Click the image to see it larger
*Mrs. Wilson, I forgot to add the plan on the blog.... I kept it in my flash disk after I created it, and I totally forgot about it :( i'm sorry for posting it late*
22 December 2009
14 December 2009
Podcast Designs
My design specifications – The podcast…
- It Must be published
- The topic should be related to adolescence
- The podcast should have a picture that describes the topic
- Should have background music – quiet and smooth
- The length of podcast should be between 5 to 10 minutes
- I should speak clearly so the audiences will understand my podcast well
- Audio format
- No offensive words
- Tone of my voice – calm and relaxed, but sometimes strong to emphasize some points
Design 1
“Teenage Suicide”
- Greet people in a formal way with relaxing music (sort of classical type)
- Play the recorded interviews of teenagers how they think of teenage suicide – it will give audiences to get some ideas for the topic
- Give some examples of the ways teens commit suicide – I can research online for this information
- Question the audience about teenage suicide (ex. “Do you think it is a right way to end up your life?”)
- State my opinion of the topic, and give some supporting reasons
- Provide some preventions – for further information, I need to research on this topic as well.
- Pause after talking about preventing suicides (music volume a little bit louder) Then sum up my ideas on teenage suicide and finish podcasting.
- The music is playing for a few more seconds afterward
Design 2
“Being Wild and Dangerous”
- Start playing the background music and greet people (the music would be better if it has a fast tempo to foreshadow the topic)
- Question audience in a casual tone about the wild habits of teens (ex. “Have you ever tried smoking or drinking?”) – caution: be careful not to be offensive
- Examples of dangerous activities that teens undergo. Give brief explanations of them
- List the consequences of doing such things, such as teen pregnancy, alcoholic, types of chronic diseases…
- Suggest my point of view on teenagers going wild and provide reasons
- Interview some teenagers and adults about the topic to show different views on this subject
- Summarize my topic and make a final comment
- Background music plays a few more seconds after the podcast is over
Design 3
“Stereotypes”
- Start the background music and greet people in “nerdy” way – using professional vocabularies, etc.
- Ask audiences about how they felt about the way I greeted them
- Response to the question and state that stereotypes are wrong and biased
- List some common teen stereotypes
- To give information of those stereotypes, make a short improvising theater scene of them – I will need to ask for other classmate to help me with it
- State my opinion on stereotypes and try to persuade audiences
- Play voice records of some teenagers talking about stereotypes – 2~3 students
- Make a final comment on the topic and finish the podcast
- Background music plays a few more seconds after the podcast is over
My Final Design
I’m going to choose my first design to create a podcast because the topic “teenage suicide” seems a very interesting topic to me. I think teenagers should be aware of committing suicides by encouraging them to think positively and being happy and satisfied. I also want to give an advice for those who tried to finish their lives that it is wrong, and not a proper time to end up their precious lives. I think I will be able to work hard on researching some causes and preventions of teen suicide.
Even though all these three designs tend to be related much to the design specifications, I think the first design fit to them the most. For this design, I will be able to change the tone of my voice very effectively when I’m recording the podcast because there are parts that I should give audiences some warm words as well as a bit harsh and rational thoughts with strong voice.
Audience
Since my topic is based on adolescence, teenagers will be my general audiences. It does not mean that teenagers only in Mongolia, but teenagers all around the world. This is because I think teenagers have similar feelings and thoughts that can be shared by other teens. Therefore, I do not think that many teens will have difficulties to understand my topics. Even though it is mostly for adolescents, any grownups can listen to my podcast as well.
Podcast Design Possible Topics
I started creating a list of possible topics that I may use for my design as well as for the final podcast. They are not directly related to teens in Mongolia, but I think I can create connection between the topics and lives of Mongolia teens. My topics are:
Teenage suicide
These days, the number of teenagers committing suicide is getting larger. Whenever I saw some articles on news or magazines on teenage suicides, I wondered “what
made them to end their life so easily.” In Korea, for example, some teenagers commit suicide because of peer pressure, or stress of grades, and some family or friend relationships. I think these factors are not only the causes of teen suicide in Korea, but worldwide causes.
Personally, I’m against teenage suicides. I, as a teenager, think that I’m too young to end up my life. We are not fully grown up, and we haven’t experienced other parts of the society yet. I believe that there will be a lot more fun stuff that we can do after we become adults. Therefore, I would like to encourage students to think positively and try not to give up their lives easily.
In this topic, I would like to talk about some main causes of teen suicide, and ways to prevent committing suicide.
These days, the number of teenagers committing suicide is getting larger. Whenever I saw some articles on news or magazines on teenage suicides, I wondered “what
made them to end their life so easily.” In Korea, for example, some teenagers commit suicide because of peer pressure, or stress of grades, and some family or friend relationships. I think these factors are not only the causes of teen suicide in Korea, but worldwide causes.Personally, I’m against teenage suicides. I, as a teenager, think that I’m too young to end up my life. We are not fully grown up, and we haven’t experienced other parts of the society yet. I believe that there will be a lot more fun stuff that we can do after we become adults. Therefore, I would like to encourage students to think positively and try not to give up their lives easily.
In this topic, I would like to talk about some main causes of teen suicide, and ways to prevent committing suicide.
Stereotypes
Adolescence
is the time period when we, the teenagers are easily get influenced by different stereotypes. However, stereotypes tend to be biased most of the times. Without knowing the fact that stereotypes are wrong, some of students put others into these “groups” and make fun of them. Those who get stereotyped often feel depressed and excluded from others.
Overall, I would like to talk about some stereotype examples and giving advice to teenagers that stereotyping people is not a good thing to do. I think having some interviews would work well for this topic since I’d like to give some valid supporting details for my statements.
Adolescence
is the time period when we, the teenagers are easily get influenced by different stereotypes. However, stereotypes tend to be biased most of the times. Without knowing the fact that stereotypes are wrong, some of students put others into these “groups” and make fun of them. Those who get stereotyped often feel depressed and excluded from others.Overall, I would like to talk about some stereotype examples and giving advice to teenagers that stereotyping people is not a good thing to do. I think having some interviews would work well for this topic since I’d like to give some valid supporting details for my statements.
Hobbies and Interests
The way we (teens) spend our free time has changed due to the development of technology such as computer, cell phone, TV and some game devices like playstation. Our hobbies and interests tend to be different to our parents’ generation’s interests or hobbies.
For this topic, I would like to talk about some reasons of changed hobbies and interests, and then compare the way how teenagers in the past and now spend their free time. Interviewing elders such as teachers or my parents would work well for this topic.
The way we (teens) spend our free time has changed due to the development of technology such as computer, cell phone, TV and some game devices like playstation. Our hobbies and interests tend to be different to our parents’ generation’s interests or hobbies.
For this topic, I would like to talk about some reasons of changed hobbies and interests, and then compare the way how teenagers in the past and now spend their free time. Interviewing elders such as teachers or my parents would work well for this topic.
Family relationships
Since teenagers tend to have emotional changes very often, they sometimes have arguments with their family members. I also argue with my family, mostly with my mom. After we fought, I always feel uncomfortable and sorry to my mom. I think many other teenagers would feel like me after any arguments. In this topic, I would like to talk about some ways to have a good relationship between teenagers and their families, such as how to suppress their anger and try to understand others’ feelings.
Since teenagers tend to have emotional changes very often, they sometimes have arguments with their family members. I also argue with my family, mostly with my mom. After we fought, I always feel uncomfortable and sorry to my mom. I think many other teenagers would feel like me after any arguments. In this topic, I would like to talk about some ways to have a good relationship between teenagers and their families, such as how to suppress their anger and try to understand others’ feelings.
Being Wild and Dangerous
Teen pregnancy, smoking, drinking, going on drugs… These are some of fac
tors that some teenagers have or have not experienced in their lives. They sound very wild and dangerous to me. I’m one of those who have not experienced these stuff, but I sometimes thought how it would feel like doing those things.
