Transcript Activity 1 Guide

ANIMAL SHELTER CAB
ACTIVITY 1
ACTIVITY 1 CONTENTS
INVESTIGATION
Investigation Intro
Researching Possible Animals
Which animals will your shelter care for?
What is the name of your shelter?
Cost & Requirements
Rules and Regulations
CHECKPOINT
WEB BANNER
Web Banner Intro
Starting the Web Banner
Sources Table – images and assets
Create the Web Banner
FEEDBACK CHECKPOINT
Final Web Banner
SURVEY
Preparing for the survey
What makes a good survey?
Creating the survey
Designing the Database
Sending your survey
Analysing your results
Review
LOGO
What makes a good logo?
Designing the Logo
Giving Accurate Feedback
FEEDBACK CHECKPOINT
Updating Activity 1 Review
Creating the Logo
Review
Export your Logo
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY 1
GENERAL
Sources Table – websites
Giving accurate feedback
Sources Table – images and
assets
Boolean Search Operators
INVESTIGATION
BOOLEAN SEARCHES ON GOOGLE
WIND OR
FIRE
WIND
NOT FIRE
EARTH AND
WIND AND
FIRE
INVESTIGATION: POSSIBLE ANIMALS
1. Open your Sources Table (Sources folder)
• You need to conduct research to decide upon a maximum of
2 animals for your shelter
• You must record EVERY website you use for research in the
Sources Table – even if you do not use it for your final answer.
Red = example Write your answers in black.
WHICH ANIMALS WILL YOUR SHELTER
CARE FOR?
1. Open Activity1_Review from Activity 1 folder
2. You will write your decision in the above question box.
TASK (10 mins): Decide upon your animal/s.
NB. You will need to conduct extensive research so ensure your
animals are ones which are not too obscure.
Possible internet searches:
Animal shelters UK
UK Animal shelters
Record every website you visit in your Sources Table.
WHAT IS THE NAME OF YOUR
SHELTER?
TASK (10 mins): Decide upon the name of your
shelter.
NB. Ensure that you keep your target audience and chosen
animal/s in mind for this.
COSTS & REQUIREMENTS
REMEMBER
• Minimum staff: Manager,
Care Assistants, Cleaners
• Size – 1000m2
RULES & REGULATIONS
• Animal Welfare Act 2006
• Temperatures e.g. in some catteries each run has its
own thermostat
• Health & Safety e.g. cat litter has to be collected as
hazardous waste
Google
• animal shelters rules and regulations
• pet shop local pet shop  this will help with cost
and requirements too
Record everything in Sources Table
CHECKPOINT
 Make sure you have teacher feedback for the whole
investigation section
 Make any necessary changes according to feedback
All changes should be recorded
PREPARING FOR THE SURVEY
SAVE IN OTHER
FOLDER
Start – Computer
Student Share
ICT – ICT
MISS DUTTA
Animal Shelter
Other
Survey Prep.doc
WHAT MAKES A GOOD SURVEY?
CREATING THE SURVEY
• Go to
www.google.com
• If you have an
account, log in. If
not, create a new
account.
• Go to Google
Drive
• Create a new Form
You may also use
Survey Monkey
Create your
survey
DESIGNING THE DATABASE
• Open MS Excel
• Save in Activity 1 folder and call it Survey Results
Collect results logically so that you can produce
graphs from it
EXAMPLE – think about how you would produce a pie chart to
show how many people belong to different age ranges
SENDING YOUR SURVEY
 At least 10 participants ranging in age groups
 Their email addresses
 Email them your survey – you will be able to check
which results have come through
When all your completed surveys have been
submitted, you must input the results into your Excel
worksheet.
[email protected]
ANALYSING YOUR RESULTS
 Use formulae to calculate percentages
 Use graphs and charts to visually display some of
the important results
 Make sure figures are displayed in a suitable format
e.g. not to 5 decimal places
REVIEW
Be concise
Ensure your screenshots are cropped and
that all your questions can be seen.
At least 5 useful
conclusions
supported by your
data
WHAT MAKES A GOOD LOGO
What makes a good logo?
