Annotated Bibliography:

-What ~~ citation

-What about ~~ what the site is about

- Who wrote it ~~ quote from Google. Is the author a teenager or are they qualified in this topic?

- How it serves ~~ does it benefit my idea for the documentary?
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Buckley, O. (2012, January 24). Olivia Buckley: Teens and Tumblr: What's the Issue?. Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Retrieved January 25, 2012, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olivia-buckley/teens-and-tumblr-whats-th_b_1224867.html

For this website, a young junior Olivia Buckley explores the reasons in which students/ teenagers are addicted to Tumblr. In general the website explains what Tumblr is, when it was created, and why people find themselves on the site daily. The reason for using this site it because I wanted to get the point of view from people just like her. She is still in high school therefore she is going through that type of phase meaning she can relate to the rest of the student body.


Unknown, J. (2011, March 12). Why Facebook Is So Addictive? [CASE STUDY]. HellBound Bloggers (HBB) - Technology, Blogging and Social Media.. Retrieved January 25, 2012, from http://hellboundbloggers.com/2011/03/12/why-facebook-is-so-addictive/

This is yet another existing website listing the reasons and beliefs about Facebook. Stating facts, and backing up her statement, Jasmine has created a website that is just what I needed to use in my video to convince the audience that Facebook, the day it was created and today is addicting. “This article is written by Jasmine. 
 She is an experienced web developer and web consultant. She is also the chief editor at Best Web Host – a web hosting review and resources website”. The purpose of this website in concise, it has some facts and reasons behind what attracts the attention of millions of viewers.

Pamoukghalian , Veronica . "Social Network Addiction - A disorder on the rise | Brain Blogger." Brain Blogger. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://brainblogger.com/2011/01/07/social-network-addiction-a-scientific-no-mans-land/>. 
This website contained a variety of facts and a massive amount of information discussing the results and the reasons behind social media addiction. Facts that have be listed backed up all the information stated inside the site, hence it is dependable.

Tumblr Addiction – What’s Behind ItTumblring – All things Tumblr. (n.d.). Tumblring - Tumblr Theme Tips and Codes.. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from http://tumblring.net/tumblr-addiction/
In this site, it states reasons behind why people of all ages are addicted to social media websites. It explains in limited details what Tumblr is and why it is addicting.

Facebook Syndrome: 8 Ways to Beat Your Facebook Addiction | The Daily Mind – Making the Daily Grind Meaningful. (n.d.). The Daily Mind – Making the Daily Grind Meaningful. Retrieved February 29, 2012, from http://www.thedailymind.com/productivity/facebook-syndrome-8-ways-to-beat-your-facebook-addiction/
The site "Facebook Syndrome" speaks about how you can "overcome" your addiction towards social media. It goes into depth to explain the reasoning's behind such addiction in a comprehendble manner.

Dealing With Addiction . (n.d.). KidsHealth - the Web's most visited site about children's health. Retrieved February 12, 2012, from http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/addictions.html

 This site explains what addiction in general means in terms of every addicting substance. It gives a benefial understanding to the readers about addictions and how you should deal with it in a proper manner. It speaks of addiction and how it appears in a physical manner.

Investigation

I also found other websites that have given me information about additions in general and addictions to Facebook, Tumblr and social media in general.

http://www.thedailymind.com/productivity/facebook-syndrome-8-ways-to-beat-your-facebook-addiction/

http://tumblring.net/tumblr-addiction/

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/tumblr_leaves_posterous_in_the_dust.php

http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/addictions.html

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-bernstein/internet-addiction_b_1127242.html

http://brainblogger.com/2011/01/07/social-network-addiction-a-scientific-no-mans-land/

So far i have looked at many videos/archival footage on Youtube, along with a variety of websites. I think that all the above websites i have taken notes on and i plan to place them into my video.

Investigation:

I decided to review certain documentaries:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNBtwM2Ps6o&feature=fvsr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mgm4Crvs2I

Here are the notes i took on it:

Many people, of all agers whether they are a teenager not have come across the problem of social media addiction. In general addictions are seen as “one of the toughest problems facing our culture today” according to the website: http://healthymind.com/addictions.html

According to this website there are two key elements that help contain and comprehend the idea of addictions. Tolerance and factors that influence it.

Today there are over 400 millions users of facebook

500 billions minutes per month

“im always on facebook” the add

Phone companies have found a way to get the attention of viewers. They have done this by adding internet to the phone, there is even a facebook app on most phones today.

Always something to bring you back- games, communication ETC.

Access is everywhere

Housebond- if you are grounded you get your phone taken off you facebook is still there to communicate with.

“eating my life away”

Staying up late, putting off work that needs to be completed. 

RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 
1. What makes social media websites so addicting?
2. What are the physical and mental effects of such addictions?
3. What can be done to "get rid" of the addiction?

MY DESIGN GOAL:
Is to educate the people of M5 on the current affair of media addictions (such as Facebook and Tumblr)

TARGET MARKET:
Class of M5, and other teenagers who are uneducated on this topic. 

DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS: 
1.Research should be finished within 2 weeks of investigating.
2. All footage must be complete within at least 2 weeks prior before the documentary is due.  
3. images for the video must be found imminently in order to begin creating the documentary.
4. archival footage must be collected within 3 weeks prior beginning.   

EVALUATION METHODS:
My documentary will be evaluated by others viewing my video, following that there will be a list of questions for them to fill out for me to receive feedback. 

STANDARDS FOR SUCCESS:
My documentary will be successful if and only if the viewer receives information about the topic and learns facts that they did not know prior before watching my video.  

Timeline

-January 21: Bibliogaphy due 

-January 27: Design complete 
-January 31: Planning complete  


-March 3: Filming complete  
-March 23 : Evaluation 

-March 30 : All work completed

THE PROBLEM

The problem is to create a documentary for M5's viewing on a topic of your own choice.

My basic idea was on the mind map, however, here is my main idea below:
i want to create a documentary on addictions to social media websites such as Facebook and Tumblr. I plan to use students in M5 because most are always on Facebook and even Tumblr. 

PLAN

Step One:

Task: My idea

Process: I have decided to create a game that teaches the player a little Spanish (preferably students with a little Spanish background/beginner level). So first I need to explore different worlds to see which one will best fit my game. I tried to create a simple background but then I had the thought of using someone else’s except I will adapt and change it to fit my idea.This should only take a restricted amount of time, in order to start placing other objects and lands i can place in my world/game to change it.

Due Date: 3/4-11-11 

Step two:

Task: Programming Kodu’s

Process: I programmed a few Kodu’s and start creating the world, along with adapting the world to my idea. Create a certain layout, adding objects. I have decided to use a few Kodu's that were already placed in the world.

Due Date: 23-11-11

Step three:

Task: Programming Kodu’s continued

Process: The fish that was already located in the world was programmed to assist the player with their first clue towards completing the game. Also there was a man on top of a bridge who asks for a coin in order to cross the bridge i thought i was a great idea so i adjusted it and moved the coin further away from the player.

Due Date: 23-5th-11-11

Step four:

Task: figuring out the clues and ideas of the game.

Process: basically for this task I brainstormed of what I could do to lead the player into the next clue and what the clue is. With this so far I added what the fish says to the player when the player bumps into him which is the first clue.This leads the player to "una casa roja" meaning a red house.

Due Date: 28-11-11

Step five:

Task: exploring the rest of the world and adding Kodu’s and objects. Plus evaluating and testing the game.

Process: I added apples, trees and a few Kodu’s. Along with I played the game and figured out the faults along with editing them.When the player bumped into the apple, they eat it and receive a few points. I had completed a total of two clues, i did not create another clue as i was limited in time. I asked my peers to complete my evalutation questions, therefore allowing me to have a variety of responses. I reflected on these responses, therefore listing the objects and ideas i could improve on.

 Due Date: 2-12-11

My evaluation questions & My response

For this evaluation the peers in my class filled out the questions below. Therefore allowing me to write a precise evaluation.

One of the problems with these questions was the fact of when i put them on my blog off my laptop at home the questions didn't come up because i typed it in word with a different font. The blog doesn't have this font in its variety therefore it showed up on my blog with just dots rather than the writing. I fixed this by changing the font to something that the Blog has.

1.    After viewing, and experiencing this game, have you learned and picked up on any Spanish words?

2.    Do you think it would be more helpful if I had other Kodu’s tell you what certain words were?

3.    Did you enjoy playing this game? Is the layout (ground and environment) appropriate for this subject?

4.     Would you recommend this game to others who are learning and prepared to learn Spanish?

5.    Is there anything you would adjust, or remove in this game?

My Response:

This game didn’t help anyone who did not already have a background in Spanish. I was given the idea by Mats to make it more interactive. If I had another chance to remake I would definitely move forward with this suggestion. Another great suggestion was to make roads, I agree with this idea completely as the game did look confusing of what to do as it was just land rather than a path to use. It appeared to be hard to understand the Kodu’s as they were speaking in Spanish, I did change this half way during the Evaluation, as people found it to hard to understand. Therefore I added other Kodu’s to tell the player key words that the instructor told them and what they meaned in English. I moved this suggestion further has suggested by John and Mats therefore the audience could understand the main idea of this game. Also Sonia brought up the idea of adding more tasks therefore rising the achievement bar for the players.