senior imed project

1. Video
2. In a group; Uy, Nyla, Jasmin, Shannan, and An
3. "Fancy" by Iggy Azalea
4. Kiowa and other students in Kiowa; Tennis fence; Nyla's car; etc.
5. If you are making an animation or video, post a 25 frame storyboard to each person's blog.  If you are doing a print design, post information about overall time period/style, color scheme, typography choices and style, and any imagery needs.
6. 4/24--finalized scripts and ideas
7. 4/29--film
8. 5/1--film
9. 5/8--editing

Capstone Timeline

Presentation Poster: March 25th, 2014
Prezi (Explaining Introversion and Extroversion): March 27th
Prezi (Advantages of Extroversion): April 1st
Prezi (Personality Manipulation): April 3rd
Prezi (Details): April 3rd
Curriculum: April 8th

3/6

A.      Update and restate your proposal. (min. 500 wds)

I was sitting in a waiting room with a couple other interviewees, nervously looking forward to the potential internship position before us. I knew exactly what I was going to say and rehearsed them over and over in my head, whispering to myself and receiving strange glances from the people around me. There were around eight other girls up for this position and each had a separate personality I could already predict was perfect for the job—if not any job. Because it was an interview set up in a certain way for immediate response, we were able to know whether or not the internship was ours or not just a few seconds after speaking with Jennifer Cook, head of the Mary Kay Foundation department. The ones who got the position were obvious, running to their friends/families or just wearing a bright smile on her face whilst walking out the room. The ones who didn’t get the position were also obvious, with merely subtle smiles or looks of disappointment before walking to retrieve their items. One thing that each successful applicant had in common was their personality outlook. Each of them seemed to be extroverted, open, and eager. Those who were timid and anxious didn’t seem too successful. I found that to be the case for almost any interview I’ve attended—whether it was for a scholarship, a university, or a job—all employers and supremacies adore applicants who gave the impression of extroversion off the bat. Of course, success is situational and might not work with all higher-ups, however, studies have shown that those who give the first impression of proactive behavior do better at interviews and achieve jobs more easily. According to Forbes Magazine, the top qualities in an employee are “culturally fit”, “displaying leadership”, and “confident”. It is concluded that extroversion is extremely favored in terms of the workplace, but how about in social situation? In most eHarmony® and Match.com®, traits that most women and men alike look for in a partner are “outgoing”, “adventurous”, and “exciting”, all of which are traits of those who score high in extroversion in personality tests. Extroversion is also preferred in platonic social situations, as well, such as the “popular crowd” in schools being filled with students who are usually termed extroverted. Now that we have established the fact that extroverted personalities are preferred over introverted personalities, how can we become more extroverted? A study says that personality stabilizes around age 25, however is first distinctive around the age of 6, which is the perfect age after daycare. As we all know, daycare is widely known as a child watch service that follows a curriculum, loosely tied to education and academics. During this time, a child’s personality first begins to form and it is extremely influenced by the environment while learning what they are encouraged to do and what they are discouraged to do. Children are usually shamed for offering a false answer and praised for only right answers, whether or not they offer it. Unfortunately, this leads to humiliation and shyness, making the child realize that he/she is more comfortable not putting himself/herself out there.

B.      Have you gained additional experience that affects your choice of media?

I will most likely use as little media as possible because I believe that a good presenter is one who can present without too much aid. Of course I will use some forms of media regardless because it’s required and the presentation should be the focus of success, not how much the presenter has improved.

C.      State which media will you use and why.

I will most likely use the poster and perhaps the website. I also want to use a Powerpoint, a classic visual aid in all presentations. It would only be there to guide me through the presentation, however.

My website

I hope that my website will resemble my project and since my project revolves around young children in daycare, I hope to use that same kind of childish theme. The main color scheme will definitely have paler colors with lots of yellow. For font type, I hope to use something like Kristin ITC or another juvenile looking font so people can keep the premature mindset while reading about my curriculum.

Imed Project

A4

 I.    Begin preliminary identification of Presentation Capstone elements.

a&b) My Capstone project presentation will definitely be more informational than anything. I hope to have enough copies of my curriculum syllabus to hand out to anyone interested. My visual aids will be the Powerpoint Presentation, and the rest of the objects I will be using (including my poster) will be strictly for advertising and attracting attention as well as sponsors to sponsor my project. It will be very formal with the exception of a few jokes to recapture attention.

i. My Capstone project will not be using any kind of explanatory props other than my poster, my power point, my syllabus copies, and myself. I don't see a need for explanatory props. My project has a very abstract concept that can only be represented with verbal communication and talking and actual activity, not with a model I can particularly point at with little bits of information.

ii. I will present it the way all posters are presented: by the bullet. I have a lot of information on my poster that will most likely be replicated--in a way--in my powerpoint presentation, and by making references in both directions, I hope my project sticks out most. Repetition is the key to memorization, which is why most advertisements that play over and over are more likely to stick in your head. My presentation is somewhat the same way with information that is meant to be stuck in your head.

 iii. I don't particularly see a need or reason to fabricate a 3D model of some sort. If anything, I will definitely print out extra copies of my curriculum syllabus, which is kind of like a model. My project has a very abstract concept that can only be represented with verbal communication and talking and actual activity, not with a model I can particularly point at with little bits of information.

 iv. I hope to portray either as a daycare caretaker or a business woman because either I will teach this concept as a teacher would teach it or I would pitch it as a business deal--I still have yet decided. I am more likely to wear a business suit, however, because it is much more convenient and in a way, this presentation will kind of be like a business presentation. I will not be talking to toddlers the way I hope the daycare will be doing, so I think this dress code would be much safer.

 v. I definitely hope to emphasize the fact that extroverted personalities are much more preferred in low-context cultures because it is a concept not very many people can easily grasp, thinking that the introvert has better work ethic and such. I hope to also emphasize the fact that personalities are still malleable before the age of 5, which is exactly why I hope to propose this idea to daycares rather than other kinds of schools.

vi.    no.

vii.    None.

