Throughout
e9, I learned many things. In the video strand, I learned how to get the best
shots for my videos. While in the graphic design strand, I learned how to use
Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. In the animation strand, I learned how to make
video frame and gif animations in Photoshop, and I also how to create an
animation in Sketchup. And in fourth quarter, I collaborated with my team to
create an awesome product and present about it.
These skills I learned were first introduced to me through
teacher guidance, and following the directions for each project. I also went
further into learning these skills through tutorials that were online.
Ultimately, I learned these skills by actually executing them as I learned them
and by practicing it, I got to develop these skills further and further beyond
the expectations.
These basic skills that I learned all throughout e9 are very
important for me to get to learn all the advanced skills I’ll need for the rest
of high school and my career. Without a base to a structure, there is no way
for the structure to be made. These basic, technical skills aren’t the only
things I learned. With the multiple group projects throughout the year I
learned all about project management and how to collaborate with groups. These
group skills will be able to help me work with people all throughout my life,
and there aren’t many careers where you do not work with others.
I figured out, throughout e9, that one of my best strengths
is getting work to be very precise. I think that I am very good at knowing when
something can be improved and how to improve it, and also how to make something
very efficient. I also figured that my main weakness is knowing what is popular
and trendy. In order to fix that weakness I try to work with people that are up
with the trends, so that as a group, we can make something that is very popular
and works efficiently.
With all the things I’ve learned through e9, I can apply
them throughout the summer. I can help with my church’s website, and with the
many videos and graphics my church needs, there is always room for my help.
This class is really showing me how to work with others to make the best thing
that we can.
There are many things that are awesome with e9. However,
there is one thing I would change. Instead of having a whole quarter on
animation, I’d rather have a quarter on web design. I feel like e-Comm needs to
focus more on web, because websites are where you have to present all of your
other projects. And then animation could be combined with graphic design
because it uses the same programs as well. Otherwise, there’s really nothing
wrong with e-Comm and e9.
Overall, e9 was really awesome and I believe e-Comm will be
a big part of my life for the rest of high school. I came to Olathe Northwest
for this program, and I am very satisfied for that decision. This was a very
good class all year, and there was no time that I was really stressed about it.
I feel the e9 teachers all did a great job and I could go to them for any
problems I had, openly.
