberately post derogatory or inflammatory comments to a community forum, chat room, newsgroup and/or a blog in order to bait other users into responding. |
| ANONYMOUS | something or someone that is unknown; undiscovered. Anonymity, the state where a person's name and other personally identifying ... |
| EMOTICON | A smiley is often used in text communications to convey an emotion with a message. |
| OBVIOUS | easily perceived or understood clearly |
| TONE | the manner of expression in writing |
| SMS | Short for Systems Management Server, a set of tools from Microsoft that assists in managing PCs connected to a local-area network (LAN). |
| ETHICAL | is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and bad, ... |
| UNETHICAL | behavior should be reported Unethical Behavior - It's Impact on ... After all, unethical behavior that is not illegal frequently falls in a grey |
| LEGAL | based on or concerned with the law |
| BOOLEAN SEARCH | A type of search allowing users to combine keywords with operators such as AND, NOT and OR to further produce more relevant results. For example, a Boolean search could be "hotel" AND "New York". This would limit the search results to only those documents containing the two keywords. |
| URL | Abbreviation of Uniform Resource Locator, the global address of documents and other resources on the World Wide Web. |
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Evaluation
I think that my final product turned out to be pretty good. I was able to explain what the design cycle was, but I still need to make a survey and test out a 6th grade student.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
My progress
My progress
So far this is my progress on my video, I have completed most of the dialogue between my characters, and all I need is the finishing scene. For the most part, this is what my first design is going to look like.
So far this is my progress on my video, I have completed most of the dialogue between my characters, and all I need is the finishing scene. For the most part, this is what my first design is going to look like.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Progress
Today I managed to create the first scene for my video. This first scene consists of a character coming up to the other character and explaining what he learned in school today.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Three Design Ideas for GoAnimate
First Design:
For my first design, I have planned to create an animated video showing a couple of characters discussing the Design Cycle and what it is.
Second Design:
For my second design I intend to create a video that demonstrates the characters actually using the Design Cycle in order to solve a product.
Third Design:
For my last design, I plan to create an animated video that describes the Design Cycle and just informs the viewer/6th grader. This video should have detailed and specific information.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Chart
My total is near 200 minutes divided by 60 that is about 3 hours. Now I can plan how I will use each day from now until October 11 to complete my project.
(September 30) Day 1 - 35 mins: Finish up the Design process and start the next.
(October 1) Day 2 -35 mins: Officially start the create process.
(October 2) Day 3-35 mins : Create the three designs and choose the most efficient.
(October 3) Day 4-35 mins:
(October 4) Day 5-35 mins:
(October 5) Day 6-35 mins: Evaluation
Reflection
In the past few days we have been working on the "Investigate" part of the Design Cycle and I would give my progress a score of 5-6 (95/100). I have been working on this section of the Design Cycle and I'm almost done with it, all I need is to formulate a design specification. I have decided to give myself this score because I have identified and described the problem which is how to explain the Design Cycle to a 6th grader. In order to solve this problem, I have studied and analyzed some solutions like GoAnimate and an animated flip book to create my final product which will explain the Design Cycle to the 6th grader. I have compared and contrasted these two programs and I have evaluated on how the final product would look like and which one would be better.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Design Specification
1. The animated video from GoAnimate is designed to educate a 6th grader about the design cycle.
2. The final product should be simple to use/see and it should grab the 6th grader's attention. The final product should be able to explain the Design Cycle to a student as small as a 6th grader.
Design Brief
10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.
I will be making a GoAnimate video explaining the stages of the Design Cycle. I am going to create an animated video to explain the Design Cycle to a 6th grader.
11. What are the requirements for this assignment?
I am going to have a few ideas drawn out of what I want to create.
12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?
Some limitations are that we don't have class everyday so time is cut short and we can't loose any time if I want to complete the final product on time.
13. How will you "test" your project?
I will try to show my final product to a 6th grader and get his opinion on my final product.
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