Today we had abit of an easy going day as today we had to work in groups of four to create our own control system for a green house using program related feature such as coding. This task is linked in with the unit we have currently just started. Like many other in the class and in my group, i found it a tough challenge at first but got through it in the end.
Before our group could really get into thing on this task we all had to go for our one of two speaking and listening exam. That went very well and we all contributed well to the discussion and made some very good points. once everyone in the class had done it we were called into Catherines office and she told us that we had passed. I was very relieved as i knew all i had to do is pass the second speaking and listening by doing a presentation on what ever i want.
when we came back we had forgotten where we were in the task so we read over everything and got on with it after a while we were stumped. we had managed to get everything else except the water gauge part. so in the end we tried our hardest but it didn't come off so we watched how john did it and sort of understood it so we had another go at it. by lunch time most people was rather confused so John decided to move on to the task that we had started yesterday. i started my presentation and got about five or six slides done by the time it came to finish the day on that unit.
Today was also the day that the level threes stayed behind longer to go onto another unit. this unit was the 2D animation. what me and Dan had to do was to present and pitch our idea to John, both of us knew that we didnt have enough information but we both knew what was going on and what the animation was going to be like.
Overall today was a challenging day but i managed to get through it. I am glad John gave us the task to do as we were then able to understand what we would have to do in the programming unit.
Sunday, 28 April 2013
Monday 22nd April
Today we were all introduced to a new Unit, I think everyone was a bit relieved that we were moving on from the last unit which was animation as it became a bit tedious.
The new unit John introduced to us was Programming it seemed okay at first but then it got more technical and by lunch maybe even break everyone was very confused and not to sure of what to think of it as it is a very hard unit.
I was rather confused but as the day progressed i got the hang of it a little bit but not much much like others in the class. Most of the day I was trying to get grips of Data types and collecting info as John said that one is a tough one.
I still need to do extensive research into this unit to understand it, but by the end of it i'm sure I will be able to understand almost everything.
By the end of the day i was rather knackered trying to understand all what we have been taught today but I have learnt things about programming that I didn't know before. These things are the different types of programming, that's what I mostly learnt today.
Today was a bit of a panicy day to try and understand everything we were being taught. I did and didn't like it; I liked the day because we moved on to a new unit and i am looking forward to programming. I didn't like the day as there is too much that we need to understand but in the end it will be all worth it.
The new unit John introduced to us was Programming it seemed okay at first but then it got more technical and by lunch maybe even break everyone was very confused and not to sure of what to think of it as it is a very hard unit.
I was rather confused but as the day progressed i got the hang of it a little bit but not much much like others in the class. Most of the day I was trying to get grips of Data types and collecting info as John said that one is a tough one.
I still need to do extensive research into this unit to understand it, but by the end of it i'm sure I will be able to understand almost everything.
By the end of the day i was rather knackered trying to understand all what we have been taught today but I have learnt things about programming that I didn't know before. These things are the different types of programming, that's what I mostly learnt today.
Today was a bit of a panicy day to try and understand everything we were being taught. I did and didn't like it; I liked the day because we moved on to a new unit and i am looking forward to programming. I didn't like the day as there is too much that we need to understand but in the end it will be all worth it.
Thursday 18th April
Today was the level threes day. Today we were cracking on with our second animation unit where we had the choice to work in groups. We were all thinking of what we could do but most most of us had already came up with the ideas and vaguely planned out what was going to happen much like me and Dan have already done.
Our Animation is about the life of a computer from being born going all the way to the end and passing away. It is basically the reflection of the human life but put into a computer form.
I am really looking forward to actually getting down to business and making the whole animation as it is a fun unit to do and you get to bond with fellow class mates.
As Dan was off doing other things that he was asked to do, I was getting on with some other work until he came back. When Dan did come back we cracked on with the story board of the animation. We had to do a story board so we knew what will happen in each scene. Also if we were to give someone our animation and they had to make it from scratch they would have the story board to guide them on how to make our animation.
Today I also jotted down everything we would need for our animation and expanded on them, to say why we needed these things.
