Block 4 Digital Learning Assignment

Brown Neutral Colors Rustic Paint Handdrawn Art Materials Visual Arts Education Presentation by 080 Echung1

Connecting Core Competencies

In this assignment, I used my creative thinking skills by drawing a portrait of myself, carving it onto a piece of plastic, and then printing it successfully. I needed to think about how I wanted my print to turn out in the end, and I was able to achieve successful results. What I wanted was a clear appearance in the final product, and it turned out great.

Learning from Digital Tools

I learned how to use a platform called Canva to create a presentation that delivered my ideas for the assignment very well. Some of the benefits I found while using Canva were that it offers many different types of transitions depending on your preferences, as well as a variety of template options to choose from. When selecting a template, I liked how I could search for a theme I wanted, and Canva would provide me with many templates matching that theme. With a friend’s help, I learned how to get the embed code to paste my presentation into this post. There were not many challenges for me since Canva had clearly organized tools, and I did not need to use any complex editing features.

Application in Other Courses

I can use Canva in other courses when I need to create presentations. For example, in middle school, I had to make a PowerPoint presentation for social studies, where Canva could have been used. While PowerPoint did not include as many options as Canva, Canva provided a wide variety of designs and templates, making it hard to choose just one. Canva would be especially helpful if presentations require different types of designs, making them visually more appealing. Lastly, learning how to get an embed code was a very helpful skill for me, as it allowed me to display the presentation without requiring others to click on any links, making it more convenient.

Take your kids to work day

I went to a cafe for TOKTWD. I went to the cafe with my mom, and I helped distribute some food at the cafe for about an hour.

I heard people talking, and music playing for people in the cafe. I saw the kitchen, people, tables and chairs. I smelled beverages such as coffee and flavored beverages. I felt a little bit hot because of the heat used to cook food in the kitchen.

People in the cafe would be what would motivate me to wake up to attend work because I would communicate with them when taking orders. And seeing people enjoy the food, or beverages I make would make me feel motivated. Also, being able to try beverages or food would be nice. 

Having to make food or beverages too much would discourage me from waking up every day. It is tiring to keep standing for hours. The hot temperature in the kitchen would also discourage me as the air in the kitchen is frustrating to stand for long.

It’s interesting to see how quickly baristas work to make complex drinks. Learning how they measure coffee or other drinks for perfect flavors could be cool.