Scratch Reflection

Using Scratch appeared to be the most challenging for me, more so than Flash and Photoshop. If I were to assess myself on this project I would give myself a grade level 4 because firstly, on my own part I was not able to complete my project and secondly, I had frequent changes in ideas and thoughts which made me lose time. The biggest thing that I am disappointed in is how much I got frustrated by not being able to do something and as my agitation mounted my interest crashed. During this project the design cycle [Investigation, Plan, Create, and Evaluate] is vital. I feel I used the design cycle relatively well in this project. If I were to repeat this experiment, I would go into it with a more positive attitude, and try my hardest to stick to one idea and NOT spend too much time planning the idea and leaving little time to actually create the animation. A suggestion for any student who is to create an animation using Scratch, would be to not get frustrated too easily, because it is a difficult program to use but with practice and willingness one may find themselves being able to cruise through making the animation.