Anna Piccinini is creating a video to educate people about the health benefits of pacemaker cells. She has chosen to focus on pacemaker cells because her grandfather needs pacemaker surgery. Her goal is to inform an older audience, aged 65-80, about pacemakers in an interesting way. She will research how pacemakers work, their advantages and disadvantages, and how they benefit society. Anna will create the video in school using software and test it through a questionnaire to evaluate if it meets her design specifications of being informative, interesting, and professional.

1. Anna Piccinini
Unit 1 Question:
To What Extent Does our Health Depend on Technology?
Area of Interaction (AOI):
Health and Social Education
Significant Concept:
Our health is only as good as our health service
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Investigate Stage
Problem
I need to create a video or an animation to educate a certain group on the health benefits of a
certain technology. My aim is to inform people so that they know about the health benefits of
this technology. I will have to choose one type of technology which benefits the health and
then present it to a group of people. The video or animation will have to be informative, so
people can learn about this technology and interesting so people will want to learn about it. I
have already chosen what technology I will research: the pacemaker. I have chosen this
technology because I am very interested in this topic and how it works inside the human body.
Also I am very interested in biology so this links in very well with it.
What technologies I could research:
Pacemaker
Electronic cigarette
Dialysis machine
Electronic toothbrush
How the problem relates to me
This problem relates to me because my grandfather needs to have an operation to insert a
pacemaker cell so this affects me because his health has an effect on the well being of my
family.
How the problem relates to the society
This problem relates to the society because in this way older people can live longer without
having heart problems. This is a benefit to my society but also something negative because it
can sometimes happen that the pacemaker can have a malfunction, leading to abnormal
heartbeats. In my research I will find out what are the advantages and disadvantages of the
pacemaker and decide if it is positive or negative for my society.
How the problem links to the Area of Interaction
This problem links to the Area of Interaction because it is Health and Social and the technology I
am going to research benefits the health of old people to extend and improve their lives. By
creating a video I will inform people about this particular kind of technology which could
improve their lives.
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Questions I will need to answer
-Knowledge (information about the technology)
1. What is a pacemaker and how does it work?
2. What are the advantages and the disadvantages?
3. How is it helpful to society?
-Presentation (making the product effective)
1. How can I make the video interesting to different age groups? (survey)
2. What are people interested in?
-Practical skills (using the software to make your product)
1. What software do I need to use?
2. What skills do I need to work with this software?
The sources I will use will be: websites, books, videos, television programmes, newspaper
articles, magazine articles and interview an expert. I will need to use at least four in order to
have enough information and so that it is reliable.
To evaluate my sources I will ask myself these questions:
Are theyunbiased?
Are theyvalid?
How reliable are they?
How do I know this?
Weretheytoodetailed?
Did they not give enough detail?
Werethey just right?
Why?
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Design Brief
The way that I will attempt to address the Problem stated is to create a video in order to inform people
about a certain technology. The first thing I will do is my research about the pacemaker cell so I will
know what will go in the video. Then I will start researching how the program I will use to create the
video works. After collecting all this information I will start creating the video. I will have to plan my time
carefully because I don’t want to stay behind and I will respect all the deadlines and the fixed dates.
Before starting to create the video I will make a plan of all the different parts in the video and how they
will combine. Also I will need to think about the music in the video, the information and how long it will
be.
I am going to create my video when I finish doing my research and when I will know how the program
works I will create the video in school because the software that we will use is on the school computers.
I will make a plan of the time it will take me to make the video so I don’t have to do it at home. To test if
people like my video I will make a questionnaire and ask people what they think about it. Because my
target audience is an old age group I will ask my grandparents and also maybe my parents because when
they get older they could be interested in this kind of technology. I will ask them if they think it is clear
and it has informed them about this technology.
In class we saw some videos that some students a few years ago made so we can understand what we
are aiming to do. The videos all had some music and they had alternated parts of writing and acted or
animated parts. Some videos had also parts where students acted out a small role play informing about
the technology they had chosen.
GOAL: I will educate my target audience which is an older age group on the health benefits of the
pacemaker cell.
TARGET AUDIENCE: my target audience is going to be an old age group. From about 65 to 80 years old.
They are the interested age group because the technology I will research is studied for older people as it
helps to regulate the heart beat and it prevents strokes.
MAJOR CONSTRAINTS: one of the major constraints will be time, because we don’t have much class time
and I will have to do a lot at home, considering also my other homework I will have to be careful not to
forget things. Another constraint will be the software that we will use, because it is quite an old program
and I will have access to it only in the computer lab. Also I have never used this software before and I
will learn how to use it and all the function it has. I am not very good with these kinds of softwares so it
will be quite difficult for me. I could ask the ICT teacher MrMariani for help as he is an expert in this
field.
