FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 28/11/11

Im finished!

we are not her Thursday / Friday, so were uploading today finished or not, so my game is
UPLOADED
and Im DONE! :)

22/11/11 Almost done

Im not sure what else i can do on my project.

Ive done everything I needed to make this the game i wanted (as simple as it is)

Right now Im just playing through
and Touching up my blog

18/11/11 Re-Checking

I continuously play my scratch game, hoping that the timer might MAGICALLY work

So instead Im going to use my time to complete the Steps from the IST page of McAuleys website

Like:

Adding a Poll to my blog is one of the steps in the following list:
-install scratch
-Examples
-Challenges
-Reading the Assessment sheets
-Finishing my project
-Uploading it to StudentNet
-Posting about my game
-Adding a Poll
-Inviting at least 3 people to play my game

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Scratch. Ugh. 16/11/11

Its not working.
My games running, Its not dying (Like Juliannes) but it wont keep time

Im not even going to bother trying to fix it I think my game is good and ive tried EVERYTHING i can to make the time work, but it doesnt ! :(

Im going to leave my time running, with everything set up and just... hope

Back to the original

Since I got my timer to work, I've been happy :D

Until that is, I realised it wouldnt stop when I told it too after the timer reached a certain time limit -.-


so I'm going back to my original plan and making it a Score game, Ive found another(!) video on youtube, that is making a game so that should have some sort of information on setting up my score in there

The video is called How To Make A Game (Scratch) by gorance2000

Link to Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeS005-_yXE

He also has a blog im going to follow incase there are anymore videos uploaded that could help me :)

YOUTUBE! Why didnt I think of that.... (7.11.11)

Looking around the classroom, bored because I couldnt get my timer to work and had almost given up I saw Diyomera (who sits diagonal from me) fiddling with a youtube video about Scratch Programming, which is when it hit me

The answer to my timer problem could be on Youtube in a Tutorial!

I raced onto youtube and found a video called Scratch Programming Marble Racer Demo by turning358
although it may not read "Fix your timer" I considered that a race would need a timer so began to watch the video, running for 20 minutes, I almost clicked out when I found in the description box:

Description of how Scratch works followed by a demonstration of creating the marble racer program.
Components:
0:00 - 3:35 Description of components of the Scratch window
3:36 - 6:35 Painting the background green, creating track, creating the ball and finish line sprites
6:36 - 16:00 Basic up and down ball movement using arrow keys16:01- 20:20 Left & Right movement, Slow down when hitting grass, stop at finish line & display message, Timer

Next Im at the 16 minute mark on the video and waiting for it to load so I can skip to the information about how he sets the timer :D

Thanks to turning358, Im so lucky I found you :)

Link here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34XMoWdNxvQ

7.11.11 "Say ANSWER for 2 seconds"

Timer still doesnt work -_-

I found the Timer that's not in the variable list but it continues to count from 356.7 upwards

Kelly taught me how to get my Sprite (Cat) to repeat the answer you place in the box when the question is asked

It was actually quite simply.... I dont know how I missed it.....

ask "what year are you in?" > Say "answer" for 2 seconds > ask "What's your name?" > Say "answer" for 2 seconds

Easy :)



2/11/11 Problems

Problem 1:
MY SCORE WONT WORK so i changed my Variable from a score to a Timer

Problem 2:
MY TIMER WONT WORK -_-

I tried: replacing it
            looking for answers in the Instruction/Tip sheets
           
Timer still does not work -_- I'm basically DONE I just cant get the timer to work

31/10/2011

I'm back from America.

I had done the 'intro' for my game before I left and unfortunantly had no time to work on it while I was away.

