Elshaddai+phiri+unit+4

=** The Number Zero ** = By : Elshaddai Phiri INVESTIGATION Identify the Problem

The problem is that I have no idea how the ancients came up with their own number system and used it.

Explain the Problem When the ancients where coming up with number systems and using them it was a long time ago.And really to get the real and specific information is hard because the internet doesn't always give you the right information.

Research and Analysis

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My information shows and tells me many different things about how to make effective power point and how useful it is for presentations in public and it also shows me how the number zero spread out across the world and got in many different places====== Design Brief So basically for our design brief we have to make a power point using the tips and instructions we searched on the internet on how to make an effective power point and also use the 10 questions we answered about the number zero to make points or apply it to the research we found about the unit question 'how did the ancients use numbers'. My power point will be aimed for people between the ages of 9-17.

Product Specification My product must: Test Plan
 * be appropriate for the age group it is for
 * should be eye-catching and interesting to look at
 * have a minimum of 6 slides and a maximum of 10
 * the six slides should be titled:
 * slide 1-introduction
 * slide 2-historical facts
 * slide 3-first extra ones up to the student
 * slide 4-introduction of zero in Europe
 * slide 5-expansion of math
 * slide 6-slide of choice but should be related to topic
 * slide 7-concluding summary
 * have a font color that matches with the background
 * a text size simple to read
 * each slide should have at least one picture
 * should apply my research

be appropriate for the age group it is for- I will ask one of my friends to review it and tell me if it is appropriate for the age group should be eye-catching and interesting to look at- I will ask a group of people to review it and tell me their opinion of it  have a font color that matches with the background- I will show my friend a few slides and get them to tell me if it is simple to read each slide should have at least one picture- I will review the slides and see if each slide has a maximum of 2 pictures

DESIGN Pictures of my designs Analysis of my designs

design 1
my first design is colorful and has a maximum of 2 pictures.I really think it is eye-catching and interesting to look at because of its detail.It also shows facts about the number zero which i shall use research to find and at the left-hand side of the page there is a table of contents that shows the different slides and what they are all about.i think that it is appropriate for the 9-16 year group.

design 2
my second design is the one i think i put most of my time into because it shows the format of how all the slides will turn out.All of the slides have the maximum of two pictures on each of them and are all colorful.It also shows arrows which can take you to the previous page,next page and back to the introduction.the font for all of the slides will match with the background which will make it easier for the viewer to read.It shows two slides of my own choice(i may add one more)and i realy think it matches its chosen age group and is eye-catching and interesting to look at.

design 3
design three shows a lot of detail to what i will do on that slide(introduction of zero in Europe)It is really colorful and also has arrows which can direct you to the slide of your choice which you want to view.it also has a maximum of two pictures and the font will stand out f the background which will make it easy to read.it is really colorful and interesting to look at so i think it will match the age group it is aimed for.

Justification for chosen design I have chosen design 2 because it show me how i will format the slides in the power point.It also shows the order in which the slides will come in detail.it is also really colorful so i think the viewers would enjoy looking at it.

