EOY Final Reflection

 This year was my junior year in high school which means I have been in e-Communication for 3 years. For me, this year has been a very interesting year. In the e-Communication program we have 5 guarantees, Technology, Collaboration, Communication, Project Management, and Leadership. All 5 guarantees are supposed to help you be a better student here in the e-Communications program.

 Technology    

Technology is the first guarantee that was taught in the e-Comm program. To me technology would be referring to the computers and how to use the software on them. One valuable information that I have gotten from this guarantee is learning new software might be difficult at first but once you continue to work on that software, then it starts to get easier. I feel that this valuable information is important because when we were learning how to do animations in Adobe Flash it was difficult at first. Along the way when we were learning how Adobe Flash works we had to create an animated scene for a picture, a challenged appeared for me. My challenge that I had to face was trying to get the pictures to move smoothly and not look like it was made by a 3-year-old. For this project, I feel that my greatest strength was making the bird. The bird that I made was the only item that moved smoothly with little jumps. Something that I need to work on is making more animations so that next time we use this software I won’t be so clueless on how it works. Something that I would change about this project is asking for more help so my animation will run smoothly. I would ask for more help because then I can have a better understanding of how the software works. With everything that I have learned from this project I will now be able to work on more animations so that I can be an assistance to others who need it. In conclusion, I would say my technology skills are good for now but over this summer I’m not so sure they will be the same.

Collaboration 

The next guarantee that was in e-Comm was the Collaboration guarantee. The one thing that I learned from the collaboration guarantee is that if you get feedback from more then one person then you will be able to have more perspectives on your project and be able to have a better final project. I learned this from our Christmas website. On our Christmas website we had to evaluate 2 other student’s websites. This valuable information is important because if you just go to one person for feedback then maybe you miss something that the one-person miss, but if you go to 2 different people then your website will have a better chance of working more. During this project I did face some challenges. Some challenges that I faced was getting my website responsive. Having this challenge was bad because without having a responsive webpage then when being viewed on a phone it will be difficult to read this information. During this Christmas project one of my strengths would probably be taking what my peers have said and fixing my website so that it looked more professional. A weakness that I faced was not getting my page responsive. I have improved on this weakness though. I have improved by figuring out how to get the webpage responsive so when it is viewed on a mobile device then it doesn’t look unprofessional. With what I have learned I am going to take it and start asking my peers more for feedback so that my websites can look better. I would change how many people I asked for feedback. What I did was I just asked the juniors for feedback. Something I would change was also asking the seniors for feedback. I would change this because by this way I would be able to get more opinions on my website. In conclusion, I feel that Collaboration is a guarantee that I‘m going to need to work on more.

Communication

Communication is the 3^rd guarantee that we have. To me guarantee means that you are talking more to your teacher for help or questions that you might have. 1 valuable that I would take away from this is that if you don’t talk to your teacher then you won’t be able to get the help that you need. I have learned this guarantee because when I was falling behind in my projects, I stayed after school to get help from my teacher. This guarantee is important to know because if you are ever struggling in something and you need help you can always ask questions and get more help. This information isn’t just for web design. This valuable information can also be used in any other class and even in the real world. Along the way I did face some challenges. Some challenges that I faced was that I never asked for help when I needed to because I was scared to. A strength that I would say that I have is staying after school to get help. A weakness that I have is not asking enough questions to get information more clearly. I think that I have improved because I ask more questions then I did at the beginning of the year. Something that I need to work on is not just asking my teacher for help but also asking others around me for help. With what I have learned I can use this information in the real world and also in other classrooms. I would change not asking my peers around me for more help. I would change this because asking for help around me would be more beneficial for me so that I understand more. In conclusion, I feel that my communication skills will need more work in the fall.

Project Management 

Project Management is not the best guarantee for me. I am saying this because I have turned in my projects late because I get distracted easily, so instead of working when I should have I was doing other things. 1 valuable information that I would take away from this is that I should work harder so then later down the road I’ll be able to have a little fun. I learned this because some of my projects were turned in late due to me being off task. This is important because if I was working on a project for a client then the website wouldn’t be done in time which will be bad for me and the client. Along the way I did faced many challenges. One of the many challenges that I faced was watching too much Netflix in this class. A strength that I might have is that if I stay after school then I’ll be able to get more work done without having any distractions. I have so many weaknesses in this guarantee. One of the many is that I mess around too much so my work wasn’t turned in on time or it was rushed so it didn’t look the best. I believe that I have improved because I have started watching less Netflix and just listening to music so I have more focus on my projects. I do need to work on not being a distraction to others as well as myself. With what I have learned I am going to do better in this class in my senior year. I would change 2 things. The first thing that I would change is not watching Netflix at all so that my projects weren’t sloppy and rushed. The other thing that I would change would be isolating myself away from others so then I won’t be able to get distracted easily. In conclusion, I know my project management skills aren’t the greatest but next year I will try to do better so my projects turn out better.

Leadership 

The last and final guarantee that we have is Leadership. My leadership skills in general are okay, but in this class my leadership skills would be defined as average. 1 valuable info that I would take away from this guarantee would be to help others when they are in need. I have learned this info because when my peers ask me what something is I wasn’t able to help them. This is important because if this was a real job and I wasn’t able to answer any questions that another designer may have or the client then it would be bad for business. Along the way I did face challenges because I was asked a few times on how to do something and I didn’t know how to do it. So instead of asking them to evaluate more all I said was “I don’t know.” A strength that I would say that I have is that I am a great leader in math but web design is not my greatest strength. A weakness that I have is not helping others when they need it. Even if I don’t know how to do something then we could help them figure it out together. I think that I have improved only a little bit. I believe this because when asked how to do this final post I was able to explain how to do it. I do need to work on having more social skills. I believe that since I don’t have the best social skills then I won’t be able to be a leader in some situations. With what I have learned in this class I will be able to improve on my social skills mainly so that I can have a better chance at being a leader when I need to be. I would change not answering some people’s questions when they have it. I would change this because if I don’t help others when they need it then how will they be able to help me when I’m in need. So, in conclusion, I believe that over the summer if I learn how to be more of a leader then next year in the fall I will be able to be more helpful in situations.