G10 2nd Semester Tech Clas #47

Today we will continue with our Presentations!

Please use the first 10 minutes of class to get ready, fine tune details and prepare your presentation.

Please visit last class' blog post G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #46 for reviewing the prompts for presenting your robot.

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #46

Today it is Presentation Day!
Your robot needs to be operational following your Design details and you should present as a group regarding Project 3: Robotics.


Please use the first 20 minutes of class to get ready, fine tune details and prepare your presentation.


You can use these prompts - The final robot needs to be:

• built, 
• operational,
• what did you feature in your Robot?
• Why?
• talk about the process of creation
• issues you had to overcome
• timeline and your time management
• group work
• strengths / weaknesses / areas of improvement
• Q&A mini session

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #45

Following the G10 Due Dates for Project 3, last class your robot needs to at least move forward for 2 seconds. 

Today please make your robot move forward for 2 seconds, stop, turn at least 90 degrees, and move forward again, turn at least 90 degrees again and move backwards for 1 second.

Prepare for your Presentation next week.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day.

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #44

Following our eye on the G10 Due Dates for Project 2, today your robot needs to at least move forward for 2 seconds. 


I will be assessing your robot and group work to give your group a grade on progress.

Please continue working on Create stage building your robot according to the details you planned in the combined Design / Plan.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day.

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #43

Please continue working on Create stage building your robot according to the details you planned in the combined Design / Plan assignment using one box / kit per group and follow the specifications posted on: 

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #41

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day.

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #42

If you have class after testing, please continue working on Create stage.

Continue building your robot according to the details you planned in the combined Design / Plan assignment using one box / kit per group and follow the specifications posted on: 

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #41

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day and  include in it all the screenshots of the process of creating your final product as visual evidence!

I ahve added more pictures to the Album G8 in Boston

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #41

If you have class after testing, please start working on Create stage.

Start working building your robot according to the details you planned in the combined Design / Plan assignment using one box / kit per group.

For this stage it is super important to look into these:

1. Your complete Process Journal with :

• dated journal entries including Visual Evidence (designs, sketches, screen shots, pictures, etc that show how the steps you took to build your robot)
• notes regarding any changes you needed to make to Design and/or Plan: e.g. added a piece, changed the robot, used another resource, didn't need a resource, didn't finish what was planned etc.
• how did the group work? Did you have any issues? how did you overcome them, if any?

2. Explain what tools and techniques you used to build your robot

3. How was your time management: Have you followed your time plan? How?

4. Have you made any changes to your chosen design? Why? How?

5. Complete your robot following your Design/Plan! :-) 

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete.

Keep an eye on the G10 Due Dates for Project 2 to stay on task.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day and  include in it all the screenshots of the process of creating your final product as visual evidence!

Here are a couple Pics from Boston. I will send you more updates during the week :-)

Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #40

Operation Secret Service Today! :-)

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #39

Personal Project Exhibition today! :-)

Great job everyone :-) So proud of you all! :-)

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #38

Continuing with what we were working last class: G10 2nd semester Tech Class #35 and G10 2nd semester Tech Class #36

-Please complete the Design and Plan stage assignment. Look at the G10 Due dates webpage, please submit it today if you have not done that on April 20. Follow the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website. Remember to Include the Assignment Standards.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #37

TAKS and STAAR testing today.

G10 2nd semester Tech Class #36

Continuing with what we were working last class: G10 2nd semester Tech Class #35

-Please complete the Design and Plan stage assignment. Meeting the G10 Due dates webpage, please submit it today following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website. Remember to Include the Assignment Standards.

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G10 2nd semester Tech Class #35

Today we will move on to Design and Plan stages.

Based on your research in past classes during Investigation stage, work on matching the design specifications you listed with the Robot that you will be building. Choose three options of your choice, and contrast them against your design specs and state why you are choosing your final Robot to be built.

Pay close attention to the limitations of the Lego Mindstorms 2.0 Kit and the robot of your choice.

Develop your step by step plan listing all the taks, and materials that you will be needing to build the robot as well as the time you will need to carry out those tasks.
Graph all these in your Gantt Chart/Timeline.

