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Media and Design Ignite Presentation
Slide 1:Hello, my name is Autumn Richardson. I am in the eleventh grade at Science Leadership Academy at Beeber. For my ignite presentation I will be talking about my Media and Design projects and some changes made to them. First stop will be my website.
Slide 2:For my website I decided to talk about my view of Philadelphia. I have never created a website before so this was definitely a first. The goal was to make an efficient website that included a project page, about me page, a resume page, and a welcome page. For my welcome page I included a brief description of what you would see if you visited my website.
Slide 3:Like I have said in the beginning the welcome page is one of the changes I have made in this project. At first the welcome page was pretty dull and mediocre. I tried to use a live background but it was delayed and when the text moved and background moved it was too much and confusing.
Slide 4: So this project was not really successful because my goal was to make a better website that was more colorful and lively. That worked and attracted attention to those that visited my page. I wanted the website to look legit. Although I struggled with project one I did better with project 2.
Slide 5: This was my Quarter 2 project, this was the final project but I can reassure you that it didn’t look like that at first. It took much time to achieve this.
Slide 5:For quarter 2 the project I did was Graphic Design. The goal was to create a road sign that represents either a real or fictional situation or direction(s). Your sign should not contain words. Use images and symbols to convey your message.
Slide 6: Now, I had many complications with this project because at first I was using pixlr. Pixlr and I don’t get along. It would delete my work after I saved it, the over tools just sucked in general and this was my outcome using it. A hot mess, I couldn’t submit this and feel proud of it so I decided to use another website that could help me make a better picture while getting my point across.
Slide 7: This is a before and after as you can see using pixlr just really sucked so after using another webiste it got better and I submitted good work, or at least good to me.
Slide 8: The video can be a powerful messenger and a quick way to share a laugh, an idea or make a statement. The video was to be 1 to 3 minutes and follow the copyright laws.
Slide 9: At first I was confused I didn’t know what to do the video on. I like to draw, but I didn’t want to do that. I like to dance, but I didn’t want to do that either. I was pretty much lost up to the second checkpoint with no idea to create a video.
Slide 10: One day before class at lunchtime I was thinking what could I do because checkpoint three was due today. Then I had this idea what if I could do a news segment and it would be better if I worked with a partner. The video came out ok, but since it was so late and we started so late the quality wasn’t that good. I decided to edit the video over and make it better.
Slide 11: The picture you see before you is the a revision of the Website Project. The welcome page is one of the changes I have made in this project. At first the welcome page was pretty dull and mediocre. I tried to use a live background but it was delayed and when the text moved and background moved it was too much and confusing.
Slide 12: I decided to make a new menu, change the background, changed the description, and color of font so that it could be more appealing to someone that visited my website. I chose to do this project over because I didn’t like the finished product. I also added another page to the website. This page is about the Video Project I did in Quarter 3.
Slide 13: So this is the before and after and there is an obvious change like I had explained previously. I feel more proud of this finished project because it looks more appealing than the last one. Also I corrected the things that brought down my grade.
Slide 14: My highpoint of the Media and Design class was creating a Graphic Design because in that project I reflected learned from my mistakes and fixed them. I received help from my peers that helped me make a better project and actually enjoyed making it.
Slide 15: An area of growth from the Media and Design class was making the video. I know which is ridiculous because in SLA we make videos for every class, but I struggled making the video and I still don’t know how to use the tools, but I did my best I wish I could have applied myself more and had the checkpoints turned in on time.
Slide 16: A skill or technique you learned this year that I could use outside of this class was being confident in what you present because if you’re not confident in what you have others won’t see it as good. Also I never knew how to make a website so if I ever have a business or some type of organization I can advertise it by making a website.
Slide 17: A project that you could have next year could be making a business and successfully advertising it, which may include graphic design, so like a sign, a website to advertise that business or item, and use the 3D printer to make a prototype of the item you will be selling.
Slide 18:Tip one stay on time, for class, for the checkpoint, and for the project. This is for all classes. Time management is extremely important.
