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.

February 21, 23, 24, 28

PLAN - Criterion C - Maximum 6

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.

Your PLAN - Criterion C should include:
1.  List of Resources
2.  Step by Step Plan to complete your infographic/poster. 
3.  Paragraph evaluating Plan (saying why you think your plan will work.  Remember to include all relevant information;-)  Ask someone to check your plan and include the feedback.

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.

February 14, 16, 17

Design - Criterion B:

*Generate 3 possible solutions (poster layouts) to meet the need (Design Specification) that will use the information you have gathered appropriately.
*Evaluate each against the Design Specification (example: Design 1 meets my design specification because it is: then list each of your design specifications;-)
*Choose best design idea and justify your choice against the design specification

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.

February 10

Year 9, before we move directly into the Design stage of the Design Cycle, let's pause a few minutes and look at a site could possibly help you with graphics for your poster/infographic;-)

Check out: http://bighugelabs.com ,  http://www.picnik.com - photo editing site, or http://photoscape.org - free photo editing;-)

February 7

Wow!  We lost 2 periods last week.

Today let's work on the 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."

Include a detailed list of at least 5 specifications.

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

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.

January 31, February 2, February 3

Year 9 today please finish your  2. Develop a Design Brief.  Please complete your research on poster making and excel.

January 31 - World Leprosy Day - Assembly in the Gym (missed class due to presentation).
February 3 - Humanities Joint Work (missed class due to collaborative work with Year 8).
Learning objective - The student will: ask relevant questions at the different stages of the investigation; identify appropriate sources of information and acknowledge these using a recognized convention; collect and select information, organize it logically and, with guidance, begin to analyse it; consider, with guidance, the value of sources of information.
 

January 27

Good Afternoon Year 9.
Today's lesson is EXCEL. You will design a survey and evaluate the data. You will then create an excel chart to represent your findings. Save the chart as a jpeg. Finish this in class. Together we will follow the instructions on this Microsoft lesson carefully: http://www.microsoft.com/education/DesignSurvey.aspx


That's it in a nutshell - Let's go!

Learning objective: Students will develop an understanding that presentation of their formal work matters.

January 24, 26

Which carbon footprint calculator are you using?

I found this one and think it's worth a look;-)
BP Energy Caluclator: http://www.bp.com/iframe.do?categoryId=9032780&contentId=7060112

Let's brainstorm if we think we should take a survey of your classmates to include in the project.

January 17, 18, 19

Year 9 - Now, let's move onto the next step of the Investigation: 2.  Develop a Design Brief

Note:  Design Brief - The student's response to the challenge, showing how they intend to solve the problem they have been presented with.  This will guide their investigation as they work to develop a more detailed design specification.

To get a 5-6 the student: critically investigates the problem, selecting information from a range of appropriate, acknowledged sources.

So, what does that mean?  That means that you will:

• create and answer questions that will help you solve your problem (what is a carbon footprint, how to calculate your carbon footprint, what is excel, how can it be used to solve problems, look at poster layout, color and design)
• evaluate the information you gather (explain how you can use this information)
• select information from several appropriate, acknowledged sources

Learning objective - The student will: ask relevant questions at the different stages of the investigation; identify appropriate sources of information and acknowledge these using a recognized convention; collect and select information, organize it logically and, with guidance, begin to analyse it; consider, with guidance, the value of sources of information.

January 12

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Year 9 - We are on to Term 2!

This term we will will solve the following problem: How do my lifestyle choices impact others?

Using Microsoft Excel 2010, the student will create an excel spreadsheet charting his/her carbon footprint.  Using this information, the student will create a poster with the purpose of raising awareness of our impact on the world and move the student body to action.

Before we go any further . . .

                                            

Let's now look at the Unit of Work.

To get started let's take a look at this link.
http://www.razor-gator.com/reduce_your_carbon_footprints_use_less_plastic_disposable_razors.htm

January 3, 5, 6, 10 - 2011

Year 9 - Welcome back. I hope you had a great holiday break and are ready to get down to work in 2011!

We are almost done:

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!

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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.

Happy 2011

This is a recipe for the Happiest New Year!

Simon's Cat

December 15, 16

Year 9 - You deserve some down time.

Maria and Julia - continue working on your website to get them online.

Then,

1.Let's make snowflakes online.  You can print them too  http://snowflake.bhg.com/ 

2.  Decorate a virtual Christmas cookie.  You can share them with your friends;-) http://www.bhg.com/holidays/create-a-cookie/

Have a wonderful holiday break!

Learning Objective:  The student will HAVE FUN!

December 9

Year 9 - I believe I have found a solution to our web-hosting issues.

log in to http://freewebtools.com/ , open an account, save your htm document as index.htm, follow the instructions (they are way easy!!!), and you will be online in no time;-)

Can't wait to see your efforts.  (click here to see my practice site -  http://snowcat.freewebtools.com/

December 6, 8 (holiday), 9

Year 9, we only meet twice this week.

1.I would like you to finish your webpages, and the paragraph reviewing your plan and explaining any changes you made to the plan.
2.  For those of you who have already finished, please try to open an account and follow instructions to put your webpage online.
http://www.doteasy.com/

Learning objective - The student will: use appropriate 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.

Barbara,  This is what I've managed.  It is Hound Dog by Elvis Presley.


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Love Me Tender
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It's Now or Never
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Are You Lonesome Tonight
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Return to Sender
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Crying in the Chapel
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November 29, December 1 holiday, December 2

Good Morning Year 9.  I'm a bit under the weather this week and have a touch of laryngitis.  Don't worry, it's not contagious!!!

Let's try to finish by the end of class on December 2;-)

1.  Follow your Plan
2.  Create your website
3.  Write a paragraph(s) to explain if your Plan worked.  Write a paragraph to explain the need for any modification you made.