Basically, this topic will focus on some wild teenage cultures, and the consequences of undergoing dangerous teen cultures. I may need to research a little bit more on this topic if I’m going to choose it. Still I think it is also a very interesting topic to talk about on the podcast.
tors that some teenagers have or have not experienced in their lives. They sound very wild and dangerous to me. I’m one of those who have not experienced these stuff, but I sometimes thought how it would feel like doing those things.Basically, this topic will focus on some wild teenage cultures, and the consequences of undergoing dangerous teen cultures. I may need to research a little bit more on this topic if I’m going to choose it. Still I think it is also a very interesting topic to talk about on the podcast.
07 December 2009
Additional Interview
*Soo Yeon turned in her interview questions note this weekend=)*
Interview with Soo Yeon (Age 17)
What does ‘being a teenager’ mean for you?To me, being a teenager means preparing for my future getting to know myself better. It’s when I come to maturity. It’s a time when I have more chances of learning new things, such as language and sports and fun activities. I think being a teenager is like being free, being wild when necessary.
Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?
I don’t know whether I’m enjoying my life as a teenager because I’m always in a safe place. I want to go wild at some times like some other teenagers, but I can’t. My parents would try to protect me or set rules on me. I have to do things within the limit of their protection. I think I myself am setting too much rules on my behaviors and actions.
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
I think friends influence many teenagers very much. But not me. I get influenced most by my parents’ advice or stories of life experience.
How would you define your teenage life?
hmm... Finding a role model and feeling safe in a community would be my teenage life for now.
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
I began to care about my appearance and what people think about me. I noticed that I have personality flaws sometimes. I began to think about my future career and what I should do in order to get into college.
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
I think teenagers shouldn’t play all the time. There should be a balance between playing and studying. Going to a lot of places would be good, too. I’ve done a lot of traveling with my family and it was a great experience for me as a teenager. Challenging or trying out new things is good, too. Or developing your own hobby can be fun.
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
-I feel depressed sometimes with NO reason. I become edgy and I make sharp retorts at people.
-Sometimes, I go mad inside if my parents bring in guests without informing me. I feel like my privacy is revealed when the guests just walk in and I’m in my pajamas or my room is messy. I hate it when children come into my room and play. I hate it when people don’t close my room door when I’m doing something in my room. I think it’s all about privacy, I think.
-When I’m tired, I become edgy and depressed.
-When there is a big change in the climate or anything else, I become excited. Changes make me feel excited.
Have you ever thought of trying bad things (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
I don’t know if going to a night club would be a bad thing. But I wanted to go to a club with my classmates sometimes when they talked about it. But I never go. And I imagined what it would be like to drink and get drunk. People always drink in dramas or in movies. It would feel funny.
What is the most important thing in your life? Why?
For now, I think it’s my belief as a Christian and my study. Being a Christian would guide me through life and help me to form my life standard. I have to prepare to go to college or university, so I have to study hard.
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
Not yet. I’m still not used to life outside of my parents’ protection. I have to become more independent in order to fully become an adult.
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
hmmm..... I think it’s a time when you can make mistakes and do wrong things but can still correct them. So try new things~!
I don’t know whether I’m enjoying my life as a teenager because I’m always in a safe place. I want to go wild at some times like some other teenagers, but I can’t. My parents would try to protect me or set rules on me. I have to do things within the limit of their protection. I think I myself am setting too much rules on my behaviors and actions.
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
I think friends influence many teenagers very much. But not me. I get influenced most by my parents’ advice or stories of life experience.
How would you define your teenage life?
hmm... Finding a role model and feeling safe in a community would be my teenage life for now.
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
I began to care about my appearance and what people think about me. I noticed that I have personality flaws sometimes. I began to think about my future career and what I should do in order to get into college.
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
I think teenagers shouldn’t play all the time. There should be a balance between playing and studying. Going to a lot of places would be good, too. I’ve done a lot of traveling with my family and it was a great experience for me as a teenager. Challenging or trying out new things is good, too. Or developing your own hobby can be fun.
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
-I feel depressed sometimes with NO reason. I become edgy and I make sharp retorts at people.
-Sometimes, I go mad inside if my parents bring in guests without informing me. I feel like my privacy is revealed when the guests just walk in and I’m in my pajamas or my room is messy. I hate it when children come into my room and play. I hate it when people don’t close my room door when I’m doing something in my room. I think it’s all about privacy, I think.
-When I’m tired, I become edgy and depressed.
-When there is a big change in the climate or anything else, I become excited. Changes make me feel excited.
Have you ever thought of trying bad things (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
I don’t know if going to a night club would be a bad thing. But I wanted to go to a club with my classmates sometimes when they talked about it. But I never go. And I imagined what it would be like to drink and get drunk. People always drink in dramas or in movies. It would feel funny.
What is the most important thing in your life? Why?
For now, I think it’s my belief as a Christian and my study. Being a Christian would guide me through life and help me to form my life standard. I have to prepare to go to college or university, so I have to study hard.
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
Not yet. I’m still not used to life outside of my parents’ protection. I have to become more independent in order to fully become an adult.
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
hmmm..... I think it’s a time when you can make mistakes and do wrong things but can still correct them. So try new things~!
Podcast Investigation 5
In order to record a podcast, I come up with two methods. The first one is using voice recorder. This is the general way that people record voices because it can record voices clearly without any noise. I think it will work well when I'm going to make an audio podcast. The second method is to use a video camera and record the voice while I'm recording a video as well. This will spend less time if I'm going to create a video podcast. However, a video camera has higher possibility that it can catch some other sounds that I do not require to make my podcast. Other than these two ways, I do not think there is another one unless I can buy a professional recording equipments =)
After I record voice, I need to edit the records to make a better podcast. For this process, I can use podcast websites. They are really easy to utilize, so I can make and publish a podcast easily. However, I also think that using windows movie maker will also help me edit the podcast, especially when I'm going to make a video podcast. After that, I can go to the podcast websites and learn now to publish the podcast on websites. Some good podcast websites are: www.mypodcast.com and www.podomatic.com They both include some tips of creating a podcast, and they also have creating podcast system online, so people can create a podcast without big difficulties.
I have not decided if I'm going to make an audio or video podcast. Despite of that, I came up with an idea to test my podcast. When I'm done with creating it, I'm going to put it on Facebook, and Youtube since I have accounts for both of them. Then I would ask people to make a comment on my podcast whether it came out well or not. I have some friends that I am not that familiar with each other on facebook, and I think they can be my guests to make a comment on my podcast. If I asked my classmates, I think they will try to make good comments since we are friends. However, those who do not recognize me will be able to make a rational, cold reply to my podcast so that I can figure out what I could've done better while I was working on it.
I also thought of publishing my podcast on itunes; however, I did not think that it would be an effective idea. When I was searching for some good podcasts on itunes, there were a lot of podcasts with good qualities. But many people have not seen all of those podcasts yet, and there were not enough comments about them. Therefore, I thought that if I put mine on the itunes, I would probably get poor feedback from other itune users.
I hope the project goes well, so that I can enjoy the entire process of making a podcast :)
After I record voice, I need to edit the records to make a better podcast. For this process, I can use podcast websites. They are really easy to utilize, so I can make and publish a podcast easily. However, I also think that using windows movie maker will also help me edit the podcast, especially when I'm going to make a video podcast. After that, I can go to the podcast websites and learn now to publish the podcast on websites. Some good podcast websites are: www.mypodcast.com and www.podomatic.com They both include some tips of creating a podcast, and they also have creating podcast system online, so people can create a podcast without big difficulties.
I have not decided if I'm going to make an audio or video podcast. Despite of that, I came up with an idea to test my podcast. When I'm done with creating it, I'm going to put it on Facebook, and Youtube since I have accounts for both of them. Then I would ask people to make a comment on my podcast whether it came out well or not. I have some friends that I am not that familiar with each other on facebook, and I think they can be my guests to make a comment on my podcast. If I asked my classmates, I think they will try to make good comments since we are friends. However, those who do not recognize me will be able to make a rational, cold reply to my podcast so that I can figure out what I could've done better while I was working on it.
I also thought of publishing my podcast on itunes; however, I did not think that it would be an effective idea. When I was searching for some good podcasts on itunes, there were a lot of podcasts with good qualities. But many people have not seen all of those podcasts yet, and there were not enough comments about them. Therefore, I thought that if I put mine on the itunes, I would probably get poor feedback from other itune users.
