Thursday, May 22, 2014

Create Stage-Instructions

Please note all create stage will be done on Epearl.

Add Artifact in your accout.

Call it DLT-Create Stage
You will see Planning, Doing and Reflection.

Transfer your plan stage in the schedule

Add the tasks in the calendar.

Set your goals for the create.

The process Jounal will be in the doing part of the protfolio.

Enter the task and upload the screen shots as you work on create.

When you finishe create go to reflection and enter your reflection.

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Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Plan Stage Notes

PLAN NOTES
You need to have:
·      A production plan
·      Gantt chart
·      Analysis of both the production and Gantt Chart
·      Reflection for plan stage

Your production plan should have
·      Logical steps
·      Appropriate resources
·      Alternative/possibilities

You are expected to have the following in your production plan:

DATE
TASK
RESORCES
ALTERNATIVES
SAFETY MEASURES
SUCCESS CRITERIA


                                                                                                                                  Parissa Notes (2014)

Plan Reflection

Thank you for completing the Plan Stage.
Please respond to the following questions
What was the most significant experience at your planning stage?
Why was it significant?
What did you learn from the experience?

Please upload your reflection on Epearl

Criterion D: create

Maximum 6
Students are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how they use tools, materials and techniques. Students are expected to follow their plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan while they are creating the product/solution.

Students will sometimes embark upon a very ambitious project, or they may encounter unforeseen circumstances. In some circumstances a product/solution that is incomplete or does not function fully can still achieve one of the levels awarded for this criterion.

0-      The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1-2The student considers the plan and creates at least part of the product/solution.
3-4  The student uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and mentions any modification made, resulting in a product/solution of good quality
5-6 The students competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and justifies any, modification made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using available resources.


Appropriate Quality: This is the best product/solution that the student can produce, taking into account the resources available, the skills and techniques they have used, their educational development, how the product/solution addresses the identified need, and aspects of the standards.

Use the cover page to submit your sumative.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Revision Notes

Video production!

What makes up a video?
Multimedia elements:
·         Text
·         Images
·         Audios
·         Videos/animations

Why are videos made?
Videos are made for entertainment, education and to spread awareness about something.

Three different types of images:
Vector images and bitmap images and raster images.

Bitmap images consist of a number of pixels represented in a grid form.
Text Box: Pixel





















Pixel- it is the smallest representation of an image.
Resolution- it is the number of pixels represented in an image.
E.g.: 640*840
This means that 640 pixels vertically and 840 pixels horizontally.

A vector image is defined by mathematical expressions.
All 2D and 3D images are brought up through mathematical formulas.

A raster image is a combination of both, bitmap images and vector images.

Vector images:                                                                  Format of moving pictures:
AI (adobe illustrator)                                                      MP4, FLV, AVI, WMV
CDR (Corel draw)
CMX (Corel exchange)
WMF (Window metafile)

Bitmap images:
PNG (Paint file)
GIF (Graphic image format)
JPEG (Joined photographic expert group)
BMP (Bitmap)

Text- it is a virtual representation of language as well as a graphic element on its own.
Typography- it is the study of how to represent text.

Two types of text: Serif- Have decoration.
                                      Sans serif  (times roman, Arial, comic sans)- Formal

Audio- Vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person or an animal’s ear.

Video- A combination of all of the elements.
Software to edit images: (Authoring tools)- they provide the framework for organizing and editing the elements of multimedia projects.

Bitmap images-
·         Microsoft paint
·         Adobe Photoshop
·         Corel photo- Paint

Vector images-
·         Adobe illustrator
·         Corel Draw
·         Serif draw plus

The right images to use are vector images.

Bitmap
Vector
It contains a pixel-by-pixel image.
It is defined by mathematical equations.
It has a fixed resolution.
It is a scalable object.
It can easily be converted to other types of image.
They cant.
It is easier to display these images.
Requires a large amount of processing.

C.T TERMINOLOGIES

·         Web page: A web page or webpage is a document commonly written in (HTML) that is accessible through the Internet or other network using a browser.

