Month: November 2020

Fractions of your time summative post

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What fraction of our time is screen time?

 

What fraction of our time is screen time? 

To simplify it, 1/4 of my time is on a screen I was not aware of that. I never really thought 

About how much time a day I spend on a screen. This project was a great way to show how much we are on our screens but not shame us about it.

This project was pretty straightforward but was challenging at times. For example when we had to code in the screen time chart it was hard to get started on it because I didn’t completely understand what to do which was a little frustrating but in the end I did end up getting the totals into the chart. One thing that really helped me understand this project better was when we had to send in a copy of our draft before it was all completed. I liked that because then I could see how I was doing and I was given some tips and feedback which helped me with this project a lot.

For this project it went a little all over the place with my weather emoji grades which isn’t bad. For my first few entries of my draft I got a pretty good grade but it could’ve been better for sure. For the tests I think I needed a little bit of a refresh since I hadn’t done fractions in awhile so some parts were hard to remember how to do. The final presentation went pretty well for me. I thought I had enough information and pie charts as well as other charts in my document. I definitely didn’t have the most out standing project but I thought mine was well deserved of a good grade. 

I was graded on three different categories such as using my time in class efficiently, a well calculated spreadsheet and well displayed pie charts.

Using my class time efficiently

In my opinion I thought my class time was used efficiently. I didn’t get distracted too many times and I got my work done in class. I got most of my project done in class so I feel like I used my time efficiently.

Having a well calculated spreadsheet

My spreadsheet was properly calculated. It was laid out with a decent amount of information on my pie charts and the other charts as well. I improved it a lot because I added more totals at the end of the project so I could use them in my spreadsheet.

Having well displayed pie charts

I feel like I exceeded the expectations with my pie chart categories which were very informative and helpful to people who want a different comparison of my chart. I definitely added a lot more charts after seeing some of my classmates charts I thought it would be best to ad more charts.

In conclusion I thought this project was a great project to start off my Scimatics class and it definitely helped me open my eyes to how much I’m on my screen.

 

 

 

How does what we hear read see influence us?

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How does what we hear read see influence us? When you hear a story on the radio or read something in a newspaper or see something on the news you automatically think that its true because since we know they’re professionals so they know everything For example if someone on the news says eating pears makes you live until you’re 200 then  people think its true and now suddenly everyone is eating pears because the news said so. 

Milestone 5 really helped me understand media a lot better it’s was more of the deeper side of media which really helped me answer the driving question. Milestone 3 I think was another very important milestone because it helped us understand how much media has changed over the years and how most of the stuff in the older ads wouldn’t be suitable for today. This project really helped me open my eyes to the deeper side of media I didn’t know anything about media I just saw the advertisements and didn’t really think much of them but now that I did this project I know the strategies and the appeals that are put in advertisements.

In conclusion I really liked this project and I liked what the message of it was at times it was complicated but It was very helpful.

The Medium is the message reflection

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The Launch phase was the first part of the Medium is the message project. It was where we got placed in our groups for the project. The people in my group were very nice and helpful which helped me succeed in this project. When we got placed in our groups we started on the Welcome Home Text Analysis. Our task for the Welcome Home Milestone was to watch a promotional Apple commercial and break it down by explaining who you think the target  audience is and how they’re sending the message.

 

The Building Knowledge phase was based on mostly trying to define certain advertisements and learn the techniques of the big companies and how they get your attention and how they get you to buy the product. One of the parts in the Building Knowledge phase was the Graphic Design and photo practice which was my favourite part because it was fun to experiment with the camera and the different angles and features.

 

The develop and Critique phase was reading a book called the gospel according to Larry and preparing you for your phone or email interview with your business. The Gosple according to Larry part in develop and critique phase was very fun I liked the book I got confused at parts but after that I really enjoyed the book and writing about it after. The preparation for sending your email and making your phone call was fun to work out with my group and figuring out a script for your phone call and email was hard at times but we ended getting it done.

Advertisement draft 1

Advertisement draft 1

Advertisement draft 2
Advertisement draft 3

Advertisement draft 4

 

Team advertisement final draft

 

 

The present and reflect phase was mostly focused on your advertisement telling a story so it has a bigger meaning than just promoting the product. I found this part was one of the most interesting parts because I got to learn that an ad can be more than just promoting a product so now I look at advertisements a lot differently.