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 #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 #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 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 Class #22

Today you will need to complete your 3D Map. Remember to use Top-down and Bottom-up strategies to make your 3D map of the whole school as our starting point and then "zoom" into the groups' school tour stops: Project 2 - G10 Tour Stops. 

G10 4th Period: Today we will have a Guest Speaker: Junior Student - Marsha Kubyshko that will share with us Google Sketchpad 3D Map creating. Exciting!

Please organize your group members' roles to start working on Design stage. 

Include a variety of different designs/proposed solutions  to show information about your tour stop (at least 3)

All proposed designs have to be accesible using a mobile device

Not exceed 2 minutes

Explain every part of each ideas/product solution

For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, sketches, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.

Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs each design meets or not)

Choose one design to build

Justify your choice of design and tool/app that you will be using

How will your final product connect with the intro to your Tour Stop: 3D map of the whole school + zoom into your Tour Stop?

Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.

Don't forget to make your Process Journal entry of the day!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #13

Based on our experience with the Create stage last class, we decided we will use this class to finish working on Create stage in order to finish buidling your product.

I have updated the G10 Due dates webpage to reflect this change of dates.

By the end of today you will need to fully develop:

1. Process Journal

2. Include tools and techniques you used to create your game

3. Time management: Did you follow your time plan? How?

4. Changes made to your chosen design? Why? How?

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete. For more details in Create stage visit Tech class #12 blog entry.

Product and Process Journal should be finished by today. Thanks!

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #9

As I promised you last class, I am including some pictures of Mexico City!

   

Today your Design stage is due following the G10 Due Dates planned. Please work on this assignment during class today and submit it by the end of the day today (11.59pm).  Remember to download a copy of your Shared doc before you submit your assignment. 

I you don't remember how to do that, you can watch a step by step video tutorial in my YouTube Channel!

You can review the guidelines for this stage on last class' blog entry.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day. Based on today's progress, I would suggest including the sketches of your designs as visual evidence!




I read about this and thought it could be interesting for you all :-)
Read more about it here: Doodle for Google: If I could travel in time, I'd visit...

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #8

Greetings from Mexico City! 
I attach a picture below, I took from the plane while landing in Mexico City. I will try and get another picture that shows more of Mexico City for tomorrow. I also included a picture of the teachers working during the workshop yesterday :-). There are 30 teachers in my workshop :-)

Today please start working on Design.

• Include a variety of different designs addressing the project 'problem'  (at least 3)
• Explain every part of each ideas/product solution
• For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, sketches, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.
• Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs each design complies with or not)
• Choose one design to build
• Justify your choice
• Evaluate your performance in the design stage of the project.

You can use the Design Folder Checklist as a guide not to leave anything out of your Design Stage.

Remember to check the G10 Due Dates to stay on task.

Record what you accomplished today, what's your plan for next class, any issues you had to overcome, etc in your Process Journal.