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Source

Research
Ashcroft, Deryck. Message to the author. 2 Aug. 2013. E-mail/Interview.

Purpose/Use
Both Mr Ashcroft and Mr Grieve were used for the same purpose: to find out about the Year 10 unit in which my product will be targeting.

CARRDSS Evaluation
Credibility: Mr Ashcroft is a credible source because he is the creator of the Year 10 unit (along with Mr Grieve). Relevance: As the person who is teaching the Year 10s, the information he gave me was accurate to what I asked him. Credibility: Using Mr Grieve as a source was credible for my purpose because the queries I had for him were on a topic in which he had most knowledge about. Relevance: The information that I got back was relevant to what I wanted to know, since the questions I asked him were what I wanted to find out. Credibility: This website was created by Mr Grieve as a way to explain all parts the Year 10 units. He also made up the Year 10 units, so the information that was on the website is completely credible. Relevance: This website was relevant to what I wanted to find out; which was basically how the Year 10 unit will take place. Credibility: The source is credible, written by two awarded professors at a university. Felder, the creator of the learning styles model, was one of them and received a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University. He has over 20 awards for contributions towards educating others in engineering. Soloman helped further develop the model and is the head advisor at the North Carolina State University. She is also a Maths teacher at a high school. Scope: The article was written concisely and all of it was comprehensive. It was written in a way that the audience could relate to the learning types and would be able to help them discover how they learn best. It was also very relevant to what I was researching. Credibility: The author of this website, Joshua Johnson, is an award-winning web designer. The information that he presented in this article wasn't biased, instead he showed how each website's unique features. Date: This article was written quite recently (2011), and although a little outdated, the information given was relevant to my purpose.

Grieve, Matthew. 21 Aug. 2013. Email/Interview.

"Green Time." MYP Year 10 Design. Ed. Matthew Grieve and Deryck Ashcroft. Google Sites, n.d. Web. 21 Aug. 2013. <https://sites.google.com/site/mypyear10 design/green-time>. Felder, Richard M., and Barbara A. Soloman. "Learning Styles and Strategies." North Carolina State University. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www4.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/user s/f/felder/public/ILSdir/styles.htm>.

Like the two sources above, this website was used to look into the Year 10 unit so I can get ideas of how my product could be targeted at them (my target audience). This website was used to research the different types of learning styles. From this, I would be able to brainstorm different ideas that allow for people of different learning preferences to learn from my tutorials best.

Johnson, Joshua. "Free Websites: Who Has Them and Which You Should Use." Design Shack. N.p., 4 Mar. 2011. Web. 5 Aug. 2013. <http://designshack.net/articles/businessarticles/free-websites-who-has-them-andwhich-you-should-use/>.

This article was used as part of the investigation where I looked into different websites that I could use to host my final product.

Learning the Program


4sketchupgotoschool. 4sketchupgotoschoo l. YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL 0D9Qxns2WQ2ma95Vn9RmgC_ZynzAMhM>. All these sources were used as tutorials for learning the Sketchup program. They were all found online and includes both video and written tutorials. Credibility: The creator of the tutorials (unnamed) works at the official SketchUp training center where professionals go to learn how to use SketchUp. The Youtube account links to their official 'School' website where people have to sign-up and pay to access the full set of tutorials. Because of the professionalism of the release, the source must be very credible. However, the videos on Youtube are only a sample. Also, Sketchup names this source as one of their leading sites for people to learn from. Relevance: Because the creator was very experienced with the program, the tutorials were taught in a manner that was very understandable and split into different aspects that were specific to what I wanted to learn. Credibility: Although it isnt known who the author is specifically, s/he is most likely credible because the webpage as a whole is a part of the Sketchups official site. The person who created this is most likely from one of the managers/staff from the Sketchup corporation and would most probably have in-depth expertise in the program. Accuracy: The information is accurate, coming from someone who must be very experienced in the program. Credibility: This source was quite credible due to the tutorials being created by someone who is very experienced in Sketchup. Harris is a student at the Academy of Art University, and has been awarded with multiple titles within the university for being the best at using a camera and producing videos. He plans to graduate from the university in 2 years with a Bachelor's degree in Multimedia Communications. Relevance: There was a wide range of tutorials provided by the website and all of them helped me learn about the different components of Sketchup. They were relevant to my purpose of investigating how Sketchup can be used for interior design. Credibility: This Youtube channel was created by staff at the Sketchup corporation, therefore being very credible. A wide range of people have contributed to the tutorials and probably have ensured that the tutorials were accurate. Also, the tutorials that were provided were specific to teaching people on how to use the program. Date: The videos were created around the times from last year to a few

"Creating an Animation." SketchUp. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://help.sketchup.com/en/articl e/151692>.

Harris, Cameron, ed. Harwood Podcast Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.harwoodpodcast.com/sketch up>.

SketchUpVideo. SketchUpVideo Playlist. YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL 0D9Qxns-2WT4n6A8NDo-MsZoDQ2z8AW>.

Van Ham, Craig. House Plans Tutorials. YouTube. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Aug. 2013. <http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL 0D9Qxns2WRdYPhRqFqosWkRyKWmxFLT>.

months ago. So even though there were program changes over the past years, the videos used the most updated programs and features. Credibility: The tutorials were created by a Middle School technology teacher with lots of experience in SketchUp. It may not have been completely credible due to limited expertise, but the tutorials provided sufficient information to help me with my own learning. Relevance: There were many tutorials provided and I was able to learn what I needed through them. These 5 photos of different clocks were the basis models for my tutorials. They were generated by following the Green Time website link that suggested possible ideas for the students.

Creation
"Airtime Recycled Cardboard." Inhabitat. N.p., July 2013. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://assets.inhabitat.com/wpcontent/blogs.dir/1/files/2013/07/ArtimeRecycled-Cardboard-Clock-4.jpg>. Obama clock. Ecosalon. N.p., Apr. 2009. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://ecosalon.com/wpcontent/uploads/2009/04/obama.jpg>. Square Wall Clock. DIYTrade. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/104 9943/23490765/0/1317870711/square_wa ll_clock.jpg>. 256. Home-Dzine. N.p., Jan. 2013. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://www.homedzine.co.za/2013/jan/256.jpg>. Wood Desk Clock. Alibaba.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Sept. 2013. <http://img.alibaba.com/wsphoto/v0/5122 18015_1/Free-shipping-High-qualityWood-clock-desk-clock-environmentalclock-Gift-giving-gifts-Decoration-artsand.jpg>.

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