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DIGITAL COMMUNICATION GUIDED NOTES

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1.Digital Communication is the source of information.  (10 point)

2.Who uses Digital Communication?Everyone .

3.Southpark cartoon discusses how on Facebook can take over your life.   (10 point)

4.How do we use Digital Communication? texting, e-mail, media sites (10 point)

5.What is the potential for misuse? texting and driving,cheating, ditracting. (10 point)

6.Where is the danger for misuse that impacts you daily? It makes you get distracted from normal life. (10 pt)

FACEBOOK MANNERS

7.What is the expected time you believe is appropriate to change your FB status?_When you have both agreed with it. _ (10 point)

8.What is your opinion about FB manners?__some people use it to spy on others or to bully others. (10 point)

9. What are the benefits of Digital Communication?_staying in touch with friends and family,entertaining, stay up to date

(10 point)

10.  What is your opinion? Is this proper use of digital communication? Respect it. (10 point)

Digital Commerce- Progress

So far, I have been doing a lot of research and now I am trying to figure out what kind of PSA I want to create. I need to meet up with my partner to discuss if we want an catalo video or just images and facts to make.

Digital Commerce Facts

1. $115.6 bln will be spent on online travel in 2009 
2. 63 mln US households to pay bills online by 2014
3. 3 bln person-to-person financial transactions in 2008
4. Fastest-growing Retail E-Commerce Categories in 2008
5. Traffic Growth to Top Retailer Sites in December 2008
6. 63% of online shoppers indicated that it was important to have multiple reviews for each product
7. Reasons to visit retailer Web site before going to offline store
9.  Top 10 Online Spending Days of 2008 Holiday Season
10. Growth in Dollar Sales of Retail E-Commerce Categories Since Cyber Monday, 2008

Source :)

PSA PLAN WORKSHEET

1. What issue/ topic did you choose?

Digital Commerce

2. Why is this important?

Because many people buy online now a days.

3. Who do you want to reach? (target audience)

How dangerous online buying can be.

4. What is the behavior your looking to change?

For people to be careful.

5. Why doesn’t the audience already engage in this behavior?

Because if they see that it's cheap, they just want it and don't care about the dangers.

6. What emotional appeal can you make?

That communication online leaves a digital footprint.

7. Belonging; Power/Control; Fun: Safety;

Control your buying and be aware of what you're purchasing.

8. Put your audience in a situation/scenario where the issue would come up in their lives.

There is a very expensive purse for only $15.

9. Where are they? (setting)

Home computer.

10. Who is there? (characters)

Character alone.

11. What’s’ going on around them?  ( ambient sound)

They want a cheap purse.

12. What are they saying? (dialogue)

"This is a very cheap purse! Usually its $70!"

13. Who is message brought to you by? ( Station; organization)

IDEA College Prep Students

Digital commerce affect your digital footprint

http://digiteen09-1.flatclassroomproject.org/Digital+Commerce

Digital commerce have effected people in many ways, in positive and negative ways. Positives: There are a lot of positive things about digital commerce, but the most important one is making life much easier for millions of people. You can buy, sell and trade goods online from siting at home and pressing a couple of buttons. People with disabilities might not be able to go to malls, and enjoy buying things from shops, but they can just use the internet and buy goods from there. What's even more amazing is that you can buy ANYTHING legal online, from things like rare candies to cars, boats, houses, art. EG: if someone wants to buy a shirt that is only made in a certain country and only sold there, then with the use of the internet, you can have it at your doorstep in approximately 1 week (depending on which shipping company). Negatives: On the other hand, people should not get all excited about buying products online, as some websites can scam you. When buying products online, you are required to give very personal information such as credit card numbers and passwords. Sometimes that information given can land in the wrong hands which means that you will get robbed. Another thing is that you really dont know what your buying. If you buy a used car online and have it shipped to you, then you might realize that something is wrong with it, something that might not be mentioned to you when buying the product. EG: someone goes online and searches for websites that sell cars online, you find the perfect car for the perfect price, you give the website information thats needed, and a week later you are in your new car thats been shipped from the USA, on the way home, it brakes down and when you take it to get it fixed, you realize that the car needs major engine, transmission, and clutch work, which adds up to cost more than the car itself.

