Tech+3+Final

**YOUR MYP UNIT** Requirements: media type="youtube" key="sBS4umxzT4M" height="409" width="729" align="center"
 * **Create your own MYP unit. **
 * **Write your own MYP question. **
 * **Choose your Area of Interaction **
 * **Use the entire Design Cycle to create your unit. **
 * **Include what you did every day to complete the assignment. I want the date and what you accomplished each day. You need to clean up your mess and type what you accomplished when the 8 minute bell rings. **
 * **You will present your project and unit to the class on May 10. **


 * My Unit: How can I change the perception of a product using technology?**
 * Area of Interaction: Human Ingenuity**


 * Investigate: I explored several ideas, including making a game in PowerGame, making an animation, and using Final Cut to make a Video. I decided to use Final Cut because it played to my strengths. I further explored all of the possibilities in Final Cut, including seeing what I could do with effects and things like that.**


 * Plan: I looked through all of the episodes to find out what clips I wanted to use. I then made a rough estimate about how long the clips would be. I found a long mix of some music that I thought I could use that would be long enough to fit with the clips. I then started my design.**


 * Design: I reviewed my music and my clips to see how I could put them together so that they would fit with the music. I put some clips in place in my head and decided how it would start and end, as well as my credits.**


 * Create: I began taking all of my clips and putting them together. I had to troubleshoot because I had too many clips to put in and I had to cut down on some of them or remove them all together. I also had the idea to put the images in when there were places that the clips didn't perfectly fit with the music.**


 * Evaluate: Overall, I created a good product, although I have a lot of reservations about it. If I had more time to download, I would have made the video quality a lot better. I also would have been a little more selective about my clips so they could fit even better to the music. I also wish I could have put a few more effects in there using a more complex and intricate video program. However, I think my video was very good, and fit my unit question's goal well.**


 * How can I use technology to change the perception of a product?**
 * The perception of a product is important, because people will be attracted to products if you make them look good. My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic is not normally a well-thought-of product in the general public's eyes (except for the bronies), so it's image can be improved by technology. By being selective with some good clips and using my music to accent the good parts of the show, I can at least shift people's perception of it, even if their opinion is not completely flipped. This sort of use of technology use is extremely important in advertising and it is an important part of any design of a product.**

April 26: Investigated some ideas and braindstormed a little. April 27: Investigated some more ideas and finally decided to do some video editing. April 30: Began work on my project and finished about the first 30 seconds. May 1: Continued my work and finished about a minute and a half more. May 2: Finished up to five minutes. May 4: After fixing some problematic issues with the video, I finished a minute more of it. May 7: Got a lot done. Now finished up to eight minutes. May 8: Finished up to nine minutes. May 9: Finished the video, but had some problems exporting. Will work on it tomorrow. May 10: Finished exporting, put the video on YouTube, am ready to present.