Sarah_Create

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__**The four parts of the Technology Design Cycle pages + Portfolio Main Page:**__



__**Introduction:**__

This page is about the third section of the Technology Design Cycle; Create. In-class, we did two things: making our final product (e-card) and writing another reflection.


 * __ESLRs:__**

During this part of the TDC, I could achieve the following ESLRs: //Critical Thinker, Academic Achiever, Effective Communicator,// and //Self-directed Learner//. In order to meet those ESLRs, I built meaning and understanding using prior knowledge and new information by referring to the worksheets about tweens and a packet about how to create motion, etc. (Critical Thinker); demonstrated technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project (Academic Achiever); demonstrated my creative talents to convey ideas (Effective Communicator); AND accepted responsibility for my own learning by giving up about 20 minutes of my after-school leisure time to complete the e-card (Self-directed Learner).


 * __Files:__**

Here is my actual e-card (HORRAY!):media type="custom" key="74452"


 * __Reflection:__**

In this part of the technology design cycle (create), we created our e-cards using the prior knowledge we learned during the Investigate (the worksheets) and Plan (the storyboard) parts of the project.

I met almost all minimum criteria that includes animation, creativity, emotion, color, message, smooth playing, drawing, story, theme, consistency, text, clarity, length, and appropriateness. I could meet all of those criteria because I worked tirelessly with my best to perfect my e-card. I used all 4 types of tweens (motion tween, shape tween, color change, and rotation) with aid from the worksheets we completed during the Investigate, and a lot of help from the friends and Ms. Cofino. I could attract/engage the audience by using bright appropriate colors that matches my theme, and by drawing figures with my best, trying to make them look as pretty and realistic as possible. However, I could not fully achieve the ‘simple’ criteria as I could not really complete the e-card in 4 lessons, but I was being a self-directed learner and thus spent about 20 minutes after school on Friday to finish the flash animation. I could also achieve clarity, appropriateness, story and theme criteria, thanks to my hard work during the Plan cycle when drawing the storyboard. I also met three of the six extended criteria: background, complexity, and advanced theme. I was able to get a YES on background by creating appropriate backgrounds for right images and/or figures by using the best colors as the backgrounds and by using shape tweens to change colors to enhance the story and the pictures on them. For complexity, I used the 4 types of tweens to connect the scenes (transition) or to and draw complicated figures by grouping the simple shapes together. Lastly, I achieved the ‘advanced theme’ extended criteria (designing the page with advanced backgrounds or themes) doing the same things I did for the complexity.

I am very happy and proud of the final product; having to start with knowing nothing in the beginning of the quarter to learning and creating my own e-card was a great accomplishment.

My e-card was difficult to create because I feel that I asked for a bit much of myself while creating the storyboard; my storyboard was not very easy to follow. Also, it was quite difficult as I knew nothing about the Flash in the beginning of the quarter. However, with help from my friends and Ms. Cofino, I could perfect my e-card and make it look the way I wanted when I first drew the storyboard during the Plan.

I really enjoyed this part of the project because it was fun to explore in the world of Flash; although it was very difficult in the beginning, I could understand and learn more and more each day and as a result, I could create a lovely, satisfying e-card by the end. I thought it was cool to be able to create an animation by myself, things like drawing, coloring the figures, and creating tweens by using many different tools were enjoyable.

I learned A LOT during the last few weeks. As I mentioned before, having to start with nothing in my head about the Flash (In fact, I didn’t know what Flash was) and ending up with full-understanding plus the fabulous product was such an accomplishment. Some specific things I learned are: drawing the figures, coloring them in, creating the 4 different tweens, writing the text on the layer, plus SO MANY other things.

I feel that I need to learn how to add background music or special effects to enhance my e-card AND making my e-card interactive by adding buttons (meaning that everyone can see my e-card through media) to be a more advanced user of Flash.


 * __P.S,__**

Next (or last) page you would look at after this will be the last part of the TDC called Evaluate.