Blog 19: Independent Component 2

Content:  
LITERAL
(a) I, Briana Arreaga, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
(b) Upland Animal Shelter and Instagram
(c) Mkay
(d) I worked at the shelter since there are no nearby events. Towards the end of my independent component I got the idea to create an Instagram page for the animal shelter. However in order to create the page for the shelter I had to obtain permission from the shelters manager, needless to say the Instagram page came a little late to actually count many hours for my independent component as I would have liked but better late than never.
INTERPRETIVE 

Nothing is better than hands on work. It helps me look at what the shelter is doing to help bring in more visitors to adopt. I really wanted to participate in an event but there were none for the time period I need or close enough. It is hard to present pictures demonstrating the 30 hours of work that I do at the shelter. Mostly since I take pictures of the dogs. But....

Super glad they posted this up. There was this one time I was showing a dog to a man and his son and when I told the boy to let the dog sniff his had he immediately pushed his hand to the dogs nose so fast. I had a mini heart attack. Thankfully the dog was gentle and not easily provoked.

I was invited to choose a dog and join a puppy play time!

For the puppy play time I was told to take out Happy or Wendy and I chose Happy. He was so excited and he loved to chase a ball. He was a ball hoarder XD 

APPLIED

I mostly used this component to help me refine my three answers. For my first answer, which is how to write effective bios, I would look at the bios as the shelter and see the ones they have for certain dogs and which dogs do not have one. I would then create a bio myself for the dogs that do not have one of their own and compare it to a Facebook page I was told about from a volunteer. On the Facebook page they would post pictures and bios of the dogs that are available in the Upland Animal Shelter. As I started to read the bios that are on the Facebook page it blew me away. The bios that are on that page are the bios that I am aiming for, not only for this component but also for my final senior presentation because I will be using the best bios I created to use them as props. For my second answer, how special animal adoption events as a way to promote animal adoption, I wasn't able to use this component. On the Facebook page I found out there was an upcoming adoption event but because of the date that it lands on I would not be able to attend to it. Finally for my third answer which is, advertisement through social medias, I thought halfway through to create and Instagram page. However, when I asked if it was okay for me to create the page they told me I would have to ask John, who is the manager of the shelter. By the time I was able to reach John the component was already coming to an end. Even though it is late I would still love to make the Instagram page to help my animal shelter. All in all this component was able to help me dig deeper into my answer 1 and answer 3 for my eq. Giving me ideas on what to do for my final presentation and without going through this component I would not have had that need to look at the Facebook page fast enough to see that it was worth it.

 

Blog 15: Independent Component 2 Approval

Content:

Please review the component contract at page 12 of the senior project packet.   The independent component 2 is an opportunity for you to add a dimension of creativity and/or an additional outlet for research.  The goal of the component is for you to explore your answers in more depth.  On Friday April 25, 2014, you will be turning in the following to your blog to prove completion of this component:

·       Log of hours on an digital spreadsheet (with total number of hours included)
·       Evidence of the 30 hours of work (e.g. transcript, essays, tests, art work, photographs) as digital artifacts
·       LIA
 The senior team expects that your log will be on the right hand side of your blog with your WB, independent component log 1 and mentorship log.   In addition to this,  we expect that you will be able to prove the total 30 hours of work by submitting evidence to the blog by the due date.  For this blog post and approval, please answer the following questions.

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.
I would like to concentrate on trying to talk to the manager see if he would let me change something's in the shelter such as the adoption bios. I would like to make those for all of the animals instead of just some of them. Through out this time I have not been to a shelter event that is something I would like to try to accomplish. I will be looking into that to see when is the next one and where or to see if my shelter can host one.

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.
I will be taking photos of the things I will be doing as well as keeping a log of my 30 hours. Also if my shelter gives me permission I will be writing adoption bios.

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.
By going to a shelter event I will be seeing things first hand, I feel like it would be a great experience especially if my shelter can attend.

4.  Post a log on the right hand side of your blog near your other logs and call it the independent component 2 log.
Done

Blog 14: Independent Component 1

Literal:

     (a) I, Briana Arreaga, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.
     (b) I was able to complete my independent component through my mentorship at the Upland Animal Shelter.
     (c) Done
     (d) During my independent component I did the usual routine of checking on the dogs then cleaning anything that need to be done such as dishes, litter pans, and blankets. On occasions I sweep the halls. However I tried to focus more on helping the people that came through the shelter. I was able to show cats and dogs to the people who were interested. I answered all their questions to the best of my abilities; some of the questions they would ask is how big would a certain breed grow, aggression, personality, dog aggression, whether they are house broken or not, costs required to adopt the animal of their choice.

Interpretive:

A little guy that was giving me the puppy eyes to take him out. (I eventually gave in and took him out for a walk)

Near Christmas my shelter takes holiday pictures for owners who have dogs. In the background there is a Christmas tree and the doggies can sit on a bench like the one in the picture. Sometimes the owner/s can choose whether or not they want to join the picture with their pets. After several pictures they can choose which they like the best and have it printed out there and take home a Christmas picture!

A little puppy that was trembling of cold, so I gave him a blanket to help him stay warm.

A sweet pit-bull mix named Balto, was recently adopted but when I went back on Saturday he was being returned. I wish he could find a home already, it is not fair for all of these animals. I gave him some treats to cheer him up a little.

Applied:
     This component helped my understand the foundation of my topic better by allowing me to interact more with the people. Not only was I able to work on my communication skills but I noticed that I had to study a lot in order to answer any question they may ask me. In the beginning I was stumped when a man asked me which one is more aggressive a female pit-bull or a male pit-bull. This component helped me realized that I had to gain more knowledge on dog breeds as well as cat breeds. By knowing this information I would be able to present the animal better to them therefore allowing me to complete an adoption more fluidly.

Independent Component 1 Approval

Due Date:  Thursday, 10/3 by 8AM

Content:
 

1. What I plan on doing for my 30 hours is to volunteer at the Animal Shelter in my city and there I plan on working with the animals from cleaning their cages to interacting with them. I believe it is also important to know how the animal acts, that way you will be able to tell the people if it is playful or shy. And to be able to answer any questions they may have about the animal. I will also help the visitors that want to adopt.

2. The way I will be showing my 30 hours will be through pictures of what I am doing and a Log where it displays my hours as well as a signature of my supervisor.

3. By being able to interact with people who are potential adopters I will be able to see what type of approach works for me, I will also be able to observe others who are there and see what they say and do when people are looking at an animal for adoption.