I hope the project goes well, so that I can enjoy the entire process of making a podcast :)
Podcast Investigation 4
Rethinking AdolescenceAudio podcast link http://feeds.feedburner.com/RethinkingPodcast
This podcast is recorded from a history teacher. I firstly found it from itunes podcast section, and then I found the website of the creator of the podcast.
His podcasts are based on rethinking one’s adolescence in different ways. From the podcast that I heard, it told to people that journey of one’s life is very important and people should not be afraid of choosing the wrong path of their lives, even though it might be a challenge for some people.
I really liked this podcast; it made me feel calm and gave me a time to think about myself. This podcast gave a different mood than the other two, which were about sciences. The advices that he gave have very deep meanings and they were very helpful for me to think how I should make the path of my life.
The music was also nice as well. It matched with the record and the tone of his voice. His podcast gave me some information that music is also one of the most important parts of creating a podcast. If the music was very loud and fast, it would just distract the record voice.
I think his podcast went very well until he mentioned about his website URL. Even though the URL telling was sort of a type of putting an advertisement in a podcast, it ruined the quiet and sentimental mood of the podcast. Maybe he could’ve said the advertisement without the music to make the contents and the ads separate each other.
So far, there are only five podcasts uploaded on the website; 4 audio and 1 video. The latest one was published on 25th of April 2007, which has been a long time. It seems like he stopped podcasting at the moment.
On the podcast section, you cannot find information about the author, but on his blog. Therefore, if you want to know more about the author, it’s better to check his online blog.
Works Cited
D'Ambrosio, Jay. "Rethinking Adolescence". Rethinking Adolescence. 5 April 2007: 1. FeedBurner. 6 December 2009. http://feeds.feedburner.com/RethinkingPodcast
Podcast Investigation 3
This Week @ NASAVideo podcast link
This podcast (or NASA cast) is from NASA. The podcasts can be played as either audio clip or video clip. I chose the video podcast, to see some differences between audio and video podcasts. This channel tells you what events have occurred weekly. It is sort of like astronomy news.
The podcast that I chose included some information such as landing of Soyuz spacecraft, ambassador of exploration, and 17th anniversary of Apollo 17 mission. It included various information that are categorized differently with title pages.
Before I watched this podcast, I was expecting of getting some news of what’s going on in the universe, or some facts of the universe. However, it was mostly about some events going on NASA, not like giving information of exploring the universe. After I watched the video, I was not pretty satisfied with the contents.
This podcast was hard for me to understand. It might be related to my lack of English skills, as well as my knowledge of astronomy. After I looked at the script, I was able to figure out what kind information the podcast was giving.
Despite of having a hard time understanding the contents, I liked the visual effects of the podcast. Compared to audio podcasts, I could be more interested in watching the podcast. I was able to focus more on the topic, and the video tended to grab my attention better than the audio one. While I was watching the podcast, I thought that video podcasts will be beneficial for those who are visual learners like me.
This podcast channel has a new episode weekly, including a lot of information within. Since the podcast is not a private one, there is no information about the creator, or the narrator of the podcast. Overall, the podcast was created from the NASA organization.
Work Cited
"NASA TV's This Week @ NASA, December 4". NASA Podcasts. 4 December 2009: 138. NASA. 6 December 2009. http://www.nasa.gov/mp4/409260main_TWAN_12_4_09.mp4
Podcast Investigation 2
In order to know more about podcasts, I found three example podcasts from different sources; two from websites and one from itunes. Since I was interested in sciences podcasts, two of them were about some scientific facts and the other one is about teenage life, which can be related to the topic that we are working on at the moment.
Pharaohs Had H
eart Disease
Click the link in order to listen to the podcast
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=pharaohs-had-heart-disease-09-11-18
This is a podcast called “Pharaohs Had Heart Disease”, which is from online science forum “Scientific American”. It is from a section named “60-second science” and including introduction and conclusion, one podcast tend to have a length of 1min 15sec to 1min 30sec. The podcast is very short and it focuses on one major topic.
Basically, the podcast is about that scientists have found out that ancient Egyptian mummy had symptoms that are related to heart diseases. It gives an idea to people that heart disease is not a disease that people in modern times only get it from having greasy food.
I think this podcast is very interesting. It tells you some scientific facts in fun ways. Science tend to be very boring when you just talk about it without any visual explanations, however, I was able to enjoy listening to this podcast because the topic was simple and easy to understand. Also, the person voice recorded is very clear which I can hear it without any noises.
However, since all the information has to be done within 1min 30sec, the speaker tends to speak fast that sometimes I cannot understand the contents of the podcast thoroughly. If there was no transcript, it would be hard for me to fully understand what the speaker is talking about.
This podcast channel put new episodes very often with the interval of one to three days maximum. I think most of the topics are very interesting. However, I was not able to find information of the podcaster from this podcast except her name; I suppose that she definitely is a member of Scientific American.
Pharaohs Had H
eart DiseaseClick the link in order to listen to the podcast
http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=pharaohs-had-heart-disease-09-11-18
This is a podcast called “Pharaohs Had Heart Disease”, which is from online science forum “Scientific American”. It is from a section named “60-second science” and including introduction and conclusion, one podcast tend to have a length of 1min 15sec to 1min 30sec. The podcast is very short and it focuses on one major topic.
Basically, the podcast is about that scientists have found out that ancient Egyptian mummy had symptoms that are related to heart diseases. It gives an idea to people that heart disease is not a disease that people in modern times only get it from having greasy food.
I think this podcast is very interesting. It tells you some scientific facts in fun ways. Science tend to be very boring when you just talk about it without any visual explanations, however, I was able to enjoy listening to this podcast because the topic was simple and easy to understand. Also, the person voice recorded is very clear which I can hear it without any noises.
However, since all the information has to be done within 1min 30sec, the speaker tends to speak fast that sometimes I cannot understand the contents of the podcast thoroughly. If there was no transcript, it would be hard for me to fully understand what the speaker is talking about.
This podcast channel put new episodes very often with the interval of one to three days maximum. I think most of the topics are very interesting. However, I was not able to find information of the podcaster from this podcast except her name; I suppose that she definitely is a member of Scientific American.
Works Cited
Hopkin, Karen. "Pharaohs Had Heart Disease." 60-Second Science. 18 November 2009: 13. Scientific American. 5 December 2009. http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=pharaohs-had-heart-disease-09-11-18
Podcast Investigation 1
We started a new unit which is going to be about creating a podcast on the teenage life in Mongolia. A podcast is a type of digital media either in audio or video forms that are released in episodes. You can easily download podcasts with/without paying on many online websites that offer podcasts, such as “itunes”.The term podcast came from mixing two words: “pod” from iPod, and “cast” from broadcasting. Podcasts can be used in different ways. Some of them are made to give you some tips of studies, entertainment, or some life advices for people. They can also be used to show the podcast creator’s hobbies or his/her interest on certain topics. Overall, it can be a way to communicate each other in indirect ways through telling one’s opinion via video or audio.
Any people can create a podcast; a student, a specialist or even a businessperson. For example, there may be a professional NASA astronaut who recorded a podcast, and a student also can create a podcast by using his/her own knowledge on certain science categories. Likewise, age, gender, profession does not matter in terms of creating a podcast. ANYONE can be a creator.
There are a lot of people who enjoys listening to podcasts. Some people may listen to them for fun and others for education, or even relaxation. Anyone who is willing to listen to podcasts is welcomed to subscribe podcasts.
There are some websites that allow you to create a podcast for free. (http://www.mypodcast.com/ is a good example) In order to create a podcast, first you record your contents either in an audio or video form. After that, you can edit the record by adding music or advertisements so to make it more nicely and sound “professional”. =) Some expert podcasters may use high-quality recording systems, but they are very costly, which might be not affordable for some commoners. Therefore, many people use simple voice recorders in general; they still record the sounds pretty well.