Learning objective - The student will: use appropriate 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.

November 22, 24, 25

Year 9, Continue with your Create.

1.  Remember, you need a Process Journal: Include the date, print screens, and what you accomplished in class.  What is going right?  What is going wrong?

2.  Follow your plan.  Is it working exactly?  Keep a record of what works and what doesn't.

These web sites will be FAB!!!!!

November 17, 18

Now is the moment that we have all been waiting for . . .

CREATE - Criterion D Maximum 6

Students are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how they use tools, materials and techniques. 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.

Learning objective:  The student will:  use appropriate techniques and equipment competently; ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others; 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.To get a 6 the student: uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the majority of the plan and mentions any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

November 15

Year 9 - Let's continue with the PLAN today.

Your PLAN - Criterion C should include:
1.  List of Resources
2.  Step by Step Plan
3.  Paragraph evaluating Plan (saying why you think your plan will work.  Remember to discuss the tutorial that you did and the html page that you created;-)  Ask someone to check your plan and include the feedback.

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 8, 10, 11

Welcome back Year 9.  Hope you had a great half-term;-) 

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.

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 1 - November 5

Have a great half-term!

October 25, 27

Year 9 - Let's finish up our designs and documentation this week.

Remember that you need to;
1.  check and see if each design actually meets your design specification and write a sentence/sentences stating that they DO meet your design specification or make a chart showing your design specification.

The sentence can be as simple as this:  Design 1 meets my design specification because it includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, is colourful and is kid-friendly.  (This is the sentence from the Year 7 project;-) Or you can create a chart based on the one below.

Finally, choose 1 design and evaluate it fully and critically against the design specification.

Learning Objective: generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design and justify its choice.

October 18, 20, 21

Year 9,

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.

October 14

Well done Year 9.  We are moving right along here.

Before we move on, let's look at the Investigate template.  Now open your Investigations and make sure your Investigation has your name at the top of the page and follows this template.  Next, I would like to collect these from you today on my flash-pen;-)

Then on to the DESIGN - Criterion B. 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

Finally, it's your turn. 

Learning Objective: The student will generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design andjustify its choice.

October 13

Year 9,  please finish your Avalanche webpage coding today.

If you finish, please complete the worksheet;-)

Learning objective:  The student use basic html coding to create a webpage. 

October 7, 11

Now, let's practice.

Create your own avalanche page.  Follow the instructions very carefully. http://www.box.net/shared/pkvupe91c8

Learning objective:  The student use basic html coding to create a webpage.

October 4, 6

Formulate a Design Specification

Year 9  - 2 tasks today

1.  Vocab quiz.  Match the terms to its definition.

2.  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."

Include a detailed list of 5 specifications.

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

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.

September 27, 29, 30

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

September 23

Year 9 - I have included a page with Term 1 vocabulary. You are responsible for this. We will have a quiz on this vocabulary.

Then, continue on with your Investigation. Don't forget to:

-Research the author/artist/musician/historical figure that you have chosen. (Select images, you tube links, texts, etc. that you will include (or possibly inlcude) on your page.

- Research 3 similar websites to gain ideas for your own page and analyze findings (look at colour scheme, images, text, links, organization).

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

September 20, 22

Year 9, Now let's continue on to the 2nd task in the Investigation
Now, let's continue with the Investigation:-)

Develop a Design Brief
-Create questions to "drive" your investigation - (some logical questions that would have you research HTML to fully understand it-What is HTML? Who created HTML and why? How does HTML work?) Don't worry about doing a tutorial at the time because we will do one a little later in the term.

- Research the author/artist/musician/historical figure that you have chosen. (Select images, you tube links, texts, etc. that you will include (or possibly inlcude) on your page.

- Research 3 similar websites to gain ideas for your own page and analyze findings (look at colour scheme, images, text, links, organization).

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

September 15, 16

Good Morning Year 9.

Let's take 10 minutes and complete the worksheet (Assignment 3).


We will finish the Identify the Problem today. Explain the problem and discuss its relevance. Describe the problem in your own words and offer a solution. Also relate the problem to an Area of Interaction.

Follow this template and you will surely be successful.

Complete for homework and submit Thursday, Sept 16 at the end of class

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

September 13

Year 9, First take 5 minutes to complete the worksheet. Then on to the Investigation.

As one of the primary goals of MYP Technology is for you to become a problem solver, each Unit of Work starts with a problem. We will create a Folder of Documentation as we travel through the Design Cycle. We will start with Criterion A - Investigate.

Remember that the Investigation has 3 tasks: 1) Identify the Problem, 2) Develop a Design Brief, 3) Formulate a Design Specification.

We will begin with Identify the Problem. Explain the problem and discuss its relevance. Describe the problem in your own words and offer a solution. Also relate the problem to Areas of Interaction.

Follow this template and you will surely be successful.

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

September 9

Year 9, you will be creating a webpage using HTML. It's a lot of fun - but it's also a lot of work. Be prepared to stay busy and become a contributor to the world wide web!

Let's take a few minutes and turn our attention to the worksheet. Please read and answer the questions. Let's complete Exercise 1.

Then on to the Investigate. Remember that the Investigation has 3 stages: Identify the Problem, Develop a Design Brief, Formulate a Design Specification.

September 8

TEAM BUILDING - no classes today!

Enjoy the experience!

September 6 - WELCOME

Year 9, WELCOME to OIS and WELCOME to Technology !




Now that we have an overview of expectations, let's each create a blog to be used as a process journal! Don't worry Year 9, it's easy and it's fun!

First, let's watch this little video.



Now, let's log onto http://www.blogger.com and create blogs! OR If you already have a student blog, let's dust it off (hahahaha).