Ashnee+Rajani+Unit+2

= CAN MY LEARNING HELP MY COMMUNITY? =

**Name:**
Ashnee Rajani

**Unit question:**
How can I use I.T to help my community?

**Pre-Unit exercise (if any)**
The Learner Profile Pictures showing Learner Profile **B**elief **M**otivation **I**nspiration **S**uccess = INVESTIGATION =
 * __SKILL EXERCISE 1__**
 * __SKILL EXERCISE 2__**
 * __SKILL EXERCISE 3__**

The current situation/problem:
Many students and staff members are unaware of some potential dangers and hazzards and I think we should make them realize the safety rules. Such as making posters around the school. I want to make people remember their safety rules because most of them are unaware of them such as telling them not to keep their bags in the middle of the class because it may end up as injury and I would publish this on posters around the school. If there were no posters then it would lead peopleto keep making mistakes again and again by tripping over and getting hurt which is very dangerous. And if they are not aware of some rules then they will not follow it, and end up getting hurt.
 * People may trip over if there will be bags in the middle of the class!!! It will cause injury.**

The Design Brief
I will design a safety poster, to make people aware of their safety rules, which is by choosing one safety rule to work on. The safety rule I chose to work on was 'MIND THE STEPS.' So I would basically include color obviously and say you should not run when you are around steps. Because they can end up in a wheel chair, or serious injury. Above are websites, of how I could design some posters, that are eye-catching, and easy to read...
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The Design Specification

 * MY POSTER**
 * will be 28cm wide by 40cm tall
 * Add a picture that is interesting for people to understand the poster more well
 * will be a close-up. The minimum distance you will be able to see from will be 1m
 * will have named layers
 * will not have unused layers
 * will have images that will be re-sized
 * will have any advanced techniques which must be included in the design stage. I will stick to the design as close as possible
 * will be flattened at the end
 * will have a catchy title that when people look they will think it is eye catching
 * Is information catchy as well because that is what mainly people have to read
 * Be impoted into publisher and made A3 size so I can print it and then lamenate it.

Tests

 * Maninly does the poster have all requirments listed above in the Design specification.**
 * Is the poster the appropriate size to fit in my information, accurately.
 * Show my poster to someone and hopefully they should say "Wow I like the picture!" Or something else.
 * Ask a friend to stand at 1m distance and see if she can read it.
 * Are all layers named accurately, that people will know what each layer means.
 * Are all layers used, ask a friend to check.
 * Are the images re-sized, is it an appropriate size to fit on the poster.
 * Did I stick to the design, checking if I made any changes, and see different advanced techniques. (IF INCLUDED?)
 * reminder
 * Stick it on a wall at home and see if the title is catchy. I will check to see if anyone asks me about it or starts reading it.
 * Same for no. 9 add a catchy text as well.
 * Be imported into Publisher and made A3 size so we can print it and laminate.

=** DESIGNS **=

__ Design 1 __
**This design is not really my favourite because it has alot of text which people would not like to read at all, because it is too long to read.** **It has pictures which is not obviously with detail they are too simple. Also this design does not include most of my listed things from the** **design specification. So this is not my first choice.**
 * Layer**
 * 1) A wheel chair (Pic. 1)
 * 2) Crossing crutches (Pic. 2)
 * 3) Cross bone skull (Pic. 3)
 * 4) Danger signs(2) (Pic. 4)
 * 5) Correction tick in ** green ** (Pic. 5)
 * 6) Don't do it sign, colored ** red ** (Pic. 5)
 * Advanced Techniques **
 * 1) Catchy title with people sliding over- I will research one letter at a time, then combine them to make my title in word.
 * 2) Don't run text
 * 3) Walk slowly text
 * 4) All the text

__ Design 2 __
This is my favourite design it has most of the things listed from my design specification, it has images that are eye catching, as well as the text it is eye catching because I made it stand out with a bright color. And describes my poster more with pictures. It stands out and I think people would immediately want to read and have a look at this poster because of the amazing pictures and text I have added.
 * Layers**
 * 1) Skull cross bone (Pic.1)
 * 2) Don't do it/ stop sign (Pic. 2)
 * 3) A girl running down stairs (Pic. 3)
 * 4) A girl walking down the steps (Pic. 4)
 * 5) Steps (Pic. 5)
 * Advanced Techniques**
 * 1) CAUTION/ Title- I will research one letter at a time, then combine them to make my title
 * 2) The whole text next to the steps
 * 3) Don't forget YOLO! Sign
 * 4) Signs Don't/ do this (tick form)
 * 5) Text/ MIND THE STEP in bubble writing

