Shama+Mohamed+unit+4

The Number Zero  By : Shama Emma Mohamed   INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem

Explain the Problem

explain the Problem here
I am first going to do some research on this topic to find out more about it. Then I am going to do a presentation about it. The problem will be answered with a PowerPoint presentation on the Number Zero and how it started to be used.

Research and Analysis Here is some of the research I did related to the topic " What makes a good PowerPoint presentation?" and "The number zero (0)". Design Brief write your design brief here: I am going to make a PowerPoint presentation about the number zero and its history. My presentation is going to be 6-10 slides long. It is going to have information and pictures. Product Specification My product must:
 * have 6-10 slides with titles on them
 * have no more than 4-6 pictures
 * not have a lot of writing on them
 * be interesting
 * not have a lot of colors.
 * not have more than one picture relating to a topic.
 * have an introduction
 * have a conclusion
 * have facts
 * have some maths somewhere in the PowerPoint presentation

Test Plan explain how you will test your product here (you need a separate test for each Item in your product specification)
 * count my slides to see if the are 6, 10 or in between
 * upload only necessary pictures and only 4,5,6
 * read it and see if you feel it's a lot of writing
 * show the PowerPoint presentation to a friend and ask if it is interesting
 * check if it has 3 colors maximum
 * check if two pictures are showing/saying the same thing
 * write an introduction and ask a friend if it has one
 * write a conclusion and ask a friend if it has one
 * check if the facts you wrote are real facts not useless ones
 * check if there is a mathematical problem involved somewhere

DESIGN  Pictures of my designs Place your designs here

Analysis of my designs explain how each of your designs compares to your product specification and the design brief **Design 1:** My first design follows the design specification and the design brief well. It has all the slides required. Well it has a bit too many colors. **Design 2:** My second design is probably my best one, as it has 8 slides and is more detailed. It follows the design cycle more than all the others. **Design 3:** My third design has way too many colors in it. I want it to be colorful, but not too colorful. I forgot to include my biography, but I am going to write a good introduction and conclusion. Some of the colors used in __all__ my designs are not applicable.

Justification for chosen design Identify your chosen design here I chose ** Design 2 **, because it is colorful, but not colorful in a way that makes you not want to look at it, but in a way that's okay. It has an equal amount of slides, which follow each other perfectly. Also there will not be pages full of writing.

Give reasons why you chose that design from all the others PLAN Place your plan here USB || * Open PowerPoint. CREATE  Final Product Put your final product here (refer to the instruction as to the form you need to place your product in. picture link or file) media type="file" key="PowerPoint Presentation Shama Mohamed 7DLU.swf" width="360" height="270" Changes made to the original Design explain the things you changed from your original design to the final product and give reasons why you made those changes here: I changed some things on my final design like for example I did not leave my background white like I intended to, but I played around with the preset color background. I had different favorites, but finally I decided on Early Sunset and in my Master slide I played around with my colors a little. I also changed the writing. I did not do one different style of writing on each slide but I did one style of writing for each slide and not 10 different ones like I wanted to do at first. Changes made to the original Plan  explain where you did not follow your plan and give reasons why you did not follow the plan here:   I actually followed my plan all the way through except some of the titles were named differently. One thing I should not do next time in my plan is put every single step in. I should  EVALUATE   Results of tests Follow the tests from your test plan and place the results here. //I have to://
 * Date || Deadlines || Resources || Work || Comments || Homework ||
 * || 10th May || PowerPoint
 * Write "The Number Zero" into the 'Click to add Title' box
 * In the box 'Click to add Subtitle' write 'by' then your name
 * Click on 'New Slide'
 * Choose the slide named 'Title and Content'
 * Write "Introduction" in the title box
 * Start writing your Introduction
 * Save your work || Finished. ||  ||
 * || 10th May || PowerPoint and Google USB || * Go to your started PowerPoint
 * Finish your Introduction ( this should take you at least 10 minutes of the lesson max. 15)
 * Add a new slide ( always click for every new slide in a Title and Content one)
 * Write the title " Historical Facts"
 * Go to Google and look up 'Historical Facts about Zero'
 * Write them in your own words in the PowerPoint
 * Include one picture of the number zero
 * Start on the next slide 'Introduction of Zero to Europe'
 * Save your work ( always remember to also save it on your flash drive) || Finished || At home finish off the 'Introduction to Europe' slide and the 'More about the man who invented Zero' slide and the ' Expansion of Maths' slide. ||
 * || 10th May || PowerPoint Google USB || * Go to your PowerPoint.
 * Start and Finish the slide entitled 'More about the culture who invented zero'.
 * Remember to look in Google
 * Finish the following slides: 'Concluding Summary'
 * Remember to put all URLs in the 'Bibliography' slide
 * Upload your work to wiki spaces . || Ja finished. ||  ||
 * || 24th May || wiki spaces || * Finish Evaluate on your unit page || I nearly finished it. ||  ||
 * || Anytime || PowerPoint || * Play around with the style of the title
 * Change the background
 * Include a transition and some animations || Well, I am playing around with the background styles. For the moment I have got a different background for each slide. ||  ||
 * count my slides to see if the are 6, 10 or in between = Has 11 slides
 * upload only necessary pictures and only 4,5,6 = has more than 6 picture but are relevant
 * read it and see if you feel it's a lot of writing = could have wrote less
 * show the PowerPoint presentation to a friend and ask if it is interesting = it is kind of interesting but could use more color and less writing
 * check if it has 3 colors maximum = yes it has three colors maximum
 * check if two pictures are showing/saying the same thing = no two pictures are showing/saying the same thing
 * write an introduction and ask a friend if it has one = It has an introduction
 * write a conclusion and ask a friend if it has one = Has a conclusion
 * check if the facts you wrote are real facts not useless ones = Facts are useful
 * check if there is a mathematical problem involved somewhere = no.

