charity+ocwe+latims+unit+2

How can computers predict  how we are changing? By : Charity Ocwe Latim  INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem = = The problem: I have been given the task of using a computers to show and predict how I am changing as time progresses. This means that I have to create something which will show what I looked like in the past, what I look like now and how I will look in the future

Explain the Problem We have an assessment using a computer program we have never used before.

Research and Analysis We will spend half a lesson looking at on-line ageing software programs such as [], [],. the biggest problem you will have will be in finding a free aging online software package. Place the pictures from your skills exercises here and explain what you learnt about GIMP and what new words you have learnt

** Skills exercise 1: Folder Management/File saving **
== All students to create a folder structure either on their memory stick, the drive on google or the my documents on that machine (Explain that we do not have roaming profiles). Also explain how we can use the mail function of their gmail by sending the work to themselves as another way of backing work up. I want to see a print screen of your storage device. ==

** New language **

 * Folder organisation


 * Folder
 * Sub folder
 * Online storage
 * Cloud computing
 * Memory stick
 * Backing up
 * Email attachment
 * Crop

** Skills Exercise 2 ** The students will work with graphic package Gimp. Explain how this can be downloaded for free at this site. Using print screen of the layer section and the image show what you have made. Using the School Motto, Belief, Motivation, Inspiration and Success final product: Simple using the text tool create 10 named layers on the canvas based on the IB learner profile. Remember to make the layers transparent so you can see the layer behind it. After naming the layer and writing using the text tool you will then show how you can use the color tool also as follow the color below for the different aspects of the learner profile. Canvas size must be 800 by 600 PX Layer 1 Inquirers Black Layer 2 Knowledgeable Red Layer 3 Thinkers Bright Green Layer 4 Communicators Dark Blue Layer 5 Principled Yellow Layer 6 Open minded Bright Blue Layer 7 Caring Pink Layer 8 Risk-takers Brown Layer 9 Balanced Dark Green Layer 10 Reflective Purple
 * Get four images from the BMIS website. If internet is not working use any 4 pictures from your my pictures.
 * Import all four picture into 4 different named layers layers in Gimp
 * This named layers is very important and evidence must be shown of this
 * Resize them so that they fill the four quarters of the page
 * Skills exercise 3 **
 * Make a new page in Gimp of 1000px by 1000px
 * Students will get a image that represents each of these (reference the website)
 * Each image will be put on its on layer
 * They will put in the mission statement at the bottom of the page using the text tool.
 * Flatten the image showing print screen proof of this
 * Skills exercise e 4 **

Using print screen each student can show on their new unit page or in a word file evidence of their work. It should be clear and easy to see that you have completed all 3 skills exercises for this unit. This will be the approximately the first 3 lessons.Final Product:

New words :
 * Graphic package
 * Layers
 * Compression
 * File types
 * Re sizing an image
 * Tool options
 * Zooming function
 * Transform

Design Brief I will design and create a collage of pictures of myself which shows the progression of what I look like from the past into the future using the graphics package ** Gimp 2.8.2 ** Product Specification My Collage Must: be 1200 pixels by 1200 pixels have 5 different pictures of myself from a baby to 12 years old have 1 picture of myself now. have 8 pictures of me ranging from 15 to 80 years old. I will use online ageing software to do this. Have each picture on a separate layer. have Each layer named. have my name on the collage on a separate layer Be flattened when finished. be saved as a jpeg file less than 500kb in size

Test Plan To test my pictures and know their not from the same ages ask one of my friends to see if I had made the layer 1200 pixels by 1200 pixels in case I have gotten it wrong. I will ask my parents for five pictures from when I am a baby to when I am the age am right now. I will ask my mum or my sister to take a picture of me now. I will put a picture of me when I am 7 to when I am 11. I will ask my mom to see which years they were in. I will have eight pictures of me from 15 to 80 years, after I have done that I will ask one of my friends to check and see if the pictures look different and look like as if am am growing older. I will make sure each picture is in it's own separate layer by checking on gimp and seeing the box on the left in case their not in a separate layer. I will name each layer a and see if each of them have a separate name. I will name them by their ages and check and see the pictures and name them by how I look in the years pictures. When I have written my name I will check to see it is in a separate layer. I will make sure they are flattened by clicking in the picture. I will lastly see if it has been saved as jpeg and less than 500kb. DESIGN  Pictures of my designs

Analysis of my designs My first design is good to use because it is detailed and shows clearly my past and my future. My first design also shows a picture of a camera in the middle inside the camera is a picture of me now and five pictures of me from two years to 10 years. On the other side of my paper I have a picture of me when I am 15 to 80 years. Justification for chosen design

I have chosen Design #3 because I it much more easier and not complicated like the others. I chose design # 3 also because it is a simple design and the best from all the others. It shows me when I am 2 years until I am 10 years clearly and shows the rest of my life time in a good form. Design number 3 does PLAN

CREATE  Final Product Changes made to the original Design The changes I made from my original design is instead of putting 60 till 80 going a different direction I made it go the same way the otheres were going so they look the same and not look alll complicated. Changes made to the original Plan  I did not follow my plan of making lots of clouds because it would be hard to do and it would take a long time. EVALUATE  Results of tests  My results of the test didn't go as follows because i got the pictures late. I finished my collage but then i uploaded it late so I had to put my hard copy.
 * Date || Stage || Work || Resources || Comments ||
 * 25/11/12 || Create || * Transfer all hard copy picture to soft copy
 * Using online
 * Create new file in Gimp
 * Create 15 named layers || Computer, Internet, Flash Drive ,hard copy , scanner ||  ||
 * H o m e w o r k ||  ||   || Computer, Internet, Flash Drive, hard copy, scanner ||   ||

Recommendations for improvement I would improve by not rushing on my work but at the same time trying to do my work on time.

Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle  I think I should not have changed my plan because it looked OK but I would not have made it on time if I followed my plan. do much more re-search for collages that are simple planned but can make me get a high grade. || into a successful collage. || I used it quite well and for a good use. || I would improve by investigating more and creating lots of ideas. || my grades would not be good that's why I straggled on my plan. || for my plan I would try and ask lots of my friends if they thought this was worth a quality for getting a good grade. ||
 * Investigation || I found out that the investigation was quite easy, but next time I would try and
 * Design || The design was OK because overall I liked designing my collages with different ideas. ||
 * Plan || The plan was kind of hard because I didn't know where to put which. ||
 * Create || When I was making my pictures in Gimp I didn't really have the right things to make it
 * Evaluate || My evaluate was honest and I told what I thought I did and would improve in. ||
 * Stage || Grade || Reason for Grade || How can I improve ||
 * Investigate || 5 || Because I really did a good Investigate. It was my first time o use gimp and I thought
 * Design || 4 || For my design I think I did a pretty good job drawing my design and sketching it out . || I think next time I would do a more thoughtful design so that itt is detailed. ||
 * Plan || 4 || For my plan it was pretty hard to plan,because If I didn't make a good plan and make a poor one
 * Create || 4 || I did a pretty good job on my create but I think next time I would try and put all my effort in it. ||  ||
 * Evaluate || 3 || I did a good evaluate and I think I would do much more better in the future if I had a little bit more time. ||  ||
 * Attitudes in technology || 3 || My attitudes in the technology were not in time . ||  ||