107th Blog Post

Today we should of began with a quiz but the person who was supposed to be doing the quiz forgot to do it again meaning we have to wait until tomorrow to do the quiz. This meant that we could go over assignment three in greater detail and talk about what is required during assignment three.

I then continued on with assignment two task one which was to explain about the different factors both server side and user side. I then moved onto assignment two task two which was to explain about the different security threats and protection used on the internet. I found this to be relatively easy.

Overall today was a good day because I completed assignment two before tomorrows deadline and I can now move onto assignment three which is designing the outline of the webpage that we create in assignment four. The negative of the day was the fact that we did not get to do a quiz because we usually do a quiz.

106th Blog Post

Today we began by being put into randomly assigned groups. Each group was assigned a different definition to do with computer security. The group I was in was told to come up with a definition for firewalls. I found this activity to be good because it helped me understand more about firewalls and what they do.

We then moved onto more assignment work. I finished off assignment one task three and began assignment two task one during today's time frame. I find assignment two task one to be an easily understandable task because it is talking about the different factors that affect web performance.

Overall today was a good day because we started off with a group activity which is different from the usual activities that we start the morning off with. I also got a large amount of work done today and I completed assignment one before the deadline of tomorrow meaning I can get other pieces of work done.    

Blog Post 105

Today We began by looking at assignment two task one which is to write a report explaining the various factors that affect website performance. Based off what it says in the scheme of learning the task should be relatively easily. I decided to continue with assignment one and I managed to finish task two in this time.

I then moved onto task three assignment one which is to draw detailed diagrams about how users access web pages, how users send emails over the internet and detailed explanations about web 2.0, social networking, blogging, cloud computing and online applications. I managed to achieve most of this however I still need to complete the detailed explanations.

Overall today was a good day because I caught up by almost completing assignment one. Assignment one has to be handed in on Wednesday the 29th of April. This means I have tomorrow to complete the detailed explanation. I also completed feedback for my test plan in the games design unit.

blog post 104

Today we were supposed to begin with a quiz but the person who was meant to be doing it forgot to make a quiz. So we just got on with our assignment one work for the rest of the day instead. I continued with task one so that I could hopefully get it finished today. I got lots of work done during this session.

We then continued with more assignment work while discussing task two which is to explain the purpose of a hosting service and the typical functions provided.  To look at three different website hosting companies and identify the services each offers. Using a domain diagram, explain the structure of a domain name. Find out the registrar of a chosen domain name, and explain the role of a registrar.

Overall today was a good day because I got lots of work done to a good standard and I understand the majority of what I need to do in order to achieve a good grade for this task. Hopefully tomorrow I can finish task one and two.

Blog Post 103

Today we began by watching a funny video from the TV show The IT Crowd. We were then asked what we thought the internet is. Unfortunately no one could answer the question so we instead did a 12 question quiz to test our knowledge on networking and the internet. I achieved a score of 8 out of 12.

We then moved onto researching a definition that we were assigned. We worked in pairs to research and then write down the research on Microsoft Word. We then shared these Word documents with the rest of the class. We then started on assignment one task one. In this assignment we have to outline the web architecture and components.

Overall today was a good day because we combined learning with different activities that are more fun than the usual activities. The quiz was very enjoyable but difficult because I don't have a lot of knowledge in this area. I liked watching the clip at the start of the day because it was funny and again very different from what we usually do.    

Blog Post 102

Today we began with a new unit called website production. I am very interested in this unit because it is potentially one of the career paths I would like to go down in the future. We began by looking over the different learning objectives and what we are expected to achieve each session. I found this to be interesting.

We then started by going over the basic tags that are used in HTML. These tags include <title> and <p> as well as many more. We eventually created a small page that contained our name and an image of our choice. We then changed the colour of the text and added a link to a website within the image we had chosen.

Overall today was an interesting and informative day. I learnt lots of new things about HTML and I also remembered a few other things that I had forgotten about. The positive of the day was that we were starting a new and interesting unit. The negative of the day was some of the confusing aspects about HTML.

blog post 101

The best historical method of animation in my opinion is hand drawn which was mainly used by Walt Disney in the early days. This method bought huge success for Walt Disney and in my opinion made animation a more popular choice of viewing amongst many different people of different ages.

I have admired Matt Thorndyke's work the most because I worked in a group with him and saw what he was capable of making. Today he made an animation for the quiz which showed off a car he had made in Flash. He also made a very nice building for our animation and in the feedback it got lots of positive comments.

I feel that this unit has gone fairly well because I did more writing than I did animating. This is because I am not very good when it comes to animating and using Flash. This is why in the next unit I will try to improve on my software skills and knowledge so that I do not have to go through tutorials or end up making a poor standard of work.   

100th Blogpost

The best part of the day was the fact that this is my 100th blog post which is a very special occasion for me. This is because I have not skipped many blog posts and I have often attended college. I also enjoyed viewing peoples responses to the questionnaire me and Matt made about our animation.

I have learnt about the different ways of getting feedback from people. This includes; questionnaires, verbal feedback, presentations and a score system. I found this to be very helpful because it means that I now know more than just one way of getting feedback and I can decide on which would be the best way of getting it.

This will help me in the world of work because if I start up a new product I can get feedback about it from different people. I can also decide upon the best way of exhibiting this feedback. It will also help me in work because I can understand how to deal with and handle feedback from people particularly verbal feedback.

Back from Easter

Today we began by doing some maths under pressure. We had to answer different equations before the time limit ran out. each time the user answered a set of questions they would advance another level. I managed to get up to level 6, which is decent because it started to give me algebra equations which I cannot do.

We then moved onto working in our animation groups again. We began by deciding on the content of the credits. We ended up including references to the software that we used to create the animation and we credited each other with the different aspects of the animation. I am very happy with the credits of the animation.

Overall today was a good day because the group got lots of work done and we finished the animation. I enjoyed doing the maths under pressure at the start of the day because it was different from the usual starter activities. I did not enjoy getting up early this morning because I was very tired.