Eco-friendly features about my group’s 3D-model is that We used rubber as the material and reports has proved that waste tire can be reused and if it were to be burnt, it will cause pollution.Other material used include coloured balls which is attractive to children and is safe.Wood and metal will be used to form monkey bars or slides and playground.Playground designs/concepts that are linked to the novel are that Swings are built for children to cross a 'river'.Blue paint are also painted to represent the 'river'.Explanation of how the designs/concepts are linked to the novel is that Leslie and Jess had to cross a River to get to the other end.In the novel,swing was the main 'transport' to get across the river. The playground designs/concepts that meet the special needs of the children is that although this children are dying soon they deserve to have a fun and good life.There are swings,slides,monkey bars and many more things that children enjoy most.Coloured balls are safe for children. Explanation of how the designs meet the special needs of the children are that The main point is that this children have to have fun when they are still living.But,of course,children tend to get injured easily.Safety precaution have to be good as they might get injured.
In conclusion,these children deserve a very good and fun of their remaining life and our playground will be a suitable one for them!!!!
JUNHAO
Monday, April 14, 2008
Jin Rong comment
i feel that the blog is good and the 3d model is going well.we have 6 weeks to do this project and our group had already designed the playground and we all agreed with the design.
Jin Rong
Jin Rong
Monday, April 7, 2008
Malcolm's comment
So far, i felt that our group is doing pretty well with the literature blog and 3D model, but we need to improve on our group's working speed as we have to hand this project up in about two weeks time. we have done frequent blog posts and we have already satarted working on the 3D model as shown in the blog. As we are designing a playground for the terminally ill, we have to make the playground in a way to suit their needs. We have already have the idea about what to do and we also have to consider the 'Bridge to Terabithia' theme. We have a swing that Jess and Leslie swung over into the forest and a playground that looks like a castle and that is the theme of the project! Children will not have to worry so much about their safety as we will install benches to let parents look after their children when they are playing and the playground would be covered by balls which is not a threat to the children's safety. I also feel thet these children with terminal illness have to enjoy the remaining of their lives with fun!!!
bye bye!
Malcolm posted this :D
bye bye!
Malcolm posted this :D
Junhao comment
Our group are doing on a project about literature which we had to do a blog,researching and also a 3D model of playground .We had 6 weeks to finish them.My group and I had already have a idea of what our playground will be like.Our playground also will be a suitable place for the children with terminal illness.It is also looks like the 'Bridge To Terabithia' as it has the 'treehouse' , 'river','swing'.It is not dangerous as it consist of 'coloured balls' and children will surely enjoy them.I think that these childrens have to enjoy the rest of their life and this playground will be a suitable one for them.Now, i hope that my group will speed up on doing finish the project.We all reserched and had done our part and we will be continuing to finish up the 3D model.Lastly, i hope that these terminally ill-ed children can loive as happily as other children for the rest of their life...
Junhao
Junhao
Terminal illness and why i choose the Kompan
The "Kompan" the KOMPAN NATURE line is suitable for children aged 2 to 12. All "Kompan" Nature play equipment is produced from FSC certified hardwood. They claim their wood comes from forests which have been assessed to be well managed according to strict environmental, social and economic guidelines.It also related to the theme The Bridge To Terabithia.As the Bridge to Terabithia happened in the woods, the "Kompan" uses wood as its building term.People who has terminal illness have
Fighting spirit,the person sees the illness as a challenge and has a positive attitude towards the outcome. People tend to seek information from various sources - cancer charities, local information centres, the internet - and make full use of the medical and alternative options available to them.
likes to avoid or deny that he or she has terminal illness. This appears to be a surprisingly useful way of coping unless it interferes with accepting treatment. It can be seen as a form of distraction which allows the person to get on with life positively. However, family and friends may find this hard to accept.
Fatalism,an attitude of passive acceptance is shown. Little effort is made to gather information or 'fight', however the person will trust the doctors and take up any treatments offered. This passive style may be frustrating for family and friends. However fatalism is a 'safe haven' and keeps darker and more difficult emotions at bay.
Helplessness and hopelessness,this can be a very distressing adjustment style for all involved. All seems black, survival impossible, and the threat overwhelming. The person 'gives up' and all efforts to cajole them from this negative stance fail. The helpless and hopeless feelings often transfer to those around them, leading to an air of depression. Professional help may be needed.
Anxious preoccupation,constant reassurance is required. Huge amounts of time are spent worrying about the cancer. Any physical symptom is immediately assumed to be a further manifestation of the disease. Excessive information-seeking - particularly on the internet - feeds the anxiety, which at times can be overwhelming and lead to panic. Constant companionship is often required and family and friends find it hard to leave the person alone even for short periods. Waiting for test results and appointments can be intolerable and should be avoided whenever possible. Counselling and teaching of relaxation exercises can be useful.
Fighting spirit,the person sees the illness as a challenge and has a positive attitude towards the outcome. People tend to seek information from various sources - cancer charities, local information centres, the internet - and make full use of the medical and alternative options available to them.
likes to avoid or deny that he or she has terminal illness. This appears to be a surprisingly useful way of coping unless it interferes with accepting treatment. It can be seen as a form of distraction which allows the person to get on with life positively. However, family and friends may find this hard to accept.
Fatalism,an attitude of passive acceptance is shown. Little effort is made to gather information or 'fight', however the person will trust the doctors and take up any treatments offered. This passive style may be frustrating for family and friends. However fatalism is a 'safe haven' and keeps darker and more difficult emotions at bay.