I am currently trying to figure out how to reset the script so I can create a "cat & mouse" game

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Problem solved! Julianne taught me how to change stages with the "Broadcast"action

Now I am able to create the game. The aim of my game is to move your mouse around the screen with the cat "chasing" it, if the mouse gets "caught" a certain amount of times you are out. The game can be played for however long you like, unless you lose :) 

The Assignment

Assessment 4: Game Programming
Weighting: 30%
Outcomes: The student

5.2.2    designs, produces and evaluates appropriate solutions to a range of challenging problems

5.5.2    communicates ideas, processes and solutions to a targeted audience

Due Date: Term 4, end of Week 7.

Your task this term is to create a “game” using the programming language Scratch. The program could be any of the following game formats;

• Role Play
• Puzzle
• Story Telling
• Action/Arcade

The program should be;

• Engaging and possess a clear objective.
• Require skill and offer various levels of difficulty.
• Your own work!

The program should possess the following elements in a bid to make it instructive and engaging;

1. Multiple Backgrounds – these might include an opening screen of instructions or scene changes resulting from progressing through different levels.
2. Multiple Sprites / Multiple Costumes – the appearance of the sprites should change at various times in the course of the program.
3. Scoring – variables should be used to record user scores.
4. User Input To Control Sprites – sprites should be controlled through either mouse or keyboard input
5. Clear Instruction – instructions to the user should be provided prior to commencing the program and possibly throughout the program.
6. Sound – the program should include background music or sound effects.
7. GUI – a well thought out graphical user interface; uncluttered, good selection of colour combinations, intuitive.

Design and development of the program should be documented at regular intervals on your blog.
Feedback and Evaluation:

Once you have created your program, your are to test it on fellow students and obtain their feedback via your blog (please use the same blog that you have registered on the 9IST site). You will do this by posting about your program, what is it called, where it can be found, it’s purpose and a bit about how you created it (include screen shots). In your post you should invite readers to complete a Poll you have created on the blog.

Creating a Poll is outlined here;

http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42077&query=%20poll&topic=&type=f

You should seek to evaluate the following areas;

• Objectives/instructions were clear?
• Suitable GUI?
• The program was engaging?
• Degree of difficulty?
• Suggestions for improvement?
• Effective use of sound

At least three people should complete your survey.

Submission Of Program And Evaluation

The finished program should be uploaded to;

The “Student Work” list on the left of the 9IST Site’s Home page

The files are to be named as follows;

programname_yoursurname_class.sb

for example     pong_lennon_91.sb     or    frogger_smith_92.sb

Check List:

Your assignment is finished when you have;

1. Created a scratch program and saved it to the correct location
2. Created posts about your program that talk about its purpose and development and where the program can be found.
3. Created a Poll on your post and invited at least three people to complete it

Step 3, Examples

I have all the Examples ready to read on my USB for while I'm away

Flow Charts

For each of the flowcharts below describe in words what you think they will do.

1. Descibe the decision process within an idea

2. Describe the decision and outcome for a print

3. Describe the process for an experiment involving LED light

Convert one of the algorithms you have created in the previous task into a flowchart, e.g.  opening a door, moving through a traffic light

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Computer Algorithems

“Computers never do what you want them to do,

they only do what you tell them to!”

Using the web, find definitions for the following terms and post them on your blog. Make sure the definitions relate to computers and programming

Algorithms: A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, esp. by a computer

Pseudocode:A notation resembling a simplified programming language, used in program design   Machine Language: a programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers

Flowchart: a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system

High Level Computer Language: a programming language with strong abstraction from the details of the computer

Sequence: particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other

Selection: The action or fact of carefully choosing someone or something as being the best or most suitable  Repetition: The action of repeating something that has already been said or written

Term 4

I will be away for the first 2 weeks od Term 4, therefore i am starting work early, if internet connection is possible while in America i will try to continue the work but if it is unable to connect I will have to take my work home with me

Bibliography

• http://www.bluetooth.com/Pages/Bluetooth-Home.aspx
• http://www.myshopping.com.au/PT--3_Laptops_Netbooks__fs_42606_e__
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_port_(hardware)
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethernet_port
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_1394_interface
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_port
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PS/2_connector
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_port
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Serial_Bus
• http://dannybrown.me/2010/07/03/cool-facts-about-social-media/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0wFqNfu7A
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5SmrHNWhak

Upload !

