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!

G10 Tech Class #30

Today we will work on preparing our showcase for Grandparent's Day next Friday.

This will be an amazing opportunity to test drive your products (movies, 3D Maps, QR codes, and more) before we formally deploy them.

Friday is a half day and we will go by half day schedule and Grandparents will follow this schedule of classrooms visits.

Let's use previous classes' posts to get everything ready for our visitors on Friday!
Tech Class #29 and Tech Class # 27

G10 Tech Class #29

Today we will focus on details needed to fully implement your product for Project 2.

Please, review details posted in G10 Tech Class #28.

Today we also need to work on completing Evaluate stage.


Visit the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Evaluate stage is complete.

If you have not submitted it, please turn it today for 50% grade following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website.

G10 Tech Clas #28

G10 Group Dynamix Field Trip!

G10 Tech Class #27

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

• posting it online, 
• retrieving the URL / Link,
• using the URL to create a QR Code
• print the QR code
• write your names on the back
• test
• make any changes (if necessary)
• laminate
• place at your Tour Stop

Record all your progress in your Process Journal before you turn in Create stage which is due today.

Please make sure you are including the Assignment Standards and turn in your work by following the steps to submit and assignments.


The video below displays how you worked in class for Project 1. You can visit my YouTube Channel to watch other students' work as well.

G10 Tech Class #26

Today we will continue working on Create stage.


Please visit G10 Tech Class #25 for reviewing the expectations for Create stage.


Following the Due Dates for Project 2 Create stage is due next class.


Please make sure you are including the Assignment Standards.





Have you tried going to Google and search for "do a barrel roll"? (Chrome only)
Thought you may like it ;-)

G10 Tech Class #25

We made it to class #25!!! :-)

Today you should start working on Create stage developing your product that should:

• explain in a short period of time 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\
• 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.