G10 A-3 TechClass #4

I have received your Mind Map Assignments on the Design Cycle, Thank you! I will send you my feedback and grading shortly to the email from where you submitted. So, please be sure to check it :-)

If you have not turned in the AUP, you can do so till the end of this week (Sept 2). You can download it from the MYP Technology Docs webpage.

Today we will talk about collaborative tools for you to work together in 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.

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 you research


• Include references to your (evaluated) sources of info


• Biblio


• State design Specifications (essential & desirable)


• how will you test your product?

Please take a look at the G10 Investigation Draft Shared Document that we started in class regarding Investigate Stage for Project 1.

G10 A-3 TechClass #3

Please review the mind map assignment on the Design Cycle you were scheduled to finish and submit last class.

Let's take some time from this class to look into your assignments and make sure that the Assignments standards are included in your mind map as well as follow the instructions on how to submit your Assignments.


For our first project: Project 1, I would like you to work collaboratively in groups to Design and Create a product that will help the G7 students learn about the Design Cycle. Let's start brainstorming about what would be useful to them, why?, what shall we explain / teach by using your product?

G10 A-3 TechClass #2

Following our activity last class, we will continue developing the mind map on the Design Cycle.

Continue working collaboratively with your partners. The final piece of work is due by the end of this class.

I will go over the assignments submitting process before class ends.

For instructions on how to submit your Assignments please click here.

Let's be paperless!!! :-)

Welcome to G10 Technology!

Following our conversations yesterday, this is the first blog post for our G10 MYP Technology class!

Please take some time to browse around the MYP Technology website and find information about the course, schedule, expectations, standards and policies among others.

I have also posted the updated A/B days calendar in the MYP Technology website's home page.

Following the IB MYP Technology curriculum (Group 8) , we will be using the core tool: Design Cycle.

Please read in detail the information available at these links.


For further understanding and reflection on the Design Cycle, please read the article below so we can discuss it in class.
Breaking The Design Cycle: Get Creative To Be Creative

Looking into every stage of the design Cycle, we will make a mind map showing what "happens" in each stage. Let's start with Investigation!

Resources: MYP Technology Website, IB MYP Technology, Design Cycle Graph and Design Cycle Checklist among others that you will need to find!

Suggested Tool: Spicy Nodes or you can also browse some alternatives....