So honestly today was not the best class so far   like in terms of amount of things I finished, I was working on two things the entire class and unfortunately I was not able to fix it the way I really wanted it. Firstly I wanted to delete my keyframe because it was missing up my poses, each time I started the timeline from the beginning it missed up the pose of the character. Another thing that I wanted to get done which I found a solution to almost at the end of the lesson was a tutorial exactly about what I wanted to figure out. It was talking about how to control the bones exactly the way I want them to move. Because every time I moved the bones of my character it would move everything and everywhere, But during one of the days before I travel I will try my best to work and finish the tutorial so that I have my character and his bones ready and setup so when we come back to school I would be able to move around my character and play around with it a little it. Hopefully this would turn out to be pretty good.

So today I worked on adding bones to the character which unfortunately took the entire block, But at least I was able to finish it and play around with it a little. It took me a long time because in order to add bones to something the parts of the body on both sides must be equal and proportional so I had to work on mine for a little Until I got it to work very nicely. But unfortunately I came across a problem just like I always do. Whenever I want to recored a pose like the man walking in a straight line it doesn't work because I already have an animation in my keyframe and it is not letting me to delete it. But When I am able to delete it than I should be able to start the recording. Hopefully next class. Here is a picture of the bones.

Today I got a lot done, At first I went and looked for the clock that I had made on the desktop computer, thankfully I had it saved as a blender file somewhere so I used my USB to transfer it to my laptop. Than I opened up the first character that I made and copied the clock and added it, I also copied the table I made last class and that also worked. Things worked out very well. Until i came up with a problem, As I was rendering the file to see how it looked like the character and the table looked fine but for the clock the only thing I could see was the shadow of it. So than I tried many things to fix it like adding light in various area but that also didn't help me. So than while I was searching on google what to do I came across the same identical clock that I had made but the only difference was the colour. I was able to download it because it was a blender file and it surprisingly  worked perfectly. So I deleted the clock that I made and inserted this new one. Than I added colour to the character and it ended up looking like this. Overall it it was a good class

So today was very good class, In my opinion i got a lot done. At first I tried working on copying the character which failed so I'm gonna wait until I talk to Nabil. After that I decided to watch a tutorial which talked about how to duplicate things which is like a mirror effect. This was the link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxP58EQYgvY 
After that I decided to start creating a table for my project where the clock is going to be seated. That took most of the class to do. I also found a website that provides you with any texture you want for your project which was also great. http://www.texturemate.com/content/free-texture-tile-2010080401

There is something I need to work on is knowing which object is the texture going to be on. This is the final table for today I will most likely make it better next time and add some things to it. 

So 2 days ago I had asked Nabil to check and see if he still had his blender file from last year so that he could send to me. So he found it and send it to me yesterday, today when I entered class I started downloading the file he gave to the desktop computer at school so that I could copy the character from his movie into my scene on a different blender file. Things did not work so good, Everything was working perfectly well i had copied the character and started to add some bones which was looking like this which is pretty good.

Until after when I changed the mode from edited more to object mode it completely messed up for some reason and I still haven't figured how to solve it. It looked like this afterwards

So I went and talked to Nabil about it and he said that he is gonna try to help me try and fix it. Since he had the same problems when he was doing this. 

So today I was able to figure out how to add sound to my project. The reason why it was not working in the end of last class was because I was adding a sound to a game. Since I have decided to make a video out of the animation I have to know everything that is needed to be in the video. For example sound is important also moving the objects is important that i am now also able to do. I practiced moving objects today which works will for me. All thats left until i start my project is adding and moving bones for the character  which Im planing on doing next class. I am also planing on ask Nabil wither he still has his animated character from last year that I would be able to use. His character is exactly the sort of thing that I need. So until next class I am going to ask him to send it to me.

So today was a successful class as well, I started off the class by re watching the tutorial that I watched last class. But this time I actually also tried making the camera move and in addition the camera I learned how to make the character move through out the camera movement. I also decided to record my screen in order to upload it do my blog so I downloaded Quicktime player for Pc but unfortunately that didn't work out. Instead I tried something I have tried yet I send the edited version the mail from the Pc to my Mac. Which worked very nicely and i was able to record my screen from my laptop. I also watch a couple of tutorial to teach me how to add a background song to the animation. I had some trouble figuring that out. But by next class I would defiantly  know how to add a song.


This is the screen recording but the audio did not work, I don't know why.

