Time Stratagies

I think that time management is really important in every ones day to day life and it's something I've always struggled with so any time management strategies are really useful. I'm going to really work on trying to work ahead this year as previously I've just managed to get assignments in on time. I also think that planning our own timetable and workload will be really helpful, I've never done that before so I'm hoping I'll work well using this strategy.

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the articles that I read about time management were:

1. The important habit of just starting by Jory Mackey 

2. How to beat procrastination by Caroline Webb

I found both articles really relatable and helpful. I'm really bad for putting things off and finding it hard to start things, the articles both had the idea of that the job of starting is actually much easier than the pain of procrastination and that by setting smaller goals for yourself can really help with motivation to start and finish a task. I also can really relate to always having distractions around me when i'm trying to complete a task and often will sit down to start a task and spend most of my time distracted by my phone or social media so I'm going to try and use the tip of getting rid of distractions, for example I'm going to try turning my phone off when doing assignments so that I can't see if a message pops up. I'm also going to try and sit at a desk with just a laptop and notebook to help prevent distractions instead of sitting in my bed to do them. I feel very motivated to try and put some of the strategies I've learned about into action this year and hopefully I feel better and more motivated about college and day to day tasks in general.

Thoughts on the technology tools for this class

There are a lot of new technology tools this year. I have never blogged before so I'm just starting to get used to the idea now as it was a bit hard to think of things to write about at the start, so far Im surprised because I feel a lot more focused than I normally would be about the whole module in general because I'm constantly having to really think about something and write about it so I'm finding the blog very helpful.

I've used Pinterest before and love it, it's great for ideas and inspiration but I've never used Bookmarking or Diigo before so I'll definitely have a look at both of them to see if they work well for me.

I have done a lot of image editing already by using either photoshop or just a quick edit on my Photos on my macbook which both have always worked well for me.

I'm exited to try out Cheezeburger, Canvas and Unity 3D, I found Unity quite hard last year and didn't push myself or give it a full go so I'm motivated to really try and master how to use it.

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Thoughts on class assignments

What I think about my class' assignments

I really like the way that my assignments and marks are working this year I feel like it's really helpful and more motivating. I love the fact that there are opportunities to get extra credit so that you can pick and choose what you do to an extent. I also found the growth mindset very interesting so I'm delighted that we will be able to learn more about this and complete assignments in relation to the topic. I'm exited to learn about Unity and Fungus again as last year I found it difficult and didn't give it a proper go so I'm glad I get the opportunity to try again.

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Thoughts on The Growth Mindset

What I think on the Growth Mindset

I really enjoyed listening to Carol Dwek's videos. I haven't heard anything about this before this week and  I found it really interesting I felt like I could relate to a lot of the stuff that she was saying, for example about our generation constantly needing validation and approval from other people whether it be in school, work or social media and how bad they feel when they get bad results. She talks about how student's are always waiting for the next test results to validate themselves instead of having any goals or passions which I can really remember from secondary school, tests would be competitions between people and people who didn't do well felt inferior. If you got yourself in a spiral of not doing great it was harder to try and grow and people would avoid tests or avoid study in general. After listening to Carol taking about running from difficulty, I definitely think i've used a fixed mindset a lot of times in my life myself where I would avoid things that would have helped me grow and achieve because it takes time and it's hard and I could try and still fail. I really agreed with everything that Carol said and I'm glad I had the opportunity to listen to her.

The growth mindset 

Introduction Post

About me 

Hi my name is Aisling Brennan and welcome to my blog! I am 20 years old and currently living in Raheny, Dublin 5. 

My Twitter Profile

At the moment I'm studying Creative Digital Media in the IT in Blanchardstown and I'm in my third year. I like a lot of things about the course, I love the freedom we're given to do everything our own way and I find a lot of the modules fun and interesting. I also think college has helped me realise how much growing up I still have to do. I was used to always getting by in school even when putting in no effort because you would always progress despite lack of interest (not including 6th year). College is where I've realised how much work you have to put in to really excel. I feel like last year was a big year for me and there are parts that I'm proud of and I also learnt a lot from my mistakes!

I had a great Summer this year it was the first year that I had tried hard to  save money to go on good holidays with my friends. My favourite trip I went to was to Berlin, Germany with four of my friends from school and I absolutely loved it. We went for 8 days and we spent four of those days at MELT Festival in Ferropolis which was about two hours away from Berlin. MELT is a four day music camping festival, it was so so good. I absolutely love festivals anyways and this one was definitely one of the best ones I've been to. We were surrounded by lake with lifeguards so could have a swim to cool off everyday along with really hygienic showers and toilets, the campsites were to my surprise really clean as well  they handed out bin bags to everyone who attended which helped. I got the chance to see Florence and the machine, Mura Masa, The XX and so many more artists performing throughout the whole day. By the end of the festival I was exhausted, hungover and sunburned but it was so worth it.

We spent the final four days of your holiday in Berlin City and we made friends with two Irish boys from Wicklow who had been living in Berlin for the Summer and helped us get around a lot. We all got fined 60 euro each for having the wrong train tickets, I got stuck in a moving U-ban and two of my friends lost their phones but overall it was an amazing holiday and I enjoyed every minute

 

Melt Festival, Ferropolis

My Favourite Game

My Favourite Game 

My favourite game  is the Nintendo Wii game 'Mario Karts'. I've had the Game since it first came out in 2008 and still enjoy it as much as I did when I was 10. 'Mario Karts' is a race car game with all of the different Nintendo Mario series' classic characters. I love this game for a variety of reasons, firstly because there is a  variety of mini games and races so there are lots to choose from if you get bored playing a certain mode. This game is exiting and inclusive with the option of playing with up to four people at one time. Races in the game are quick and quite different so waiting for a turn in a big group isn't horrifically boring like some other games I've played.

Mario karts Wii Box for game and sample of players screen while playing.

I find this game fun when I have a group of people over, It brings out peoples competitive side and makes it easy for everyone to be involved!

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First day

 

Today I started the Multimedia development 1 module in college. I really like the idea of the new grading system.