November 30

Year 9 your plans are due today at the end of class.  Please make sure that I have your plan as I will spend tomorrow correcting them (lol).

If you work on your plan over the weekend, you may submit an improved Plan (Criterion C) on Monday during class and I will regrade your work.

Learning objective - The student will: devise a series of logical steps to create the product/solution; construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time.

November 23, 28

Remember that it all starts with a PLAN - Criterion C.

According to the IBO:  Students are expected to construct a plan to create their chosen product/solution that has a series of logical steps and that makes effective use of resources and time.

Students are expected to evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design.

To get a 5/6:
The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps that include resources and time.
The student evaluates the plan and attempts to justify any modifications to the design.

Today I would like you to:
1. Create a list of all the "Resources" that you will need the day you create your website.
2. Create a step-by-step plan to create your website - include the approximate time you will need to complete each step.

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Learning objective - The student will: devise a series of logical steps to create the product/solution; construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time.

November 21

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Year 9, hope you enjoyed your day off. I had a great time at the conference and learned a lot.

Today, I would like to finish the documentation for your designs and submit them by the end of class.

Remember that in order to get a 5/6 you must:

1. Generate (make) 3 different but possible designs,
2. Evaluate each design against your design specification (one way to start is: Design 1 meets my design specification because . . .),
3. Choose 1 design and write a paragraph to justify your choice (fully and critically justify your choice against the design specification - include pros/cons, compare/contrast against the other designs).

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.

November 14, 16

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Then on to the DESIGN - Criterion B. (maximum 6)


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

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.

November 9

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Year 9, we have a double so we have lots of time together today.

1.  Let's look at this exercise and READ it together.  We will create our html page together. http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/myfirstsite/myfirstpage.html

2.  Now, let's take a little quiz to see how you are doing.  Remember you need to insert your first and last name so you can get credit for the quiz.  The name of the quiz is "HTML - Decode the meanings". http://www.quia.com/quiz/3171150.html

3.  Finally, I would like you to create your own Avalanche page. Follow the instructions here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/14430941/Start-an-Avalanche-Web-Page

You are on your way to becoming a problem solver.  Well done!

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November 7

Year 9 Welcome back.  I hope that you had a fun half-term and you are ready to get back to work.

Let's finish the tutorial today:      http://www.athropolis.com/help/html-preview2.htm 

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