G9 Tech Class #43

Today please continue to work on Create stage developing your animation including Learner Profile Traits.


Please visit G9 Tech Class #41 for details on Create stage. 
Keep an eye on the Due Dates for Project 2 to stay on task.
Be prepared to present your animation next class, even if you think you still need to work on it :-)

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day.

Here some more Pics from Boston :-)

G9 Tech Class #40

Class # 40!!! :-)

Today we will start with Create stage!

For this stage it is super important to look into these:

1. Your complete Process Journal with :

• dated journal entries including Visual Evidence (designs, sketches, screen shots, pictures, etc that show how the steps you took to create the product)
• notes regarding any changes you needed to make to Design and/or Plan: e.g. added a step, changed the order of scenarios/objects, changed the message, used another resource, didn't need a resource, didn't finish what was planned etc.
• how did the group work? Did you have any issues? how did you overcome them, if any?

2. Explain what tools and techniques you used to create your product

3. How was your time management: Have you followed your time plan? How?

4. Have you made any changes to your chosen design? Why? How?

5. Complete your public announcement/animation following your chosen Design! :-) 

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete.

Keep an eye on the Due Dates for Project 2 to stay on task.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day and  include in it all the screenshots of the process of creating your final product as visual evidence!

G9 Tech Class #38

Due to TAKS and STAAR testing we will have classes as follows:

• 1st period in DP1
• 3rd period in room #205

If you have not submitted Design stage on April 24, you can turn it in today for 50% of the grade. For details on Design stage please visit: G9 Tech Class #36

Today we will start working on Plan stage.

In Plan stage you will be defining what will be done, when, how, by who and with what resources. 

Focus on the process of creation of the final product: 

A public announcement for young children that relates to at least 5 Learner Profile Traits and is made in Alice.

Remember to include:

• a detailed step by step list of instructions to put together your animation  (like giving very detailed instructions for someone else to do it for you!) 
• a detailed timeline (for the process of building/creation): include a Gantt and/or a CPM (Critical Path Method usually used together with PERT) 
• what resources you will be using
• Look at Due Dates for Project 3 and plan accordingly.
• For more info on Plan stage and tools to complete it, please revisit: G9 Tech Class #10

Complete your Process Journal! Make your daily record of what you  learnt/progressed today.

G9 Tech Class #37

Due to TAKS and STAAR testing we will have class in DP1.

Today we will continue working on Design stage. Please visit G9 Tech Class #36 to review the expectations for this stage.


Look at Due Dates for Project 3 and plan accordingly. Design stage is due today.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day. Based on today's progress, I would suggest including the sketches of your designs as visual evidence!

G9 Tech Class #36

Following the Due Dates for Project 3 we will start working on Design stage today.


Please organize your group members' roles to start working on Design stage. 

For this stage, remember to come up with different options for your public announcement, and choose one.

Include a variety of different designs for you public announcement/animation (at least 3)

Include a sketch for each design

Explain every part of each design

For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, graphs, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.

Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs that you listed in Investigation stage, each design meets or not)

Choose one design to program using Alice

Justify your choice of design that you will be programming

Look at Due Dates for Project 3 and plan accordingly.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day. Based on today's progress, I would suggest including the sketches of your designs as visual evidence!

G9 Tech Class #30

Tech Class #30! yahoo!
Today I will be away at a conference. Please work on Evaluate stage.


Evaluate stage is due today (11.59pm):  

• Include feedback received/experienced (if any) when the stock tracker spreadsheet was used/tested.
• Analyse results of questionnaires (if any) for testing your spreadsheet.
• Include a detailed evaluation of your performance at each stage of the design cycle by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each stage. 
• Include ideas on how each stage could have been improved.
• Compare the predicted time plan (original Gantt chart/timeline) with the actual and gave reasons for the changes (if any) - include original timeline and actual changes.
• Compare the chosen Design with the actual final spreadsheet and give reasons for the changes (if any) - include original sketch and pic of final spreadsheet.
• Include a discussion on the impact of the product on yourselves, others and/or the environment.

Remember that you can an always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Evaluate stage is complete.

G9 Tech Class #25

Tech Class  #25!!! yahoo!

Today we will start working on Create stage. Please visit the G9 Due dates webpage to plan your time wisely.


You can look into Activity 8: from The NYSE Up Close and Personal Activity Booklet to review what are the expectations of the final product.

For this stage it is super important to look into these:

1. Your complete Process Journal with :

• dated journal entries including Visual Evidence (designs, sketches, screen shots, pictures, etc that show how the steps you took to create the product)
• notes regarding any changes made to Design and/or Plan: e.g. added a step, changed the order of tasks, changed the tools, used another resource, didn't need a resource, didn't finish what was planned etc.
• how did the group work? Did you have any issues? how did you overcome them, if any?