CRITERION: my aim is to make an entertaining video that will also inform people about my chosen
technology. People should not be bored when they look at my video but they should be interested in
learning more about it and find it helpful.
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Design Specification
Design specifications are a set of features that must be clear recognizable in the product. I
willevaluatemyproductagainstthesespecifications.
-
Limits:
define the range of performance
Demands: requirements or features which must be met
Wishes: requirements which should be met
Function: What it needs to achieve and do.
Appearance: How it should look (e.g. for a powerpoint mention slide transitions, for a movie
mention video effects, lighting, etc.).
Content: The information included it. Also, the type of content – e.g. information on a
technology presented in the format of a story.
Materials: What it will be made from (if you are making something physical, it would be wood,
metal, etc. but if you are designing something on computer it will be things such as sound
effects, video clips, images, etc (which you found during your investigation).
Size: The dimensions or length – (for example a movie would have a run time and an aspect
ratio, an animation would have both a run time and pixel dimensions).
LIMITS
Function
Must not talk
about more than
one technology
It must not be
aimed at a
random age
group, it has to be
specific
Appearance
Must not look
childish
Content
It must have at
least 10 facts
about the tech.
Materials
Images about
tech. information,
video clips.
The music must
not interfere with
the video.
Size
Must not be
longer than three
minutes.
Must not be made
in a poor quality
Appearance
Must be no longer
than three
minutes
It has to be a
video or
animation
It has to be
professional
Content
Must have 10
facts
Materials
There must be
music
Size
Has to be high
quality
Has to contain
images
It has to be
created in a video
format
The video has to
be three minutes
or shorter
DEMANDS
Function
Must only talk
about one
technology
It needs to be
aimed at a specific
age group
Has to be
interesting and
captivating
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WISHES
Function
It should be aimed
at the specific age
group
It should teach
something and
inform people
Shouldnot bore
people
Appearance
Should look
professional
Content
It should have
intersting images
Has to contain at
least 10 facts
Materials
There should be
music, fitting the
topic
It should be a
video format or
animation
Size
It should be high
quality
It should be
around three
minutes long
Test Plan
Test name
ActualOutcome
Comments/improvements?
Does the video talk only about
one technology?
Is it aimed at only one specific
age group?
Isit informative?
Is it interesting and captivating?
Doesit look professional?
Is it longer or shorter than three
minutes?
Is it a video or an animation?
Does it have at least 10
interesting facts about the tech?
Does it contain interesting
images and video clips?
Does it contain interesting
inofrmation?
Does the music interfere with
the video?
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Does the music fit the topic
treated?
Is it created using a video
format?
Isit high quality?
This table contains all the design specifications i have written previously so it is very complete and
contains many specification angainst which i will test my product. When i will create my final prdouct I
will use this test plan table to see what other people think about the video i will create. Another way in
which i could test if people like my video is by doing a survey. It could contain questions like: do you
think the video is interesting? Do you think it is informative? Did you enjoy watching it? This will give me
a wider range iof opinions so I can improve the video in many areas.
Questionnaire
Question
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Did you like my video?
Do you think it was interesting?
Did you enjoy watching it?
Did you learn something about the
technology?
Did you like the music used in the video?
Doesit look professional?
Are the images and video clips interesting?
Comments...
This questionnaire will be useful to assess my final product because this way I can see what people think
about it and in what ways I can improve it.
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Evaluating my performance
During the Investigate stage I have worked really hard and tried to produce my best work. I wrote
everything in detail and followed every step by looking at the grade 11 unit 1 blog MrMariani made. I
was also very organised during this stage because I worked a lot in class so I didn’t have to do it at home.
I am also ahead of the rest of the class because I worked quickly without distractions. I am very pleased
with the work I have done in this stage because it is detailed and well written. The part that I found most
difficult in this stage was writing the specifications because there are three different sections: the
demands, the wishes and the limits and it was difficult to think of that many and put them in categories.
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Research
What Are Pacemaker Cells?
Pacemaker cells are specialized cells that cause involuntary muscles and tissues to contract or dilate.
They are found in all involuntary muscle groups, which can be striated or smooth tissues. Striated
involuntary muscles are found in the heart, smooth involuntary tissue can be found in the brain, blood
vessels, and the digestive system.
Pacemaker cells have a specialized cell membranethat allows sodium and potassium to cross and trigger
their electrical impulses. Once the first cell generates an electrical impulse, it triggers a chain reaction in
the other pacemaker cells.
The heart’s pacemaker cells are usually found in the right atrium in an area called thesinoatrial node.
The electrical impulses generated by these cells cause the cardiac muscles to contract. They also control
the rate of each contraction. Pacemaker cells generate an electrical impulse approximately 70 times per
minute when the heart is at rest and up to 160 times each minute during exercise.