My task, as described above, is to create a podcast about teenage life in Mongolia. I think this project will be a good opportunity for teenagers, including myself, to learn how to adapt them better to the new technology. Teenagers are going to be the one who is going to face the new technologies in the future, and I think podcasts are a good sample of the new technology. Podcasts are “developed” versions of radio broadcasting, and I think they will help teenagers to understand developed technology more. Furthermore, personally, creating a podcast will actually help me to know what actually it is. I did not know about podcasts until I started doing this project. As soon as I started to get some information about it, I think podcast is a very interesting media source that people can enjoy. Therefore, I would want to figure out what I can do and learn from creating a podcast.
Since I’m going to make a podcast based on a life of a teenager, I think my podcast will be the most suitable for teenagers, especially those in Mongolia. In fact, I think any generation can listen to my podcast; however, there might be some parts that do not match with other generation’s cultures. This is why I would prefer teenagers to listen to my podcast.
Works Cited
"Podcast". Wikipedia. 4 December 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
"What is a Podcast". How To Podcast. 4 December 2009.
http://www.how-to-podcast-tutorial.com/what-is-a-podcast.htm24 November 2009
Interviewing Hanaa
Interview with Hanaa (Age 16)
What does 'being a teenager' mean for you?
Having fun, think, free, imagine, live in fantasy, dream a lot, have friends, and learn life by experiences.
Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?
Yes, because even I make a mistake, it doesn't become really big one, so I learn big things from little mistakes, and I can be free.
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
I think friends influenced me the most...
How would you define your teenager life?
Having fun, being imaginative, learning :)
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
Many things have changed. I started to see things from other side that I have never seen before.
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
They should let their emotions be and try to find how to manage their emotions.
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
I feel a lot of emotional changes. There is no reason when I become emotional or change my emotion suddenly.
Have you ever thought of trying bad things (ex. committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
Yes, once. But I think it often happens to teenagers. Teenagers can be interested in those bad things, BUT they shouldn't go further than curiosity.
What is the most important thing in your life? why?
My future, because it is my rest of all my life. ^^
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
NO! I think I still need more experiences
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
Do everything you want to do during your teenager time!
Interviewing Suugii
Interview with Suugii (Age 17)
What does 'being a teenager' mean for you?Being a teenager means that it is a chance for me to discover myself. As a child we don't know about the deep meaning of life, furthermore, the world inside us. So, being a teenager is hard, annoying etc, yet it is a journey that I enjoy.
Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?
Well, I enjoy it most of the time; however, I feel upset and kind of depressed whenever I face a problem that it is hard for me to solve on my own. Besides those problems, I enjoy being a teenager because I get to experience many things and most importantly I am getting to know myself more :)
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
Hmm, I think my environment. Since I moved to Germany, I had to face lots of problems such as communicating with the kids or dealing with new technologies, etc. I learned actually a lot when I came back to my home country. Of course I knew there were poverty, murdering and 'bad things' going on outside in the world. However, I saw those problems with my own eyes when I came back to Mongolia. So this might also have changed my goals, opinion, etc.
How would you define your teenager life?
Hmm, more like an ocean. It is mostly calm and very relaxing; however, when strong wind comes, it becomes very violent and disturbing ^^
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
Yes, a lot. Ok, as we all know our bodies change. We can skip tha part ^^. Hm, I am sure that a lot of things in my life have changed, such as my point of views on certain topics or my values, believes, my priorities, etc. For example, as a child I mostly thought of playing around and having fun with my friends. However, now I am thinking more about my future, such as my education, my life time goals, etc :)
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
A teenager should not be very serious or very playful when it comes to 'life'. S/he should enjoy doing what sh/he likes doing and most importantly have the balance between school, fmaily and personal life. If that person manages balancing out his/her life, then there won't be any other great depression on that person in his/her future life.
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
Hm, I think it has to do with puberty where all those hormones are going crazy -_-. I personally think that I can control my emotions very well and that I only show them to those I truly trust. It is very strange: Whenever something very exciting happens I am very happy and hyper but after like an hour or so, I am very sad, because of only small things such as marks on my face or something like that.
Hm, I think it has to do with puberty where all those hormones are going crazy -_-. I personally think that I can control my emotions very well and that I only show them to those I truly trust. It is very strange: Whenever something very exciting happens I am very happy and hyper but after like an hour or so, I am very sad, because of only small things such as marks on my face or something like that.
Have you ever though of trying 'bad things' (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
Everyone is curious about the 'bad things' that the grounups talk about and strictly tell us not to even try them out. I once grabbed some real grasses from the back yard of my house and I rolled them inside a leaf, and then I set them on fire. I tried to smoke; however, it did not really work out, so I just got annoyed and left it. I never tried drinking and I am not going to because it is not just healthy for me. Some people have different opinions; however, I don't want to die in my mid 30's.
What is the most important thing in your life? Why?
My most important thing in my life is growing as a person. Of course family, friends and education is important; however, for me, I think that should grow and make a better person out of myself. I don't want to just be stuck there in life with those skills I already have. I want to try out new things and I want to learn. Enjoying life, learning from it, feeling happy... satisfactions. These are the things I am looking for.
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
In my opinion, I am well prepared for the upcoming problems and responsibilities; however, I sometimes wish that I would stay as a child. A child doesn't have any problesm to deal with...
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
A teenager is phase where we experience a lot of things. You might have done something wrong, disappointed your peers and families. However, the most important thing is that you learn the lesson and try not to repeat it again.
23 November 2009
Interviewing Rebekah
Interview with Rebekah (Age 14)
What does ‘being a teenager’ mean for you?Being a teenager for me means times when you are in your most emotional stage. I think it also means when you are mostly, likely to be interested in the people of your opposite gender. Being a teenager also means when you are in the stage of puberty and when you are the most sensitive.
Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?
Yes, I guess so, let me re-phrase that I used to like it. Now, it’s getting to difficult for me to handle. I used to like my teenage life and the change and all those fun times but now, it’s just too much and it’s too stressful. It is stressful because of the pressure, homework, appearance, studies and etc…
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
Well, yes after going through a period of time of being a teenager you learn many different and new things and you begin to understand and care about certain things you never even noticed before in you previous years.
How would you define your teenage life?
I would define my teenage life as dull but sometimes exciting….. Also maybe stressful… Also sometimes just sometimes lonely…
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
Yes, I guess so. When I used to be young, I would tell my parents I’m sorry for whatever I did and wrote letters but now… after turning 13 I rarely do it also I get mad and upset over little things and seem to upset my parents a lot.
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
They should live their lives at the fullest. Study and have fun studying either by oneself or with groups of people you enjoy being with and people who make you happy. Also have fun and actually have fun! A teenager should not be alone… In this time of period you should not be alone or feel too lonely because then later you might not be able to socialize with people and you don’t enjoy being with others. This might not be a good thing.
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
Yes, I do feel emotional changes, like, for instance. I used to be happy a lot when I was young but now, I feel very gloomy and don’t like certain things. I feel the most emotional when I am alone or when I’m at school sometimes. When I used to be little I would be happy and hyper and all like that at school now I feel all bored at school keep feeling very dull.
Have you ever thought of trying bad things (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
Yes, I have I have thought doing all those bad things but not as bad as desiring sex or anything just things like smoking, drinking, clubbing and etc… I have thought about doing it because I see my other friends try it and I hear it from other people which makes me want to do it and try it. Things like committing suicide I may have thought about it but I didn’t go too deep, I would just think of which is the less painful and how and etc but it was usually just sometimes (Rarely though)
What is the most important thing in your life? Why?
The most important thing in my life are my friends and family. They are the most important because without them, their help, their guidance’s could be totally different. Without my parents I wouldn’t be even breathing right now and without my siblings I wouldn’t be as happy as if I never had them.
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
No, NOT AT ALL. Well, maybe I am kind of excited for the whole baby and raising one and etc… but I am not ready for any of that what so ever… I think I still need more guidance and more preparation.
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
Although it can get tough all you have to do is just hang in there I guess.
Interviewing Ji Won
Interview with Ji Won (Age 16)
What does ‘being a teenager’ mean for you?It is the most important stage of your life, as I believe that the path of your life is decided at this stage.
Are you enjoying your life as a teenager? Why?
Yes. I get to be with my friends and my family more often, and I enjoy some changes in myself and in the environment around me.
Is there anything that you get influenced more after you become a teenager?