Overall today was an enjoyable day as i was able to relax and get work done. It was also good planning out the animation with Dan as we could really come together and put our idea down on paper so we can put it into action next Thursday.
Our Animation is about the life of a computer from being born going all the way to the end and passing away. It is basically the reflection of the human life but put into a computer form.
I am really looking forward to actually getting down to business and making the whole animation as it is a fun unit to do and you get to bond with fellow class mates.
As Dan was off doing other things that he was asked to do, I was getting on with some other work until he came back. When Dan did come back we cracked on with the story board of the animation. We had to do a story board so we knew what will happen in each scene. Also if we were to give someone our animation and they had to make it from scratch they would have the story board to guide them on how to make our animation.
Today I also jotted down everything we would need for our animation and expanded on them, to say why we needed these things.
Overall today was an enjoyable day as i was able to relax and get work done. It was also good planning out the animation with Dan as we could really come together and put our idea down on paper so we can put it into action next Thursday.
Sunday, 21 April 2013
Wednesday 17 April
Today is a half day for me so this blog wont be that long as I wouldn't have done much.
Today we had a starter that involved a game that tested out IT knowledge by giving us a variety of questions. The game was very much like deal or no deal where you would pick your starting box and then answer questions, if you were able to get the question right then you could pick a box. once you pick the box it would open and show you a letter (a grade) and then move on to the next question. after I had finished the game and played it a couple of time the best grade I could achieve was an A.
once that was all over with, I got on with some work which is to carry on with the animation I have been doing over the past couple of days. I managed to complete two more scenes for the day, managed to make the characters arms and most of the body move, which is what my aim was. I was happy with my progress and hope to finish it very soon.
Today was a good day, relaxing like usual and I am now off to have a good game of golf on the course with my grandad, in the strong wind.
Today we had a starter that involved a game that tested out IT knowledge by giving us a variety of questions. The game was very much like deal or no deal where you would pick your starting box and then answer questions, if you were able to get the question right then you could pick a box. once you pick the box it would open and show you a letter (a grade) and then move on to the next question. after I had finished the game and played it a couple of time the best grade I could achieve was an A.
once that was all over with, I got on with some work which is to carry on with the animation I have been doing over the past couple of days. I managed to complete two more scenes for the day, managed to make the characters arms and most of the body move, which is what my aim was. I was happy with my progress and hope to finish it very soon.
Today was a good day, relaxing like usual and I am now off to have a good game of golf on the course with my grandad, in the strong wind.
Tuesday 16th April
Today was TED Tuesday and the first one since we had our three week Easter holiday.
Today's TED was different from other tuesdays as this TED test was not getting a multiple choice questionnaire pop up on our computer screen, instead John gave us all a piece of paper to write the answers down on. after we had all finished we had to swap our paper with someone near by and let them mark our answers. we had 9 questions all together and when I received my paper back I got 8 out of 9 which was joint top of the class with Jake. I was rather please with myself for getting that score. I definitely preferred doing it this way as it gets you thinking more when there isn't multiple choices to pick from.
After that was all done with I continued with my animation. I managed to complete two more scenes today as I needed to create some other stuff i need to put in my animation which took a fair amount of time but I am happy with what I have got so far. its nothing professional obviously but its the I can do that matters at the end if the day.
After lunch, John told everyone that we will be having a discussion to prepare us a bit for our speaking and listening exam.
He gave us a site to look at and the class in half so there were one that would argue for and another that would ague against. he gave us 10 minutes to research and look at the website he had given us, this was about a memory stick where overwrite all your very important data on your old computer with educational programs and then you are able to donate the computer to give it to the less fortunate children I other countries.
Today was a pretty good day as I got completed what I wanted to and hope to keep on doing that.
Today's TED was different from other tuesdays as this TED test was not getting a multiple choice questionnaire pop up on our computer screen, instead John gave us all a piece of paper to write the answers down on. after we had all finished we had to swap our paper with someone near by and let them mark our answers. we had 9 questions all together and when I received my paper back I got 8 out of 9 which was joint top of the class with Jake. I was rather please with myself for getting that score. I definitely preferred doing it this way as it gets you thinking more when there isn't multiple choices to pick from.