All of the heart’s cells are capable of acting as a pacemaker cell. The cells located in the sinoatrial node,
however, are considered primary because they are faster than the other cells. They are responsible for
starting the chain reaction most of the time. The other cells are then secondary and will fire in the event
that the pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node fail to start the chain reaction. When both primary and
secondary pacemaker cells fail to keep the heartbeat regular, an artificial pacemaker might be
considered.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-pacemaker-cells.htm
Evaluating this source:
This source was very useful because it explains exactly what a pace maker cell is and its function. I think
that this source is quite reliable because it was published by two researchers, Nobel laureate Eric
Kandel, M.D., and Steven A. Siegelbaum, Ph.D., at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. So this proves
that it is a very reliable source and that the information contained in this article is reliable. This source is
also unbiased because it is a medical article so there is no opinion on a medical aspect. This article was
not too detailed because it was the correct amount of information and there was not too much detail
about the heart. It is just what I needed because it is also easy to understand for me.
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The Body's Electrical System
Have you ever wondered what makes your heart beat? How does it do it automatically, every second of
every minute of every hour of every day?
The answer lies in a special group of cells that have the ability to generate electrical activity on their
own. These cells separate charged particles. Then they spontaneously leak certain charged particles into
the cells. This produces electrical impulses in the pacemaker cells which spread over the heart, causing it
to contract. These cells do this more than once per second to produce a normal heart beat of 72 beats
per minute.
The natural pacemaker of the heart is called the sinoatrial node (SA node). It is located in the right
atrium. The heart also contains specialized fibers that conduct the electrical impulse from the
pacemaker (SA node) to the rest of the heart.
The electrical impulse leaves the SA node (1) and travels to the right and left atria, causing them to
contract together. This takes .04 seconds. There is now a natural delay to allow the atria to contract and
the ventricles to fill up with blood. The electrical impulse has now traveled to the atrioventricular node
(AV node) (2). The electrical impulse now goes to the Bundle of His (3), then it divides into the right and
left bundle branches (4) where it rapidly spreads using Purkinje fibers (5) to the muscles of the right and
left ventricle, causing them to contract at the same time.
Any of the electrical tissue in the heart has the ability to be a pacemaker. However, the SA node
generates an electric impulse faster than the other tissue so it is normally in control. If the SA node
should fail, the other parts of the electrical system can take over, although usually at a slower rate.
Although the pacemaker cells create the electrical impulse that causes the heart to beat,
other nerves can change the rate at which the pacemaker cells fire and the how strongly the heart
contracts. These nerves are part of the autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system has
two parts - The sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic
nerves increase the heart rate and increase the force of contraction. The parasympathetic nerves do the
opposite.
All this activity produces electrical waves we can measure. The
measurement is typically represented as a graph called an
electrocardiogram (EKG). Here is an example of three heartbeats
from an EKG (Figure 5):
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Figure 5
Each part of the tracing has a lettered name:
1. P wave - coincides with the spread of
electrical activity over the atria and the
beginning of its contraction.
2. QRS complex- coincides with the spread of
electrical activity over the ventricles and the
beginning of its contraction.
3. T wave - coincides with the recovery phase
of the ventricles.
Electrical system abnormalities can range from minor premature beats (skipped beats) that do not
require treatment, to slow or irregular beats that require an artificial pacemaker.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/heart4.htm
Evaluating this source:
This source was not very useful because it was too detailed and it contained too many scientific
explanations. If I had to do a biology research this would be perfect because it explains in lots of detail,
however it is not appropriate for my type of project because I have to put this information in a video
and if it is too complicated people will get bored and they won’t be interested in the rest of the video.
Even though it is not useful I checked this with the last piece of information that I got so I checked that it
was reliable and they both say the same things, only in this one there is much more detail. I got this
information from a very reliable science website so I am sure that it says correct things. However I won’t
be using this in my video.
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LA REPUBBLICA.IT - SALUTE
CARDIOLOGIA
Pacemaker e vita quotidiana: ecco i
comportamenti da evitare
Oltre 60mila dispositivi vengono impiantati ogni anno per regolare il battito cardiaco e permettere una
vita normale. Ma alcune attività sono off limits: ecco una guida sui rischi nella vita di tutti i giorni
Per 60 mila italiani ogni anno è un piccolo apparecchio salvavita, oltre mezzo milione di persone se lo
sono già fatto impiantare nel nostro Paese (2 milioni in Europa). Parliamo del pacemaker cardiaco, un
minuscolo congegno - grande come una scatola di fiammiferi - che, inserito chirurgicamente sotto la
pelle del torace, è in grado di correggere nel caso che i farmaci non risultino efficaci i disturbi del ritmo
del cuore, intervenendo quando percepisce che sta battendo troppo in fretta, troppo adagio oppure è
un ritmo disordinato.
