March 31, April 4,6 - Yearbook Designs

Year 9 our Infographic project has finished and you are now changing hats to become YEARBOOK Designers.

Each of you has been assigned a tutor group for which you will create a "tutor page" for our 1st Edition OIS Yearbook.  What fun!

In addition, you will be getting some MYP Design Cycle credit for doing this fun project.  We will be focusing on 2 stages of the Design Cycle:  Design (Criterion B) and Create (Criterion D).

DESIGN  SPECIFICATION:
1.  Must include pictures of all members in year group.  (This is essential since the point of a yearbook is for students to remember their colleagues).
2.  Include students' and teachers' names. 
3.  Must include an eye-catching title stating the year group.
4.  Must use relevant colors to the topic "dreams".
5.  Must be organized in a scholastic way.  (Thus making it easy to find each student in an efficient manner).

My advice:

• make yourself a small "to do" list.  This will help you keep track of all the tasks you have to do and when you accomplished them.
• review the yearbooks we have to gather information and ideas.
• speak with your "year group" to gather information, ideas, and images.

Your MYP task.
1.  Design (Criterion B) maximum 6: make 3 designs for you page, evaluate each against the design specification, choose 1 and justify your choice.

2.  Create (Criterion D) maximum 6:  create your page using Publisher and write a reflection of the page against the design specification.  Mention any modifications you have made.

Let's go!

March 28, 30, 31

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Year 9, you are working hard and your infographics look spectacular!  I can't wait to hang them around the school.  Now, let's move to the last stage of the MYP Design Cycle.

EVALUATE - Criterion E  (maximum 6)

1. Print the questionnaire (that you created in the Investigate) and show your digital story to 5 people and ask them to answer your questionnaire.
2. Write a paragraph to "analyze" the feedback. In other words write about the scores that you received and say how your digital story could be improved.
3. Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create AND suggest ways that you can improve your performance. (You need 4 paragraphs here).
4. Write a final paragraph saying if you accomplished your goal and what impact it will have. In other words, look at the unit question - were you successful? Explain.

Learning objectives: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

March 21, 23, 24



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 Year 9 - Finish your CREATE (Criterion D), then move on to the EVALUATE (Criterion E - maximum 6)

1.Students are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. They are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations.

2.Students are expected to evaluate their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and to suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

3.To get a 6 the student: evaluates the success of the product/solution considering the results of testing, and the views of the user. The student evaluates their own performance at some stages of the design cycle and considers improvements. The student considers the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.

Let's talk about what this means, then we'll get started!

1. Print the questionnaire (that you created in the Investigate) and show your digital story to 5 people and ask them to answer your questionnaire.
2. Write a paragraph to "analyze" the feedback. In other words write about the scores that you received and say how your digital story could be improved.
3. Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create AND suggest ways that you can improve your performance. (You need 4 paragraphs here).
4. Write a final paragraph saying if you accomplished your goal and what impact it will have. In other words, look at the unit question - were you successful? Explain.

Learning objectives: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

March 16

Year 9 before we do anything else today let's:
1.  Make sure you have a Google docs account.  Upload a document to your Google docs account and please show me that you have done this.
2.  Check out this cool typographic map: http://www.fastcodesign.com/1663407/wanted-a-typographic-map-of-the-world?partner=co_newsletter   It's really quite clever and informative. 

Then let's get back to the Create Process.  Don't forget to keep track of any changes that you are making so you can reflect on them;-)

Learning Objectives for Create:  The student will: use appropraite techniques and equipment competently; follow the plan to produce the product/solution with minimal guidance; review the plan and explain any changes to the plan (when necessary); create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

March 14

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Year 9, Welcome back.  I hope that you had a great break and that you are well-rested and ready to go!

Let's finish the infographics/posters today!

3Tasks
1. Follow your plan,

2. Create your infographic/poster,

3. Write a detailed paragraph to say if your plan worked and write about any changes you made to your design.

Learning Objectives for Create:  The student will: use appropraite techniques and equipment competently; follow the plan to produce the product/solution with minimal guidance; review the plan and explain any changes to the plan (when necessary); create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

March 2, 3

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CREATE - Criterion D   Maximum 6

Students are expected to follow their plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan while they are creating the product/solution.

3Tasks
1. Follow your plan,

2. Create your infographic/poster,

3. Write a detailed paragraph to say if your plan worked and write about any changes you made to your design.

Learning Objectives for Create:  The student will: use appropraite techniques and equipment competently; follow the plan to produce the product/solution with minimal guidance; review the plan and explain any changes to the plan (when necessary); create a product/solution of appropriate quality.