G10 Tech Class #37

Today is our last Technology class!!!!

Please review last class' blog post to turn in everything needed as well as present what your robot can do! :-)

G10 Tech Class #36

We will meet in the Performance Hall today to support the other G10 students that are presenting their G10 Blind Dates Presentations - Drama Productions :-)


When we go back to class:
Following our Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  Create is due today.

Make sure you have addressed:

• having a very visually detailed Process Journal entry of the day working towards a complete Create stage.
• talk about your time management and how you followed (or not) your original Plan.
• Did you need to make any changes to your chosen Robot Design?

You will also need to Present your Robot and what it does and you have achieved.
Be prepared to explain and show your Robot:

• built, 
• operational,
• talk about the process of creation
• issues you had to overcome
• timeline/time management
• group work
• strengths / weaknesses / areas of improvement

Start recording your thoughts and reflections for Evaluate stage that is due next class.

G10 Tech Class #35

Today we will continue working on Create stage.
I am blogging using my phone using the mobile version of Blogger! :-)

I am sorry I am not at school at the beginning if the class, so please continue working on building your Robots.

Visit last class' blog entry to review the details and elements needed for a complete Create stage.

See you in a little while that I will be there.

G10 Tech Class #34

Following our  Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  Plan is due today.

Please visit last class' blog entry for details on that stage (step by step list, Gantt, timeline, resources, etc).

Please work on completing and submitting this stage.

Remember to :

• submit your assignment by following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website and 
• include the Assignment Standards.

Once you have finished Plan stage, you can get started on Create stage. 

We will continue working on Create stage for the next classes.  Please see the Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  to plan when stages need to be turned in.

For Create  please focus on:

•  having a very visually detailed Process Journal entry of the day working towards a complete Create stage.
• talk about your time management and how you followed (or not) your original Plan.
• Did you need to make any changes to your chosen Robot Design?

 

G10 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 as well.

To review Investigation details, please visit last class' Blog post. 

Please submit Investigation before class is over by following following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website. Remember to Include the Assignment Standards.

Why do think we move from Investigation to Plan, "skipping" Design stage?

Based on your Investigation, once you decide what your final product will be, you should start working on your Plan stage, defining what will be done when and with what resources. 

Focus on the process of creation/building of the robot.

Remember to include:

• a step by step list of instructions to build your robot  (like giving very detailed instructions for someone else to build it for you!) 
• a detailed timeline (for the process of building/creation)
• the resources you will use

Take a look at the updated list of assignments and Due Dates for G10 - Project 3.

Before you leave you need to make your Process Journal entry of the day.

G10 Tech Class #32

Welcome back! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

Today we will start our Project 3:  Lego Robotics!

Today we will start working with Investigation. Get in new groups with people who you have not worked with before, please.

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?

Developing our guiding questions we can work on our Investigation stage, develop the Design Brief, relate the importance of these devices in our lives, society and AOIs.

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 beloww:

• Wall-E, 
• Color Sorter, 
• Line Follower, 
• Spider and 
• Bug among others..!

G10 Tech Class #31

It's showtime today!

Grandparents will be visiting our class after the assembly. Please have your products prepared:

• 3D Map of the school campus
• 3D Map of your Tour stop
• final product about your Tour stop

Look at Google's  logo today celebrating Louis Daguerre's 224th birthday!