My friends and I get to have some likenesses, as I spend more time with them. In other words, my personality gets affected the most. For example, the way my friends and I talk is similar.
How would you define your teenage life?
My teenage life is full of changes and chaos. ;(
Is there anything that has changed after you became a teenager?
As I answered previously, my personality has changed ‘very’ much, and now I became less shy unlike past few years. Secondly, my point of view to the world has been broadened.
What should a teenager do in order to enjoy his/her life?
Enjoying is enjoying, just think positively besides making progress!
Do you often feel emotional changes? When and why?
I experience ‘severe’ emotional changes in my life when I have squabbles with my parents and in the moments I get to find out difficulties in the progresses of my academic performances.
Have you ever thought of trying bad things (ex. Committing suicide, smoking, etc)? Why?
Uh, frankly speaking, I have. (Not like smoking and drinking……) As I have excessive changes in emotions, when I am depressed I usually take situations seriously.
What is the most important thing in your life? Why?
(Values?) Success in future career, my family and friends
Adolescence is a time to be prepared to become an adult. Are you prepared enough?
I am not sure, because I think I act like a mature girl, on the other hand I think I didn’t learn much about this big, big world.
Any comments you would like to make about being a teenager?
Enjoy your life as a teenager, dream a big dream XD
Interviewing my mom
Interview with my mom (Young-wha Kang)
This is the note that I took while I was interviewing my mom. Since the interview was taken in Korean, I translated it into English below this note.1. μλ μ²μλ κΈ°μμ μ μΌ μ€μνλ κ²μ?
λν μ μ – μ μΌ μ€μνλ€
2.μλ§μ μ²μλ κΈ°μμ μ μΌ μ€μνλ κ²μ?
λ―Έμ μ 곡 – νκ΅ λλ ν νμ€μμ μ μ μ€λΉλ₯Ό νμλ€.
λ°©κ³Ό νμ 곡λΆλ§ νλ κ²μ΄ μλλΌ λ―Έμ μ κ°μ΄ ν΄μΌ νκΈ° λλ¬Έμ λ°μκ³ νλ€μλ€
3. μλ μ²μλ λ€κ³Ό μ§κΈ μ²μλ λ€μ κ°μ₯ ν° μ°¨μ΄μ μ?
곡λΆλ§ μνλ©΄ μ±κ³΅ν μ μλ€κ³ μ¬λλ€μ λ―Ώμ΄μλ€. κ³΅λΆ μ΄μΈμλ μ무κ²λ νμ§ μμλ λλ€κ³ μκ°νλ€
νμ¬: μ¬λ¬ λΆμΌμμ μμ μ΄ μ’μνλ κ²μ 곡λΆν μ μλ μ¬νμ λΆμκΈ°κ° λ§μ΄ λ°λμλ€
Ex) μμ , μ΄λ λ±μ νμμ±μ΄ κ°μ‘° – νμλ€μ΄ μ¦κΈΈ μ μλ€
κ³΅λΆ μ΄μΈμλ λ€μν κ²μ ν μ€ μλ μ¬λλ€μ νμλ‘ νλ μ¬ν
4. μ μλ μ²μλ κΈ°μ μ§κΈμ μ²μλ κΈ°μ μ°¨μ΄μ μ΄ μκ²Όλ€κ³ μκ°νλκ°?
μ 보 곡μ κ° κ°λ₯ν΄μ‘λ€.. μ 보λ₯Ό μ»μ΄λ΄λ λ°©λ²μ΄ μ λ§ λ§μ΄ λ³νλ€. λμ΄λ¬Ένμ λ³νκ° λ무 ν¬κ² λ³νλ€.. νΉν μΈν°λ·μ λμ΄ λ°©μκ³Ό μ¬κ³ λ°©μμ λ§μ΄ λ³νκ² νμλ€.
μ²μλ λ€μ΄ μ‘°μν΄μ§κ³ , μμν¨μ΄ λ§μ΄ μμ΄μ§ κ² κ°λ€.
μ± λ³΄λ€λ μΉμν… κ³ λ―ΌνκΈ° 보λ€λ λΉ λ₯Έ λ΅μ μ°ΎκΈΈ μνκ³ μ°ΎμλΈλ€. μ¦ν₯μ μ΄λ€
5. λνκ΅ μ μμ λν μ²μλ λ€μ μ€νΈλ μ€λ μ΄λ νμλκ°? μ§κΈμ΄ λ μ¬ν΄μ§ κ² κ°λ?
μλ μ΄λ μ§κΈμ΄λ μ μμ λν μ€νΈλ μ€λ λκ°λ€
μλ : λν κ°κ³ μΆμ μ¬λλ§ κ°λ©΄ λλ€… μΌμ리λ₯Ό μ»λ κ²μ΄ ν° λ¬Έμ κ° λμ§λ μμλ€
μμ¦μλ λμ± μ¬ν κ² κ°λ€,
μΆμ μ§μ λν λλμ΄κ° λμμ Έμ νμλ€μ΄ λλμ± λμ μ μλ₯Ό λ°λ κ²μ λͺ©μ¨μ κ±Έκ³ , μ’μ λν – μ’μ νμ¬ μ·¨μ§… μ΄λ₯Ό λ§μ‘±μν€μ§ λͺ»νλ κ²½μ° μμ΄μ ννλ κ²
6. μλ§μ μ²μλ κΈ°μμ λν μ μλ μ΄λ λκ°?
λΉμ κ»μ νκ³ μΆμ΄νλ κ²μ νκΈ°μ, νλ€μ΄λ 보λμ°Όλ€.
λͺ©νλ₯Ό κ°μ§κ³ λ Έλ ₯ ν΄μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ νλ€μ΄λ μ¦κ±°μ λ€.
7. μλ λΆλͺ¨μ μ§κΈ λΆλͺ¨μ μμμ κ΅μ‘μν€λ κ²μ μ°¨μ΄κ° μλκ°?
νμ λ€μ΄ λ§μμ λΆλͺ¨λ: κ΅μ‘ 보λ€λ μκ³μ λμ± μ κ²½μ μ΄λ€
κ·Έλμ κ°μΈμ κ΅μ‘μλ λ§μ΄ μ κ²½μ μ¨μ£Όμ§ λͺ»νλ€
μλ§: μ μ μ£ΌλΆ, μλ§μ μν μ΄ μ£Όμ
μμ¦μλ μμμ μκ° μ€κ³ , κ΅μ‘μ μ κ²½μ μΈ κΈ°νκ° λμμ§λ€λ³΄λ μμ°μ€λ½κ² μμμ λν κΈ°λκ° λμ± λμ μ§λ κ² κ°λ€.
μ¬κ΅μ‘μ΄ λμ΄λ¨
8. μλ μ μ²μλ κΈ°λ₯Ό κ°λ¨νκ² νννμλ©΄?
μμν¨κ³Ό μ΄μ μ κ°μ‘λ μλ
- μ¬νμ λΆμ‘°λ¦¬μ λλ¬»μ§ μμμΌλ©° μμ λ€μ κΏμ μκ°νλ©΄μ κ·Έ κΏμ ν€μ λκ°λ κ³Όμ μ΄μκΈ° λλ¬Έμ, μ΄μν₯, μ’μ κ², κΈμ μ μΈ κ²λ€μ μκ°νλ©΄μ λ Έλ ₯νλ κ² μμ²΄κ° μμνλ€.
- κΏμ μν΄μ λͺ¨λ κ²μ ν¬μνμκΈ°μ μ΄μ μ μΈ μκΈ°μ΄λ€.
What was the most important thing from a teenager's life in the past 30 years?
Mom: I would say preparing for going to college. Many students (teenagers) considered entering a good college as a very important goal in their lives.
What was the most importnat thing from your teenage life?
Mom: Preparing for going to art school... Since I was going to major at art, I thought art was the most important thing in my life. After school, I spent most of the days practice drawing. Also, I needed to consider getting good grades on my schools in order to go to a good art college. Preparing for the school was very important to me, but it was such a hard process to accomplish.
Do you think there are any differences between current teenagers and teenagers in the past?