Una volta impiantato, il pacemaker diventa una parte dell'organismo con cui dover convivere
rispettandone però le caratteristiche. Abbiamo chiesto al professor Massimo Santini, direttore dell'Unità
Operativa di Cardiologia all' ospedale romano San Filippo Neri, quali sono gli accorgimenti per convivere
con il pacemaker: consigli semplici ma degni della massima attenzione, perché possono esistere
interferenze con strumenti della vita giornaliera.
Personal computer. Se vengono rispettate le normative base di sicurezza ed il pc è in buone condizioni,
è possibile lavorare al computer senza alcuna preoccupazione.
Elettrodomestici. Non ci sono controindicazioni. Evitare, però, di piegarsi sopra il forno a microonde in
funzione, controllando sul libretto, le indicazioni del produttore.
Telefono cellulare. Distanza minima d'uso, 15 - 20 centimetri dal dispositivo. Meglio, inoltre, conversare
accostandolo all' orecchio opposto a quello del corpo dove si trova il dispositivo ed evitare di tenerlo nel
taschino della giacca quando non lo si usi. Ideale è ricorrere all' auricolare e fare attenzione, all'
acquisto, al livello di dispersione elettrica indicata dal produttore.
Lettore mp3. Solo se si trovano a 3 centimetri dal dispositivo, auricolari e lettori digitali interferiscono
con il funzionamento di defibrillatori e pacemaker. È bene quindi seguire le stesse regole valide per il
cellulare.
Altoparlanti. Fare attenzione ad altoparlanti, forti magneti, generatori di corrente, saldatrici industriali
ad arco e motori, utensili a batteria come i cacciavite ed i trapani, linee di potenza ad alta tensione, forni
fusori, stazioni radar, antenne di trasmettitori. Non avvicinarsi a meno di cento metri per i trasmettitori
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radio/tv e radar ad alta potenza, capaci di recare danni circuitali. Non chinarsi poi su motori elettrici in
funzione, come l' alternatore dell' automobile, che contengono spesso magneti.
In viaggio. Sono circa 6 milioni gli italiani che partiranno in vacanza per Pasqua. Per chi abbia un
pacemaker è possibile prendere l'aereo. In aeroporto, però, è utile portare con sè la tessera d'
identificazione del dispositivo perché sia quest'ultimo sia il defibrillatore attivano il metal detector.
Discorso analogo per i controlli di sicurezza nelle banche. Un portatore di pacemaker può viaggiare con
treno, aereo, automobile. E' bene informarsi, andando all'estero, dove siano ubicati i centri ospedalieri
specializzati.
In ospedale. Non ci deve sottoporre a risonanza magnetica, PET, elettro cauterizzazione e radioterapia
che possono causare danni permanenti al pacemaker tradizionale. Controindicate sono anche TENS
(terapia antalgica) e litotripsia per la cura dei calcoli renali e biliari. No anche all'ablazione,
defibrillazione e cardioversione esterna, cardioversione interna, terapia ad alta frequenza (diatermia),
elettro agopuntura, magnetoterapia. Non sussistono invece controindicazioni per i raggi x, così come per
l'uso di trapani dentistici ed apparecchiature per la pulizia dentale e l'uso d'ultrasuoni.
Un nuovo apparecchio. Grazie a un nuovo dispositivo ideato da Medtronic e presentato in un convegno
a Milano, i soggetti portatori di pacemaker di nuova generazione potranno sottoporsi a risonanza
nucleare magnetica. Il nuovo apparecchio risulta infatti insensibile ai campi magnetici, grazie alle
modifiche strutturali dei cateteri e dei circuiti del generatore apportate. Ogni anno vengono eseguite in
Italia 800 mila risonanze magnetiche, ogni 5 minuti in Europa viene negato questo esame ad un
paziente con pacemaker (300 mila nel nostro Paese). Fra i pazienti con pacemaker, il 17% deve fare una
risonanza magnetica per motivi di salute entro un anno dall' impianto e il 75% nel corso della vita.
Cos'è il pacemaker. Fu inventato, nel 1957, da Earl Bakken negli Stati Uniti. Emette impulsi elettrici
necessari per regolare la frequenza cardiaca. E' dotato d'un generatore d'impulsi e uno o due elettro
cateteri, che portano gli stimoli al cuore. Oggi i dispositivi sono automatici: analizzano le condizioni del
paziente e riducono al minimo gli stimoli artificiali. I sistemi, inoltre, raccolgono nel tempo i dati
sull'andamento della frequenza cardiaca e sono in grado di trasmetterli con la telemedicina da casa al
centro medico ospedaliero, rendendo così più semplice e precisa la gestione della cura del paziente.
http://www.repubblica.it/salute/medicina/2009/04/07/news/pacemaker_e_vita_quotidiana_ecco_i_co
mportamenti_da_evitare-5586025/
07 aprile 2009
Evaluating this source:
this sources was very useful even though it was in Italian, but it is not problem because I can translate it
when I need the information to put on the video. The article is about what you should avoid if you have
a pace maker machine installed in your body. For example it is advised to speak on the phone only using
headphones. The source is reliable because it come from an Italian newspaper so I am sure about using
this information for my project. There wasn’t too much detail and it was very clear.
