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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So today I worked on my game as usual. While I was on google I typed in a game with levels in green foot. So I downloaded one that has several levels and it was for sure an advanced game. Because their was so much detail in everything. So I got some ideas from the levels and I am slowly adding it to my game. And I should have the final result of the game by Friday for my presentation.

Today I continued with my game. While I was working I had trouble adding sound and also making the ball intersect with blocks. So for most of the class I was looking around the internet for some codes that might help me solve this. Than Mr. Daily reminded me of the first game we played that made the rockets bullet intersect with the astroid so I decided to get the code of that and use it for me game. I hope it will work.

so last class I got a lot done, I countinued my game which is looking pretty good now. First I changed the controllers to so now A is to move left and D is to move right. Now I can get unlimited balls from my paddle each time I lose. now all I have to do is to make one more level which will be harder add sound effect and make it intersect with the blocks. This is how it looked like at the end of the class. 

So today I continued to watch the joy of code tutorials and meanwhile watching them I thought of an idea for the midterm project. I thought of making something similar the the game made in the joy of code 30 video which i would preferably want to make. But I am making some changes to it. For example I am changing the controls to W,A,S,D and also making two levels starting off with an easier level with a bigger ball hitting the brick on top and adding sound effect to it. Once the first level is complete moving on to a little harder level with a smaller ball and faster speed with sound effect as well. I will continue building the game in the next few classes.

So today as I was starting my project Mr. Daily handed me the chapter 4 of the green foot. So throughout the class I worked on the project and I am close in finishing it. From my understanding I am starting to go through some loops. And meanwhile I am doing chapter 4 I am thinking how I can include these thing in my game(Final Project)

Last class I worked on the maze project and came through many obstacles. Every time I compiled the actor it would have some issues and problems. So after watching videos and going through the maze game that I download from the main site. By the end of the class I decided that I would like to start of from scratch so next plan I am going to start from next class and see how it would end up. 

Last class I worked on the maze project and came through many obstacles. Every time I compiled the actor it would have some issues and problems. So after watching videos and going through the maze game that I download from the main site. By the end of the class I decided that I would like to start of from scratch so next plan I am going to start from next class and see how it would end up.