Thesis Statement- Digital Commerce

Digital commerce is the selling and buying of goods. There are many pros and cons about buying and selling online. Some of the pros are: things are cheaper on the internet, it is easier to purchase them, you do not have to move or go anywhere to purchase something. All you have to do is simply order the product. The cons are: sometimes, people lie about the products they are selling. Some people like to go online an put things they don't have on the internet just to steal your money. Others just do it to get a lot of your personal information. Ways to prevent this are by simply not buying things online. If  you do choose to buy goods online, you have to look through that person history in selling things and make sure that they will not  rip you off.

Vocabulary

You have to have proper ETIQUETTE when you eat in a fancy restaurant.

You have to have good CONDUCT when talking to others.

It is COURTEOUS to open the door for people.

It is bad to FLAME other people.

People that TROLL are annoying.

I like showing my EMOTIONS through text.

It is OBVIOUS that she is a girl.

The TONE of that writer is very boring.

It is ETHICAL that killing someone is bad.

It is UNETHICAL that that would happen.

It is LEGAL to walk on the sidewalk.

BOOLEAN SEARCH is easy.

The URL is very long.

Evaluation

I think that my product did really good.
I had two 7th grade girls and two boys.
Here are the results of them:
Girl 1-100
Girl 2- 80
Boy 1- 80
Boy 2- 60

Survey

What are the 4 basic steps?


What is the Design Cycle used for?


What is the Acronym used to remember the Design Cycle?


Had you guys learned this before?


What do you do in each step?

Final Product

Enjoy!

Create

This is my progress. I think that I'm pretty much almost done with my product all I need to do is make small adjustments to it so that I can be finished but for the most part, I think that I'm doing a pretty good job with it.

Create

Today I accomplished to make 14 slides to my product. So far, I think that my project is coming out pretty good, I just have to stay on task and do my work every time I come to this class.

Gant Chart

My total is 170 minutes divided by 6 hours. 

Day 1- 60 minutes

Day 2- 60 minutes

Day 3- 60 minutes

Day 4- 60 minutes

Day 5- 60 minutes

Day 6- 60 minutes

Day 7- 60 minutes

Reflection

I think that I deserve a good grade for my blog, At least an 80 +. I have been trying very hard on my blog posts about my project. I have my project posts on my blog and in my notebook. On my blog, I may be missing at least one post but I will finish that post as soon as I  finish this one. My blog posts answer all the questions they are meant to answer and they include all the information needed to know how far along I am coming on my project about the Design Cycle for the 6th graders.

Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.

I will be making a GoAnimate video explaining all four parts of the Design Cycle. I will be making this video for 6th graders to test which form of learning the Design Cycle is easier for them. 

11. What are the requirements for this assignment? 

The requirements for this project are basically a computer with internet access since everything that i will be doing is on GoAnimate.com. 

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

The limitations for this project might be that we can only work on the project every other day if that student does not have internet access at home. 

13. How will you "test" your project?

I will test this project by giving the 6th graders a quiz to check for understanding. 

Investigation Comparison- GoAnimate

MEASUREMENTS    SCORE (1-5)

Simplicity                             5

Theme                                  4

Characters                            4

Sound                                   5

TOTAL                              18

Simplicity: Simplicity is important to have but having too much of it, can make it a bit boring. GoAnimate has exactly the correct amount of simplicity. It isn't too simple but its enough for a 6th grader to understand.  GoAnimate has great choices for everything and it is fun and easy to understand the concept you're trying to set by.

Theme: The themes on GoAnimate are very fun and easy to work with. The good thing about GoAnimate is that the themes are there made for you so you don't have to do as much work with. The good thing about the templates on GoAnimate is that there are two free themes for every template you choose. The themes are good because they're easy to understand what's going on, a 6th grader would understand without difficulty. 