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Evaluating this source:
This article was quite difficult to understand because it is full of scientific terms and I could not
understand a few of them. This meant that I had to search for them and it took me quite a lot of time.
However this source is very reliable because it comes from a famous scientific magazine so I am sure
that the information I took from this is correct. There was more information than I needed but it was
quite useful.
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Cardiology - Heart Physiology II (Muscle contraction and Pacemaker activity)
Evaluating this source:
This video was very useful because it explained how the pacemaker cell works with diagrams so it was
very easy to understand. The source is reliable because a professor teaching in college made these
videos to inform students about this particular subject. There was a lot of information in the video, in
fact I am not going to use all of it because it goes quite in depth but it has been very useful and clear to
understand.
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Interviewing a specialist
-Specialist: Doctor Andrea Piccinini
-Questions:
Do phones interfere with pacemakers?The answer to this question depends on the type of phone
being used. Today's pacemakers are engineered to avoid interference from cellular phones.
However, in some cases, digital cellular phones may interfere with the devices.
Do pacemakers need to be adjusted periodically?Some devices may need to be adjusted if a
person's medical condition or lifestyle changes. And of course patients with a pacemaker need to
have regular appointments with the doctor that installed the technology to check if everything is
proceeding correctly.
When replacing apacemaker are the leads also replaced? (Leads are the wires that carry the
electrical charges to areas of the heart.)If the original leads are functioning properly, in most cases,
they can be left in place and reattached to the new device.
When do pacemakersneed to be replaced?Most devices will last several years, after which
the battery or pulse generator will need to be replaced. Replacing a pacemaker generator may be
done on an outpatient basis or may include an overnight stay in the hospital.
Can youtravel with a pacemaker?Yes, you can travel with the device and drive a car if cleared by
your doctor. You should be sure to always have your identification card with you wherever you go.
Can youexercise with apacemaker?Upon consulting your physician, you may be able to do moderate
exercise with your pacemaker, including housework and yard work.
Can a patient feel the pacemaker? At first, you may feel the weight of the device in your chest.
However, over time, most people become used to it. The pacemaker generator is very small, about
the size of two coins stacked on top of each other, and weighs about an ounce or less, depending on
the make and model of the device.
Evaluating this source:
Interviewing a specialist is the best source because you can ask them anything that is not clear and they
can explain it precisely. I have decided to interview the specialist last because in this way I could ask him
the things that I did not find on the internet, in books and in magazines. I have the perfect amount of
information because I asked him exactly what was not clear and all the remaining doubts I had.
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Design Stage
Design 1
Test Design #1
Test name
Does the video talk only about
Yes
No
✓
one technology?
Is it aimed at only one specific
✓
age group?
Isit informative?
✓
Is it interesting and captivating?
✓
Doesit look professional?
✓
Is it the correct amount of time?
✓
Is it a video or an animation?
✓
Does it have at least 10
✓
interesting facts about the tech?
Does it contain interesting
✓
images and video clips?
Does it contain interesting
✓
inofrmation?
✓
Does the music interfere with
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the video?
Does the music fit the topic
✓
treated?
Is it created using a video
✓
format?
Isit high quality?
✓
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Design 2
Test Design #2
Test name
Does the video talk
Yes
No
✓
only about one
technology?
Is it aimed at only
✓
one specific age
group?
Isit informative?
✓
Is it interesting and
✓
captivating?
Doesit look
✓
professional?
✓
Is it the correct
amount of time?
Is it a video or an
✓
animation?
Does it have at
✓
least 10 interesting
facts about the
tech?
Does it contain
interesting images
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and video clips?
Does it contain
✓
interesting
information?
Does the music
✓
interfere with the
video?
✓
Does the music fit
the topic?
Is it created using
✓
video format?
Isit high quality?
✓
Design 3
Test Design #3
Test name
Does the video talk only about
Yes
✓
one technology?
Is it aimed at only one specific
✓
age group?
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Isit informative?
✓
Is it interesting and captivating?
✓
Doesit look professional?
✓
Is it the correct amount of time?
✓
Is it a video or an animation?
✓
✓
Does it have at least 10
interesting facts about the tech?