I have just uploaded the completed works of "the Little Book Of IST"

Phone Advice ( 09/09/2011 )

Imagine you work as an assistant in a mobile phone shop. A mother comes into your shop wanting to buy a smart phone for her daughter. Her mother is not very “tech savvy” and needs some concepts and features explained. Below are some of her questions, do your best to provide meaningful answers in simple terms;

1.       “My daughter insists that her phone be Wifi capable? What does this mean? Why does she need it?”

Wifi Capable basically means that the phone will be able to conect to Wifi Networks, which once the phone is connected allows the user onto the internet to do a whole range of things from social networking to using an app device to connect with you for free.

2.       The mother says “She wants the camera in the phone to be at least 5 Meg thingys, what does this mean? Does she need it?”

5 mega pixels, it will mean a better quality on the photos she takes, although it is a very good idea to have better quality on photos, its not essential

3.       “My daughter wants a phone with a capacitive touch screen. They seem more expensive, what advantages do they offer over other types of touch screens?”

A Capacitive touch screen consists of an Insulator coated with a transparent conductor, meaning that you cant use the touch screen through something like gloves, you have to use the speacial stylist

4.       “Are all phone as smart as one another? What is the smartest phone at the moment and why?”

It really depends on the gadgets and work involved in the phone, but at the moment the best smart phone you can get would be the HTC Desire HD its slim, the larger screen makes it easy to read messages, display photos and play games and is sharp in the colour departnment 

 

5.       “She wants to take lots of video and photos. How do I know which phone can store the most videos and photos?”
The phone that can store the most video and photos would be one with a large amount of memory, but also if you find a good phone with a low amount of memory there is always the option of an SD Card which you can place into the phone like a USB into a computer, and it can be moved to any other phone with an SD Card slot so if you change phones, you dont have to reload everything, just click and go.

6.       “She says she wants to be able to buys apps. What are apps? What sort of useful apps could she access? What types of phones can buy and use apps?”
APP is an abbreviation for application, apps are basically activities, games, helpful information and links to websites that keep people up to date and allow people access to everything they need.
There is one app called SCHOOLBOOK which you can buy from the Itunes App store which lets you transfer your school timetable into your phone or ipod, so you'll never be without it again because teenagers carry there phones and ipods everywhere but dont bother much with diaries or pieces of paper
There are also apps that can connect her to her friends via facebook, skype, myspace and connect her to you lik Viber and Facetime which link to you or any member of the family who has the smart phone application

FINISHED !!!!

The title says it all.............. :)

Recent Updates...

I have been working non-stop on the eBook suring lesson which is the reason for my lack of posts

Julianne has recently her research and I am now able to upload that to the presentation which we can run over together in the next few lessons to come

working on the eBook

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ0wFqNfu7A

Type With Me

http://typewith.me/SGHhUgkksw

above ^ is a link to a class page on typewith.me.com
This site allows info to be shared and editied beween groups or a whole class

RESEARCH: Ports

Computer Ports a port serves as an interface between the computer and other computers or peripheral devices, eg a USB or External Hardrive

The term "port" is derived from a Latin word "porta" (gate, entrance, door)

TYPES:

Ethernet:
An Ethernet connection can be used to connect high-speed DSL or cable Internet connections

IEEE 1394 interface:

The IEEE 1394 interface is a serial bus interface standard for high-speed communications and isochronous real-time data transfer, frequently used by personal computers, as well as in digital audio, digital video, automotive, and aeronautics applications

Parallel

A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting various peripherals

PS/2

The PS/2 connector is a 6-pin Mini-DIN connector used for connecting some keyboards and mice to a PC compatible computer system

Serial

a serial port is a serial communication physical interface through which information transfers in or out one bit at a time

USB:

USB (Universal Serial Bus) is an industry standard developed in the mid-1990s that defines the cables, connectors and protocols used for connection, communication and power supply between computers and electronic devices.