PLAN Google chrome; Wiki spaces ,my designs || 1.log on user 2.open wiki spaces; Unit 4 3.start plan 4.finish plan 5.move on to PowerPoint to start making Product 6.Choose background then begin with introduction slide that explains what the PowerPoint is about 7.finish off then log off ||  || Elshaddai unit four, flash drive || 1.log on user 2.open PowerPoint document 3.start to design 1st and 2nd slide 4.get research on the origins of 0 5.get 2 pictures for slide 6.save work 7.log off ||  || Finish 2nd slide and start 3rd || PowerPoint, Google chrome, Flash drive, Designs || 1.open PPT document 2.finish 2nd slide and begin 3rd 3.use animations for the documents 4.get data from questions about the number 0 5.get pictures 6.save work ||  || PowerPoint presentation, Google chrome || 1.start 5th and 6th slide 2.use animations 3.get facts from Google chrome about the number zero and Leonardo Fibonacci 5.get a picture of Fibonacci 6.finish off 7. save then log off ||  || Flash drive || 1.Finish 6th slide about how zero came to Europe 2.save 3.log off ||  || Wiki spaces; Elshaddai unit 4, Flash drive || 1.log on 2.open PPT, wiki spaces and Elshaddai unit 4 3.start on slide 7(concluding summary) 4.finish it off 5.upload into wiki spaces; Elshaddai unit 4 ||  ||
 * DATE || DEADLINES || RESOURCES || WORK || COMMENTS ||
 * 3RD MAY || Start and finish plan then move on to making the product(PowerPoint) || PowerPoint presentation
 * 7TH MAY || Start to make the PowerPoint introduction slide and second slide || PowerPoint presentation
 * 8TH MAY || (HOME WORK)
 * 10TH MAY || Complete 3rd slide and start 5th and 6th || Wiki spaces; Elshaddai unit 4
 * 14TH MAY || Finish 6th slide || PowerPoint presentation,
 * 17TH MAY || Start and finish 7th slide and upload into wiki || PowerPoint presentation,

CREATE Final Product

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Changes made to the original Design I changed a few things from my original design including the background color and font using the slide master. i decided to change these things because they didn't match with my design specifications and they wouldn't have gone well with my PowerPoint Presentation format and theme.i also changed the format of the entire PowerPoint because we couldn't use the theme colors there and we had to make our own.i also changed the specification about there being more than two pictures on one slide so i made an expectation of that one.I used only 3 animations on my PowerPoint but i used the same transition between all the slides.i used the research i found out about tips on making an effective PowerPoint presentation and the 10 questions about number zero but i also applied information from different sites.

Changes made to the original Plan Some things i altered to my plan were the dates because i wasn't really sure when the deadlines were. I also changed the homework period because i actually did that part in class.i also didn't really need all of the resources i wrote down like flash drive and designs because the designs were already uploaded on my wiki page.i also started late on making my design because i had to do my plan on Microsoft word because there were problems with my wiki spaces page.i also finished making the product and uploading it on wiki spaces before the deadline date. EVALUATE Results of tests
 * Tyraan tested my results and said
 * i have lots of detail and information in my slide.
 * and i just have to work on making it look more eye catching. but it was well done.
 * Svend and Daniel's testing;
 * it matches the age group it is appropriate to
 * it is not colorful
 * definitely
 * the font color matches with the background
 * the text sample was okay but needed some more bullet points
 * the format of the power point is good
 * not really colorful

Based on the results, to simply summarize them on my PowerPoint's format is good,it is is eye-catching,interesting to look at at and is appropriate for the age group it is recommended for 9-17.although it is interesting to look at it is not really colorful.however the text size sample is simple to read but needed more bullet points and the font size and color matches the background.The powerpoint was really simple to make and i think to simply summarize the results,i did well making the powerpoint but whilst making it i also made a few errors and mistakes.

Recommendations for improvement Next time when i am making a PowerPoint Presentation i need to make sure it has enough color,it has more bullet points and it has lots of features that make it eye-catching and interesting to look at.I also need to make sure the information is straight to the point so that it is simple to understand.i am sure that if i also follow my plan and make it more detailed my designs will have less problems.i also need to be following the design cycle more often so i can avoid the mistakes and errors i add to the products i have made and i will make in the future.

Self-evaluation of your execution of the design cycle

During this unit of work the design cycle has helped me in making this powerpoint and analyzing my information.this has been the fourth time in this academic year i have used the design cycle and i have enjoyed some of the units and didn't really like a few of them.However, the design cycle is very efficient when you need to make a product because it makes you think twice about what you really are going to do in the unit and exactly how you are going to do it.I t makes you plan your work properly and gives you steps of how to make the product.I think that i have only used the design cycle to the average i was supposed to use it and i need to work and learning exactly how to use the design cycle to the maximum.The design cycle is efficient in making products and is really helpful because