For my fist maker project of the year, we did the ‘Becoming a PLP learner’ project. As I reflect on the project, I feel proud of the work I did, even though I can see many areas I could improve. When I started school in September, I understood the basic used of my iPad, but I have such a better understanding of the tech now. I didn’t even know that you could animate in keynote, or that I could make ‘stickers’ for a Memoji.
My Fidget
The first thing we made was the ‘Keynote Design Notebook’ which was a keynote slideshow that took us through some of the many things we could do within the keynote app. The thing I was most proud of from the slideshow was the Barbie Squishy fidget I made using the animate tool, shape tool, colour fill tool, and the image fill tool. I chose to make my fidget about Barbies because of my favourite movie; the Barbie Movie. I love everything about this movie, from the characters, to the storyline. I think that I identify with it much more than the shoe, or the dress- but the hoodie was a close second. One thing that I regret about the fidget is that I did not showcase my favourite character, Ken, as much as I know that I should have. The main attraction was, of course, Barbie, and I am worried that Ken may feel hurt that I chose his bau over him- I would never.
My MeMoji
The next thing that we worked on was our Memoji, and its beautiful be-stickered computer. I chose stickers that meant something to me, like the Ski-wi- skiing kiwi, the feminism sign, and the Kenough quote. I made the stickers similarity to how I made the fidget, with image fill, shapes, gradient, outline, and of course Memoji. I tried to make the Memoji look as similar to me as possible, and I later added Animation to the Memoji and the stickers when I moved it into the final slideshow.
My WordPack
Another thing we did was the WordPack. I had the Word pack. I chose the green colour scheme- my favourite colour, and put the words in the shape of a mushroom- just a shape that drew my attention. I used the WordPack app, and used words like, Lover-of-food, Daughter, and Feminist to create the final product. one thing I could have done better is try to find out how to make the words I want bigger, like Daughter, Lover-of-Food, Feminist, and Sister. Instead I just let the app choose random words that don’t mean a lot to me to hi-light.
The last thing I have not touched on is the driving question; Who am I as a PLP learner? I am interested, and creative. I am taking in knowledge, and I am curious. I listen, I talk, and I am learning every step of the way.