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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April 1st: Watch the following new uploaded Google videos

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #29

Today is the last day we will be working in class on your final product!

Please visit past blog post entries for details on the expectations and content needed for this part of the project:

• G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #28
• G10 2nd Semester Tech Clas #27
• G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #26

Record all your progress in your Process Journal before you turn in your Final Product.

Please make sure you are including the Assignment Standards and turn in your work by following the steps to submit and assignments.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Clas #27

Today we will finish working on Create stage.
Please look at the blog entries for G10 2nd Semester Tech Clas #25 and G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #26 for reviewing content and expectations for this stage.

Today, you need to finish:

• your product explaining your tour stop
• your screen recording showing your 3D Map of the whole school and zoom into your tour stop
• your final product needs to be complete.

Keep an eye on the Due Dates for Project 2 and you can always use the Design Folder Checklist and the Assignments Standards to make sure your assignments are complete.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #26

Today you should start working on Create stage developing your chosen Design that should:

• explain in a short period of time (under 2 min) the WA Tour Stop you have assigned
• be digital
• hosted online
• be accessible by reading a QR code
• be accesible/usable/viewable using a mobile device
• take into account the audience expectations
• meet your design specifications (essential and desirables) that you developed in your Investigate stage.

Remember to:

• make  Process Journal entries for every class
• during Create stage please make extra detailed entries showing your step by step progress featuring visual evidence (screen shots, pictures, diagrams, etc)
• talk about your time management and how you are following (or not) your Plan.
• Do you ned to make any changes to your chosen Design?

Keep an eye on the Due Dates for Project 2 and You can always use the Design Folder Checklist and the Assignments Standards to make sure your assignments are complete.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #20

Today please work on your Investigation stage. Visit last classes' blog posts:

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #17

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #18

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #19 to review what needs to be included in this stage (state the problem, relate to AOI, guiding questions, answers evidencing research, design specifications, testing your product, etc.)

Based on your answers to Project 2 Activity 1 Form, I have listed the tour stops for each group in the List: Project 2 - G10 Tour Stops. Names and stops are highlighted in blue and red respectively.


Carefully define your "TOUR STOP"  design specifications as they will be the back bone of the rest of the project. Investigation is due today. Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.


Don't forget to enter your progress today in your Process Journal and turn in your Investigate stage following the steps to submit and assignments! 

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #19

Hello G10 students!

I am not at school today as I am heading to Atlanta, GA to visit the Ron Clark Academy and attend this weekend's National Teachers Conference together with other WA teachers :-)

Please continue working on Project 2 today:

1. Everyone, please read these articles: 

• How QR Codes bring Museum tours to life (Article)
• Cook Children's Hospital pioneers in using bar codes for vaccines (Article)

2. Get your group members organized to take roles and work on the following activities during today's class:

3. Start planning/developing the map of the whole school as your starting point. Next class you will be assigned your group specific 'tour stops'.

To get started with your map you can visit last class' blog post and/or take a look at these:

• Make a map of the school using Google SketchUp
• Have a look at the K-12 Education SketchUp Gallery
• You can also explore this MineCraft Wiki for ideas

4. Based on our last class' group discussions and your work on the Form, please take these into account and start writing you Investigation assignment: 

• who would the audience be?
• what would they expect to get from the tour?
• what stops/places are we looking into listing in our tour? why?
• what are the highlights of WA that you think should be included in the tour?
• Different kinds of presentations are used in digital supported tours
• What are QR Codes?
• When and where are QR Codes used? (did you read the articles listed above? ;-)
• How will you build a 3D map of the school and a close up on your groups' tour stop

You can use this Investigation Template Shared Doc to get started.

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #18

Today we will begin Project 2! The dynamic will be the following:

• Regroup for this project with someone who you haven't work with during Project 1.
• discuss as a class where / how will we identify the stops needed for the Tour?
• one stop per group will be assigned
• create a map of your assigned tour stop
• create a storyboard and script of what your  tour stop will be about
• choose the application/tool that you think best suits your needs: website, video, animation, voicethread, etc
• shoot video, take pics, conduct interviews, etc to get the content needed and synthesize it digitally
• compile all links/postings together
• share with me/upload the final product (movie, animation, etc)
• get an URL for it
• create a QR Code  to access the URL
• use a QR Code to identify the stop
• fully test QR Codes, links, postings, videos, etc
• print and laminate a big QR Code for your tour stop (1/4 letter size page and write your names on the back after laminating it)
• install QR Codes @ tour stops
• add all virtual tour stops to our wiki (What is this?)

Let's start thinking about the following for our Project 2:

• what are QR Codes?
• why use QR Codes?
• QR codes bring Museum tours to life (Article)
• who would the audience be?
• what would they expect to get from the tour?
• what stops/places are we looking into listing in our tour?
• why?
• what are the highlights of WA that you think should be included in the tour?

Please post your answers to this Form.

Using Top-down and Bottom-up strategies start planning how will you make the map of the school as our starting point and plan to add/zoom into your Tour Stop. Please take a look at these:

• making a map of the school using Google SketchUp
• Have a look at the K-12 Education SketchUp Gallery
• You can also explore this MindCraft Wiki for ideas

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #17

Today I would like you to use the first part of the class to check on my comments on your assignments and resubmit updates. Also please follow up on missing assignments to avoid "0" or "M" in your grades. Please visit the G10 2nd Semester Tech Class Blog for details and expectations for each stage.

Therefore If you need some time to finish the last details of your products from Project 1 to turn them in today, please work on the first thing today (20 min aprox).


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Today we will also begin with Project 2: Digitally Enhanced Tour of WA

We will work on making a 3D map of the school to start. Please take a look at these:

• making a map of the school using Google SketchUp
• Have a look at the K-12 Education SketchUp Gallery

Get Ready for 3D Learning: More with Google SketchUp

Brent Jacobsen tackled the basics of Google SketchUp in the “Start Thinking in 3D: Google SketchUp” webinar.  Now learn more about modeling, and watch your creativity come to life.  In this webinar, Brent will briefly review the basics of Google SketchUp and delve a little deeper into some of the more advanced tools and features of the program.