My 20% Time Speach

If you are wondering what the date is over my 20% time I have made something to help you, but you will have to wait till 2016. 20% time has taught me how to do many things including how to manage my time more wisely, how to make a calendar, and how to take good pictures of animals. I made my calendar on Shutterfly and put pictures of my dogs on it and added quotes to each page. I wish I had a few more weeks so I could order the calendar in time for the presentation. I wish I was also more committed to my project so I would have been able to reach all of my goals. In my project I was able to complete taking pictures and completing the calendar itself. One of my challenges was that my dogs were not at school so that kind of messed up my timing. I really liked this project because I could do what I want to on a Friday. I thought that making a calendar was a good way to spend my time because it was useful. One 20% time project I should have done was one that I could have done everything on it at school. Besides not being able to finish my goal i loved 20% time.

5-1-15

So far with my presentation I have decided on the layout of my poster board. I have done the outline for the speech and have done most of it but I am still working on the end. This weekend I am going to try and work on my tri-fold board so I do not run out of time to do it.

2-6-15

Today I worked on inserting the important dates in my family like birthdays. I also started to add quotes to where the pictures are going to be.

Still Picture

Steps to taking a still picture of your dog:

Step 1: Find a good place to take a picture with a good backdrop. Make sure it doesn't have to much going on so you camera only focuses on the dog and not random signs in the background.
 
Step 2: Get your dog to get in the position you want it in.

Step 3: Get your dog attention without getting him out of his position.

Step 4: Take the picture

1-16-15

          20% Time Project Proposal

Name: Sarah Kennedy Smith

Project Title:  Let All Dogs Eat Food

Project Start Date: November 7, 2014

Project Completion Date: May 15, 2015

Mentor’s Name: Mrs. Browning, Claudia Smith, Roger Smith

Brief Description: To make a calendar of all the pets in my family and sell them to them to get money for the animal shelter.

Overview of Project Proposal

1) Project Objective:

            My plan for this project is, as I go and see my family on my mom’s side of the family over the Holidays is to take pictures of their pets. During 20% time at school I would also learn how to take different pictures of pets. After school that day I would go home and practice it with my dogs. The next 20% I would edit them on my phone.

I am going to download them to shutterfly and make a calendar with them and add a quote to it. I would then sell them all to my family members. I would sell the calendars for $35 dollars. With the money that I earn from selling the calendars I would use to buy dog food and any needed supplies for the humane society. My goal would be to at least sell 5 calendars.

When I am done with this I hope to get the outcome of giving dogs in our community the food they will need. I know I will not be able to feed all of the dogs but I could at least try to give a few dogs enough food for until they find a new home.

2) Project Rationale:

            When I went to Belize last summer there are many dogs wandering around with no home. They have to find their own food and water. They were usually very skinny and dirty. So, in the U.S I want that to be different. I want all dogs to have a place that they can call home and have food and water whenever they may need it.

3) Project Steps:

·         Research how to take good animal picture.

·         Research how much money the calendars will be

·         Find a calendar you want to use

·         Take a picture of my pets

·         Edit them during 20% time

·         Download them to shutterfly

·         Type in important dates

·         Order the calendars

·         Sell them to family members

·         Buy dog food with the money

·         Bring the dog food to the animal shelter

4) Timeline of Activities:

November-

Figure out how to take good animal pictures correctly and practice. Present the project to Mrs. Browning.

January-

Finish proposal and look at how to take good pictures.

February-

Take pictures and insert them into the calendar.

March-

Add quotes to the calendar.

April-

Add important family events to the calendar and order.

May-

Work on the presentation at the end.

5) Available Human and Material Resources:

·         Mrs. Browning

·         Mentor list above

·         Shutterfly

·         My dogs

6) Possible Road Blocks:

·         The calendars will not get in in time.

7) Research Questions:

·         What calendar should I use?

·         How many should I get?

12-09-14

Today I went on Shutterfly which is a website that you con create books with you own personal pictures in and you can also make calendars like that. I went on the website today to look at the prices for each size calendar and figure out what size I am going to do. I think I am going to do the 12x12 wall calendar that is $34.99.

11-10-14

So today is my first real blog, I have finally figured out what I am going to do during 20% time. I decided to go with photography and charity work. What I am going to do is to take pictures of my pets and my friends pets. I am going to print them out and get my parents to take them to work with them and sell them. The money I would get would be used to buy dog and cat food for the animal shelter.

At school during 20% time I am going to look up different ways to take pictures of animals. I would take the pictures that weekend and send them to my email account. I would then edit the pictures to get them ready to be printed at school. I am also going to buy some cheap pallets to frame the pictures in to sell them in.