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 * ﻿Team **//RNK //

R eanne - Researcher N athaniel - iMovie Maker K rystal - Imaging

**//__﻿ __//Team Chant ** What did you say? Who will save the day? With no hesitation or delay We'll kick your asses on replay You know who we are We're RNK.

**Challenge Description ** As a team, we have been brainstorming several ideas which will be used in the making of our productions. At the moment, we have two ideas that we are developing. The first being a mocumentary and the second being a video narrative. We will continue to develop our ideas to further advance our products and reach our objective. We will incorporate our innovative ideas, communicative skills and team work. **Challenge #5 ** 1. Short Movie that uses Fast Motion

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2. Short Movie that uses Black and White <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[]

<span style="color: #2d6eeb; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 150%;">3. Short Movie that uses cartoon characters/cut-outs or white board drawings instead of live action <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">[]

When using google, if you're using multiple words in your search, place them in quotation marks ("") so the search engine does not search the words seperately. To narrow down your search, if you are searching a word with a double meaning, use a hyphen or minus sign to narrow down your search and minus any information you don't need. Eg:If you are searching the word mullet, as in fish, and you do not want info on hair, type into the search bar "mullet -hair".

To use the Google WonderWheel, search what you need. Many different sites will pop up.To narrow down the information to what you need, on the lefthand side of the page is a navigation panel. There, nearer to the bottom, should be an option that says wonderwheel. Click on this and continue to narrow down your search by clicking on the parts of the mindmap that aplly to what you are searching for.

To use the Google Timeline, search what you need, and in the navigation panel, click 'more tools' and there will be Timeline. When you use this, a timeline will be shown on the top of the page about the topic you have searched. You will be able to choose a more specific time period from this timeline.

Another easy way to search is to use boolify.org. This is slightly confusing but succeeds in its cause in narrowing down your search. I think the google search tools and techniques are easier and possiblemore useful, esp.with the wonderwheel, as not only does it give us what we want, but it also gives us the option to see things that we hadn't thought of but might be useful.


 * MODULE 2l. **[[file:CLOZE PASSAGE.doc]]

** POEM: I AM PLAGIARISM **
You were too nervous You didn't know You didn't have time And had to go

You made a mistake It wasn't your intention Too late to change it And now you're in detention

You were dishonest Do you feel bad? Learn your lesson fast And wish you already had!

Tuesday, 30 November 2010
Today was the second day of our Transition Week. Surprisingly, we have already made a lot of progress. Although we have completed alot, we still have plenty to do.

We began the day by splitting up our group so we could each go to our seperate tutorials. I attended the research tutorials which were run by Mrs Daniel and Mr Grech. Krystal attended the imaging tutorial, where the students are taught how to use Adobe Photoshop and it's many different features. Nathaniel attended the iMovie tutorial, where students were taught how to use iMovie. In the research tutorial we learned about different ways to search for information and how to narrow down our search results when using Google. We learnt about the Google Wonder Wheel and Google Timeline tools on Google. Althought I have already been taught about these tools previously, they never fail to surprise me with their usefullness. We were also introduced to another search engine: boolify.org. It had a similar way of searching for information and eliminating the information we don't need, yet it still managed to confuse me. Altogether though, I learnt alot from that tutorial, including how to eliminate unwanted information from our Google search results.

After first period, we all returned to the library, where we went through the days plans. After that we had to explain to our group members what we learned in our tutorials. Later on we had to create a cloze passage using information from the internet. It was mainly about plagiarism. We just managed to finish it in time and posted it on the wiki.

We then got into creating our own plans for our products.We made mindmaps and story boards to clearly set out our plans. Because the internet screwed up and we couldn't open webspiration.com, our group drew up the mindmaps on a large piece of cardboard, which I personally think is more practical and easier to access, as webspiration.com always takes an unnecessary amount of time to load. We have worked out exactly what we are going to do in the making of our production, including what we will need and who will do what. We made our mindmap on the same piece of cardboard but on the opposite side. It shows the details of the plot, some music options and voice-over details.

After completing this we played a quick game of buzz off. I was chosen from my group to play, and unfortunately about 99% of the time I was clueless of what was going on, which is probably why I didn't get very far. After that we completed a Y-chart about what plagiarism looks, feels and sounds like. We had to use this to create an original poem about plagiarism. We were one of the five or so groups that one some mula for our poems (what a fluke). We had to read these out to the whole year and after some good laughs we eventually finished and it was the end of the day.

