Nicholas

 **My journal**

**//__Term2 Semester2 Week 1__//**

**//Monday 21/06/2010 //** **We learned about different learning styles such as audio learning which I am and visual learner is someone who is at learning things just by seeing.**

**//Wednesday 23/06/2010 //** **Today we located the six steps for the research and typed them out in detail.**

**//Friday 25/06/2010 //** **Tried to set up a wiki page but I failed**

//__**Term2 Semester2 Week 2** __//

**We were meant to pick our topic but we had trouble with the computers.**
 * //Monday 28/6/2010 //**

**Wednesday 30/6/2010** **Today we edited our journals making sure our spelling and grammar was correct**


 * Friday 1/7/2010 **
 * played games because there were not enough people in class**


 * Week 3/Week 1 Term 3**


 * __Monday: 19.7.2010__**
 * Mr. street showed the class how to draw a concept map for example he used a cat and talked about all the things cats like and different types of cats.**


 * __Wednesday: 21.7.2010__**
 * in the lesson today I started my concept map and my topic was rap I need to talk about all the different rap style and everything about rap.**


 * __Friday: 23.7.2010__**
 * In this lesson am going to work on my concept map and why I like rap people mite go**

__Monday: 26.7.2010__ Today I have tried uploading my concept map but this side of the computer does not have an installation of inspiration 5. I chose to do rap as the topic for my concept map. I included things like Types of rapping and legends and when it started. 
 * Week 4/Week 2 Term 3**
 * Research Project 2010 – Rapping Concept Map ||
 * Research Project 2010 – Rapping Concept Map ||

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;"> __Wednesday: 28.7.2010__ Today I was supposed to be doing the evaluating websites activity on [] but I didn’t so I had to finish of some work.

__Friday: 30.7.2010__ Today we are using EBSCO host.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">//1) Define the task//
First you need to read the questions very carefully and make sure you understand what they asked you to do so you can answer any question positively.

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">2) Locate information //
Second think of what you are interest in and look what you can do, after that you can quick decide what you want to do. You can also do some search on your choice.

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">3) Select resources //
Third look some good information’s that you can use for your assignment so can be easier when you are doing your search.

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">4) Organize notes //
checking that you have all your information and that you can be able to understand

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">5) Present the ideas //
Making everything look good and making sure that that’s what you want it to be

//<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">6) Evaluate your work //
f. At the last one check again carefully you’re all information’s at the last if there is any mistake in your work, correct all mistake then handout your work. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">week 5 work

This chart illustrates some ways in which each capability links to research processes. This list is neither exhaustive nor prescriptive.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Capabilities for the Development of Research Knowledge and Skills **

§ Talking to teachers, mentors, and experts in area of research. § Asking questions to explore a person’s expertise, to discover what needs to be done, or to find out more information. § Using appropriate research language. § Using the appropriate technical language specific to the selected area of interest. § Reading for understanding. § Developing and demonstrating particular literacy, numeracy, and information and communication technologies (ICT) skills. § Listening to and appreciating different perspectives. § Interviewing and surveying skills. § Writing skills — planning, drafting, editing, proofreading, letter-writing, publishing, referencing conventions. § Presenting findings in one or a combination of written, oral, or visual formats. || **Capabilities for Personal Development** § Enjoying the opportunity to develop new knowledge and learning. § Taking risks being innovative, creative, and imaginative. § Showing organisational skills. § Building independent learning skills – reviewing and planning personal development; developing purpose, direction, and decision-making skills. § Showing confidence as a researcher, thinker, craftsperson, writer, or speaker. **<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Capabilities for Work ** § Specialist technical skills. § Being involved in creative or enterprising projects. § Demonstrating skills that are relevant to the research topic. § Participating in work and communities outside the school, as relevant to the research context. § Sharing information and managing knowledge. § Developing and applying employability skills such as planning, time management, and goal-setting; problem-solving; networking; and responsible decision-making. || **Capabilities for Learning** § Understanding and recalling information. § Critical analysis of sources, issues, and perspectives. § Acknowledgment of sources. § Organisation of information. § Research methods. § Note-taking, record-keeping. § Problem-solving. § Reflection and evaluation. § Ways of knowing — intuitive, logical, authoritative, factual, practical. § Analytical and critical thinking skills. § Application of knowledge and skills. § <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">Codes of research ethics. || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">**My credible sources count!** <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- Is the author identified? - What makes him an expert? - Are they from a reputable organization? - Verify credentials?
 * **Capabilities for Communication**
 * Who**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">What <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- Is it for an audience? - Is it one sided? - Is the information?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Why <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- Is the information based? - Is their advertising? - Read the fine print

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">When <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- When was it published? - When was it updated?

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">- Is it easily to navigate? - errors - Can you verify the facts?

Term 4-week 1 monday- planing on how i should record my music and who is going to help me be able to record. tolked to Mr Street about when am going to record and how.

wednesday- started to write down a survey talked about rap and why people listning to thist type of music.

friday- planing when to make phone calls to people i know to help me out i thought it would be easyu but it was hard work.

Term 4-week 2 monday- recorded my music in the weekend and i showed Mr Street what i did and tolked to him about how i straggled to make my recording possible

wednesday- after trying to look for pictuers to make my project perfect i gave Mr street my survey

friday-on friday i was absent because i was on an excision with Ms Anderson and my Indonesian class we whent to the zoo because of the topic we are doing.

Term 4-week 3 monday- making a photostory film with pictuers but i dont have any pictuers of how i was recording so i will have to use someone els's pictuers while they are rapping someone like ludacris or lilwayn

wedesday- started to fix up my mistakes in all my work as final presntation

friday- working on my photostory presntation