Group Final Project Rational

When deciding what to do with our group visual we had trouble coming up with an idea at first. We wanted to make some thing that would showcase what we learned this year, but we did not want to make a 3D replication of any of the maps we did this year because we did not feel it was original enough. As our group walked around the craft isle of the store, we decided to look at the kids games for inspiration. We saw an array of bright colors, characters, symbols,and numbers. We threw a few ideas in the air, including a dart board and 'the price is right' game, until one of us saw the game Yahtzee on the shelf. We then decided we would make a giant dice and turn our presentation into something fun rather than just a lecture. As we started to build the giant dice, we discussed how we would incorporate what we have learned into our presentation while rolling the dice and landing on numbers 1-6. We discussed dual coding, and how we should use symbols as well as words to explain to the class what we have learned. We finally came to the conclusion that we would make a colorful poster with the numbers 1-6 to go along with the dice, and as we roll the dice we will select whatever image is behind the corresponding number on our poster, and explain it to the class. When putting together our presentation we used color, symbols, and numbers, along with a little bit of talking aloud to help the class dig into their long term memories. We hope that with our presentation,the class will be able to recall what they learned about each of the maps that we select, and that we will decrease the cognitive load with our simple visual. By using "the least ink" possible, our message will come through clearly, and our fellow students brain's will not be cluttered with information and confusion during our presentation. In the end, we realized that our visual is pretty simple. However, we feel that being clear and to the point demonstrates everything we've learned this year.

Individual Evaluation

I thought we did a good job coming up with a unique presentation to present to the class. I enjoyed working with my team and I thought we worked really well together. The hardest part was coming up with the idea of the dice and game board. We all worked hard on putting everything together. I thought at first it was going to be more difficult working with my group but we came together and got it done. Meeting with each other a certain time worked out fine and sometimes in group projects this is the hardest part. Overall, I feel that this project was successful and I feel I learned a lot.