Captsone, 4/19/2013

The one thing I would tell the Juniors to do during presentation is have a bottle of water close by. Since there will be a lot of talking in a crowded area, they are bound to have dry mouth and be thirsty so instead of fetching for water during their presentation, it would be better to have it close by. Also to make sure that their Tri-Folds will not be taking up too much space. Juniors should make sure to have enough visuals that will attract audiences as well as the judges. Overall, Capstone was not that great of a journey, however I was able to learn certain things through out the process. Although the dragged out process of capstone may have ended for many, as for my class, we are expected to write extra 5 pages due to miscommunication among the professors.

4/12/13

I will have a table cloth as well as a trifold which will have more information on it.

4/5/13

I have made a PSA video that is incorporated into my website. I am finished with my website as well.

March 15, 2013

As an end product I will be making a PSA on Malaria as well as getting recovered patients of malaria to create a radio broadcast that will increase parents awarness of this disease in refugee camps.

03/08/2013

Although all of the slides do not look exactly alike, they do have unifying themes such as color and word font. Hopefully the last one would help bring it all together into one.

03/1/2013 Tech Components

I am planning on making a brochure as well as an interview as a tech component.

03/1/2013 PSA

Refugee camps give millions a gilded hope of escape from death but for all they know, it could be even worse. Kakuma refugee camp is filled with overcrowded tents infested with malaria and it remains a place of mortality among children younger than five years of age. The spread of malaria from one to another with an aid of a frail- bodied insect that has managed to surpass decades of research making it difficult for effective preventative cares.  Stopping  the female mosquito from laying eggs would prevent further cases.

Wed Feb 20 Website

2'/15/13

Monday, 2-11 Website Info

Purpose: Presentations, reach an audience
target audience: Judges, immigrants, refugees, doctors, older audiences and anyone interested
Navigation system: buttons on the top
organization structure: Hierarchy
Layout, Design:
Colors: Red, Black, Gray
Organization- Gallery, links, Video, Bibliography
 Tables, bars, Divtag css

capstone poster draft

February 6th

Today we talked about capstone topics and solutions. I am searching for pictures related
- Refugees
-Refugee Camps
-Malaria
-Mosquitoes
-Sickle cell 
-Bricks
-Red blood cells
-Doctors

Febrauary 4th

Looking at my classmates posters and going over it has helped me to identify what to do and what not to do. High contrast and bold words helps grab the reader's attention as well as making it clear to read. on the other hand we talked about leaving a small amount of space and not putting information all the way to the edge.

Poster Practice

I picked this topic because I have noticed that there are people out there who complain about things yet do nothing about it and toxic chemicals in Makeup is one of them. I thought it would be easier to work with this topic as well. I chose the red just to help grab attention as well as the quote on the top. The facts are alarming, it was something I was unaware of as well. I tried to keep the contrast high and create a sense of fear.

1/28/2012

Today in class we talked about various chemicals that were dangerous to the body. Later we talked about making posters on what we had discussed. We also went over our syllabus for the course.

P90X

Today we talked about the P90X product that is very known and sold over millions. I was in the graphic design group. we talked about how the lay out of the website adds to the meaning of the product. It gives off a sense of intense and serious. The font size, type and color also comes into play with this. We went over how they're selling more than an exercise product, they were also selling confidence. overall, just how the website was set up.

My capstone topic

I started out with a topic on refugee camps, but ended up being forced to alter it into a more local topic which was about refugees post settlement. I did research on refugees that have settled down in America, yet never gotten any medical care or checkup. I found out that there were thousands that were misdiagnosed due to their inability to speak the language, died because they were unable to pay for medical care...etc.I was going to create a website that will enable refugees to get in contact with doctors all around the world. the website will be able to translate as well as save refugees from face to face confrontations that many dislike. I was thinking about putting up fliers and information about the website at the local refugee shelter. Computer is accessible to anyone nowadays, libraries or even at the shelter. However, I was told to find a disease in a certain country and find a cure for it....
so I don't know where I'm going from here.

What's wrong with capstone

Capstone would have to be the most confusing class that I have ever had to take. first of all, the fact that we have to switch topics because another professor's opinion differs from our original one. I wanted to research a topic that meant something to me, yet my professor opposed the idea because it was not "local." I understand the fact that it will help if it is local, however if I'm going to write over 15 pages of research paper, can I at least do it on something that I am passionate about, in a place that once was the world to me? I just have a hard problem understanding the whole system the high school follows. We are required to do well in classes, apply to colleges, make over 12,000,000 in scholarships...yet we have to spend a ridiculous amount of time researching a topic that will have no relevance to our academic achievement. At some point I felt like I had to just pack my clothe and move to Richland since I spend so much time on campus. I just don't get it, I guess capstone will be one of this things that you just never question and just suffer through. Last semester I would spend hours studying for my Pre-Cal class, reading pages for psychology,  and then there was Biology. Biology with a professor that hated the highschool students and did everything possible to make our lives miserable, just to prove us that the medical field was no joke. Meaning, last semester was hell and trying to make straight A's was impossible. I would spend the whole night doing math homework and memorizing for Biology, then at 4  in the morning, I would be stuck writing literature reviews, long tedious reviews. Then three later when your solution gets denied. Moreover. when you get a paper telling you to find a disease in that area and find a cure for it...it makes you wonder if the world is revolving right.Anyways, now that everything is shot down... I have no idea WHERE to go.