Edited by: Tisakwaghana Mushani

//I have to://
 * count my slides to see if the are 6, 10 or in between = it has 11 slides
 * upload only necessary pictures and only 4,5,6 = the amount of pictures are okay
 * read it and see if you feel it's a lot of writing = only on some pages
 * show the PowerPoint presentation to a friend and ask if it is interesting =it is interesting on most of the slides
 * check if it has 3 colors maximum =yes it does
 * check if two pictures are showing/saying the same thing = no
 * write an introduction and ask a friend if it has one =it has one
 * write a conclusion and ask a friend if it has one = it has one
 * check if the facts you wrote are real facts not useless ones = the facts are useful
 * check if there is a mathematical problem involved somewhere =not really

Edited by: El-shaddai Phiri

//I have to://
 * count my slides to see if the are 6, 10 or in between = It has 11
 * upload only necessary pictures and only 4,5,6 = Yes
 * read it and see if you feel it's a lot of writing = Yes
 * show the PowerPoint presentation to a friend and ask if it is interesting = Yes
 * check if it has 3 colors maximum = Yes
 * check if two pictures are showing/saying the same thing = No
 * write an introduction and ask a friend if it has one = Yes
 * write a conclusion and ask a friend if it has one = Yes
 * check if the facts you wrote are real facts not useless ones = They're real facts
 * check if there is a mathematical problem involved somewhere = No

Edited by: Hannah Thoccozani Mwale

//I have to://
 * count my slides to see if the are 6, 10 or in between = yes
 * upload only necessary pictures and only 4,5,6 = yes
 * read it and see if you feel it's a lot of writing = not really
 * show the PowerPoint presentation to a friend and ask if it is interesting = yes
 * check if it has 3 colors maximum = yes
 * check if two pictures are showing/saying the same thing = yes
 * write an introduction and ask a friend if it has one = yes
 * write a conclusion and ask a friend if it has one =yes
 * check if the facts you wrote are real facts not useless ones = yes
 * check if there is a mathematical problem involved somewhere = yes

comment: it is a very nice power point it has a good amount of information and its very eye catching.

Edited by: Chantelle Isabella Alfonso

Recommendations for improvement Suggest ways you could improve the product in future here

I could read the assessment criteria and my test plan properly, because I did not read the assessment criteria and I only partly read my test plan. I would get higher notes if I had done just that. The last bullet point on my test plan is actually not applicable, because that time I misunderstood "Expansion of Maths". I thought that we had to put on this PowerPoint some maths problems. Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle  explain what you would have changed in the way you followed the design cycle here:   I have to put more detail into my investigation stage instead of putting all my detail into my plan. The investigation stage is one of the most important stages in this entire design cycle, next to the create stage. The design cycle has helped me a lot throughout this unit with telling me how to put on the most successful design.