Digital Technologies 2019
Module 1-Computational Thinking
Week 1- Movement and sensors
Today we learnt about coordinates so we can give instructions which we played a game to learn about it. And this is my Kodable maze game.
Week 2-robots and navigation
How can you give instructions to a sphero robot?
how can you give instructions to the Micorbit?
W.A.L.T: Use basic commands to create an interactive game. Today we used the sphero and the ipad they were connected by the bluetooth and that bluetooth was connected to the wifi. We used the sphero to make a square but to make the square we used code to controll the sphero. We worked in pairs I worked with Holly and we could change the colour and make the sphero talk we made it say funny things.
Week 3- Circuits and sensors
W.A.L.T: Use drag and drop code to design a sphero tossing game. In the game you had to guess the animal sound if you got it right you continued but if not your out of the game.
Microsoft MakeCode for micro:bit.webmWEEK 4-Circuits and sensors
W.A.L.T: work with Circuits and sensors to use input and output on a computer.
Today we made micro bit videos using blocks from micro bit. In the video I made a cat jumping up and down then saying Meow! an it flashes. Where it says meow was a string which is were i type in a word like meow (like i actually did) it would code it for me!
WEEK 5- Computational Thinking- 3D shapes
W.A.L.T: recognize the use of 3D shapes.
This is Pirate Plunger, a coding game were you code what the pirate has to do. There are six control codes that i use to make this happen the repeat, climb, fight, walk, the right or left turn and the take treasure.
week 5- VR
In this video it explains how the cardboard VR works. The image is split in to by your vision like if you put your thumb out and close one eye it moves.
When i was in the VR set it felt like i was in another universe. It was weird but cool at the same time.
Module 2- Designing & developing digital outcomes.
Week 6- Designing a character/toy
W.A.L.T: Come up with ideas for a designing character.
We watched oat the goat and here are my notes on it: A Mountain with snow, silhouette, landscape, glowing click box for next, human animals, changing background, nature, natural, rocky, dirt, climbing, different colors, more characters, emotions, choosing.
We also did some drawing. I did a leaf fairy and a midnight cat (black). The leaf fairy's name is Zell she can fly with her leaf wings and has a mini leaf dress, she is new to this world and is always excited to try new things! But when she's mad you better run. In addition I made a black cat called karma and she can give people karma with a twitch of her nose. But most of the time she won't bother you because she lurks in the shadows.
week 7-Designing a character/toy
W.A.L.T: Design a character. We watched oat the goat and made characters that have a personality and a name.The photo is Fluffy she is kind and caring also puts other before her. In addition she's magic, she can make chocolate come out of anywhere in any shape!
Week 8- Designing and developing our character.
WALT: Use 3D tools.
This is a cat. It looks a little like my character my character is called karma but i would call this Choco. And the one below is a 3D cat i tried very hard making this. I make this one VECTARY and i learnt a lot of skills while doing this. It was very hard to move around to look at the character and using the shapes was also challenging.
Week 9-Designing and developing our character.
This is a tutorial Video about the lights and environments and how to use them in Vectary. Also in Vectary we will make a background and will insert my character into it. To do this we will use Lights, Backgrounds, and Shapes to create an amazing character on Vectary.
Designing my SCENE
i spent 1 hour designing a scene for my character. By i added a room then a bed to fill the room i added some stuff you would have at home like a TV with a couch, a desk with a computer and a keyboard with a mouse, Also added books for a study area and a mat for my character a CAT! With a background to match the outside scene. What I've created it a room just like a mini house this scene shows the beautiful cat waiting for her owner to come home.