November 1 - November 5

Have a great half-term!

October 25, 27

Year 9 - Let's finish up our designs and documentation this week.

Remember that you need to;
1.  check and see if each design actually meets your design specification and write a sentence/sentences stating that they DO meet your design specification or make a chart showing your design specification.

The sentence can be as simple as this:  Design 1 meets my design specification because it includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, is colourful and is kid-friendly.  (This is the sentence from the Year 7 project;-) Or you can create a chart based on the one below.

Finally, choose 1 design and evaluate it fully and critically against the design specification.

Learning Objective: generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design and justify its choice.

October 18, 20, 21

Year 9,

Design - Criterion B:

• Generate 3 possible solutions (web page layouts) to meet the need (Design Specification) that will use the information you have gathered appropriately.
• Evaluate each against the Design Specification
• Choose best design idea and justify it

I would like you to consider :  Graphics, Layout, Colour Choice, Background, Font. 

Learning Objective:  The student will: generate a range of designs that attempt to meet the design specifications; compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design; select one design and explain its choice.

October 14

Well done Year 9.  We are moving right along here.

Before we move on, let's look at the Investigate template.  Now open your Investigations and make sure your Investigation has your name at the top of the page and follows this template.  Next, I would like to collect these from you today on my flash-pen;-)

Then on to the DESIGN - Criterion B. First we need to look at the assessment criterion - http://www.box.net/shared/bqgkc1ri7t

Now, we need to get an idea about what constitutes good webpage design. 
http://www.ratz.com/features.html

Finally, it's your turn. 

Learning Objective: The student will generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design andjustify its choice.

October 13

Year 9,  please finish your Avalanche webpage coding today.

If you finish, please complete the worksheet;-)

Learning objective:  The student use basic html coding to create a webpage. 

October 7, 11

Now, let's practice.

Create your own avalanche page.  Follow the instructions very carefully. http://www.box.net/shared/pkvupe91c8

Learning objective:  The student use basic html coding to create a webpage.

October 4, 6

Formulate a Design Specification

Year 9  - 2 tasks today

1.  Vocab quiz.  Match the terms to its definition.

2.  Formulate a Design Specification.  Based on your research you should have a good idea about what you want to include in your web page. 

The IBO says that the design specification is "A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification."

Include a detailed list of 5 specifications.

Then create a test that will help you evaluate your product/solution in Criterion E - Evaluate.

Learning Objective: The student will list, with liited guidance, the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design, with limited guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.