Christy R.’s blog

Design Specifications Evaluation: 

I think I followed my design specifications well; or more like followed my ideas well, because I wanted to send out a message and be a little artistic and original, and I didn’t want my podcast to sound all too serious. I guess this worked out. Also, I recorded and published my podcast and reached the deadline – and those were most likely Mrs. Wilson’s main design specifics. I also followed through every step on the assignment sheet. I made a plan and the schedule for it also, but this didn’t work out totally. I did everything in the plan but reach the scheduled dates for them. I caught up at the end though; luckily. Next time I could try working on this at school because then I could have more internet access.  

Evaluation against stages of the project: 

          A. Investigation: 4 because I didn’t describe four to six podcasts I listened to ; I described 3 as the guide said. My test was more simple than detailed even though it involved questions that relate to most if not all ways that I could work out for my test.

          B. Design: 6 because I justified my chosen designs and described my ideas as full as I could.

          C. Plan: 6 I had my plan and everything that should’ve gone with it. I had a conclusion column where I justified why/why not I could/couldn’t do it.

          D. Create: 6

22/24.

Self Evaluation Test

1>> How clear it isI think it was pretty clear, even though it wasn’t the clearest. I tried my best on speaking loud and clear but my voice is just not loud. =/ If I tried louder it would sound like I’m shouting. I guess it was as clear as it could be in my case. The sound quality was pretty good I think. There was no background noise when I spoke. I adjusted the headsets right! ^^
2>> What message it tries to send
Smile ! I guess I could always go deeper than this though. Like choosing a completely different topic!

3>> How powerful the message was presented
I would say an 8/10 being generous to myself :P. The podcast took me forever to edit; both sound and visual. I don’t think the message was that powerful, but it works. Perhaps I should’ve spent even more days on doing this than thinking over it.

4>> Was it original? Or just another cliché?I don’t think it was a cliché because this isn’t something presented often or said over and over again. There is new information in it! Woohoo! J I guess I could always be even MORE original in thought, like do more research.

5>> Could it have been more artistic and imaginative than what it is?Well, I believe that there could always be someone way more artistic and imaginative on the subject. But I did what I could with the deadlines. I could’ve worked on it after school. But I guess I can barely concentrate there.

6>> How much effort was spent on itWell, even though I tried to cramped it all up in one day, I think I did a pretty good job because I spent hours on it. It’s also not my fault when my internet sucks ^^. I think I spent as much effort on it as anyone else did; I did my research, kept a development diary, followed my plan (if not deadlines!) and recorded + published.

7>> Did the author have fun in the making process?Yeah! I got to do what I liked; free to do what I want with some guides given and that’s what’s makes it awesome. It’s more of a personal project than a school project project. I was able to express myself so I liked it (although not all the way through – I spent ages on it… in one day! Eep.) I also had fun because I could add the visuals I wanted and present what I wanted the audience to hear. Well. Kind of…. I just didn’t want it published over the internet because that means a lot of people can hear my voice, which sounds… special… especially when it’s been recorded by a device. 

Overall, I think I deserve about a 6.5/7… being somewhat generous to myself and still a little judgemental. ^^ 

I guess an overall for all of my self evaluations, I did quite well. Mainly because I knew I tried… and that justifies me already. Perhaps a 5/6 or 6/6 is what I could get. At least I hope. Like everybody else does!