Hello everybody! I'm so happy to be back again and tell you my good news about my learnings and progress in DTE. We already finished the app! I know it sounds unbelievable but yes. Our app is not we really expected but we are satisfied with it cause we know that we put our big efforts to it.
Digital Learning Object:
WORD App. Here's our app. Check it and if you can please leave me a feedback and we'll try to improve it as best as we can :).
Reflection:
Actually, this app was not our original plan. We revised or should I say changed completely our first plan. Our first plan was to make an app about chatbots but we altered into something that will make it more simpler but still relatable in our vision. We have lots of ideas like creating a game like kahoot, putting some quotes and positive sayings for them, establishing levels for the game, create background music and etc. And guess what? we struggled again. Suddenly, Mr. Carter saved our falling hope. He improved our ideas into broader and useful for our app. Here's his lecture to what should we do in our app.
Since Mr. Carter's ideas were really really helpful and make a lot more sense, we decided to follow his guide. As you can see in the photo there is a hub in the center(of course, it's a hub!) it is the main idea of this project. Then, in its side which is like a mind map, you will see branches and properties like videos, contacts, positive comments, games and research. Those branches are for the button to click and contents are there. After that, we already have to do the actual app making. With the help of code.org we managed to do it. It was sincerely hard. Not only because we are just a beginner but it was also a challenge. There are things that we cannot do in the app lab section of the code.org. We need to put some links to the buttons for people to let click and get through the videos or games but the app lab didn't allow us.
For your information, Mr. Carter made us choose our group. It was a benefit for me cause I've got to experience to bond with people that I haven't know. Ofa, Wardah and Devie were my groupmates. I did the coding and some research, Ofa did most of the research, Devie and Wardah tried the applab and informed me what things can I do in the applab.If you read my blog posts last time about our planning session, I mentioned there how happy I am when I'm grouped with them. And today I'm going to remark it again, I am so lucky to have them on my team. As their leader, I can say that we did a great job aside from the fact that our app is not that really successful in terms of content and design. But what's more important is that I experience how to struggle and how to look forward instead of being drowned in the difficulties we did. I exerted so much effort in this activity and finishing it is an accomplishment for me. Thanks to my groupmates. Yes, I admit that they are not the ideal groupmates and I'm not the perfect leader but we clicked. I always make sure that they are not suffering a lot and I tried to make them smile and laugh even though when I know to myself that I'm not in the mood to crack jokes.
Overall, my experience in this work was tough and worth it. Our app is not perfect. It has many flaws. We accepted this truth because we are just starting off especially, we struggled to make this app. There's so much stuff happened before we managed to achieve at least the best that we can put off. What's important to me is that we succeeded in making it and we had fun while the group is doing it.
Feedbacks from other students who checked our app:
Lila Hughes (10 Tn)
"It was an amazing app but there are errors that I've seen. I've checked one video that says "6 ways to cure depression" but then it doesn't really tell me how to CURE depression. And also the games, if your app wants to help people that are depressed why don't you added some really helpful interactive apps like how to breathe properly and etc."
Lenora Taotua Lavea ( 10 Hy)
"That was good, that will get people to try and help themselves throughout there sufferings. It was good for you or your group added many ways that could help others get through depression."
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Question:
Would you like to try our app give me some feedback?
How about trying code.org and share you app too?
Hey Roanne. This is a really well constructed and critically analysed post. You have reviewed your own ideas and approaches well and your writing prose is a joy to read. Next time, take more effort to ensure your grammar is more concise. Overall, fantastic work.
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