Characters: The characters are good because they're very diverse and like the themes, there are two characters for every template you choose. You can choose either a male or female of both so the choices are good and very diverse. The characters a good for a 6th grader to understand because they're fun looking and little kids like fun things. 

Sounds: The sounds in GoAnimate are very great. Once you have the characters, it gives you the chance to pick the voice desired for that character. The voices available are 2 for male and 2 for female. You can type in whatever it is that you want the animated character to say and the voice choices are made with whichever kind of voice or accent that you want to choose. There is also background music that plays before and after the actual people start talking and it's good because the music goes with the setting and that really grabs people's attention. 

Investigation Comparison- Flipbook

MEASUREMENT  SCORE (1-5)

Simplicity                         5

Theme                              1

Character                          2

Sound                               3

TOTAL                         11

Simplicity: The simplicity of this project has to be the most important thing that it has to have. With simplicity, it would make the concept of this project easier for a 6th grader to understand. The simplicity of Flipbook is very high. The template is completely blank and it's up to you to design it to however it is you want. 

Theme: Theme's are important for this project because 6th graders seem to understand things better when there is a fun theme to it. Flipbook's themes aren't that great to pick from. There is actually no theme at all, its all up to you to create it and even if you do, it won't be as understandable as if it did have a theme.

Character: The character choices are important to this project, also. Characters make it funner ad easier for kids to understand what you are talking about. The funner the character looks, the easier it is for kids to actually pay attention to the animation. Flipbook's character choices are very low. They are low because they are made so that you can invent them yourself and the tools given to make your own characters aren't that easy to work with to make them fun. 

Sounds: The sounds are important for this project because they help the viewer understand with the idea that's going on or that you are trying to set through. Flipbook's sound choices are kept to a minimum also like the rest of the measurements have been because you have to insert the music and the voices on your own. It doesn't provide a variety of choices for you to choose from which would be easier to work with. 

Comparing " Go Animate" and "Flipbook "

http://goanimate.com/


flipbook.com 


Both of these websites are very fun to create things with. The flipbook is fun because you can actually create whatever you want in whichever way you want it. The animated video is good to create things with because it kind of does the work for you so the setting and the pictures are easier to understand rather than if you draw them yourself. I think that I will end up choosing Go animate  because its easier to work with and you might be able to learn more from it than from the flipbook.

Design Folder

Area of Interaction: Community and Service , Approaches to Learning & Human Ingenuity

Significant Concept: Design Cycle can be used to solve problems

Unit Question: How can my learning help my community? How do I make Sound Choices?

INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) Identify the Problem

1. What is the problem you need to solve? Explain to a 6^th grader what the design cycle is all about by creating a presentation. (3d, PPT, movie, game, Poster)

2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world?

We use the design cycle everyday without noticing it.

3. How will this project serve my community?

By making them realize that we use it everyday.

4. How can my learning help my community?

Make this world a better place.

5. How do we live in relation to each other?

We’re all human beings and we do things alike.

6. How does this help others?

Helps teach them what the design cycle is.

7. What are the requirements for this assignment?

Do your section you got assigned in class.

8. What is the Design Cycle?

A cycle  that helps organize what we do.

REFLECT on your learning.

Day 2

9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:

Day 3

Design Brief

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment?

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

13. How will you "test" your presentation?

REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING

PLAN:

14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below

IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf found in schoology under “materials”& then files

15. What idea did you choose to demonstrate the design cycle and why did you choose it?

16. Does your idea meet all of the requirements?

17. Use the story board paper below to plan your presentation.  Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about.

story board.pdf found in schoology under “materials” & then files.

18. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:

REFLECT on your learning

EVALUATE:

20. How could you improve your presentation?

21. Does your presentation meet all of the requirements?

22. Share your presentation with at least 2-8^th, 3-9^th, 4-10^th+ friends. What did he/she like about your presentation?

23. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve?

24. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer?

25. How can my learning help my community?

26. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6)

ATTITUDE:

27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer:

28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1-6)