Tomorrow we'll begin the making of our final products. We will bring everything we will need, including our phones for cameras and music, and start shooting. We will make and edits on the computer to finalize it. Hopefully everything goes as planned.

CHALLENGE #6
1) Identify 2) Define 3) Describe 4) Outline 5) Clarify 6) Construct 7) Compare 8) Contrast 9) Explain 10) Recount 11) Summarise 12) Account 13) Analyse 14) Classify 15) Discuss 16) Critically 17) Assess 18) Apply 19) Evaluate 20) Interpret 21) Recall 22) Justify 23) Investigate 24) Examine 25) Calculate 26) Appreciate 27) Distinguish 28) Demonstrate 29) Deduce 30) Recommend 31) Extract 32) Propose 33) Predict 34) Synthesise 35) Extrapolate

#1: I have chosen "identify" as the easiest word as all it asks you to do is to name something. It is very straight forward and easy to understand.

#12: The word "analyse" is fairly easy, which is why it is number 12. Analysing things is simple, as any information you need to analyse is usually easily accessable and it barely requires any personal insight.

#23: I have numbered the term "investigate" as number 23 as it is slightly more complicated than many of the other terms. It requires more work, and may get complicated, especially as after you find all the infomation, you have to add a conclusion, or result. This is what makes it more difficult than terms such as "explain".

#35: I have labelled the term "extrapolate" as the most difficult only because I have never even heard it before, let alone used it. Although it's meaning seems simple enough, I think it requires a bit more insight into the topi.

Challenge #7
PLAN FOR THURSDAY PERIODS 3-6

Our group has already began filming for our final product. We have all the equipment we need so far. Although we still have a fair bit of filming to do, we are planning to have it done by tomorrow so that we can begin our editing stage, which includes adding music, sound effects, credits and of course, the bibliography. As soon as we complete the shooting stage, which we are working on together as a group, we will begin editing.

The shooting stage is being worked on by every member of the group. As our film will be a puppet show, our efforts are combined so that I am, and will be, the person who controls the puppet, Krystal works on the back drop and scenery on the white board, and Nathaniel films it all with his iPhone. We are following our story board, but we make some small changes here and there, still sticking with the plot the whole time. The equipment we are using include the white board and white board markers, our paper puppet character (4, each in different stances), a ruler and sticky tape (to attach our character to for easily handling on the white board), and an iPhone with a camera. We have already gotten half way, so tomorrow we should be able to finish it off without a problem, and begin the editing.

Editing our film has quite a lot of work included in it. We will have to upload the video and it's separate scenes onto a computer, and use iMovie to put it all together and decide on the transitions. We will eliminate all sound from the videos and then apply our own chosen music and sound effects, through the computer, which will be controlled mainly by Nathaniel, with the opinions and suggestions of the rest of the group included. As Nathaniel is the member of the group who learned about iMovie in the tutorials, he will be in charge of that program in editing the film, working with Krystal, our image specialist, to perfect it. We will all help out, giving opinions and ideas to make final decisions. As a group we have already chosen what mood we would like the music and sound to set, and will choose tomorrow the specific music we would like to use, and then add this to our video, as well as any other needed sound effects and voice overs.

As the researcher of the group, I will keep track of any sources that we use, including music and images, making sure I record everything. A bibliography will be included at the end of the credits to ensure that we do everything the right way.

By working together, our group has high hopes for our final product. So far everything has been going quite smoothly, and hopefully it will continue in this way.

=**BLOGS !**=

__** Reanne's Journal Entry - Wednesday, 1st of December 2010 **__

Okay, everything is running smoothly. Thankfully, we're pretty much on time, but that's only if everything continue's so well. We began our filming today, and did more than I expected. It just goes to show that if you just put your mind to something and eliminate distractions, you can succeed. I think that we will be successful with out final product. The three of us work pretty well as a team. We've barely had any major disagreements (except over the drawing of Charlie), which is good, because that way we don't waste any time on trivial issues.