So today I took a portion of the class working on the mid term report, Than I started looking for some useful video that i might be able to incorporate in my final project. I came across a very useful tutorial which takes about how to make the animation objects move around and how to move the camera to be able to capture some specific thing you want and crop the rest of the things that you don't want in that spacifc scene:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKX9oNKgfqU
this is the link of the tutorial which i watched and got a lot from

Mid Quarter November 2013	Please answer the questions fully in the spaces below.
Name	Mateen Yazdani
Module	Blender
Summarize what you have achieved in the first half of this quarter.	I have achieved many different types of animated things like a character, coffee cup, clock etc..
Please indicate any days that you know you will be missing between now and the end of the course. ISST, APs etc.	No I will be attending school hopefully
Describe what you expect to achieve by the end of the module? How much material will you have covered? What projects will you completed? What will you be presenting?	What My goal is to make a video of me sleeping and than waking up from the alarm clock and just as I smash the clock I enter a new animated world. And I will decided later what I would be adding to it.
Your teacher will be entering a grade-in-progress in PowerSchool for mid-quarter. He will be considering your performance in terms of theassessment guidelines. At this stage he will be asking about the extent to which the statements below apply to your performance in the course.	Comment below if you feel there has been a change since mid-semester.
His/her written communication (blogs and reports) are done according to deadlines and contain enough information for the teacher to understand what he/she is doing, what kinds of problems he/she is facing and how he/she feels about his/her learning experiences. Are you consistently doing your blogs? How does your BLog keeping compare to the first half of the quarter? Are you providing more details of your learning? Do you take care to express yourself clearly and use conventional grammar and spelling? Are you using images, videos, links to illustrate the work that you are doing? Are you satisfied that your blog reflects in a complete way what you are doing?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Since the begging of this quarter I feel like I have been putting much more time and effort to my blogs. I started to show my final results and also the links to were I watch my tutorial.
Typically this student makes effective use of class time by increasing his/her competence and confidence using software that he/she has chosen. Are you using your time effectively? Are you learning each time you come to class? Are you becoming more competent and confident?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I am trying my best to put effort to my work, especially since I really like this muddle I am doing now. And Yes I am becoming more competent with my things
He/she attends all class sessions, coming and leaving on time, making sure to make up missing time by working during free periods or at home. Have you missed class this quarter? How many times? What have you done to make up lost time?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) From what I can remember i missed around one class, And I cant remember what i made up I think i watched some video at home to make up.
His/her oral communication during class is focused on the learning tasks that he/she is engaged in. Are your conversations in class focused on your learning tasks?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I am focused and the only conversations i have during class is talking to angie for some advices vice versa.
During class he/she remains focused on the task at hand and generally respects the integrity of the learning environment for all students. Do you stay on task throughout the block? Do you effectively resist temptations to use the computer for unrelated activities (other homework, e-mail, facebook, youtube, sports results, music etc.)? Do you resist temptations to take unnecessary breaks, arrive late, leave early? Are all your interactions with other students focused on the task at hand?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I try my best to stay on task through out the entire block since it is very difficult for me to stay seated for 1:30 in front of my screen. And I am on task no distractions. I only use youtube for tutorials
He/she has positive attitudes towards acquiring technology skills, and makes a conscious effort to acquire new skills and apply them in meaningful ways. Are you acquiring new skills each class? Are you effectively documenting these in your blog? Have you found ways to apply your skills beyond classroom exercises?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Most classes i learn new things because i am building new thing which need different tools and make me feel more familiar with them. Not much I can do beyond the classroom excises since it is only for blender use.
He/she is an independent learner, who tries to solve problems by himself/herself, but finds effective ways to overcome problems using a variety of other resources. Have your become more independent as a learner? What resources are you using to learn effectively?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I have , I use blender to help me out sometimes
He/she is respectful of all members of this learning community and his/her behavior is in compliance with all school policies, in particular the AUP (Appropriate Use Policy) and Academic Honesty Policy. Are you respectful, appropriate, honest? Do you make sure that your behavior does not interfere with the learning of others to by distracting them from their work?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment)  Yes I am sure
Your grade will take into account your performance in the above areas and also..  The amount of documented learning time that you have spent in and out of class. The amount and/or depth of material that you have covered
What is your grade-in-progress (see PowerSchool)? Typically if the grade is in the 80s your overall performance has been good. If your grade is in the 70s your performance has been adequate. How would you describe your overall performance at this point? Is your assessment in-line with the assessment of your instructor?	At the moment my score is 88% I would describe my overall grade performance to be very good. Yes my assessment is in line
Is there any other information that you would like to provide your teacher to help decide on your grade-in-progress?	I would think that i deserve more than last quarter since I have putting more effort to it and get more things done.

