Month: October 2012

Looking back on my presentation, and considering the comments of those who saw it, I would have liked to add more music to the beginning of the presentation, and gotten rid of most of the transition sounds.  I would also not have so many of the animations moving around quite as much, because I think some people found it distracting.

Today as I was trying to improve my presentation, I decided to try adding sounds.  It got complicated because when I added sounds to certain slides, it messed up the timing of everything else on the slide.  Because I was running out of time, I used mostly transition sounds as they didn’t interfere with the animations, etc. on each slide.

Today I did some finishing touches on my presentation and am almost done, except for getting outside opinions and making any necessary changes.  If all goes as planned, I should be ready to present on Friday!

Today I spent a lot of time working on my project and it is generally finished.  I have all the necessary information in my project and the transitions and animations seem to be working smoothly.  Tomorrow I’m going to work on finishing touches, and try to make sure any glitches are taken care of.

Today I found out how laws are made provincially in BC.  I worked mostly on research, and added what I found out into my presentation.  I discovered that there isn’t much difference between how laws are created on a provincial level vs. a federal level, and finally found a bit of information online about law creation in BC.  I tried to start researching how by-laws are made specifically in Coquitlam, but haven’t gotten very far yet.  Next time I work on my Inquiry project I hope I can finish researching about starting a by-law in Coquitlam, add it into my presentation, and finish it up so it is ready in time for Wednesday.

I can’t seem to find any information on how laws are made in B.C. (on a Provincial level).  After spending time on Google trying to find info, I’m not sure where to look.  It was a lot easier to research how laws are made on a federal level.  I seem to have hit a road block.

These are the searches I tried for how laws are made provincially and municipally:

• How are laws made provincially?
• How does BC pass provincial law?
• How municipal laws are made
• How are BC provincial laws made
• How are provincial laws passed
• How BC laws are made
• How do I start a city bylaw in Coquitlam?

…but I didn’t find any useful results.

Today I finished compiling the information I have about how laws are created on a federal level into my PowerPoint presentation.  I was also able to work on the aesthetics.  I feel like I got a lot accomplished today.  Over the long weekend I hope to polish up what I have, and research how laws are created on a provincial level.  On Monday I hope to be able to work on (possibly finish?) how laws are created on a provincial level.

Last session (Monday) I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped.  Today I worked on my PowerPoint presentation.  I added information from my notes about how laws are made on a federal level and improved my presentation.  I added more detail and worked on the aesthetics.  Next Inquiry session I hope to get more done on my PowerPoint.  It would be great to be able to finish the federal part of the presentation, and move on to how laws are created on a provincial level.

Today I chose an inquiry question and started researching about it.  On Monday I plan to continue my research.  I hope to compile the information I have collected so far into the start of a presentation, and to cover how laws are made on a federal level.

Today I started brainstorming about my subject.  I made a list of questions related to my subject, and thought about what kind of question might be good.  Tomorrow I plan to refine my list of questions, choose one, and research it.