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 #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 #28

  

Today we will finish working on making the last touch ups to your Tour Product including:

• voice overs and proof reading / watching
• make any changes (if necessary)
• share with me so I can post it online, 
• retrieving the URL / Link,
• using the URL to create a QR Code
• print the QR code
• test the QR Code
• write your names on the back
• laminate
• place at your Tour Stop

Record all your progress in your Process Journal before you turn in Create stage today (if you haven't turned it in last class).

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 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 #11

Today we will start working on Create stage. Please visit the G10 Due dates webpage to plan your time wisely.

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 create the product)
• notes regarding any changes made: e.g. added a step, changed the order of tasks, changed the tools, 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 create your product

3. How was your time management: Have you followed your timeline? How? Did you need to add more tasks? Did you have to skip/delete tasks? Did you need a different resource? etc...

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

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

G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #7

Today we will continue to work on the Investigation stage of Project 1.

Investigation will be due by the end of this class. Please work on completing this assignment as well as recording your entry in your Process Journal (remember that you will need it for your Create stage)

All due dates for Project 1 are posted in the MYP Technology Website under G10 Due Dates.

• Remember to include the Assignment Standards we have talked about in class.
• You can use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure you don't leave anything out of your assignment.
• Take a look at Investigation criteria to know what is expected from you at this stage.
• You can visit last class' blog entry G10 - 2nd Semester Tech Class #6 to access the G10 Investigation Template 
• Download your Shared Doc as a .doc, .pdf, etc before you submit it. You can watch the step by step video tutorial in my YouTube Channel!
• Once you have your downloaded assignment, please follow the steps to submit your assignment as posted in the MYP Technology Website.

Don't forget to make your Process Journal entry of the day. You can use this Process Journal shared Doc template.