RESEARCH: SOCIAL NETWORKING

SOCIAL NETWORKING includes :

• FaceBook
• MySpace
• Twitter
• Bebo
• Blogger
• Tumblr
• MSN / Hotmail

FACTS:

• A social network is a social structure made up of individuals (or organizations) called "nodes"
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WARNING: USB CORRUPT

My USB has...... not died, but something happened to it

It re-copied all my files into a folder marked "geography", so I deleted the files in that folder and it deleted the actual folders contents so I now have nothing on my usb, all the IST work I saved is gone. but luckily i had some saved on my hard drive

So really its not ALL gone

Research: Bluetooth

Bluetooth: Bluetooth is a proprietary open wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances  from fixed and mobile devices, creating personal area networks (PANs) with high levels of security

FACTS:

• Bluetooth technology was invented in 1994 by engineers at Ericsson, a Swedish company
• 'Bluetooth' was the code name for the SIG when it was first formed and the name stuck
• Latest Bluetooth enables gadgets let you watch images on your TV screen. This may be completed using laptop or mobile phone over a Bluetooth connection to a media viewer.

Sick Partner

Today Julianne is away sick.

I had planned to discuss with her any ideas for our eBook and finish the list of topics but they will have to be put on hold until Julianne has recovered.

ON TO TODAYS WORK. . .

Groups

·         Groups of Two will choose at least 8 topics with at least one from each of the above coloured groups.

I am paired with Julianne Barker for this project, we will each work on 4 topics

So far I have chosen
- Social Networking
- Netbooks
- Types of Ports
- Bluetooth

Julianne has chosen
- WiFi
- Handheld
- Piracy and Copyright
- CPU's

Research: Tools available online

We will do some research on tools that are available online, that could do a similar job to PowerPoint for our eBook

http://www.flipsnack.com/

Versatility - Unable to say, I did not get past step 1 of the project

Ease of use - 2/10, the log in and register process is easy yet when I tried to upload my files to start creating the "book" I was unable to find any of my documents

Collaboration - The log in process requires your email and password, to collaborate on the project you would need to share a password and learn the others email to register

http://notaland.com/

Versatility - easy, efficient and precise

Ease of use - 10/10, the options are clear, there are examples and the whole process is clear in the layout and workability of the tools

Collaboration - upon registration it does ask for an email but also a username, so my partner and I could most definantly work up a username and shared password

Bits and Bytes QUIZ!

I recieved a C-

70% correct, 30% wrong

Bits and Bytes

1. What is a Digit
   A digit is a single place that can hold numerical values between 0 and 9
2. “normal” counting numbers used in everyday life a based on what sequence of numbers?the binary number system
3. Where does the word bit originate from?The word bit is a shortening of the words "Binary digIT
4. Binary numbers don’t use base 10. What base do they use? What digits are available in base 2?
   Base 2
5. Examine the tables below

Base 10

Place Value	10 000	1 000	100	10	1
Place Value	104	103	102	101	100
Digit	9	0	3	0	2
Digit Value	90 000	0	300	0	2

90 302 (base 10) = (9 x 10000) + (3 x 100) + (2 x 1)

If  6,357 can be written as;

(6 * 1000) + (3 * 100) + (5 * 10) + (7 * 1) = 6000 + 300 + 50 + 7

Ø  How would you write 4,321

Base 2

Place Value	16	8	4	2	1
Place Value	24	23	22	21	20
Digit	1	0	1	0	0
Digit Value	16	0	4	0	0

10100 (base 2) = (1 x 16) + (1 x 4) = 20 (base 10)

 

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/bytes.htm/printable