Because we're going so well, I think we will be able to finish the filming tomorrow, and then begin, and hopefully finish, editing it on iMovie. We've already made some decisions on things like music and transition, deciding on what music we will use and what mood we want it to set. Tomorrow we will go through the songs that Nathaniel will upload onto his phone, choosing the ones that we would use. We will probably cut out some scenes and will piece all the scenes together. The only thing I'm worried about is how the music will work with the timing, but I suppose that with iMovie, we will be able to edit some of that to suit better.

I think we can make this work. If we can quickly finish the shooting tomorrow, say, during period 3, we will have two whole periods for the editing, which is perhaps the most crucial part. It will work.

Reanne :)

__** Nathaniel's Journal Entry - Wednesday, 1st of December 2010 **__

Today was a very productive day, everything went along smoothly and we are on time with our project. Today we worked effectively as a team to get through a lot of work, which has paid off. We have started filming today which was necessary, as if we did not, we would have been behind schedule. At the beginning of the morning, we were separated into our designated tutorial groups, Reanne was sent to Research, Krystal to Imaging and i was sent to the iMovie Tutorial. This was a very effective tutorial as i had learnt a lot about iMovie which would be put to great use for our project. Our team is running smoothly and everyone is working co-operatively and effectively. With our current work rate, i believe we could complete filming our project by tomorrow, and have a good start towards editing and finalizing the project.

Tomorrow will be a very hectic day, as we have plenty of work to get through. Hopefully everything is going to go as planned, and we get through the set work. I don't believe there will be any major issues that our team can't get through, my only concern would be the editing, as it is quite difficult due to my lack of knowledge of iMovie. Although this can be sorted with the assistance of a teacher. Overall today was a very productive and effective day as a team for our project. I only hope tomorrow will be as well.

Nathaniel :)


 * __ ﻿Agnes' Journal Entry - Wednesday, 1st of December 2010 __**

During periods one, our team had to split up to go into different allocated tutorials to learn the basics in which will assist us in the making of our production. Reannne went to the research tutorial, Nathaniel went to the imovie tutorial and I went to the digital photography tutorial. As photography is already one of my subjects, I had a further knowledge about how to use the Adobe Photoshop PS3. This gave me and my team a great advantage because it allowed us to enhance our manipulation of our photos to a different level. During periods 4, 5 and 6, we worked co-operatively to improve on our assessment by completing half of our filming. As a team, we worked together by contributing each and one of our skills to make this final video as successfull as possible.

Within the next several periods, we, as a team, must work harder as it will definitely be busy with the final filming and editing. Each member is allocated a certain task tomorrow and hopefully, we can accomplish each task accordingly. I'm sure that tomorrow will be a challenging day but we will get everything done by the due date/time.

Krystal :)

**CHALLENGE #8**

 * Reanne - How To Study.org **

This website does not teach us about a particular subject. It teaches us how to learn, with different strategies, techniques and skills that can be useful to us in any subject. However, it has sorted these subjects into subtitles of the different subjects, to be more specific. Obviously, the makers of this website know that not one strategy suits all subjects. For example, under the subtitle of music, there is a strategy for getting through performance memory lapses, and also how to write a report on other performances. Under the english subtitle are strategies for composing and reading.

I believe this source is a reliable one, as it has been updated this year. It has been based all around students, mostly focussing on high school and university, and studying. The only problem I see with it is that unlike //Hight School Study Skills//, //howtostudy.org// does not have different study strategies for different people. //High School Study Skills// understands that different people learn in different ways. However, I think that it is useful also because on it's site, it includes credits, acknowledging different people and companies who have contributed in it's production.


 * Nathaniel - http://mymentor.ru/ - My Mentor **

This website approaches studying and learning in a different yet interesting and interactive way. It is set up like a game of memory, where the student must pick a question and memorise the answer, which is the the format of cards. If the student picks correctly, the cards are sent out into a pile. If the student answers incorrectly, the cards are mixed again. This approach is very useful as it incorporates fun into learning. This method will help students remember important study notes more effectively. The website isn't for any specific subject, it can be modified to suit your studies.

I believe this type of studying will target the aspect of memory, which is very important in studying. It allows students to remember important study notes through an interactive game, which is more motivational to students who get bored easily. This website is very useful for students who have to memorise important study notes for an exam or a test. It is more engaging therefore stimulates the brain better, which is always beneficial when studying.