Mom: Hmm... I think there are not any "big" changes between those two. However, I would say that there has been changes occurred in the society itself. What I remember is that, when I was a teenager, many people believed that they will succeed if they are good at studies. Since studying was the most important thing for them, nothing else was considered as a necessity. But now, I think the society has changed... People can study not only in academic ways... I mean, nowadays many middle/high schools think having P.E or music classes is important for student to develop their artistic abilities. This didn't happen.. no couldn't happen in my days, you know.
Can you be more specific why those differences have occurred? (related to Q3)
Mom: The main cause of this phenomenon probably is the improved method of getting information. After the invention of computer, teenagers can get information "very easily". Internet has changed the ways of how teenagers spend their free time. You know, on the internet, there are sometimes some biased, or inappropriate information for teenagers. I think it influenced them to be mature than before, and the way they think has changed as well. For example, when I was a teenager, I always needed to look into the books gathering some information. Now, internet is "the ocean of information." You can get the right sources by "click". I think this also caused some of current teenagers that they are not very good at being patient. They want things to go quick.
Do you think teenagers of past and present have the same amount of stress of going to college?
Mom: Of course teenagers in the past were under a lot of pressure of going to college.... I don't think there is a difference of the amount of stress. But I can see that students' point of views of college has changed. I mean, when I was a teenager, people thought that not every student needs to go to university. It was not a necessity.. only those who wanted to study in universities prepared. Now, you see, going to college is almost like an obligation for teenagers. They want to go to good colleges, so the competition became even harsher. When some of those students, in fact, "fail" to go to universities that they wanted to attend, end their lives committing suicide.
How did you feel when you were preparing to go to college?
Mom: It was hard, but it doesn't mean that I wanted to give up. Attending a good college was my final academic goal so I did my best. If I recall my teenage life as a senior, I would say "hard but joyful"
How were your parents like when you were a teenager? Are there any differences between the way how parents in the past and present educate their children?
Mom: You know that I have many siblings, so my parents were very busy taking care of four children. They considered feeding their children was more important than providing extra education for them. Therefore, I didn't have a chance to get any private tutoring. In my teenage life, the main role for dad was working outside, and moms were staying home and nurturing children.
Now, many moms work as well, so I think the amount of income of one family has increased, right? Also, there are not that many children in one familiy these days. Because of these facts, teenagers in these days can get extra education... I mean, they can be more educated than my generation. So I think parents in the present are more caring about their children's education.
How would you define adolescence in the past 30 years?
Mom: "Being pure and passionate" because I spent my everything to achieve my dream and to follow the ideal image of myself as a grown-up fashion designer. At that time I did not know much about the "dark sides" of the society, so I would say that I was somewhat pure.. you know ^^.
27 October 2009
Portraiture Technology Attitudes in Technology
The Portraiture Technology unit was very interesting. I really enjoyed when I was working on my portrait; however, I sometimes get annoyed at the slow progress of creating a portrait. Nevertheless I tried my best to have positive mind. Whenever I struggled with materials or methods to make my portrait, I always thought of the final results. I thought that if I endure this hard time, then my portrait would look much better than now. If I was being negative during the process, I would have probably got bad results and I would not be able to enjoy this unit.
Creating a portrait motivated me to think about myself such as my characteristic or my personal favorites. To be honest, I did not care about who I am in my past times, and I was not very interested in thinking about myself. However, this project helped me to figure out my true nature of myself and I really liked and enjoyed the process of learning about myself. Sometimes I thought that why I should share my personal thoughts with others because portrait could show some of my personalities that I did not want to share. On the other hand, I came up with an idea that if I share my thoughts with others, they may give some suggestions that can give benefits to form a better characteristic of myself.
Since this project has to be done individually, I think it is related to independence a lot. For example, if I had any problems, I was supposed to solve them by my own. I would be the only one who would know best of me; therefore, it would be less effective if I just ask others and get help from them.
During the process of making a portrait, I needed to take care of safety. I always make my water bottle closed whenever I entered to IT classroom which could give damages to computers if I spill water on computer. When people asked me for sharing some materials or asked me for a help, I accepted most of those requests. I listened and respected other people’s opinions most of the times as well. Therefore, I think I have fairly good attitudes toward safety, cooperation and respect for others.
13 October 2009
Test Results
Here are some questions You need to answer :)
- Please write one word/sentence after you saw my portrait
- Do Do you think it represents me? Why do you think it represents me?
- If my name wasn’t written down on the portrait, do you think you could figure out who the person would be? If not, who would the person be? (please explain a little bit)
- Do you think my portrait is finished successfully? Please explain in a short paragraph
Thank you!!!!
Futuristic +cool
Yes, it represents you, because I know that you like ‘non-girly’ stuff and you like more mangas and cartoons ^_^ Your hands indicates me those traits =) It LOOKS like you, because it has the same shape of your nose, lips etc. If the name was not written on the portrait, I would say it is a handsome boy! ^^ Your artwork is AMAZING! First of all it is unique and it is done so neatly! ^_^ I really like your artwork!
2) Sarah
It looks like you’re a shy, but secretly crazy person, which I think you are =) I could easily see who the person on the portrait is, first because no one else draws that well, and second because it still looks like you. I think it’s successful, of course!
3) Urangoo
I can see creativity right away
I really do think it represents you. It’s because first of all it looks neat, and for me – you are a neat and organized person. Then because I know that you like math and you would like to be a doctor of animals, I can see that on your hands. The way you held your hands on your face looks like you are trying to hide from other people but the way you are and what you do always gets people attention. Even though you do not want to show off your intelligence, other people already can see them.
I think, I will figure you out somehow. When I just look at it I can smell, taste, see, touch, feel you. (With my 5 senses)
I think, you are very successful. I can see no way how to improve it.
4) Elise
Happy
This really represent you because not only does it really look like you( you’re an amazing artist), but you have also included a lot of things about yourself. Of course I’d think it was you J Your portrait is amazing because you’ve been able to include so many things about yourself .I really like it!
5) Bilegt
Loves everything
I don’t really know if it represents you because you don’t show much of your interest, but I learned many things by looking at this such as: medicines (doctor), animals, loves learning and likes spaghetti. If your name wasn’t on it, I would still know it is your picture because it is obviously you on the photo, because you are awesome at drawing and art. Your picture is perfectly finished because no white part is showing (except the hands). You used a lot of colors, and you portrait looks very messy but organized… I don’t know what that means though.
Portraiture Technology Evaluation
Portraiture Technology project was very interesting in general. I was able to be open-minded about using mixed media in order to create an artwork. I enjoyed all the processes starting from investigation and finishing as a presentation for other students. It also gave me an opportunity to think about myself and how I would be able to express myself to the other people using different medium. I also think that the ISU community would be able to notice some characteristics through my portraits. On the whole, I think the whole process of creating a self-portrait was to know about myself and how I could show myself to the society.
When I was working on the investigation, I was able to learn about a lot of artists who created artworks using mixed media. I researched what kinds of sources they used in order to get an idea for my portrait. Vik Muniz, the mixed artist that was introduced by Ms. Sudra’s PowerPoint presentation, helped me in many ways to think out of the box. I was able to learn that every single material that is around me could create an awesome picture.
During art class, our class had an assignment to research about one portrait artist and one mixed media artist. I did not include this information on my blog, and I think I could have created a better investigation if I included it. I would have written down my ideas and opinions more thoroughly if I put more information into my investigation.
I also described how I would test my portrait in my investigation, but I could’ve come up with better test ideas since my test was not able to be performed. It turned out that I needed to change my test method in order to perform it. I looked at other people’s tests, and they were creative and easier to do. Even though it will be better if the test was creative and original, the main purpose of testing is to get results of how others think of my portrait. Therefore, I believe getting a result is a prior thing to do rather than just coming up with a unique test idea that couldn’t be on a practice. From next time, I think I should come up with practical method to test my product.
Creating designs for the portrait was very interesting part. I could know about many photo altering programs and most of them were very easy to facilitate and the effects were amazing. I was supposed to create five different designs using photo altering programs. I used picnik and photofunia. I preferred using the first website because the effects in that website were more suitable for me to express myself.