Follow the G10 Due dates webpage to stay on task.

G10 2nd semester Tech Class#34

Please review last 2 classes blog spots and fully complete your Investigation stage.

Remember to include:
- state what robot you will build
- design brief
- relate to yourselves, society and AOI
- add guiding questions and answers evidencing research
- state which group member was in charge of each part
- Design specifications (what will the robot do, have, etc)
- cite your sources
- etc

Please submit today.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #33

Today we will continue working on Project 3: Robotics.

Please work on finishing Investigation today, and we will be starting Plan stage next week.

To review Investigation details, please visit G10 2nd Semester Class #32. Don't forget about:

• include the Assignment Standards
• check the  Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Investigation stage will be complete.
• You can use the G10 Shared doc on Investigation Draft as a starting point

Following our G10 Due dates webpage, please submit Investigation today by following following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website. Remember to Include the Assignment Standards.

Don't forget to add your journal entry of the day to your Process Journal.

G10 2nd Semester Class #32

Today we will deploy the QR Codes and if you did not submit your Evaluate stage last class, you can do so today for 50% of the grade.


If anyone still needs to present, we can do so in small groups.




Simultaneously, we will start our Project 3:  Lego Robotics!

We will start working with Investigation:

Let's develop our guiding questions looking into the big concept as well as into our classroom activity:

• What are Robots?
• What can we used them for?
• Why?
• When were they invented/did it all start?
• Who?
• How?
• How do designs vary for different purposes?
• add more questions....

Developing our guiding questions we can begin completing our Investigation stage, state the 'problem', develop the Design Brief, relate the importance of these devices in our lives, society and AOIs, etc.

• Get in new groups with people who you have not worked with before
• Get started focusing on the listed questions (in red) as an introduction to Project 3: Investigation stage
• Install the Lego Mindstorms software in your laptops (if you are using your own device)
• When starting your Investigation stage  document, please remember to:

• include the Assignment Standards
• check the  Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Investigation stage will be complete.
• You can use the G10 Shared doc on Investigation Draft as a starting point

Once you have developed your design brief, complete the design specifications and remember to keep record of your sources in the bibliography.

We will be using Lego Robotics NXT 2.0 kit. You can visit online tutorials @ NXT Tutorials. You can visit the Essentials page to get started as well as the Advanced section for the expert programmers.

Other ideas and wak through resources could be found at: Lego Mindstorms Overview and The NXT Step blog.

You can decide what your end product will be: car, robot, crane, etc... 

  

If you have not decided what you would like to build, you can visit NXT Programs - Project Ideas.

Other ideas/resources videos are listed below:

• Wall-E, 
• Color Sorter, 
• Line Follower, 
• Spider and 
• Bug among others..!

Don't forget to start your Process Journal adding journal entry of the day.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #31

We made it over 30 Tech classes! Yahoo!

Please work on Evaluate stage today while we finish the details of the QR codes.


Evaluate stage is due today (11.59pm):  

• Include feedback received/experienced (if any) when your tour stop product was used/tested.
• Analyse results of questionnaires (if any) for testing your tour stop product.
• Include a detailed evaluation of your performance at each stage of the design cycle by discussing the strengths and weaknesses of each stage. 
• Include ideas on how each stage could have been improved.
• Compare the predicted time plan (original Gantt chart/timeline) with the actual and gave reasons for the changes (if any) - include original timeline and actual changes.
• Compare the chosen Design with the actual final tour stop production and give reasons for the changes (if any) - include original sketch and pic of final spreadsheet.
• Include a discussion on the impact of the product on yourselves, others and/or the environment.

Remember that you can an always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Evaluate stage is complete.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #30

Following our G10 Due dates webpage, today is Presentation Day!!! Be prepared to show and explain your final product featuring a WA Tour stop in 5 minutes. The final product needs to be:

• built, 
• operational,
• what did you do to feature your tour stop?
• what application / features did you use to describe your tour stop?
• Why?
• talk about the process of creation
• issues you had to overcome
• timeline and your time management
• group work
• strengths / weaknesses / areas of improvement
• Q&A mini session

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