500 Words to Describe My Capstone Project

I.  a) My project will definitely be more on the serious side, however I will include a few humorous jokes now and then in order to ease the tension. I hope to present it as either a pitching a business sales idea or teaching a class. This is a significant detail because in the future, I hope to become a university professor and so it's recommended that I start practicing lectures and such. Not only so, but creating this curriculum and syllabus will help because I can practice creating the curriculum and making syllabi for my future classes.
    b) I think my poster really is a good visual aid for the presentation because not only does it have guiding information that compliments my project, it also is designed to please the eye as well as have a theme, with the neurons in the background and the fonts. I intended to make the title fonts have opposite feelings from each other in order to symbolize the dramatic difference between introverts and extroverts.
    c) Though my poster, powerpoint, and print materials are primarily informational, they can somewhat be considered persuasive because of how beneficial my project can potentially be. They serve their purposes because I hope to be more informative than anything other. Unfortunately, informational outlooks are always the most attractive, thus the poster will help attract more listeners. My powerpoint will hopefully make it easier for my audience to understand without being too distracted by the flashy attraction points.
    d) For support materials, I am using a powerpoint, the poster, my capstone paper, a physical copy of my curriculum syllabus, and a chart of human psychological development. Each of these serve a purpose in attraction (so that my project will have a larger audience) and I can accumulate more listeners as well as potential sponsors, thus increasing my chance of success and actually pitching my idea.
    e) I will be using a lot of hand gestures and use my speaking skills from speech to really relate to the audience. I will also ask a lot of questions to help keep them interested and use their answers to conform to their style of thinking. For example, audience members who don't have children may not be interested in a daycare curriculum, however, I can still relate this topic by mentioning that they live in the United States and that the future society of the United States can possibly be changed by my project.
     f)  a curriculum for a daycare that specifically focuses on forming the children's minds to become more extroverted and form thoughts and ideas based on an extroverted way of thinking. That is, to think of ideas in order to share them with the rest of the population. I hope to attract the attention of my audience with my poster and powerpoint. For actual interested potential sponsors and judges, I will hand them a copy of the curriculum's syllabus and agenda, but as for normal onlookers, I will let them read and look over the syllabus.

Capstone Poster

Capstone Project Statement of Intent

a) The goal of my project is to push the future generation of the United States to become more extroverted, sociable, and communicative by providing a curriculum for daycares to follow that includes team-building activities and encourages children to reach out of their comfort zones to interact with each other.
b) This is important because in a low-context society like ours, extroverted personalities are much more preferred over introverted personalities. Not only so, but more open communication can provoke innovation and advancement in our population as a whole.
c) I hope to become a psychology professor and I feel that understanding these two types of personalities will help me modify my class to fit each learning style perfectly. Not only so, but personality types are a matter of psychology and the extra research can't hurt.
d) My project gives back to the community because it helps the future generation, small groups at a time, become more extroverted, which stimulates innovation in society as a whole and each child that grows up with such a personality are more likely to succeed in low-context cultures.
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yearbook cover choices

1st) 16
2nd) 5
3rd) 2

Capstone Project Palette Colors

good critic, bad critic

The Background has a good pattern and she made it look unique by fading some of the areas on the page.
the sketches show a good representation of the time period.
All of the text, designs, and background look good together and makes the yearbook look elegant.

Improvements:
This is the best cover I have seen so far.  The "little line thing" could be fixed by Mrs. Dunning hopefully.

Text on Path

Why hippies in the first place???

Actually, it was almost completely random. I thought it would be easier to blend in with my clothing choice, even though I don't dress up all decked out like a true hippie. Not only so, but it had a lot of people in the photo, so it was bound to be easier to blend in. I thought it was really ironic how one of the signs said "Keep US out of Vietnam" and yet, I'm standing right next to him and I am Vietnamese.
I think my biggest challenge was the color correction. Not all black and white are the same, unfortunately, and I struggled with that. My black and white, I later realized, was much too yellow for the original photo's black and white.
I think I'm most drawn to the 1920's. I think the concept of women completely changing their views in the world is fantastic, and plus, it was when all the glitter and glamour really started. It was the first sign of modern times. I also loved the slang and the upbeat dances that they did in the 1920's as well. It was a happy time, the Roarin' 20's they called it, when everyone felt rich and no one knew about the Great Depression that was going to hit them only a decade later.

Hey I'm a hippie...

I'm going to be a hippie!

here is the original photo...

The thing about copyright...

"You cannot use anything you don't make yourself". This is an extremely vague statement because yes, you can use things that you don't make yourself. I use other's people work all the time. But that's getting technical. The way that I use them is by referencing them. I admit, you cannot submit anything or claim any other work that is really not your work, however, you CAN actually use them. This is usually referring to information, though. In this media class, more likely we are going to use images with copyright and such. We are able to because we are students who are not making profit in any way while doing the project, however, we may not publish it as our own photos/music/videos.

Extroversion vs. Introversion: A Daycare Curriculum

In today's modern society, especially in low-context cultures such as the United States, personalities that include the trait of extroversion are usually preferred in both work/school environments as well as social environments. Outgoing, friendly, and sociable are all traits most identified with an ideal romantic interest. At the same time, employers are looking for employees who are described as innovative, active, and have good leadership skills. Most personalities (shown from research and experience) are formulated during the early stages of childhood. Because of this, the upbringing of children is extremely important and can, in most cases, be manipulated. My project will be creating a curriculum for children under the age of 5 (before kindergarten) targeting introverted children and molding them toward a more extroverted personality.