Helplessness and hopelessness,this can be a very distressing adjustment style for all involved. All seems black, survival impossible, and the threat overwhelming. The person 'gives up' and all efforts to cajole them from this negative stance fail. The helpless and hopeless feelings often transfer to those around them, leading to an air of depression. Professional help may be needed.
Anxious preoccupation,constant reassurance is required. Huge amounts of time are spent worrying about the cancer. Any physical symptom is immediately assumed to be a further manifestation of the disease. Excessive information-seeking - particularly on the internet - feeds the anxiety, which at times can be overwhelming and lead to panic. Constant companionship is often required and family and friends find it hard to leave the person alone even for short periods. Waiting for test results and appointments can be intolerable and should be avoided whenever possible. Counselling and teaching of relaxation exercises can be useful.
Monday, March 31, 2008
Day 3
On the third meeting during our Literature lesson, we continued to edit our blog and discussed about how our 3D model would look like . We did this in the I-Mac lab, where all the fast computers and cool air-conditioners stay. We also brainstormed and planned more on the materials used to make the 3D model and included several materials that still can be reused and recycle.
Our Literature teacher also commented about our blog. She said that our blog was very good but needed some improvements.
We captured pictures and a video of what we did in the lab. Faris took pictures on the sketches, crew working and the question paper while Malcolm took a video on the beginning of this post like:
On the third meeting during our Literature lesson... okay, okay, we'll try not to do that again.
We also focused mostly on our blog and viewing other people's blogs to get more ideas and inspiration. We got a lot of compliments due to a certain someone who likes to spam in our blog. Luckily, the Ministry of playgroundyomamma felt that it was to good to be true, so, the Council in charge of the blog deleted all of the messages.
Until next time!
Our Literature teacher also commented about our blog. She said that our blog was very good but needed some improvements.
We captured pictures and a video of what we did in the lab. Faris took pictures on the sketches, crew working and the question paper while Malcolm took a video on the beginning of this post like:
On the third meeting during our Literature lesson... okay, okay, we'll try not to do that again.
We also focused mostly on our blog and viewing other people's blogs to get more ideas and inspiration. We got a lot of compliments due to a certain someone who likes to spam in our blog. Luckily, the Ministry of playgroundyomamma felt that it was to good to be true, so, the Council in charge of the blog deleted all of the messages.
Until next time!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Our second meeting
On the second day of our meeting in Faris's house, we managed to complete part of the 3D model on the styrofoam board. We painted a "river" which resembles the river in the novel-based movie "Bridge To Terabithia" and planned the model beforehand on Faris's whiteboard. As shown on the "blue-print", a slide connected to a tree-house in the middle of the indoor playground. The tree-house is meant to be clumsily made so as to give an impression of the old tree-house that Jess and Leslie created in the woods to serve as a castle. 
We also included pictures related to what we did, including break time. We also ate, and ate, and ate, and ate..... We also brainstormed and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed..... We also researched some facts about children with non-contagious terminal illnesses. We also used eco-friendly materials such as old newspapers, styrofoam, clean used-satay sticks, toothpicks for the ladder steps and more.
(This little guy's been trying to help out, but was rejected by the Ministry of playground_yomamma)
We also included pictures related to what we did, including break time. We also ate, and ate, and ate, and ate..... We also brainstormed and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed, and brainstormed..... We also researched some facts about children with non-contagious terminal illnesses. We also used eco-friendly materials such as old newspapers, styrofoam, clean used-satay sticks, toothpicks for the ladder steps and more.
We also had time to have our tea-time break; nuggets, fries and sliced hotdogs grilled the old fashion way! So after tea, we started blogging and typing these exact words:
On the second day of our meeting in Faris's house, we managed to complete part of the 3D model on the styrofoam board. We painted a "river" which resembles the river in the novel-based.... Just kidding!
(This little guy's been trying to help out, but was rejected by the Ministry of playground_yomamma) Anyway, that is all we can say for now, but we will still post more about our results. So, keep checking!
Monday, March 24, 2008
Group work: session 1
For our first session together in th Computer lab, we managed to create a blog of our own about the literiture project. We were only able to research b=and blog about our progress as we did not have items to make the miniature playgroung model. We have sketched a 3D view of our playground set.
Our Group members are listed at the side there.
The playground is all covered with plastic balls. In front of the entrance, there will be a swing for you to get to the other side of the"river of plastic balls", but the depth of the "river" will be shallow just in case the children would slip off the swing into the "river". If the children do not want to swing across the "river", they can just walk across the "river" on the pavement provided. The ground below the balls will have to be soft just in case the children fall deep into the balls. The playground should be placed indoors as an air-conditioner will be placed at the ceiling to cool the air, but the cooling temperature would be moderate so as to not freeze the users here. There will also be a bridge for you to cross across another "river" that is quite deep.
This is only a part of the playground we plan to make for children with terminal illnesses. We hope that this is sufficient for our first session here together in the computer lab.
Our Group members are listed at the side there.
The playground is all covered with plastic balls. In front of the entrance, there will be a swing for you to get to the other side of the"river of plastic balls", but the depth of the "river" will be shallow just in case the children would slip off the swing into the "river". If the children do not want to swing across the "river", they can just walk across the "river" on the pavement provided. The ground below the balls will have to be soft just in case the children fall deep into the balls. The playground should be placed indoors as an air-conditioner will be placed at the ceiling to cool the air, but the cooling temperature would be moderate so as to not freeze the users here. There will also be a bridge for you to cross across another "river" that is quite deep.
This is only a part of the playground we plan to make for children with terminal illnesses. We hope that this is sufficient for our first session here together in the computer lab.
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