__ Design 3 __

 * This design is my second best, because it has eye catching images. The way it is drawn is also cool it is drawn in a timer and inside is all the **
 * information. It has simple text (not much too read) but the problem is that you can'tread this picture from 1 m distance it is very hard to read. **
 * But it has good pictures but fairly too much. But otherwise I like this design. It's good but not as bad as Design 1. **
 * Layers**
 * 1) Steps in green (Pic. 1)
 * 2) Skull Crossbones with heading YOLO (Pic. 2)
 * 3) The whole poster with **timer** (Pic. 3)
 * 4) Cloud picture with person running (Pic. 4)
 * 5) Cloud Picture with person walking (Pic. 5)
 * 6) Tick sign and non-correct sign (Pic. 6)
 * 7) Danger sign (Pic. 7)
 * 8) Sand dropping in the timer (Pic. 8)
 * 9) Stick man people holding hands, for dividing sections. (Pic. 9)
 * Advanced techniques**
 * 1) Title
 * 2) Text under cross bone (ALL OF THE TEXT)
 * 3) stairs
 * 4) Danger sign
 * 5) Sand in the timer
 * 6) Timer Glass
 * ====** SPECIFICATION **==== || ====** Design 1 **==== || ====** Design 2 **==== || ====** Design 3 **==== ||
 * ====**28 cm wide by 40 cm tall**==== || ==== **NO** ==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Interesting pictures**==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Close-up, you can see it from 1 m distance**==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** NO **==== ||
 * ====**Will have named layers**==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Not have unused layers**==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Images included are all re-sized**==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Stick to the design as close as possible. Advanced Techniques included in**====

**the design stage**
|| ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** YES **==== ||
 * ====**Eye catching title**==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** NO **==== ||
 * ====**Catchy enough text people would want to read**==== || ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** NO **==== ||
 * **Be imported into Publisher and made A3 size so we can print it and laminate ** || ====** NO **==== || ====** YES **==== || ====** NO **==== ||
 * ====**Be flattened at the end**==== || ====** NO **====

|| ====** NO **==== || ====** NO **==== || As a final result I choose to do Design 2, because above on the table most of the listed specification are favoring in Design 2. Another reason is that this design is fairly simple, it does not have to much or too less information. It has pictures that are interesting to look at and the poster will be eye catching to look at, including also advanced techniques. I will make changes, as in getting ideas from other posters as well because they are also nice designs. So overall my poster will have other ideas as well from other posters. = PLAN = This is my Gantt chart showing what I will do, and what I will need? 2.) Look at Assessment criteria 3.) Look at Chosen design 4.) Open GIMP 5.)Make layers 6.)Final check if everything is completed || Computer,Internet, Flash disk, Microsoft word, GIMP 2.8, Wikispaces, Mouse/Keyboard || **BEFORE-** For the CREATE stage it might take me about a week, so I will do it for homework and I have this feeling I willl complete this with out any problems because I am well prepared.
 * ** Date ** || ** Stage ** || ** Work to do (STEPS) ** || ** Resources ** || ** Comments ** ||
 * 27-11-12 ** Due ** || CREATE || 1.)Look at Design specification

