G10 Tech Class # 17

We will work on Investigate stage for Project 2.


Please visit last class's blog post to review the Project's overview, dynamic and more.


Let's look into these: 

• who would the audience be?
• what would they expect to get from the tour?
• what stops/places are we looking into listing in our tour?
• why?
• what are the highlights of WA that you think should be included in the tour?
• QR codes bring Museum tours to life (Article)
• what application/tool do you think best suits your needs: website, video, animation, voicethread, animated comic, web book, etc?
• If you choose the product to be a movie: what kind of movie should it be? (Documentary, informercial, etc)

Please post your answers to this Form.

Please work on Investigation stage today the lines of inquiry:

• QR codes
• different kinds of presentations used in digital supported tours
• 3D map creating
• etc.

Using Top-down and Botom-up strategies we will work on making a 3D map of the school as our starting point. Please take a look at these:

• making a map of the school using Google SketchUp
• Have a look at the K-12 Education SketchUp Gallery

Carefully define your product design specifications. Investigation will be due next class.. Due Dates for Project 2 posted.


Next class we will have a Guest Speaker to address Movie making tips. Friday another Guest Speaker will address Google Sketchpad 3D Map creating. Exciting!

Don't forget to start your process Journal today!



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