After that was all done with I continued with my animation. I managed to complete two more scenes today as I needed to create some other stuff i need to put in my animation which took a fair amount of time but I am happy with what I have got so far. its nothing professional obviously but its the I can do that matters at the end if the day.
After lunch, John told everyone that we will be having a discussion to prepare us a bit for our speaking and listening exam.
He gave us a site to look at and the class in half so there were one that would argue for and another that would ague against. he gave us 10 minutes to research and look at the website he had given us, this was about a memory stick where overwrite all your very important data on your old computer with educational programs and then you are able to donate the computer to give it to the less fortunate children I other countries.
Today was a pretty good day as I got completed what I wanted to and hope to keep on doing that.
Monday 15th April
Today we returned to the course, we have now been off three very relaxing weeks and enjoyable too.
Today we were welcomed back by John, he had a video that he wanted everyone to watch as he discovered it a couple of days ago. The video included Japanese or Chinese dances (cant remember which ones it was), they were in suits that has multi coloured light on. The dance was very extravagant and as the video went on the dance became more complicated. At first I don't think anyone saw the point of the video but John then explained it was related with a certain type of animation, which we had to try and figure what it was related to. I think he also wanted to see if anyone was on the ball this morning after three weeks off.
Last week I went in for a couple of hours on a Wednesday as I had to do my English exams. Today I got back both the reading and writing exam results and I got a pass on both of them. all I need to do now is the speaking and listening exam in front of a few people and hope that I pass that.
I was very happy that I passed because when it comes to exams I have no faith in my self of me passing the exams.
Before we all got on with work (Animation), John asked us all to through the mark grid and have a look what we need to complete. Once we identified what needs doing we were asked to write it down on paper.
When I went back to my animation I had forgot how to use flash, I hadn't fully forgot but just the main features which would help me do my animation. I too a few minutes to familiarise myself with the program again and the cracked on with some work. I managed to create three or four more scenes today and quite happy with the out comes of it all, I still have a long way to go but i will try my best to finish it.
overall today was a nice day back full of work doing animation but a relaxed atmosphere which is always good when doing your work.
Today we were welcomed back by John, he had a video that he wanted everyone to watch as he discovered it a couple of days ago. The video included Japanese or Chinese dances (cant remember which ones it was), they were in suits that has multi coloured light on. The dance was very extravagant and as the video went on the dance became more complicated. At first I don't think anyone saw the point of the video but John then explained it was related with a certain type of animation, which we had to try and figure what it was related to. I think he also wanted to see if anyone was on the ball this morning after three weeks off.
Last week I went in for a couple of hours on a Wednesday as I had to do my English exams. Today I got back both the reading and writing exam results and I got a pass on both of them. all I need to do now is the speaking and listening exam in front of a few people and hope that I pass that.
I was very happy that I passed because when it comes to exams I have no faith in my self of me passing the exams.
Before we all got on with work (Animation), John asked us all to through the mark grid and have a look what we need to complete. Once we identified what needs doing we were asked to write it down on paper.
When I went back to my animation I had forgot how to use flash, I hadn't fully forgot but just the main features which would help me do my animation. I too a few minutes to familiarise myself with the program again and the cracked on with some work. I managed to create three or four more scenes today and quite happy with the out comes of it all, I still have a long way to go but i will try my best to finish it.
overall today was a nice day back full of work doing animation but a relaxed atmosphere which is always good when doing your work.
Thursday 21st March
Today is our last day before the Easter holidays. It is yet another Thursday which means we will be continuing wit our animation and of course the day for only level threes. I finished refining all of my characters and created two scenes yesterday, so I will proceed on knuckling down and creating more.
today I created three scenes, I though I had everything I needed but it turns out I need a lot more than I thought. As I was going along creating the scenes I would go back and create the backgrounds for my animation, this took longer than I expected but at least I managed to do what I wanted in the end.
I am getting used to the motion tween now and lets hope i can still remember how to do it after the holidays.
Overall today was an enjoyable day as it was laid back and we were able to crack on with our work.
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