specification. I think I did really well because I was well organised and well prepared before hand to complete my creation. || Second Gantt Chart showing my resources of time. Above are 2 tables, the first one is what stage I will do? (LISTED IN STEPS), and resources on what I will need and the other one shows my resources of time showing what I will do when? It must be confusing seeing why the subtitles are in different colours, basically the ** orange ** will be next week and other ** greenish ** colour is this weeks planning. Hopefully I complete everything on time. = CREATE = When I created my poster I thought if I had made any modifications (CHANGES). Whcih actually came out to be true I did make many changes. The changes I made were, getting ideas from other posters because the other two posters had some really good ideas a well. this because it would look weird if I have one drawn picture and the rest is computer edited, another reason was I could not take out the background exactly because if I did it would've been cropped from the side. When I started off. My image with layers.
 * AFTER-** I finished my create at the right time using this plan and design
 * **Resources of Time**
 * __THIS WEEK__** || ** Monday **
 * 3-12-12 ** || ** Tuesday **
 * 4-12-12 ** || ** Tuesday **
 * 27-11-12 ** || ** Wednesday **
 * 28-11-12 ** || ** Thursday **
 * 29-11-12 ** || ** Friday **
 * 30-11-12 ** || ** Saturday **
 * 1-12-12 ** || ** Sunday **
 * 2-12-12 ** ||
 * Look at design specification ||  ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||   ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||
 * Look at assessment criteria ||  ||   ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Look at chosen design ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||   ||
 * Open Gimp ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||
 * Make layers ||  ||   ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||   || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||   ||
 * Final check if everything is completed || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii || iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * Modifications and Justifications**
 * One of the changes I made were adding stick men to divide sections for my pictures the plan I had before was putting simple wavy lines but this was not available in word so I decided to put stick people. I got this idea of adding stick men from design 3.
 * Another change I made was changing the picture of steps on the right side above I changed this picture from a drawing I made to a picture from internet, and I did
 * Another thing I changed was the text font I was planning to make it times new roman but when I made it like that it was too simple andso I made it to a more readable, clear font. I guess those were all the changes I made.
 * Screen shots**

My image flattened. Images I used from internet to put on on gimp as layers with advanced techniques. = EVALUATE = My create as a final decision was very successful, I followed my design specification to create my final poster on GIMP. All my tests worked when I tested it with my neighbor Fatoumata. Below is a table when she tested my poster. It was exacltly 28cm by 40cm || It was a great impact on my partner and other friends || You can see it from exactly 1 m distance, its a good close-up || There were layers and were all named || Doesn't have any unused layers || Every picture fits looking at word file || There are advanced techniques used || It did get flattened after saving my original copy || It does have a catchy title looking at my creation || It does mostly have catchy text ||
 * ===**TESTS**=== || ===** PASS / FAIL **=== ||
 * ===28 cm wide by 40 cm height=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Is it interesting for people to understand=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Close up you can see it from 1m distance=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Does it have named layers looking at my create=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Doesn't have any unused layers=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Images re sized=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Advanced techniques like the title etc...=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Did it get flattened looking at creation=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Does it have a catchy title=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Catchy text=== || === PASS included ===
 * ===Be imported into publisher an posted by pathway from French to I.T=== || ===NOT YET=== ||

very easy and went successful for me, I did better this time unlike the last unit. I had a great time, working on this unit.
because I don't think I made most of my tests related to the design specification. || For next time I will take time in listing my test and relate them to the design specification as it is mentioned in the assessment criteria rubric. || because I think I had some really good designs and justified them one by one. || For next time I will work more on my designs which is by drawing it accurately and spending at least 20 minutes to make it clear, colorful and understandable. || because I made 2 different tables when it should actually all be in one table. I would put it lower but I completed doing the flow chart. || For next time I will plan on paper before hand so that I can make one huge table instead of two separate tables. || think I really justified my choice of design exactly the way the rubric said it should be. || For next time I will think about modifications made to my creation and list each one by justifying to why I did it this way. || these because I have typed all the work mentioned from the rubric. In paragraph form. || For next time I will finish my EVALUATE reallly fast because I had done this in a rush so next time I will use much more of my time on this, and know what we have to plan for a paragraph. || =**TECHNOLOGY**= ||< ====5-6==== || So far in this unit I guess I worked pretty well in this assessment. I did not misbehave and completed all the stages/ work on time. || I don't think I need to improve but just to remind myself of behavior and stay focused. || =Back to Homepage=
 * < =Stage= ||< =Grade= ||< =Reason For Level .= ||< =How to improve next time .= ||
 * < =**INVESTIGATE**= ||< ====4-5==== || I would give myself one of these grades
 * < =**DESIGN**= ||< ====5-6==== || I would give myself one of these grades
 * < =**PLAN**= ||< ====4-5==== || I think this grade should be in between
 * < =**CREATE**= ||< ====4-5==== || A grade from one of these because I don't
 * < =**EVALUATE**= ||< ====5-6==== || I would give myself a grade from one of
 * < =**ATTITUDES IN**=