devyani_evaluate



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__Introduction__
This page was mainly to reflect on the whole entire process of making the iMovie. It will talk about what I found easy and hard. This page will also tell you what I thought I could have done differently to make my iMovie better and to make it easier for me. There are also things that I thought I did really well so it will talk about that too. I thought that this whole process was really exciting because it was completely new and I learned many, many, many new facts. I also found The Technology Design Cycle really, really useful because it told us exactly what we needed to do. The Technology Design Cycle made my life a lot easier. I want to say a huge, huge, huge thank you to Ms. Cofino for helping us throughout this whole process.



__**ESLRs**__
In this part of the project I think I proved to be a/an:


 * Academic Achiever**, because I achieved all of my goals that I was supposed to.


 * Critical Thinker**, because I reflected on the whole process of creating our iMovie and thought of ways that I could improve.


 * Self-Directed Learner**, because I told myself of different things that I could have done if I were to do this whole thing all over again. I also told myself what things I did very well in so I could keep those things and improve on the ones that I did badly on.

__**Reflection**__

 * Section 1:** Your Opinions


 * Are you happy with your finished work on this project? Why or Why not? What would you change about your project if you could do it again?**

I’m very happy with my finished work because I felt that I worked really, really hard and I gave it my all. I think that it was really good because I tried my best and hopefully my best is good enough. When I watched my finished product, I was so amazed that I could do something like that! For example, I never knew that I would be able to even create an iMovie because it looked so complicated when other people did it. If I were to change something, I would try to decide and think of some back-up songs if my song wasn’t long enough. This is because in my iMovie, my song finished half way so it was really silent but I used sound effects to make up for that.


 * Which parts of the project (Investigate, Plan, Create, Evaluate) did you like the best and which did you like the least? Why? What would you like to change about the project assignments if you were the teacher? Why?**

I liked “Create” the best because I thought that making the iMovie was the most fun. For example, I got to explore the whole application and look at all the effects that it had. I was so amazed at what it had because it was completely mind-blowing. I didn’t like “Evaluate” very much because all that I was supposed to do was write an introduction, describe the ESLRs and write a reflection. I didn’t think that that was very much fun compared to the other steps. If I were the teacher I would like to change that we got more time to create our iMovie because I didn’t feel that there was a lot of time. I would also want to add something more to the step, “Evaluate,” because there’s nothing so special about it. The other steps all have their very own files but this has the same things as all of the other steps.


 * Section 2:** Your Process


 * What were your strengths and weaknesses during this project? Why and how?**

My strengths were that I’m quite good at technology and I’m a fast learner. Those two qualities made it a bit easier for me when creating my iMovie. I’m also really determined which helped me because I really wanted to learn new facts about that application. For example, I spent a long time just exploring the iMovie software because I wanted to know more about it. My weakness was that I didn’t know anything about iMovie so it was as if I was starting from scratch. But this weakness also helped because it strengthened one of my strengths even more. That strength was determination.


 * How well did you work in class? Were you productive and on task? Why or Why not? What would you change about your performance on this project? Why?**

I think I worked really, really well in class because despite not having enough time on the project, I managed to finish it. I worked really, really hard and I definitely tried to stay on task. I would very rarely go off topic, but sometimes I did get a bit carried away. For example, when I was finding pictures, some people next to me found funny pictures so I couldn’t help laughing. What I would change about my performance would be to make sure that I if I need help, I would ask right away, because it consumes a lot of time sometimes if you try to figure it out yourself


 * Did the Technology Design Cycle (Investigate, Plan, Create, Evaluate) help you organize and complete your project? Why or why not?**

I think that it did help because it was kind of a guideline of the whole process. It showed us exactly what we were supposed to do so we didn’t get confused. It was also really useful to reflect on each of these steps separately because it’s kind of like dividing it and making it a lot easier. When I was stuck, I would just refer to the steps and I got back on track. I’m really glad that this wwas there to help us because I don’t know what I would do without it.


 * Section 3:** Your Progress


 * How did you grow as a learner during this project? Think about more than just technology skills you learned.**

I grew as a learner because not only did I learn about the whole application of iMovie, but I also learned about other people in another part of the world. I thought that this was a great way to interact, because it was so exciting to me to talk to children that were our age from New Zealand. I also grew as a learner because I learned some life lessons like try your best because your best will be awarded and to keep going because you’ll finally get it. I picked that last life lesson because I kept trying to solve my problems and finally I actually did.


 * Which ESLR(s) do you think you achieved during the course of this project? How?**

I think that I achieved every ESLR in every step. When I was describing the ESLRs that I achieved in the steps, every step had at least 3 ESLRs. The “Create” step had all five. For example, I achieved Academic Achiever because I managed to do what I wanted to do. In fact, I’m really, really proud of myself because I feel that I went above and beyond the expectations. I also achieved Critical Thinker, because through this whole process, I fought myself out of most of the problems that I was facing. Another ESLR that I achieved was Effective Communicator because I was able to communicate what makes me happy through an application that I had never used before. I achieved Self-Directed Learner too because I taught myself many of things that are in my final product of the iMovie. The last ESLR that I achieved was Involved Citizen because I gave credit to every single thing that I used.