So today I watched how to make a simple character in blender using this tutorial, this is the link were I watched it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDzoIUfUH8I . This was quit useful for me since now I learned how to make a person and also I learned how to make poses for the charter to move. I learned that you make the charter move by adding some bones. In order to move the make the character move you have to select each bone and move it were ever you want to. This well be important for my final project since I can make my charter move around. This is a picture of my simple charter without the bones inserted. 

Today was a good and successful class in terms how much I got done. At first I consulted about my project and how I am going to do and what I am going to do. For now my plan is to record myself in bed waking up from the alarm which is next to my bed. After the video of me is finished I am going to try and put the animated version of it. Which well hopefully turn out nice. Today I concluded the second part of the clock tutorial which is looking good. The only thing I have to add to it is the numbers which is not so important at the moment.

So today the class was not so successful and I did not finish what I was hoping to finish by this class. Mainly due to the wifi my since my tutorial was not loading so I could not watch it. A came across of a problem that i was stuck on most of todays class and I am not sure how to solve it since I followed the tutorial step by step. I will try to figure out a solution during this long weekend either my asking Nabil or  searching google for answer.

So last class I started working on the first part of the clock animation. I got around half way through the first and my aim is to finish the first video by the end of next class. I started t a few time but for some reason it did not save that's why I did not get to far. And also I ha enjoyed my ankle which took a lot of time waiting for the nurse to arrive.

So today was a very short class specially since i got to school late. Today I decided not to build or make something in blender instead I looked around youtube choosing something that I will be making next class. So I choose a two part video I watched them both. The first part is making the clock and the second part of the video is putting it in animation

The first part is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7fgeQC1WI
The second part is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZC8i7nq32k

They are well explained tutorials 

At the start of class today my computer was having some volume issues, So I restarted and decided to work on my laptop and try it out because If I use the desktop only than I will have trouble working on it at home. Than I started watching this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-CWSn_kms. 

it was a basic tutorial that help you make a text animation. My text was Ice and this is how it ended up looking like by the end of the class. 

So today I continued to watch some basic tutorial that might help me later on in this unit. I practiced a bit for myself seeing what I have learned and things like that. And then I wanted to watch a tutorial on how to make a basic face structure because that is something that i would like to know. So the video was pretty long and it was pretty clear and straight forward. But in some parts I didn't know what she was talking about so I had to bring it back and replay. This is how my final result turned out, I stopped the video half way in because it was going in to much detail.

Blender

Today was the first class of the second quarter. Today I started with blender so I downloaded blender on the school desktop and also on my Mac laptop. My plan is that I start something at school and send it to my email and finish it up at home. So today I watched a very basic tutorial to how to make a coffee cup. It was a pretty long video, But i did pretty well for my first time. My only problem was making the handle. This is how it turned out to look like.

