February 1

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Year 9, you completed a tutorial, now it's your turn to try coding.

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!

Learner Profile focus - Knowledgeable

January 25

Year 9, what is "source code"?  Click on "View", then "Source". 

Now lets move on to the tutorial:      http://www.athropolis.com/help/html-preview2.htm

IB Learner Profile:  Thinker

January 24

Formulate a Design Specification

Year 9  - 2 tasks today

1. to finish the 2. Develop A Design Brief. Research 3 similar websites to gain ideas for your own page and analyze findings (look at colour scheme, images, text, links, organization; include print screens).

2.  3.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."

3.  Formulate a Design Specification
        a.Introduce this section with a sentence.
        b.Include a list of 5 specifications.  Then, justify each of the design specification.
        c.Finally, create a test that will help you evaluate your product/solution in Criterion E -   Evaluate.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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.

January 11, 18

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Year 9, now onto 2. Develop a Design Brief

To drive my investigation, I will research the following questions:
1.  What is HTML?
2.  Who created HTML and why?
3.  Brief history of HTML and the internet
4.  How does HTML work?
5.  What are tags?
6.  Research the person you will showcase.

Use in-text referencing, create a bibliography, and you will need to evaluate your sources;-)

This work must be completed for homework.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objective: The Student will (A3) ask relevant questions, (A5) collect and select information, organize it logically and, with guidance, begin to analyse it.

January 4,10 2013

525,600 minutes - how will you spend them?

Year 9, welcome to 2013 and our new CT project.

This term we will become contributors to the world wide web by creating HTML websites which will promote an author/artist/musician/historical figure.

Today we will begin our project by starting the Investigation.

1.  Identify the problem:

You will write an introduction to your project.  You will explain the problem and discuss its relevance. You will describe what the problem is and offer a solution.  You will also relate the problem to Approaches to Learning.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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.