Does it contain interesting
✓
images and video clips?
Does it contain interesting
✓
information?
✓
Does the music interfere with
the video?
Does the music fit the topic
✓
treated?
Is it created using a video
✓
format?
Isit high quality?
✓
Design 4
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Test Design #4
Test name
Does the video talk only about
Yes
No
✓
one technology?
Is it aimed at only one specific
✓
age group?
Isit informative?
✓
✓
Is it interesting and captivating?
Doesit look professional?
✓
✓
Is it the correct amount of time?
Is it a video or an animation?
✓
Does it have at least 10
✓
interesting facts about the tech?
Does it contain interesting
✓
images and video clips?
Does it contain interesting
✓
information?
Does the music interfere with
✓
the video?
Does the music fit the topic
✓
treated?
Is it created using a video
✓
format?
✓
Isit high quality?
Chosen Design: #1
I chose design number one because it is the most complete out of all the four. It has the most
interesting video clips and it meets all of the specifications mentioned in the test plan. What I really like
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about this design is that fact that it has a diagram of the heart because this way it is much easier for the
people who are watching to understand. Also there are about ten interesting facts and also three
advantages that the people who are watching this video should consider. This design talks only about
one technology and is aimed at the specific age group I am addressing. The length of the video is also
correct and is captivating and interesting. However there are things I could improve, for example I could
add more scenes where people talk and act to make it more interesting.
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Plan Stage
Gantt chart:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Gantt Chart
Step by step plan
Prototype Design 1
Prototype Design 2
Prototype Design 3
Prototype Design 4
Evaluation of Designs
Process Journal
Find cast
Write Script
Film footage
Cut the footage
Put the footage together
Add all the facts in the video
Test Plan
Evaluate
Contingency time
Final Submission
Creating a Gantt chart can be very useful because it can help you to plan your time effectively. Also in
this way only with one look I can determine at what stage of my project I am and what I have to do next.
I think that I included all the things that have to be in my project and listed all of them in detail. I created
it by using Microsoft Excel, I listed all the tasks I had to complete and then the starting time and the
hours it would take me. Then I inserted a graph and modified the preferences of the axis so it looked this
way.
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Step by step plan:
Date
15.11.13
15.11.13
15.11.13
Time
18.00 – 18.30
18.30 – 19.30
19.30 – 20.00
16.11.13
17.00 – 17.30
16.11.13
17.30 – 18.00
16.11.13
18.00 – 18.30
16.11.13
18.30 – 19.00
Task
Write a script for my video (having already chosen actors)
Film all the video
Cut all the pieces of the video I don’t need using movie
maker
Insert the two slides with the 10 facts
Materials needed
Word document
Camera or phone
Movie maker,
computer
Movie maker,
computer
Add the remaining parts (looking at storyboard)
Movie maker,
computer,
storyboard
Add all the transitioning effects
Movie maker,
computer,
storyboard
Check if the video runs smoothly and if it lasts less than 3 Movie maker,
minutes
computer
Creating a step by step plan can be very useful as it tells you every little step you have to do to create
your product. I think that I included the correct amount of details in my step by step plan because it is
not a very long process, however all the steps are included and somebody could take this plan and
create my product because everything you need to do is clearly explained. I also listed all the materials
that I will need for each part of my step by step plan so when I come to the Create Stage I am already
prepared and I will also have all the materials ready. What I can do to improve this step by step plan is to
add even more detail about how I have to do all these things like for example how to insert the video in
Movie Maker. What I am going to do next is start creating my product. While I will be creating the
product I will have to take screenshots of the making of it and record it in my Process Journal.
Script for my video:
Setting the scene: An old couple is in the living room reading. The woman reads an article about the
pace maker and they decide to go and ask for more information
(Both reading)
Sofia:
Honey! Honey! Honey!!
Alessandro:
Yes? Yes? Sorry, yes.
Sofia:
(Pointing at newspaper)Look at this article. It’s a pacemaker. It will help you
Alessandro:
(Looks at article with her)Oh, pace maker. Right. Yes, what is it?
Sofia:
(Brings article nearer to her) Let me see. Basically it’s a new technology to improve your
health. It will change your life forever!
Alessandro:
Forever? Yes, interesting. Let’s go and ask for more information.
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Setting the scene: the old couple goes to the hospital and asks a doctor about the pacemaker. The
doctor gives them information about this new technology.
(Old couple walking slowly towards the doctor. The doctor is writing some papers)
Alessandro:
Good morning.
Natalia:
Good morning, how can I help you?
Sofia:
We would like some information about the operation for the pacemaker.
Natalia:
So, it is very simple. It doesn’t take long, it’s maybe one hour, one hour thirty and it is
not risky at all.