End of  Quarter March 2013	Please answer the questions fully in the spaces below.
Name	Mateen Yazdani
Module	GreenFoot
Has the atmosphere in the class changed since the first half of the quarter? How has it changed?	It hasn’t changed
How have your experiences been different in the second half of the quarter? Are you more or less satisfied with your progress? Are you doing more of less work out of class?	I feel like I have been doing more things Outside of school to complete what I had Started
What advice can you give to students who are about to start on the module that you are just finishing? What can you say that would help them have a more effective learning experience?	To watch the tutorials carefully and to Make a game that is fun and makes people Want to play it.
What will you have achieved by the end of the module? What will you have learned? What projects will you have completed?	Now I have completed the module of greenfoot And I have learned how to create a game which is not to advanced
What have you learned about yourself as an independent learner learner? Do you make goals that focus your learning? What do you do to make sure you reach those goals.	Yes I have, I know that I can search the web for any problems I have and figure out how to solve it.
Imagine that you want to employ a person with the kind of information technology skills that you have.  Write one paragraph describing the skills that you (as the employer) are looking for. Start the paragraph like this.. Our company is looking for someone who…..	Our company is looking for someone who know how to make a game using Greenfoot. We want him to be able to create several levels and also to create loops and also add sound effects. We also need him to be committed to his work and want him to finish what he has started
Have you contributed in any ways to the other members of this learning community?	I tried but it seemed like they did not need any help.
What module would you like to take in the second quarter? Please explain your choice.	I would like to take blender( animation) because I want to be able to make a 3d object and include that object in my game.
Your teacher will be entering a grade-in-progress in PowerSchool for end-of-quarter (mid-semester). He will be considering your performance in terms of the assessment guidelines. At this stage he will be asking about the extent to which the statements below apply to your performance in the course.	Highlight the word(s) that you think describes your performance. Look at the statements in the left column. Comment on your performance in each area. Use the questions as guidelines.
Typically this student makes effective use of class time by increasing his/her competence and confidence using software that he/she has chosen. Are you using your time effectively? Are you learning each time you come to class? Are you becoming more competent and confident?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) yes I am, and from what I remember I was on time every class and I have learned something new each lesson
He/she attends all class sessions, coming and leaving on time, making sure to make up missing time by working during free periods or at home. Have you missed class this quarter? How many times? What have you done to make up lost time?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes, I remember I missed only one class because of our Baha’I holiday and I remember that I made it up at home
His/her oral communication during class is focused on the learning tasks that he/she is engaged in. Are your conversations in class focused on your learning tasks? Do you distracted and gossip?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) no I don’t talk in class or distracted anyone. If I had questions I would asked them nicely without disturbing them (young jay, seryu) they are the people I asked questions to
His/her written communication (logs, e-mails, and reports) are done according to deadlines and contain enough information for the teacher to understand what he/she is doing, what kinds of problems he/she is facing and how he/she feels about his/her learning experiences. Are you consistently doing your blogs? How does your BLog keeping compare to the first half of the quarter? Are you providing more details of your learning? Do you take care to express yourself clearly and use conventional grammar and spelling? Do you uses visual elements in your blogs to illustrate your work?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) yes I have done it everytime and I put an image of a screenshot I took of my project in the second quarter
During class he/she remains focused on the task at hand and generally respects the integrity of the learning environment for all students. Do you stay on task throughout the block? Do you effectively resist temptations to use the computer for unrelated activities (other homework, e-mail, facebook, youtube, sports results, music etc.)? Do you resist temptations to take unnecessary breaks, arrive late, leave early?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) Yes I do, and no I don’t take temptations to take unnecessary breaks
He/she has positive attitudes towards acquiring technology skills, and makes a conscious effort to acquire new skills and apply them in meaningful ways. Have you found ways to apply your skills beyond classroom exercises?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) not for this unit. Not much to practice on
He/she is an independent learner, who tries to solve problems by himself/herself, but finds effective ways to overcome problems using a variety of other resources. Have your become more independent as a learner? What resources are you using to learn effectively?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) yes although I have improved since last years computer apps
He/she is respectful of all members of this learning community and his/her behavior is in compliance with all school policies, in particular the AUP (Appropriate Use Policy) and Academic Honesty Policy. Are you respectful, appropriate, honest?	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment)
Your grade will take into account your performance in the above areas and also..  The amount of documented learning time that you have spent in and out of class. The amount and/or depth of material that you have covered
If full attendance, coming on time, being on-task, and leaving on time (not including any work outside class) represents 100%. Estimate what time percentage have you put into this class? (take into account any documented work that you did in school outside class time, or at home)	95%
To what extent will you have completed your module by the end of the quarter? How far did you get? What chapters did you cover? What projects have been completed?	I would have completed by the end of the quarter the only thing that I did not finish was adding another level
What was your last grade-in-progress (see PowerSchool) To what extent does this grade reflect your overall performance A - (95) - Outstanding B - (85) - Good (the descriptions above apply to me) C -(75) - Adequate D - (65) Inadequate	92% I don’t understand the question
This is an appropriate course for this student and the performance of the student is such that it can be said that the student is meeting the standards well. His/her work, on the whole, is good. How would you rate your overall performance during the quarter? Please explain.	inadequate adequate good outstanding (highlight and comment) I would rate myself as a very good student for doing everything that should be done the way it should be done (not to brag)
What could you do to improve your performance in the second quarter?	Start my final project earlier
What module are you interested in doing during the second quarter?	Blender
Is there any other information that you would like to provide your teacher to help decide on your grade-in-progress for the quarter?	I worked very hard in this quarter and hope to deserve a good grade please

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October 2013

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