Simple
5 Principles
of Effective
Logo Design
Memorable
Timeless
Versatile
Appropriate
CONVEY THE RIGHT MESSAGE TO YOUR TARGET
AUDIENCE
DESIGNING THE LOGO
Record any websites
used for ideas in
Source Table
Useful website:
http://logooftheday.com/
Original
 2 colours (different shades of same colour allowed)
 White background
Purpose: provide visual link between products & give shelter
an identity
GIVING ACCURATE FEEDBACK
Mark band 1
They have carried out a limited review of their work but with few
modifications.
Mark band 2
They have reviewed their work and made modifications some of
which are effective.
Mark band 3
They have reviewed and modified their work throughout its
development, using feedback from others to improve the
outcomes.
FEEDBACK CHECKPOINT
Get feedback about both of your designs from
teacher and test buddy so you can choose which
one should be final.
• An appropriate font – it has the right
personality or character
• Colour that communicates the
company’s values – e.g. serious or
upbeat and dynamic
• A good layout – font size and the
surrounding area are well proportioned
• A simple design – perhaps just type or a
very simple, graphic image
• Easy to reproduce in different sizes and
backgrounds, in print or on screen
 Original
 2 colours (different shades
of same colour allowed)
 White background
Purpose: provide visual link
between products & give
shelter an identity
UPDATING ACTIVITY 1 REVIEW
 Record your feedback and changes made as a result in
Activity 1 Review
 Draft design feedback – “I think your logo is….”
(later we will get feedback on the final logo)
CREATING THE LOGO
 Fireworks (shapes)
 Photoshop (custom shape tool)
 PowerPoint (shapes)
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Using images from the internet
Using ideas that already exist
Clipart
Ask some peers to vote which one they like the best.
Export final logo to JPEG or GIF
Save in Activity 1 folder
REVIEW
Justify design decisions
Specific tools used, how
used, what used for
 Final logo feedback – “I think your logo is….”
Reminder of what to consider when giving feedback
EXPORT YOUR LOGO
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Open your Logo in Fireworks
File  Export Wizard
Continue  Continue  Exit
Make sure jpeg or gif is selected from the drop
down menu on the top left
Click Export
Make sure you call your file Logo
Save it in your Activity 1 folder
Cut and paste you other logo into the Other folder
Cut and paste you Fireworks version of your logo
to the Other folder
WEB BANNER INTRO
You will use your JPEG
or GIF version
Example 1
Example 2
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Find 2 examples of a well designed web banner
Record these websites in your Sources Table
Fireworks  Create your size
Save as Web Banner in Activity 1 folder
STARTING THE WEB BANNER
1. Find a minimum of 2 pictures from the Internet that
you want to use in your web banner
2. Save them with a meaningful name in your Other
folder
3. Record these websites and pictures in your sources
table – this time you are using the bottom half
RECORDING IMAGES & ASSETS
1. Open your Sources Table (Sources folder)
• You must record EVERY image/asset you use for in
the Sources Table
Primary – you own
the copyright
Secondary –
someone else
owns the
copyright
Red = example Write your answers in black.
CREATE WEB BANNER
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Create in Fireworks
Get Test Buddy and Teacher feedback (record in Activity 1
Review)
Make changes according to feedback
Export as Animated GIF (see next slide)
Record your changes in Activity 1 Review
Answer questions about the Web Banner in the Activity 1
Review
FEEDBACK CHECKPOINT
Get feedback about your web banner - teacher
and test buddy.
Includes Logo
 Includes name of Animal Shelter
 Animated
 Uses appropriate images
Images are of good quality
Invites people to visit the website
Purpose: to invite people to visit the website
(promote the animal shelter)
FINAL WEB BANNER
 Export Wizard  Continue (Animated GIF)
Continue  Exit
 Save as Web Banner in Activity 1 folder
 Cut and paste Fireworks version in Other folder
MAKE SURE YOUR SOURCES TABLE IS UP TO DATE
SUMMARY OF ACTIVITY 1
Well done! You have already finished a quarter of this
controlled assessment!
 Check that your Activity 1 folder ONLY has the
following:
Activity 1 review.doc
Survey (this could be online)
Survey Results.xls
Logo (JPEG & GIF) – save your Fireworks version in the
Other folder
• Web Banner (Animated GIF) – save your Fireworks version
in the Other folder
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Finally, complete your Preparing for Activity 4 document.