evaluation of ict year
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Reflection on ICT UnitsReflection on ICT Units
By: Shreyansh KumarBy: Shreyansh Kumar
11stst unit: RSS unit: RSS
The first unit I learned was RSS. If I was a teacher:The first unit I learned was RSS. If I was a teacher:I can save time by not going to my favorite channels I can save time by not going to my favorite channels
and storing them in one website. These are the 5 and storing them in one website. These are the 5 steps on how I can do this:steps on how I can do this:
1. Go to my favorite site 1. Go to my favorite site 2. Find an RSS icon on the right hand corner where 2. Find an RSS icon on the right hand corner where
there is a place for me to type the URL. there is a place for me to type the URL. 3. I will click on the icon and then I have to copy the 3. I will click on the icon and then I have to copy the
URL.URL.4. Paste the URL in my RSS website.4. Paste the URL in my RSS website.5. An RSS link is now added to my RSS website 5. An RSS link is now added to my RSS website This formula will also save time when I am in a hurry This formula will also save time when I am in a hurry
to start my lessons.to start my lessons.
The RSS iconThe RSS icon
22ndnd Unit: Social Bookmarking with Unit: Social Bookmarking with deliciousdelicious
The next unit we did was Social The next unit we did was Social Bookmarking. The site we used was Bookmarking. The site we used was delicious. delicious.
Bookmarking is going to make my learning Bookmarking is going to make my learning easier because I just need to go to easier because I just need to go to delicious.com to sign up for a new account delicious.com to sign up for a new account then I can add all of my favorite sites on it. then I can add all of my favorite sites on it. This makes it much easier then This makes it much easier then remembering the site's URL. This can help remembering the site's URL. This can help me do all of my homework faster. me do all of my homework faster.
33rdrd Unit: Wikis Unit: Wikis
The next unit was on the good person we did The next unit was on the good person we did in RS. I did it on Lauryn Hill. I worked with in RS. I did it on Lauryn Hill. I worked with Ben. Ben.
Wikis can make my learning easier because Wikis can make my learning easier because it helps me to edit and save the page it helps me to edit and save the page anytime anywhere. For example I have anytime anywhere. For example I have been given an history group do a history been given an history group do a history project I can edit my wiki page and plan project I can edit my wiki page and plan what I need to do in this project. When I what I need to do in this project. When I am finished My other group members can am finished My other group members can edit and save the page. In the end we see edit and save the page. In the end we see what we have and start the project.what we have and start the project.
The Wiki iconThe Wiki icon
44thth Unit: Macromedia Fireworks Unit: Macromedia Fireworks Macromedia is one of the Macromedia is one of the
best picture editing best picture editing software.software.
I have used macromedia I have used macromedia fireworks to make a WIS fireworks to make a WIS advertisement, My advertisement, My Homepage image and a Homepage image and a school banner.school banner.
I had to chose a project I had to chose a project from each color that from each color that Ms. Ms. Patterson gave us to do Patterson gave us to do online. online.
My Homepage imageMy Homepage image
I choose this project because I think I choose this project because I think this is the most interesting project this is the most interesting project and the most creative one. This and the most creative one. This also makes my homepage also makes my homepage creative and useful to use. People creative and useful to use. People would want to view this regularly. would want to view this regularly. It also captures some effects and It also captures some effects and interests of me which I really want interests of me which I really want to have. to have.
I made a picture glow and black and I made a picture glow and black and white as well. In addition, I have white as well. In addition, I have made a LeBron James picture that made a LeBron James picture that can't be found on flickr or Google. can't be found on flickr or Google. I have made this image by I have made this image by cropping a part from 2 pictures cropping a part from 2 pictures and putting them together and I and putting them together and I have wrote the text because I have wrote the text because I could not find the original could not find the original signature. signature.
School BannerSchool BannerI have made a new school banner for the WIS website homepage. I I have made a new school banner for the WIS website homepage. I
have got the label West Island School from have got the label West Island School from www.cooltext.com , , a text editing software. The English flag represents that this is a text editing software. The English flag represents that this is an English School. The Hong Kong flag represents that this is a an English School. The Hong Kong flag represents that this is a school in Hong Kong. I have made these two flags shady to school in Hong Kong. I have made these two flags shady to make it look fancy. The ESF logo represents that this is an ESF make it look fancy. The ESF logo represents that this is an ESF secondary school. The mottos are there to attract visitors to the secondary school. The mottos are there to attract visitors to the school respectful policy. The WIS logo is there for visitors to see school respectful policy. The WIS logo is there for visitors to see how the WIS logo is made. I have the school picture as the how the WIS logo is made. I have the school picture as the background to show visitors how the school looks like. The skills background to show visitors how the school looks like. The skills that I have used are Inner and Outer glow on most pictures. that I have used are Inner and Outer glow on most pictures.
WIS advertisementWIS advertisement
My school advertisement is an My school advertisement is an animation. The reason why I animation. The reason why I made it an animation is made it an animation is because I did not have because I did not have enough space and our task enough space and our task was also to do an animation. I was also to do an animation. I have may elements of the have may elements of the school for example the school school for example the school logo, two pictures of the logo, two pictures of the school, the IB logo and the school, the IB logo and the GCSE logo to tell the visitors GCSE logo to tell the visitors about our curriculum. The about our curriculum. The background are grass and background are grass and leaves. This is to show that leaves. This is to show that WIS is an environmentally-WIS is an environmentally-friendly school. friendly school.
55thth Unit: Audacity Unit: Audacity
The last unit that we did was The last unit that we did was audacity. I used audacity to audacity. I used audacity to make a 30 second radio make a 30 second radio advertisement of an advertisement of an imaginary brand. Our chosen imaginary brand. Our chosen brand was a car protection brand was a car protection device. My partner was device. My partner was Martin. We were told to make Martin. We were told to make a script in Google docs before a script in Google docs before recording. After recording,recording. After recording, our our grades were marked.grades were marked.
Martin and me had some Martin and me had some problems with submitting problems with submitting work and meeting deadlines. work and meeting deadlines. We just hope to improve that We just hope to improve that
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This is the end of my presentation. I This is the end of my presentation. I hope you have read everything I hope you have read everything I have done this year! have done this year!