I think I could have used different photo managing program rather than picnik and photofunia. Mrs. Wilson gave different types of website that we could use; however, I was too lazy to try all of them. There might be some other effects in other websites and I could’ve created more designs. I thought I would be running out of time if I use too many websites, and I was not being a risk-taker to challenge myself. Nevertheless, I was very satisfied with all of my designs because they followed my design specifications most of the time.
A part that I have to improve for next time is to put more time working on designs. I do not think that I was spending enough time and did my best to create them. For the next time, I should manage time better in order to put my best effort for creating sketches.
When I was working on the create process, I was very pleased with the result of my portrait. At first, I was a little bit worried about failing because I did not have any good ideas to create this large artwork. However, as soon as I found the medium, I started to enjoy a lot and time flew in every art class. I did my best to create this portrait and I thought the portrait reflected my personality very well. I was able to have an opportunity to know more about me. When I was thinking of materials to use, I had to ask myself many questions about me. For example, I needed to ask what my favorite colors are, what my hobbies are and what I would like to do after I grew up. Some questions were simple while others were difficult to answer and I was supposed to have a lot of time trying to think about me.
Another aspect I was able to learn was that every material around us can be an artistic material as well. Spaghetti noodles were not just for cooking for me. It was a material to decorate my portrait as well as a matter to connect the portrait and myself in reality. I deeply realized that these materials were able to show the depth of the art as well. They were able to create shades and give 3-dimensional images to people.
I think the strength of my portrait is that I used various types of medium and each of these medium gave different feelings and meanings. For instance, the hands gave very strong impact with big contrast of black and white while my face looked smoother and softer with similar green tones. Also, while my hair represented one of my favorites, the background showed my characteristics. A weakness of my artwork is probably the process of working on the t-shirt. I could’ve drawn patterns by myself and it would be more creative; however, I was sort of running out of time and I just used the pattern that is from the internet. Therefore, the shirt pattern is less creative compared to others.
If I were going to do this project again, first of all, I might try a different pose rather than covering my eyes. Maybe I might show my eyes and make another facial expression. I definitely would try other medium to create my portrait. I could make a collage of animal pictures and paste them on my hair. I could try using rice next time as well. My original plan was to put rice particles onto the portrait so to make it look like it’s snowing. However, I canceled that idea because I thought the picture would get too complicated and messy. So next time, I probably could try using this material.
The hardest part about this project for me was choosing appropriate materials. To be honest, I’m not a creative type of person and I needed to think a lot in order to come up with unique ideas. However, I think it was a good chance to improve my creativity as well as my drawing skills. The easiest part was coloring my face with oil pastels. I used oil pastels several times before and now I’m pretty used to utilizing this media. Therefore, it tool less time for me to work on it. Recently I bought some oil pastels so materials were easy to get as well. Comparing with using acrylic paints and pasting noodle pieces, oil pastel was much more convenient and easier.
I think technology was a tool for me to achieve more creative work because without technology’s help, I would not be able to come up with many designs. It would take a long time to draw designs by hand. The photo altering program ‘picnik.com’ was a great help for me to create such unique design. I was able to brainstorm lots of ideas by altering my picture from there. Furthermore, with the internet’s help, I was able to learn about mixed-media artists and their artworks. This helped me to get an idea of mixed media for my portrait. Without the internet, I wouldn’t be able to know about mixed-media artworks because I didn’t have enough knowledge about it and I do not have books about mixed-media at home.
I needed to change my test idea since I was not able to work on my original one. The portrait was not supposed to have my name on it, but Ms. Sudra already wrote the name. Therefore, I got an idea from other people how they test their portrait. I wrote down some questions that are related to my portrait on the computer and asked a few students to answer them. Since there was not enough time to test my portrait to every student in our grade, only five people answered to my questions. All of them answered that the portrait represented me. Therefore, I believe my test ended successfully. If I had more time, I could’ve asked more people so that I could get more precise answer for the test.
The presentation went very well. I practiced the night before the presentation day, and I was not nervous when I was doing the real thing. It was risk-taking, but the result came out good. I was very satisfied with my tone of voice and eye contacts with other people, except that sometimes I was repeating same thing over again and my voice was pretty low. I should be more confident in myself so that whenever I have a public speech or a presentation, I could present with louder voice.
29 September 2009
Portraiture Technology Create
After researching about mixed media portraits and creating some designs of my picture, I finally started working on the create process. First and foremost, I drew a sketch of my picture using a projector. It was very easy and convenient way to draw a picture because if I didn’t use the projector, it would take a long time to draw as similar as possible to the original picture on a bigger sized paper. The one problem was that if someone moved the projector tray, it was very hard to put it back to its original spot. So sometimes, it was hard for me to draw exactly same to the original altered picture. However, I don’t think it would be a big problem. After that, I searched for some good materials in order to decorate the portrait.
At first I could not come up with good ideas, so I randomly picked up some materials that belonged to Ms. Sudra and thought about how I should use them. Then suddenly I thought it would be a good idea to relate my picture with animals. I love every kind of animals and my future job is a veterinarian so I can express my feelings and my goal on a portrait using animal-related materials. I found a tie with penguin patterns on it and I cut the tie cloth into several small pieces. I was going to combine the cloth and some hand-drawn patterns; however, later I changed my plan. I found an animal pattern and printed it out on different colored paper. I cut them into equal sized rectangles and pasted them in order to make my shirt look stripped. I liked my new idea because if I used my original idea, there was a risk that my portrait might look messy since I might draw patterns unorganized.
The edges of the shirt are not straight but ripped-off. They represent that I have a wild and crazy characteristics deep inside my mind. Also, they show that I want to get out of stereotypes. If the edges were straight, it probably meant that I’m trapped in different types of stereotypes. However, by ripping off the edges, I could show that I don’t want to be stereotyped and have my own uniqueness.
I used two types of noodles for my hair. The yellow, thick one is spaghetti noodles and white, thin one is Korean noodles. I broke them into several pieces and pasted on the portrait. At first the pieces were very small, but I realized it would take forever to finish and I used longer ones later. The reasons that I used noodles as one of my materials are that first of all, I love eating noodles. I love every type of noodles whether they are boiled, fried. Spaghetti is one of my favorite foods and I wanted to tell others that I like having spaghetti. Also, noodles show that I’m Asian since many Asian people consume noodles for their meals.
My original plan for the hair was to color it into another color after I finished pasting. Nonetheless, I canceled this plan because if I colored the hair, I don’t think it would be able to show the characteristics of noodles very well.
Because I spent so much time to work on my hair, I worked at home to finish my portrait. At home, I colored my hands, face and the background. To color my hands, I only used a black marker. I wanted to give a contrast of white and black with some patterns. I really like using markers to draw an artwork and I thought this would be an opportunity to use them.
On the left hand, there are lots of medical devices such as stethoscope, syringes and surgical knife. On the right hand, there are different languages such as Korean, Japanese and Chinese, some books and mathematical symbols. These hands show the future and the present. The left hand shows my future as a veterinarian. This is why I put lots of surgical materials to show that I want to be a vet as well as I’m ready to achieve my goal. The right hand shows the present. I learn languages and other subjects at school and I enjoy my school life.
After I added some shadows on hands, they look sort of scary, but I really liked when I was working on this process. After I finished coloring the hands, I realized that some of fingers that are overlaid could be a bridge that relates present and the future.
When I was done with hands, I worked on coloring my face. I used different tones of green color oil pastels. I like oil pastels because I like the effects when they are combined together with other colors and they are one of my favorite medium. I chose green colors because they make people’s mind to be peaceful and calm and they are colors of nature. These colors also represent that I am a part of the nature.
Before I started working on the portrait, I outlined parts that are darker than rest of the parts. This helped me a lot when I was coloring the face. I was able to figure out easily which part needed to be light or dark. I started coloring using lighter tones of green colors such as lime green or light green. Then I put some darker green colors and smudged those colors together. The colors created a nice gradation and I was very satisfied with them. A problem was that I traced the picture lines too dark, and I was not able to cover it with bright oil pastels. For example, the highlighted part on my nose is colored with yellow; however, I was not able to hide the outline and I ended up leaving it like that.
