Mtendere+Horea++Unit+2

How can computers predict how we are changing?

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By : Mtendere Horea 7MKR INVESTIGATION   Identify the Problem 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

Research and Analysis [|agetell]

** 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 ** ** Skills Exercise 2 ** The students will work with graphic package Gimp. Explain how this can be downloaded for free at this site. ** Skills exercise 3 ** Using the School Motto, Belief, Motivation, Inspiration and Success
 * Folder organisation
 * Folder
 * Sub folder
 * Online storage
 * Cloud computing
 * Memory stick
 * Backing up
 * Email attachment
 * Crop
 * 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
 * Using print screen of the layer section and the image show what you have made.
 * 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

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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 = Research = We will spend half a lesson looking at on-line ageing software programs such as [], [], [|agetell] . the biggest problem you will have will be in finding a free aging online software package

New Vocabulary

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 **
 * Graphic package
 * Layers
 * Compression
 * File types
 * Resizing an image
 * Tool options
 * Zooming function
 * Transform

Product Specification My product: > 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 The collage size 1200 pixels by 1200 pixels,the picture should have 5 different pictures of me from baby to 12.It should have a picture of myself now, it should have 8 pictures of me from 15 to 80 years old. All the pictures should a separate layer and each layer should be named. It should my name on the collage an a separate layer, the collage has to be flattened when its finish, it should be saved as a jpeg and the file has to be less than 500kb in size. DESIGN Pictures of my designs
 * My Collage Must:



Analysis of my designs The product specification was similar to my designs. Justification for chosen design Identify your chosen design here

I chose design ..... because it look more creative and it have more to it then the other designs PLAN Flash Drive, Hand Copy Scanner, Gimp, Wiki spaces ||  ||
 * DATE: || STAGE: || WORK: || RESOURCES: || COMMENTS: ||
 * 27-11-2012 || CREATE || * Transfer all hand copy pictures to soft copy
 * Using online resources
 * Create new file on gimp
 * Create 15 named layer on gimp || Computer,Internet ,
 * 30-11-2012 || EVALUATE || * Test Plan
 * Improvement
 * Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle || Wikispaces ||  ||
 * 3-12-2012 || TABLE ON MY WORK || * To mark and stage and the reason why,and improve my work . || Wikispaces,Table/Chart ||  ||
 * 512-2012 || FINISH EVALUATE!! || * To finish of the evaluate stage
 * To Finish off the Mark table
 * Collage should be uploaded and ready to be marked || Wikispaces,Collage ||  ||

CREATE Final Product



Changes made to the original Design On my design i changed my background design because i couldn't manage to get the same picture as i wanted on my design i chose. The pictures i numbered the ages were not exactly the same i wish it would be but the pictures from the past were the ones that i manged to get and scan in the ICT lab. .  Changes made to the original Plan   The changes i made to my plan were that i didn't put eight pictures from 15 to 80 yeas old. it did not flatten the picture before uploading and the pictures size was not exactly 500kb. EVALUATE Results of tests the test results weren't exactly the same as i thought they would be, i changed a few thing in my collage and my design wasn't the as my collage because some of the things i couldn't find it. The collage was not the best work I've done since i done ICT and i knew it needed improvement and the timing of my work was not right s oi might get a lower grade for that.

Recommendations for improvement

I could have improved my work by taking more time on it and make it as perfect as i could have. I could have put more effort into my work and next time i want to start my work as soon as possible. The work that i have done shouldn't have been changed because my design and my work dose't look the same next time i want to work a head of time and research before i drew my design onto paper.

Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle I would have tired to work harder and my timing should have been planned before i did anything. I want look at my assessment criteria before the work i was supposed to do was done and the design cycle would have look better i f i had more effort into my drawing. the design cycle would have gotten me a better grade if the work was not rushed and because i was late or my timing was wrong that's why my work would not look as better as the other peoples and next time i want to work harder on my design cycle by being on time. in both of the aspects listed above. || Next time i do an assessment i want my attitude to be positive in (ICT) and to work harder and to work more often on my ICT skills. ||
 * Stage || Mark || Reason || Improve ||
 * Investigation || -2 || The reason why i chose 1-2 is because most of the work was done by Mr. Mutassa and i collected some information from the sources and i stated the problem. || Next time i want to do they work individually so i could get a better mark. ||
 * Design || -4 || The reason i chose the 3-4 is because i rushed my designs and it was last minute work. I have made some designs justifying the choice of one design over another one. || Next time i wanna work ahead of time and i want the work to be the best it could be. ||
 * Plan || 1 || I have generated a plan that contains some details of the steps or resources required. || The plan had no effort in it because i was behind time and i rushed it so next time i want to work ahead and try harder. ||
 * Create || -4 || I have created a product and follow the plan resulting in a good product. || The product for create was changed a few times and the work was not 100% perfect for me but i will try harder in my work. ||
 * Evaluate || -6 || You have tested, evaluated the product against the design specification. || The evaluate was easier to work on because i had lots of time to work on it and the work was good enough and i put a lot of time into it. ||
 * Attitude in technology || 5 || I have regularly displays a satisfactory standard