Yoko_Investigate

//** INVESTIGATE**//

These are the links to some other pages:

//Introduction:// During Investigation, I researched for some 'good' e-cards, made a mind map, created a Tutorial and completed worksheets about tweens, and typed a reflection about this stage of the Technology Design Cycle.

//ESLR's:// During this step of the Technology Design Cycle, I was a Self-Directed Learner who accept responsibility for their own learnings.

You can take a look at my [|Brainstorm]. This is my research on what I think are 'good' e-cards: And this is my Tutorial: media type="custom" key="75012"

//Reflection:// During this first step of the technology design cycle, which is the investigation, I researched for more than five different e-card animations to discover what makes a good animation by filling in the Animation Research sheet to record my notes about the e-cards. Next, I made a clear, well-organized, detailed, and thorough mind map of my ideas for my own e-cards by asking myself some questions, such as what will my e-cards be about and what animations will I need. Then, I practiced using the Flash to see how the software works, by completing the Flash Tutorial worksheets to learn the basic strategies.

For me, I really enjoyed creating the mind map and experimenting the Flash software, because they were the easiest assignments to do and I was enjoying these assignments. However, I had a hard time working on my Animation Research sheet, because I didn’t really focused on why the e-cards with the good animation are the best examples in techniques, rather than the actual content of the animation.

I will use what I have learned from this class to make an excellent e-card by using the examples of some e-cards that I have researched on, using the mind map that I had made, and using the strategies of what I had learned when I was practicing using the Flash software.

I will create an e-card about birthday, because it is one of my favorite things to make. I always make a hand-made birthday cards to my friends and they say that they loved them. I’m planning to make my e-card interesting and attractive by trying to meet almost all the criteria we had come up with, such as including good animation, the message, drawing, theme, being creative, and that my e-card is simple and easy enough to create in about four lessons. I’m going to make my characters and objects move a lot in an attractive way, so that the viewers will enjoy my e-card and I’m going to look for an audio that best matches with the e-card I’m planning to make. In order to do these things, I have to use what I had learned when I was practicing using the Flash software and search for a best music for the e-card.