Design

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Year 9, if you haven't yet, please submit your Investigation;-)

Let's see how much you remember from the tutorials you completed;-)

Next is the Design.

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

1. Generate (make) 3 different but possible designs of your wiki page,
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).

If you have any questions, please raise your hand I will be happy to help you.

IB Learner Profile: Knowledgeable

DESIGNS  DUE  OCTOBER 13

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.

Investigate - How does PB Works work?

PBWorks wiki tutorial.  Learn how to create and manage a wiki page.  Please follow these instructions.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHq1utPTU3E

How to embed a YouTube video in PBWorks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqSHqB0Jxk4
How to insert an image in PBWorks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUvl6O2hC7M
PBWorks 5 minute Overview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35eAPOD0r_A

Please give me your email address and I will send you an invitation to join the wiki;-)

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning Objective: The student will list, with limited 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.

Investigate - 3. Formulate a Design Specification

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Based on your research you should have a good idea about what makes a successful Wiki 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 or more design specifications.

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

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Let's brainstorm some possible design specifications . . .


3.  Formulate a Design Specification

My Wiki page on France must possess the following characteristics:

1.       Error Free -   This is a good design specification because. . .
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To test my Wiki page I will create a questionnaire. On a scale of 1-5 (1=awful, 5=awesome) I will ask the following questions:

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The printed version of your Investigate is due on September 30 at the beginning of class.

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning Objectives: The student will list, with little 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. The student will design, with guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Investigate - 2. Develop A Design Brief

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FINISH ON/BEFORE SEPTEMBER 22

 
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.

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.

Investigate - 1. Identify the Problem

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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

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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

Welcome to Computer Technology

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Year 9, welcome to Computer Technology.

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

We will work on 3 fun and exciting projects this year.  In Term 1 we will help students everywhere by creating a wiki page designed to help international students when they relocate. In Term 2 we will learn a bit about advertising and create business cards and in Term 3 we will further contribute to the world wide web by creating html websites and putting them online!

Today, we will take a look at the class blog and learn a bit about summary writing.

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