Slide 19: Tip two think outside the box don’t trap yourself in anything the more you use your imagination the better the project will come out. Don’t limit yourself to what you're given, if you have the opportunity to do better do better.
Slide 20: Tip three remember what you are taught because you might have to use these tools later in life. Don’t forget what you learned in this class because something might be beneficial in the future, whether it was a project, a comment someone made, or even life lessons learned you learned in the class.
Graphic Design
A success I had was re-doing my sign over with another graphic design website. The image came out so much better and clearer that I felt like I accomplished something. My failure that I had in this project was trying to make something off of pixlr;it was a waste of time and the outcome was not good. I learned,for this project, that images are made of shapes and you can use any shapes to make that image. I learned that when making my image if I don’t have confidence in it,than it’s not worthy to be submitted because if I don’t have confidence in my own image than I could do better. I learned that when making this image I need to pay attention to comments and the feedback because to make a better image for others to understand,their perspective is important. I learned,about myself,that I should have high expectations for my work and not settle for anything less. I need to be confident in my work and work hard to submit the project.
There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.
-Heather Bresch
Introduction To Design and Multimedia Project
The Poem Project
Quarter 3 Travel Project
Spanish Reflection and Eulogy,Conversation Powerpoint,and Spanish Book
Humans of SLA Beeber: Mr.Rosen-long
"When I was a child,when I was a little kid I wanted to be an astronaut then a paleontologist,thats someone who studies dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs."
Autumn:Ok,here’s the first question.Where are you from?
Mr.Rosen-long: "I’m from Brooklyn,New York City."
Autumn:Ok.Describe the neighborhood you grew up in?
Mr Rosen-long: "The neighborhood I grew up in has changed a lot since I grew up there. When I first um… when my parents first moved to that neighborhood it was not a very wealthy neighborhood and the neighborhood was really diverse there was a lot of people from all over the world. A lot of my neighbors were spanish speaking,a lot were African American,and neighbors from Ireland.We had some neighbors from Asia,all over the place.And that was where I grew up, and we all used to play hockey in the streets together ,and stuff.And now the neighborhood has gotten more popular so it got more expensive.And then a lot of people that use to live there haven’t been able to stay in the neighborhood,they been pushed out...or displaced is the fancy word.And so now unfortunately the neighborhood is not the same as it was.It’s much fancier now.Just less exciting."
Autumn:Well,okay.Did you go to college?If so what college did you go to?
Mr.Rosen-long:" I went to Haverford College,which is in the suburbs right around here.It’s actually fifteen minutes that way,down lancaster avenue."
Autumn:That’s interesting.When you were young,what do want to be when you grow up?
Mr.Rosen-long: "Um…..I did not want to be a teacher.(giggles).When I was a child,when I was a little kid I wanted to be an astronaut then a paleontologist,thats someone who studies dinosaurs because I like dinosaurs . Um,yeah,a paleontologist is someone who goes and looks for dinosaur bones.When I got older I didn’t know what I want to be.I guess I wanted to work with politics,but not like be a politician.Like do stuff,like help an organization that helps people."
Autumn:Cool,last question.What is your earliest memory?
"Mr.Rosen-long:That’s a good question.Uh… my earliest memory ever. I remember when I was a little baby being in the old apartment,my parents used to live.And we had this dog,and I don’t know how big it was,but it seemed really big to me.I remember sitting and playing with the dog,it was a big brown dog.That’s probably my earliest memory."
Autumn:That seems cool.Well thank for answering these questions and participating in this interview.
Humans of SLA Beeber:Ngozi
Autumn:What do you want to be in life?
Ngozi:I want to be an engineer or a philanthropist.
Autumn:What gave you the inspiration to want to be an engineer or philanthropist?
Ngozi:Because technology today is amazing and I want to take it to the next step.
Autumn:When you get older do you plan to still live in Philadelphia?
Ngozi: I might move....I'm not sure where I would move.I just know I'm moving.