Sofia:
Good, because I don’t want him to die
Natalia:
No no, don’t worry. We have carried out many operations and they are all good
Sofia:
(Leaning forward with hand to her ear) What?
Natalia:
The operations always work
Alessandro:
Good, good
Natalia:
And our patients live better afterwards, because the pacemaker improves their life and
heart rate so you will be just fine. There’s nothing to worry about
Sofia:
Ok, thank you
Alessandro:
Thank you doctor
Natalia:
Would you like to take an appointment for the operation?
Alessandro:
I don’t know if I am going to be here tomorrow so…
Natalia:
Oh! Don’t be so pessimist!
Sofia:
Well, we’ll let you know, thank you!
Natalia:
Take care.
(Shake hands and leave)
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Create Stage
My Process Journal
I opened a new document in Windows Live Movie
Maker ready to start my video.
Then I saved it in a folder on my computer named
“The Pace Maker Cell Video”. In this folder I
already have the two videos I filmed in school that
will be the base of my video. I have also saved in
this folder the music that I will put in the video.
Then by selecting the option ‘Add Videos And
Images’ I inserted the two videos in the
document.
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Then by clicking on the option add title page I
created a new “Slide” and added the title. I also
changed the background from black to blue.
Then I added another slide after the first video
and wrote some information about the pace
maker cell.
I repeated the previous operation and wrote:
“Pacemaker cells are specialized cells that cause
involuntary muscles and tissues to contract and
dilate”.
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In the next slide I wrote: “They are found in all
involuntary muscle groups like the heart, the
brain, blood vessels and in the digestive system”.
Then I wrote: “They have a cell membrane that
generates electrical impulses and triggers a chain
reaction in other pacemaker cells”.
In the next slide I wrote: “When pacemaker cells
fail to keep the heartbeat regular, an artificial
pacemaker is needed”.
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“This happens most of all in old people because
their tissues start to wear out”.
Then I added the second video and after this
added the rest of the explanation.
“The operation is very easy and does not take a
very long time”.
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“An incision will be made on the chest and a
pacemaker will be installed. The cut will be then
sown closed by the surgeon”.
“This will improve the patient’s life because
he/she will no longer have to worry about heart
attacks and heart diseases”.
In the last slide I added a text box with all the
people who participated in the making of the
video.
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Evaluate Stage
Test Plan
Test name
ActualOutcome
Yes
Does the video talk only about
Comments/improvements?
No
✓
one technology?
Is it aimed at only one specific
✓
age group?
Isit informative?
✓
Is it interesting and captivating?
✓
Doesit look professional?
✓
Is it longer or shorter than three
✓
minutes?
Is it a video or an animation?
✓
✓
Does it have at least 10
interesting facts about the tech?
Does it contain interesting
✓
images and video clips?
Does it contain interesting
✓
information?
Is the music the correct volume?
✓
Does the music fit the topic
✓
treated?
Is it created using a video
✓
format?
Isit high quality?
✓
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After having tested my product against my specifications I could clearly see what improvements I should
make. My product meets nearly all of the specification. The only one it does not meet is thespecification
saying that it should include 10 facts about the technology. My video only contains 8 facts, I did this on
purpose otherwise my video would have been too long and also boring. I had a lot of information to put
in the video because I did a lot of research using a variety of sources but I didn’t include it all because it
was too much and it would have made it very long. If I had to do the video again I would not change
many things. One thing that could be improved is the quality of the video clips I inserted in the video,
where my friends acted. It could be improved because you can hear the echo of their voice. This is
because we filmed it in school, in a room where the acoustics were not very good. Next time I would do
it in a smaller room where you can’t hear the echo. Also I filmed both the video clip with my iPhone
because I didn’t manage to bring a camera to school. Because of this the video is a bit wobbly but it is
nearly imperceptible, but if I had to do it again I would bring a camera and a tripod so that the video is
very still and looks even more professional. Also next time I could include more images in the
explanations because I did ton include them the reason for this is because I thought the explanations
were already very clear and did not need a diagram to be explained but thinking back to I would add
pictures to make the video more colourful.
Questionnaire – 5 people
Question
Person 1
Person 2
Person 3
Person 4
Person 5
Did you like my video?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Do you think it was interesting?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Did you enjoy watching it?
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Did you learn something about the
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Did you like the music used in the video?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Doesit look professional?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Are the images and video clips interesting?
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
technology?
I already
Comments...
knew about
It was a bit
-
-
boring and
wasn’t very
informative
this
-
technology
so I didn’t
learn
anything
new
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Survey – 10 people
Yes
No
Was the music appropriate?
Was the video interesting?
Do you feel like you have learned something?
Is the video persuading?
Did you find the videos interesting?
Did the videos contribute to make the video more clear?
Doesit look professional?
