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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!

Why is it only half way finished? I need your opinion. Please make suggestions/tips/advice/critiques, etc. on my script and podcast. Hope you guys’ll like it! =)

The Script:

What’s in the vid: pictures, music, special text effects, and my voice (great huh?).

*Intro*

The Optimistic Wave

My Dorky Podcast Project

Christina R.

*Intro ends*

That was total randomness like Tom Cruise but I hope you liked it. Ok so that was the intro finished. Let’s begin!! Oh yes. And a word or two or three or four, etc. of warning first. It will either be a bore for you or highly inappropriate for your level of maturity (literally~! Just kidding). Thanks! Enjoy.

What makes a good morning for you? Is it your pet dog waking you up every morning with a lick to the face? Is it mom preparing delicious breakfast waffles? Is it dad preparing bacon especially for you today? Is it your neighbor greeting you a ‘good morning’? Is it music to your ears? Is it your birthday today? Was it a good dream? Did you scare yourself with a great morning hair-do? Watched a great morning show? Is it simply a thought of a new day, or was it smaller than all these – a genuine smile on someone’s face? *True Colors - Cindy Lauper music with pictures*

Either way, I’ll let you in on a little research. There are 18 different kinds of smiles a person’s face can demonstrate – but only one unique one can make you happy. It is the only smile that releases ‘pleasant’ hormones from your left brain and the one that will lift your mood. But how can you tell which one? Simple. Smile like you mean it - with your lips, cheeks, and even eyes! Practice smiling and you could feel the different smiles – only one can feel light but awesome at the same time! Let your instincts judge for you the natural, genuine smile from the false one.

So remember folks, despite all the happy/sad sad/happy factors in life – adding in a few smiles to your morning routine can make things wayyyy easier for you!

The Podcast:

Here’s the link to my rough draft’s podcast, published!!! :))

http://www.jumpcut.com/view?id=0B55449EE2BF11DCAC89000423CF037A

Only need your review now!

Reviews for my podcast: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080226073749AAIA1mR&r=w

This is my development diary which I will constantly be updating when I actually do *real*~ work!

Development Diary for my podcast (the most updated)!!! ^^

 Ouch oh my gosh! I forgot to upload the more updated one! The other is still on the computer at ISU. Great. (Oh. Oh. Oh! Not anymore. :)))

Criterion D + E: Create + Evaluate

 Yippee.

A. Investigate: February 4th, Monday.

B. Design: February 14th, Thursday

C. Plan: February 18th, Monday

D. Create: February 22th, Friday

E. Evaluate: February 26th, Tuesday

Podcasts are created by ‘podcasters’ and they can be listened by anyone who has access to the internet, a computer, and or a portable media device. They are used for pretty much anything involving the media. They are used by individuals as a fun time-passer blog, a serious hobby, or they may be used by professional companies for commercial programming. Podcasts are programs usually used to store contents from a website to a computer or portable media device that can store MP3 files for playback. They are usually used for iPods. The main idea is that podcasts are often audio related, but they can be used for any kind of files whatsoever, including software updates, pictures, and videos.

Podcasts are created by ‘podcasters’ and they can be listened by anyone who has access to the internet, a computer, and or a portable media device.

How you can make a podcast:

http://www.sweetwater.com/feature/podcasting/howto.php

My task is to create a podcast to a topic related to my likings such as animals, sports, different ways of life, dancing, martial arts, drawing, painting, etc. It is essential for me to learn how to create a podcast because there are laws that also involve in podcasting, and without the proper knowledge of how it is made or so, I may not be able to make a decent podcast or may not get it to distribute so other podcasters or simply listeners can listen to them.

Due to slow internet and a list of downloads that tend to take up to hours, for now I’ll try to describe the 3 podcasts that I really want to see. Most of them are from National Geographic.

1. National Geographic. “Wild Chronicles.” Living with Elephants. 1 Feb 2008. National Geographic. 6 Feb 2008. <iTunes>

Ok, now that I’ve realized that some youtube files do work, I’m glad that I can say I have a lot in mind of what I want to add!

Guetta, David. “DavidGuetta”. Love Don’t Let Me Go. 23 May 2007. DavidGuetta. 6 Feb 2008. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=L0VmaJsPWbY>

• It’s about: music - techno, dancing, love.
• It appeals to me because the beat makes you feel energized and the video clip of the dancers make it amazing.
• I found it on youtube a while back, but the first time I saw version was on TV.
• This was an only one time publish, but many users on youtube seem to upload it a lot because they think it’s awesome or so. :))
• David Guetta is a techno DJ! :))

Nadine. “Nayders07”. Bathroom Routine. 8 May 2007. Nayders07. 6 Feb 2008. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=vP9veyw7sKg> 

• It’s about: a hilarious bathroom routine where Nadine (the girl that records these videos) dances her way through a techno song while getting her bathroom routine done! :D.
• It appeals to me because I thought of it as that I wanted to do, because it was like a burst of hyperactivity and it seems to be an awesome way to start a day!!! :)))
• I saw it on youtube a while ago but never quite knew of it as a podcast heheh.
• This was a one time publication by one person, not quite an organization. But she is an organization on her own! :))
• Nadine is 20 from Canda and she’s an amateur video maker on youtube but she rocks!

Enigma. “Tamerair” . Sadeness. 10 May 2006. Tamerair. 6 Feb 2008. <http://youtube.com/watch?v=CLi-bELb_M0&feature=PlayList&p=6FA03C01595B3C11&index=1>

• It’s about: spirituality, fantasy - the culpable and the innocent. It’s about a man’s dreams that he was achieving spirituality in the middle ages but he finds something shocking at the end… the ‘truth’, perhaps.
• It appeals to me because it’s set in the middle ages and the video was thoroughly captivating with special effects and it’s artistic creativeness. The music was relaxing as well.
• It is not often published because this is a song by Enigma and Enigma is not as famous as they used to be. They may be uploaded at other times too but probably only by other fans of Enigma.
• I’ve heard of the song before but haven’t quite seen the video or understood the language because it was in French and Latin, and so I looked this up and found both the song, the video, and the lyrics that goes with it.
• Tamerair loves Enigma :P, as he has spent time uploading their music videos, their edited music videos, and even looked up the lyrics and he was probably the translator of the lyrics as well!

 For a test I could do to evaluate my final podcast, I could probably consider in mind all of these following things:

>> How clear it is
>> What message it tries to send
>> How powerful the message was presented
>> Was it original? Or just another cliche?
>> Could it have been more artistic and imaginative than what it is?

>> How much effort was spent on it

>> Did the author have fun in the making process?