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 #5

Today we will talk about collaborative tools for you to work together on your projects. Let's start by watching these You Tube videos in my You Tube Channel: Google Docs Playlist. 

• Google Docs Intro:

• Google Docs in Plain English
• Google Apps new look
• Using Google Docs
• Intro to Google Docs
• Google Docs 2011 Beginner Tutorial
• Google Docs Sharing and Collaboration Tutorial.

Let's look into Shared Docs features... I will work with a class helper :-)

If you would like to work on this Shared doc as your starting point to your Investigation for Project 1, please follow these steps:

• Save a copy (File, Make a copy)
• Click OK to Copy Document
• Click on the name of the document (top left): Copy of ......
• Enter a new document name
• Change the Sharing settings for your group to be able to work collaboratively (use the Share button at top right of your screen)

You can watch a step by step video tutorial in my YouTube Channel!

We will continue working on Project 1: Investigate Stage 

• What is the problem?
• Relation / Relevance to AOIs / society / yourself?
• Develop a Design Brief
• Pose the guiding questions for your research
• Include references to your (evaluated) sources of info
• Biblio (MLA Format)
• State design Specifications (essential & desirable)
• how will you test your product?

Start planning you time management for Project 1. Please visit the due dates for Project 1 which are posted in the MYP Technology Website under G10 Due Dates.

Before class is over, please make your Process Journal entry of the day. You can use this Process Journal shared Doc template.

Remember to make a copy for you is you would like to use it. Instructions on how to copy the document are listed above or you can watch the step by step video tutorial in my YouTube Channel!