After answering all the questions of the test plan I asked a sample audience to look at my video and give
me feedback so I designed a questionnaire and a survey. For the questionnaire I asked five students in
my school to answer the questions. The response was very good. Most of them enjoyed watching it and
found it interesting, captivating and said they learned something new about this technology. A person
said that they did not find the video very interesting because they already knew about this technology
so they did not learn anything new. Another person said that it was “a bit boring and not very
informative” I don’t think that this negative comment is very important because only one person out of
four thought this so it means that maybe only that person was a bit harsh in marking my video.
In the survey instead I asked a group of people from my target audience. I asked my grandparents and
some of their friends because it was aimed at them. Also in this test most of the responses were positive
and in every situation not everything you do is considered good by everybody because everybody is
different and has different ideas. Two people out of eight thought that the music was not appropriate
and only one person thought it was not interesting. Both these tests help me to understand that I did a
good job with my product because the majority of the people I asked thought it was good.
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Evaluating my performance
Investigate
During the Investigate stage I have worked really hard and tried to produce my best work. I wrote
everything in detail and followed every step by looking at the grade 11 unit 1 blog MrMariani made. I
was also very organised during this stage because I worked a lot in class so I didn’t have to do it at home.
I am also ahead of the rest of the class because I worked quickly without distractions. I am very pleased
with the work I have done in this stage because it is detailed and well written. The part that I found most
difficult in this stage was writing the specifications because there are three different sections: the
demands, the wishes and the limits and it was difficult to think of that many and put them in categories.
Design
During the design stage I had to design four or more designs or storyboards for my product. I designed
all of them in class and then evaluated them with the test plan to see which one fitted most of them and
create it using movie maker. I think that during this stage I worked very hard because I tried to produce
all of the designs in the correct way. I labelled all of them saying what should be on the slide with a
sketch of it. I did not find any difficulty in this stage because it was very easy. I just had to design four
storyboards, evaluate them and choose one. I chose design number one because it is the most complete
out of all the four. It has the most interesting video clips and it meets all of the specifications mentioned
in the test plan. There are about ten interesting facts and also three advantages that the people who are
watching this video should consider. This design talks only about one technology and is aimed at the
specific age group I am addressing. The length of the video is also correct and is captivating and
interesting. However there are things I could improve, for example I could add more scenes where
people talk and act to make it more interesting.
Plan
In the plan stage I had to create a Gantt chart and a step by step plan. Creating the Gantt chart was very
easy because I do this for every ICT unit, creating the stepby step plan is always more difficult because
you have to include a lot of detail in it. Creating a Gantt chart can be very useful because it can help you
to plan your time effectively. Also in this way only with one look I can determine at what stage of my
project I am and what I have to do next. I think that I included all the things that have to be in my project
and listed all of them in detail. I created it by using Microsoft Excel, I listed all the tasks I had to complete
and then the starting time and the hours it would take me. Then I inserted a graph and modified the
preferences of the axis so it looked this way. Creating a step by step plan can be very useful as it tells
you every little step you have to do to create your product. I think that I included the correct amount of
details in my step by step plan because it is not a very long process, however all the steps are included
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and somebody could take this plan and create my product because everything you need to do is clearly
explained. I also listed all the materials that I will need for each part of my step by step plan so when I
come to the Create Stage I am already prepared and I will also have all the materials ready. What I can
do to improve this step by step plan is to add even more detail about how I have to do all these things
like for example how to insert the video in Movie Maker. What I am going to do next is start creating my
product. While I will be creating the product I will have to take screenshots of the making of it and
record it in my Process Journal.
Create
The create stage was the stage I preferred in this unit because I created the video. I love creating things
on the computer so I really enjoyed making it. The program that I used was Windows Live Movie Maker.
I found this program very easy to use because it was not complicated and did not contain lots and lots of
features that made it complicated. It took me a very short amount of time to create it: about one hour.
And because I had never used this program I thought it would take me a very long time but it didn’t so I
was very happy because I was able to create a quality product in a short amount of time. During the
making of the video I always took screenshots of what I was doing and pasted it in my process journal. It
is important to remember because sometimes you get caught up in the work and forget it. in the
process journal I also added a small explanation of how I did it and I think that it is very important.
In the whole I am very satisfied with this project because I think I put a lot of effort into it and managed
to create a product that meets nearly all the specifications.
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Bibliography
Websites:
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/human-biology/heart4.htm
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-pacemaker-cells.htm
Newspaper:
La Repubblica – Cardiologia. Pacemaker e vita quotidiana: ecco i comportamenti da evitare
Magazine:
The Scientist. Exploring life, inspiring innovation. New Biological Pacemaker
Video:
Cardiology Heart Philosophy II
Interview:
Specialist: Doctor Andrea Piccinini
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