When I was done with the portrait, I was very pleased with the result of it. At first, I was a little bit worried about failing because I did not have any good ideas to create this large artwork. However, as soon as I found the medium, I started to enjoy a lot and time flew in every art class. I did my best to create this portrait and I thought the portrait reflected my personality very well. I was able to have an opportunity to know more about me. When I was thinking of materials to use, I had to ask myself many questions about me. For example, I needed to ask what my favorite colors are, what my hobbies are and what I would like to do after I grew up. Some questions were simple while others were difficult to answer and I was supposed to have a lot of time trying to think about me.
Another aspect I was able to learn was that every material around us can be an artistic material as well. Spaghetti noodles were not just for cooking for me. It was a material to decorate my portrait as well as a matter to connect the portrait and myself in reality. I deeply realized that these materials were able to show the depth of the art as well. They were able to create shades and give 3-dimensional images to people.
If I were going to do this project again, first of all, I might try a different pose rather than covering my eyes. Maybe I might show my eyes and make another facial expression. I definitely would try other medium to create my portrait. I could make a collage of animal pictures and paste them on my hair. I could try using rice next time as well. My original plan was to put rice particles onto the portrait so to make it look like it’s snowing. However, I canceled that idea because I thought the picture would get too complicated and messy. So next time, I probably could try using this material.
The hardest part about this project for me was choosing appropriate materials. To be honest, I’m not a creative type of person and I needed to think a lot in order to come up with unique ideas. However, I think it was a good chance to improve my creativity as well as my drawing skills. The easiest part was coloring my face with oil pastels. I used oil pastels several times before and now I’m pretty used to utilizing this media. Therefore, it tool less time for me to work on it. Recently I bought some oil pastels so materials were easy to get as well. Comparing with using acrylic paints and pasting noodle pieces, oil pastel was much more convenient and easier.
I think technology was a tool for me to achieve more creative work because without technology’s help, I would not be able to come up with many designs. It would take a long time to draw designs by hand. The photo altering program ‘picnik.com’ was a great help for me to create such unique design. I was able to brainstorm lots of ideas by altering my picture from there. Furthermore, with the internet’s help, I was able to learn about mixed-media artists and their artworks. This helped me to get an idea of mixed media for my portrait. Without the internet, I wouldn’t be able to know about mixed-media artworks because I didn’t have enough knowledge about it and I do not have books about mixed-media at home.
The whole process took about two weeks to complete. For me, two weeks were not a short time period; however, I enjoyed every moment when I was working on my portrait. During this project, I got some advices from Ms. Sudra about materials that I could use for my portrait. Thanks to her, I was able to come up with better ideas through her help and advices.
Compared to others’ work, the biggest difference was that my portrait doesn’t have eyes. However, I think this makes my portrait to be more unique and creative. Some students used various medium for their portraits. In some way they look crazy and improvising, but they represented their characteristics very well. It’s hard to say that which portrait is the best one because everyone’s portrait represents their own personalities and traits they contain. Therefore, I would prefer saying that all the portraits were created very well.
Overall, portraiture technology unit was very fun and interesting. I really enjoyed working on creating the actual self-portrait. I’m also very satisfied with my artwork. If our class is going to work on this project again, I’m sure that I would love to participate in it!
My original plan for the hair was to color it into another color after I finished pasting. Nonetheless, I canceled this plan because if I colored the hair, I don’t think it would be able to show the characteristics of noodles very well.
Because I spent so much time to work on my hair, I worked at home to finish my portrait. At home, I colored my hands, face and the background. To color my hands, I only used a black marker. I wanted to give a contrast of white and black with some patterns. I really like using markers to draw an artwork and I thought this would be an opportunity to use them.
On the left hand, there are lots of medical devices such as stethoscope, syringes and surgical knife. On the right hand, there are different languages such as Korean, Japanese and Chinese, some books and mathematical symbols. These hands show the future and the present. The left hand shows my future as a veterinarian. This is why I put lots of surgical materials to show that I want to be a vet as well as I’m ready to achieve my goal. The right hand shows the present. I learn languages and other subjects at school and I enjoy my school life.
After I added some shadows on hands, they look sort of scary, but I really liked when I was working on this process. After I finished coloring the hands, I realized that some of fingers that are overlaid could be a bridge that relates present and the future.
When I was done with hands, I worked on coloring my face. I used different tones of green color oil pastels. I like oil pastels because I like the effects when they are combined together with other colors and they are one of my favorite medium. I chose green colors because they make people’s mind to be peaceful and calm and they are colors of nature. These colors also represent that I am a part of the nature.
Before I started working on the portrait, I outlined parts that are darker than rest of the parts. This helped me a lot when I was coloring the face. I was able to figure out easily which part needed to be light or dark. I started coloring using lighter tones of green colors such as lime green or light green. Then I put some darker green colors and smudged those colors together. The colors created a nice gradation and I was very satisfied with them. A problem was that I traced the picture lines too dark, and I was not able to cover it with bright oil pastels. For example, the highlighted part on my nose is colored with yellow; however, I was not able to hide the outline and I ended up leaving it like that.
When I was done with the portrait, I was very pleased with the result of it. At first, I was a little bit worried about failing because I did not have any good ideas to create this large artwork. However, as soon as I found the medium, I started to enjoy a lot and time flew in every art class. I did my best to create this portrait and I thought the portrait reflected my personality very well. I was able to have an opportunity to know more about me. When I was thinking of materials to use, I had to ask myself many questions about me. For example, I needed to ask what my favorite colors are, what my hobbies are and what I would like to do after I grew up. Some questions were simple while others were difficult to answer and I was supposed to have a lot of time trying to think about me.
Another aspect I was able to learn was that every material around us can be an artistic material as well. Spaghetti noodles were not just for cooking for me. It was a material to decorate my portrait as well as a matter to connect the portrait and myself in reality. I deeply realized that these materials were able to show the depth of the art as well. They were able to create shades and give 3-dimensional images to people.
If I were going to do this project again, first of all, I might try a different pose rather than covering my eyes. Maybe I might show my eyes and make another facial expression. I definitely would try other medium to create my portrait. I could make a collage of animal pictures and paste them on my hair. I could try using rice next time as well. My original plan was to put rice particles onto the portrait so to make it look like it’s snowing. However, I canceled that idea because I thought the picture would get too complicated and messy. So next time, I probably could try using this material.
The hardest part about this project for me was choosing appropriate materials. To be honest, I’m not a creative type of person and I needed to think a lot in order to come up with unique ideas. However, I think it was a good chance to improve my creativity as well as my drawing skills. The easiest part was coloring my face with oil pastels. I used oil pastels several times before and now I’m pretty used to utilizing this media. Therefore, it tool less time for me to work on it. Recently I bought some oil pastels so materials were easy to get as well. Comparing with using acrylic paints and pasting noodle pieces, oil pastel was much more convenient and easier.
I think technology was a tool for me to achieve more creative work because without technology’s help, I would not be able to come up with many designs. It would take a long time to draw designs by hand. The photo altering program ‘picnik.com’ was a great help for me to create such unique design. I was able to brainstorm lots of ideas by altering my picture from there. Furthermore, with the internet’s help, I was able to learn about mixed-media artists and their artworks. This helped me to get an idea of mixed media for my portrait. Without the internet, I wouldn’t be able to know about mixed-media artworks because I didn’t have enough knowledge about it and I do not have books about mixed-media at home.
The whole process took about two weeks to complete. For me, two weeks were not a short time period; however, I enjoyed every moment when I was working on my portrait. During this project, I got some advices from Ms. Sudra about materials that I could use for my portrait. Thanks to her, I was able to come up with better ideas through her help and advices.
Compared to others’ work, the biggest difference was that my portrait doesn’t have eyes. However, I think this makes my portrait to be more unique and creative. Some students used various medium for their portraits. In some way they look crazy and improvising, but they represented their characteristics very well. It’s hard to say that which portrait is the best one because everyone’s portrait represents their own personalities and traits they contain. Therefore, I would prefer saying that all the portraits were created very well.
Overall, portraiture technology unit was very fun and interesting. I really enjoyed working on creating the actual self-portrait. I’m also very satisfied with my artwork. If our class is going to work on this project again, I’m sure that I would love to participate in it!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
