September 28

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Year 9 we have another double today.  We will have enough time to get accomplish a lot.

Today, I would like you to complete the following tasks:

3.What information will I include on my wiki page? Explain. (Look at the existing wiki pages to get ideas).
     a.  First make a list of items that you want to include on your wiki page.  For example: Food, Music, Discos, Map, General Facts, Basic History, etc.
     b.  Then conduct research to find the exact information you would like to include on your page.  Include that information here. You can copy/paste info into the wiki page BUT you must source it properly. That means to include the name of the source and the url.
4.Gather images for your page. (Keep them in a file folder.) Keep a list of the name of the source and url where you got the picture or use Royalty Free pictures.
5.Gather links and videos for your page. (Keep them in a file folder.)

This work is due October 11 at the beginning of class.


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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief, identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 27

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Year 9, we have a double today.  Let's "Keep Calm and Carry On" with our research.


possible language to use in your written work . . .
     From my research I found out . . .
     I have discovered that . . .
     My conclusions are that . . .
     I have kept my research relevant by . . .

2. Develop A Design Brief
This is the part of the project where you ask and answer questions that will help you solve your problem. Please write a sentence to introduce this part of the project.

1. What is a wiki? Explain, Include detailed information
2. What information should I include on my wiki page? (Look at 3 different websites for your country to gather information and ideas.) Look at both the layout and the content. Analyze findings - what did you like? what didn't you like? include url of website and printscreen.

This work should be completed today in class.  If not, finish for homework. 
This work is Due September 28.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief, identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

Student/Chosen Country

Teresa - France
Lourenço Soares - Russia
Bella - Fiji
Alicia - Norway
Vasco - Ireland
Alexander B - Monaco
Mateus Abecassis - Argentina
Lourenço S.S. - Wales
Pedro Sottomayor - Australia
Alexandre VH - Greece
August - Vatican City
Claudia Lomba Viana - Turkey
Tiago Monteiro - Indonesia
Sebastian - Zimbabwe
Inês - Jamaica
Harsh - India
Bernardo -

Please check your name and your country.  If there is a problem, please raise your hand.

September 21

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Year 9, before we go any further, let's take a look at a short video which offers a view of what a wiki is.





Keep in mind that we are going to create a wiki which will offer information to teens who are moving abroad. The wiki platform that we will use is PB Works (http://pbworks.com).  The wiki is located here: http://whereamigoing.pbworks.com .

Now onto the next stage of the Investigate:
2. Develop a Design Brief.  This is the part of the project where you ask questions that will help you solve your problem. Please write a sentence to introduce this part of the project.

• What is a wiki?  Explain, Include detailed information
• What information should I include on my wiki page?  (Look at 3 different websites for your country to gather information and ideas.) Analyze findings - what did you like?  what didn't you like? include url of website and printscreen.
• What information will I include on my wiki page? Explain.  (Look at the existing wiki pages to get ideas).  Include that information here. You can copy/paste info into the wiki page BUT you must source it properly.
• Gather images for your page.  (Keep them in a file folder.)  Keep a list of the url where you got the picture or use Royalty Free pictures.
• Gather links and videos for your page.  (Keep them in a file folder.)

Use more than 5 sources to complete this work.  Use in-text referencing and create a Bibliography.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief, identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 14

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Year 9, now we are ready to go!

Remember that the Investigate (Criterion A) has 3 tasks: 1) Identify the problem, 2) Develop a design brief, and 3) Formulate a design specification.


The "Identify the Problem" is the introduction to our project.  It consists of two paragraphs.

Paragraph one must contain the following: it must: state the CT problem that we are trying to solve, discuss "relevance" (why we are doing this project), offer a solution, and it must say who our audience (customer) is.

Paragraph two must say what our area of interaction is and state how your project connects to that area of interaction.

You may use the template which is located here as a guide.

You have this double period to complete this task.  Let's go:-D

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Learning objective: Consider the importance of the problem for life, society and/or the environment.

September 13

Period 1

1. Let's look at our Unit of Work and discuss our project.

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2. Year 9, one of the primary focuses of the MYP Design Cycle is research. It is important to know how to conduct research and how to summarize your findings. Let's take a few minutes to go over the exercise on the page entitled, "Writing a summary". As we continue along this project we will discuss phrases that will help you record your findings clearly and appropriately.


Period 2
1. Let's each look closely at a world map and choose a country to focus on this term.

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I will keep a record of which country each student is working with so there are no duplications;-)

September 7

Year 9, welcome to Computer Technology.

My name is Ms. Dietrich and I will be your facilitator this year.

We will work on  fun and exciting projects this year.  In Term 1 we will each add a page in class wiki. In Term 2 we will create a website using HTML coding.

Today, we will take a look at the class blog and discuss class rules that will aid our learning.  Finally, we will discuss the Design Cycle and how it is used to solve problems.

We will then look at summary writing and discuss why it is an important skill to learn.

Year 9, let's have a great year together!