2. Explain what tools and techniques you used to create your product

3. How was your time management: Have you followed your time plan? How?

4. Have you made any changes to your chosen design? Why? How?

5. Complete your Shares tracking using all your spreadsheet knowledge following your chosen Design! :-) (Remember: you need to track your shares and record at least 6 changes in your shares)

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day and  include in it all the screenshots of the process of creating your final product as visual evidence!

G9 Tech Class #23

Today is our last class before Spring Break! :-)

Today is also International Women's day!

International Women's Day has been observed since in the early 1900's, a time of great expansion and turbulence in the industrialized world that saw booming population growth and the rise of radical ideologies.

1908
Great unrest and critical debate was occurring amongst women. Women's oppression and inequality was spurring women to become more vocal and active in campaigning for change. Then in 1908, 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights.

1909

In accordance with a declaration by the Socialist Party of America, the first National Woman's Day (NWD) was observed across the United States on 28 February. Women continued to celebrate NWD on the last Sunday of February until 1913.A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government activities and networking events through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances, fashion parades and more.

Many global corporations have also started to more actively support IWD by running their own internal events and through supporting external ones. For example, on 8 March search engine and media giant Google some years even changes its logo on its global search pages. Year on year IWD is certainly increasing in status. The United States even designates the whole month of March as 'Women's History Month'.

So make a difference, think globally and act locally !! Make everyday International Women's Day. Do your bit to ensure that the future for girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.

Continue reading....

Please work on 4. Mix and Match explained in last class' blog post.

You also need to get in your groups and work on your Design stage for Project 2.

Please organize your group members' roles to start working on Design stage. 

Look into Activity 8: from The NYSE Up Close and Personal Activity Booklet to start your designs with the final product in mind...

Include a variety of different designs/proposed solutions  to show the information about your chosen stocks (at least 3)

Explain every part of each design

For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, sketches, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.

Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs each design meets or not)

Choose one design to build

Justify your choice of design that you will be using to track you shares

Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.

G9 Tech Class #16

Today is a half day and we will follow this schedule:

Following our G9 Due dates webpage, today will work on Evaluate stage. 

I am posting below a slideshow of the pictures I took during this project. Feel free to use them to compare your original chosen bridge design against the final bridge you built. If you have any photos that you have taken, please share them with me so I can add them to the slide show for Project1.


G9 Working Bees: 2011-2012 G9 Technology Project 1: Spaghetti Bridge



Evaluate stage is due today (11.59pm):  

• Include feedback received/experienced when the bridge was tested.
• Analyse results of questionnaires if any was used for testing your bridge.
• Include a detailed evaluation of your performance at each stage of the design cycle by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each stage. 
• Include ideas on how each stage could have been improved.
• Compare the predicted time plan with the actual and gave reasons for the changes (if any) - include original timeline and actual changes/
• Compare the chosen Design with the actual bridge and gave reasons for the changes (if any) - include original sketch and pic of final bridge
• Include a discussion on the impact of the product on yourselves, others and/or the environment.

Remember that you can an always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Evaluate stage is complete.

When you finish working on your Shared Doc, please download a copy of your shared doc as pdf and resubmit it following the steps to submit your assignments posted in the MYP Technology website. Thank you.

G9 Tech Class #9

I am posting a couple more pics from Mexico City! :-)

 

Today your Design stage is due following the G9 Due Dates planned. Please work on this assignment during class today and submit it by the end of the day today (11.59pm).  Remember to download a copy of your Shared doc before you submit your assignment. 

I you don't remember how to do that, you can watch a step by step video tutorial in my YouTube Channel!

You can review the guidelines for this stage on last class' blog entry.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day. Based on today's progress, I would suggest including the sketches of your designs as visual evidence!



I read about this and thought it could be interesting for you all :-)
Read more about it here: Doodle for Google: If I could travel in time, I'd visit...

G9 Tech Class #8

Dear G9 students,

as I promised I am posting another picture of Mexico City, This is the Main Square.

Today please start working on Design.

• Include a variety of different designs addressing the project 'problem'  (at least 3)
• Explain every part of each ideas/product solution
• For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, sketches, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.
• Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs each design complies with or not)
• Choose one design to build
• Justify your choice
• Evaluate your performance in the design stage of the project.

You can use the Design Folder Checklist as a guide not to leave anything out of your Design Stage.

Remember to check the G9 Due Dates to stay on task.

Record what you accomplished today, what's your plan for next class, any issues you had to overcome, etc in your Process Journal.