MYP GANTT- Plan Chart

9/28- Day 1- 60 minutes-- come up with a scrpit 9/29-Day 2- 60 minutes-- edit the script 10/1-Day3-60 minutes-- practice the script 10/2-Day4-60 minutes-- record the script 10/3 Day 5--60minutes-- edit the recording 10/4-day 6-60 minutes-- finalize recording 10/5-Day7-60 minutes-- create the survey or test 10/6-Day 8- 60 minutes--edit the survey or test 10/7-Day 9- 60 minutes-- finalize the survey or test 10/8- Day 10- 60 minutes-- write reflection 10/9- Day 11-60 minutes-- evaluate my project

in total i will take 2.83 hours.

Design Brief

 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 am going to make a radio station to teach the 6th graders about the Design Cycle.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment?
This assingment requires for me to be creative, think outside the box, use the design cycle, and to make it as simple and understandable as possible. 

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?
The limit here is the sky, so basically, there is NO LIMIT! Whatever we are able to acomplish is what we can do. We can do any project if we can finish what we started. 

13. How will you "test" your project?
I will test my project by recording a show-one of mine- and show it to some 6th graders. I will let them listen to it and then give them a test or a survey to see how much they liked it and how much they actually learned. 




I would rate myself a 3 beacause I was kind of listening and paying attention in class, but then I was also partially doing my work. I should start paying attention more and get to work!!

Rating-9/27/11

I rate myself a 3-4 because I described the problem and how important it is. I mentioned how the goal of this project is to teach 6th graders about the design cycle and that is very important so that they may learn how to solve problems on their own. I looked through the sources somewhat and analyzed some of the information. I did not look through all the information, which I should have done. I also did not describe how I would evaluate my success. I need to get to work..

Spreaker-the paragraphs

  I gave Spreaker a 5 on simplicity because the layout was simple and didn't complicate anything when I went exploring on the website. It gave me a list of genres to choose from that I might want to listen to or that I might want to post. It also gave me a simple step by step on how to set up my profile which helped because then I never would have been able to figure it out. There are step by step instructions for everything and you will not get lost when using this program. The instructions are clear in all the different things you can do, like customize your profile and add new music. The layout doesn't complicate anything, because it is very simple.

  I gave Spreaker a ___ on music. The music on this program is easy to add and easy to get a hold of to listen to. This is all accesable to you but you need to have an account, which is free. Instead of music it's mostly just a bunch of podcasts and radio shows. You get a large range of genres from music to art and history. It can not only be used for music but for educational purposes as well. There is a wide range of genres to look through, which makes this useful for things other than music.

 I gave this program a 3 on color. The color on this website is basically the same as the other website;  it hardly has any. It only has green, white, black and orange. It needs more color and maybe it would get more hits and would be more popular. It would attract more people to it and would catch their attention. Adding more color would help me focus on what's important and help the stuff that needs to be seen stand out more.

   I rated this program a 4 on entertainment because there was not only music, but there were also radio talk shows and podcasts. Some were for entertainment and others were for educational purposes. There are different types of genres like art, poetry, sports, and much more. There are podcasts, music, and radio shows for all types of subjects. With a large range of subjects and opportunities it's bound to keep the person hooked. You can be entertained for hours. Although this program is good, it has some limitations. Sometimes the podcast or song might cut off in the middle.

Spreaker

http://www.spreaker.com/

Garage Band-Tool 1

    I gave Garage Band a 5 on simplicity because it is really easy to work and to manage. The layout is not difficult to go through and making your own song or recording is simple and free. It's easy to record what you want and to edit. Overall, the program was fairly simple to use. 

    The reason I rated Garage Band 4.5 on the music is because after you record you chose where you want it to start playing. The only difficulty I had was when I tried to stop recording. I eventually found out that I was still recording when Eblihm told me..

 One good thing about this program is that you can record various types of music and it is easy to edit. The music style isn't limited, but many various kinds, meaning you can record whatever you want, even if it's only you goofing around:)

   I gave Garage Band a 3 on color because they son't have alot of it, but it still looks professional.  In my opinion they need to add a little more color to attract people to, but to still look professional. It would make it look alot more creative and it may be used more. Because of the lack of color, and possibly the lack of advertisement, this program and website are not as well known, of common, as Pandora or Youtube. 

   I rated Garage Band a 5 on entertainment because alot of people, like myself, like to record their own music and later on publicise it.  Music might help a person concentrate and get their work done. It will help some be calmed down enough to be able to work and be less distracted. It definitely kept me busy long enough to want to figure out how things worked on there. I wanted to continue working and messing around with the program and learn everything about it. I enjoyed it and learned alot about the program.

Today I rate myself a 3 because I was mostly on task, but I ocassionally got off topic when I asked questions and then started a conversation. I should really start paying attention. I should really stop talking to Ashley during class. She is a big distraction. Well, Ashley, Jose, and Sammy. But they're funny:) aww, you gotta love em.

Investigation Reflection

Today I chose to do a radio station. I got the idea from Mrs. Hinojosa's blog while looking under music in cooltoolsforschools. I started to sign up for one of the programs called blip but i wasn't able to finish. I need to come up with the second program i want to choose. i was looking around the web and found several different programs that i might be able to work with. i knew i wasn't gonna have time to look at the other progrmas so i wrote down the websites to look at them at home later.
i am going to go to all the websites and look at the ones that may be possible candidates and choose two that i will use for this project. i will then make a table based on simplicity and i will evaluate both programs and continue with the process.

I would rate myself a 4 in Attitudes in technology because I actually got some work done! Yay!! Well, I actually got an idea of what I am going to do. Earlier I was all over the place with the confusion of what I was going to do. Now I got it covered, so I'm good:)

Attitude

ATTITUDE:

27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer:

28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6)