G10 2nd Semester Tech Class #12

Today we continue working on Create stage. Review the G10 Due dates webpage to help you stay on task.

In Create stage remember to fully develop:

1. Your Process Journal

2. Explain tools and techniques you used to create your product

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

4. Changes made to your chosen design or to plan? 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 last class' blog entry.

Your Create stage as well as your product are due by the end of today.

I have returned grades and comments for all the assignments that were submitted. Please review them as a group. You can make updates to those stages/assignments and re-submit them for a second assessment grade for that stage.

As stated in the Assignments Standards, if you make changes and/or updates to your documents please please please use the Track Changes feature (what is this?) so it is evident how you have further developed the stage.

If you are working on The Cloud, you can read more about this feature in the Google Docs Blog entry on Tools for Viewing Docs Revisions.

You can also visit Google Docs Revision History with step by step instructions on how to use Revision History. Or if you prefer, you can make your own track changes reference, but it should be very evident what was added to the assignment.

Download a copy of your shared doc as pdf and resubmit it following the steps to submit your assignments posted in the MYP Technology website.

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!




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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!