Who Am I As A PLP Learner?

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(Click on the video above to check out my Youtube video! It is my Keynote presentation about Becoming a PLP Learner)

 

This is my very first reflection post, and I wanted to share it with you.  The project was called Becoming a PLP Learner, and I wanted to show you guys! The driving question was:  Who Am I As A PLP Learner. The project consisted of many smaller assignments. I learned to use many tools, and applications that I have never used before. I really enjoyed this project. I could definitely improve on things in the future, but for now this is what I have done. Click on the video above to check out my Youtube video. It is my Keynote presentation about Becoming a PLP Learner. Here are the assignments:

ME-EMOJI ANIMATION

We were assigned to make a Memoji that looks like us, and insert it to our keynote presentation with a laptop. On the laptop we had to make digital stickers of images, logos, or things that are important to us. After that, we had to animate the stickers so they spin, bounce, e.t.c. I had some difficulty with making the stickers animated, but after some troubleshooting, we figured it out. Here is a picture of my Memoji:  

WORDPACK

The next thing that we did was make a Wordpack in the Wordpack application. It is an app where you type in words, choose a shape, choose colour combinations, and change the font. It is useful if you want to use a creative way of displaying words. We had to pick words that describe us in ‘I Am’ statements. I thought that this app was pretty cool, and I will definitely use it again.

I AM DOODLE

This assignment also tied into the ‘I Am’ statements. We had to take a selfie of ourselves doing somethings that we love, or something that describes us. We then had to add doodles of the thing we were doing in the selfie, and write an ‘I Am’ statement. Here is mine:

 

USER MANUAL

One of the tasks that we were assigned was to create a user manual about ourselves. We had to refer to ourselves as a ‘device’ and create the ‘instructions’. It was a cool thing to write about, and I enjoyed it. Check it out here:

About Me

REFLECTION

Who am I as a PLP learner?
I think that I am curious, open minded, and determined. There is more work in PLP, but I am learning how to manage my work with my extracurricular’s. At the start of the year, I thought I would have to spend way more time on homework, but now that I’ve been in PLP I’ve come to realize that I can use my time wisely and complete tasks. I think that I bring some good skills to the PLP learning team, including my sense of humour, my creativeness, my ability to concentrate and listen, being encouraging, and more. I have had to refine and learn many skills so far. Some of them have been learning how to use all the new apps for drawing, presenting, music making, and lots more! I have had trouble it’s a few of the apps being confusing, but I troubleshooted and figured it out. My teachers have been quite helpful and patient, so that helps with my work. This will change throughout the years, but for now this is how I am reflecting on this project!

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THANKS!

My Summer Europe Trip

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After a couple months of planning, a day of packing, a stressful trek through the airport, and a 9 hour flight, we were finally in Europe!

I have always wanted to travel to Europe, and this past summer it happened!

This is my first blog post, and I chose to share about my amazing trip to Europe. Our family tried to go to Mexico in the winter, but our flight got cancelled TWICE. That was very disappointing, but after some thought, my parents came to a conclusion: “We’re going to Europe this summer, think of things you want to do!” My whole family was so excited, and we couldn’t wait. After a few months, the day finally came. We had a night flight, and I was very tired. I could barely sleep, because I was so excited. We were going to visit London England, Denmark, Finland, Amsterdam, and Paris. How could I not be excited?

 LONDON

When we arrived, we opened the window cover, and bright sunlight streamed in. Because of the time change, it was early in the morning at home, but the afternoon in London! The jet lag wasn’t too bad, luckily. Definition of jet lag

We tried to get as much done, and see as much as we could in this trip, but that means one thing: LOTS of walking. We definitely covered a lot of ground. On the first night, we took a walk to Trafalgar Square, where we looked at the lions.

Then, we walked to the London eye. By this point it was dark, so it was lit up purple, and pink. Sadly, it was closed so we didn’t go on, but it was cool to look. We also saw the Big Ben! The next morning, we woke up bright and early to walk around the city some more. We went to Buckingham palace, the queen’s gardens, some cool shops, and landmarks. Oh, and we saw the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London! On the final night in London, we went to see Les Misérables the musical. It was really cool. Overall, I really enjoyed London.

COPENHAGEN

After London, we flew to Copenhagen, to visit friends. We only went for 2 nights and one day, but it was definitely worth it! It was a very different city from London, and this is how: The architecture is way more modern, and advanced, there are way less cars and way more bikes, and I noticed it is more eco-friendly. Those are only some of the observations I made.

Our friends took us on a walking tour of the city, and showed us the different buildings, art, landmarks, and what’s significant about them. There was even an artificial ski hill called the copenhill:

I thought that that was very interesting, but sadly we didn’t bring our ski stuff ☹️. We finished off the day with a canal tour and gelato.

Even though we only spent a short time in this city, I am very glad we went!

FINLAND

The main idea of this trip was for us to have a big family reunion in Finland. My Dad’s family is from there, and he hadn’t even met all his relatives from there, so it was important.

The first place we stayed was right in the capital city, Helsinki. We only stayed in Helsinki for one night, which was just enough time to explore a little bit. The next day we had some Finnish food down by the ocean  (It was a bit strange: Dried little fish, and reindeer sausage. I didn’t really want to eat the reindeer 😐) We then hopped onto a little ferry that took us to Suomenlinna, an old fortress. After that, we took a road trip to a little cabin in the middle of nowhere. It was really beautiful, and it was right on a lake. We swam, fished, went on the rowboat, and spent time in the sauna. We stayed for a few days, then we went to our big family home on a different lake. I had fun meeting all my cousins and relatives.

 Finland was definitely a highlight, and it was quite relaxing!

 

 

AMSTERDAM

We then flew to the Netherlands, where we stayed in a very cute little boutique hotel just outside of Amsterdam. We were right in the countryside, and there were goats outside the window. We walked around the town, which was called Abcoude.

The next day our parents surprised us with a private boat/canal tour around Amsterdam with our friends from home. The guide talked us through all the cool hidden details, and the history of the city.

We finished off the tour with some delicious pizza. When we got back to the hotel, we were told that there was a big festival celebrating the anniversary of the town, so we went to the festival, and it was PACKED! We had waffles, played games, and did bumper cars. It was a great end to our Netherlands experience!

PARIS

The final country of our trip was France. We were staying in a very traditional Parisian apartment, on the sixth floor of the building (It had no elevator, but it was a good workout!) We only had 3 days to see everything, and I mean, We did ended up seeing basically everything.

We climbed the Eiffel Tower,we walked under the  Arc de Triomphe, 

We went to the Louvre museum, which was incredible! I saw so much art, and it was very tiring, but SO worth it. We even saw the Mona Lisa! I didn’t really get a good look, because of the crowds, and it was far away, but I managed to get to the front for a bit. It is hard to remember all the things we did, because we did so much, but those were just the highlights! We finished this trip with a freshly baked baguette 🇫🇷.

 

 

THANK YOU FOR READING!

This trip was definitely one that I wont be forgetting anytime soon, and I learned so much from it! I learned about culture, art, architecture, sports, history, war, delicious food, and so much more! I hoped you liked my first blog, and make sure to stay tuned for more posts.