·         Web site: A website refers to a central location that contains more than one web page.

·         Site map: Sitemaps are a way to tell Google about pages on your site we might not discover. In its simplest terms, a XML Sitemap—usually called Sitemap, with a capital S—is a list of the pages on your website. Creating and submitting a Sitemap helps make sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site, including URLs that may not be discoverable by Google's normal searching process.

·         Web hosting: Web hosting refers to a service that makes your website available to your users. In general, most websites are intended to be viewed by anyone on the Internet, at any time. If you want anyone on the Internet to be able to view your website at any time, you need to make sure your website is running on a computer which is connected to the Internet 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (24/7).

·         Domain name:  Domain names functions on the Internet in a manner similar to a physical address in the physical world.

·         Web serving: A web server is generally a machine offering services to other machines. Therefore, web server fits exactly this description.


·         Web authoring:  Web authoring is a term used to describe a category of software that enables a user to develop Web content in a desktop publishing format. The term Web authoring is also used to describe the process of building a website from writing the HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) code to the textual content of the pages and to the website's general upkeep.


·         Visual appeal:  To add attractiveness to your visual work including attractive slides, font color, font size etc.

·         Web browser:  Web browser, is a software application used to enable computers users to locate and access web pages. 


·         URL: URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. A URL is a formatted text string used by Web browsers, email clients and other software to identify a network resource on the Internet. Network resources are files that can be plain Web pages, other text documents, graphics, or programs.

·         Website publishing:  Web publishing refers to the process of creating, editing and scheduling pages on the website and one can work from any browser. It provides web design and web development and even e-business solutions. Most of the well established businesses do web publishing and have printed information like price sheets, catalogues, newsletters and brochures.

·         Hyperlink: A hyperlink is a graphic or a piece of text in an Internet document that can connect readers to another webpage, or another portion of a document. Web users will usually find at least one hyperlink on every webpage. The simplest form of these is called fixed text or an fixed link.

·         Search engine: A search engine is a web-based tool that enables users to locate information on the World Wide Web.
·         Network: a group of interconnected computers.
·         Internet explorer: a web browser developed by Microsoft.
·         Firefox: a web browser developed by Mozilla.
·         HTTP: (Hypertext transfer protocol), the data transfer protocol used on the World Wide Web.
·         IP address: this is a code made up of numbers separated by three dots that identifies a particular computer on the Internet. 

Websites:
Advantages of Websites:
·         Reaches more people in a short time.
·         Worldwide access.
·         Keeps us connected.
·         Interaction
Newspaper
Websites
Hard copy
Soft copy
Static
Interactive
Buy it
Accessible
Cheap compared to websites
Expensive
Publishing cost is high
Value for money
Limiting space
Publishing cost low
Stable
Vast space
Legit
Annoying
Get the whole news paper
Spam

Go direct to the point


Compiled by Parissa Walje

Monday, May 12, 2014

PLAN

This stage is where the student devices a series of logical steps to create the product. The plan should indicate effective use of resources and time. The plan should be analyzed and any modification for improvement suggested

Achievement level
Criterion C: PLAN
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1–2 The student produces a plan. The plan makes reference to resources and time. Describes, with guidance, the steps needed to create the product. With guidance, evaluate the plan and identify modification.

3–4 With some guidance, the student produces a plan that contains some detail of the steps. The plan shows some details in term of resources and time. The student attempts to analyze the plan against the design specifications.


5–6 The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps. The plan shows effective use of time and resources. The student identifies key aspects and safety hazards with the plan. The student analyses the plan against the design specification with regards to modification.

Guiding Parameters
A- Producing logical a number of steps
B- Shows effective use of time
C- Shows effective use of resources
D- Identifies key aspects
E- Identifies safety hazards
F- Analyses the plan
G- Identifies any modification

Please use the cover page to in your summative submission.

Examination-Computing Section







Computing section will look at
Video Elements
Website Design
Reflections

All the best in your preparation and undertaking the examination.

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