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 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 #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.

G10 Tech Class #24

Today please keep working on finalizing your 3D Maps: whole school and your tour stop. Remember that the product that you need to turn in for these Maps assignment, is the animation/navigation of your maps, showing the whole school and then "zooming" into your Tour Stop. This can be an animation, a movie, etc.
You can use the applications/tools discussed in class:

• HyperCam captures the action from your Windows 9x or NT screen and saves it to AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) movie file.
• QuickTime: Capture video of what is happening of your screen and convert media into a variety of formats.
• FRAPS: Performs video capture, screen capture and can benchmark your fps! (Thank you Tim for suggesting this!)

Following G10 Project 2 Due dates, Plan is due today. Please visit last class blog post to go over the details for this stage, including:

• list of step by step (the lasts taks in the list should include: 
• posting your product online, 
• getting an URL for it 
• creating the QR code
• printing, adding group names and laminating the QR code
• placing it at the tour stop :-)
• timeline
• resources and tools to be used
• changes needed?

Your Process Journal needs to have entries for all the classeswe have been working on Project 2  (aprox 8) , so you can have it complete by the time you need to turn it in for Create stage :-)

Happy Halloween G10 students!

G10 Tech Class #22

Today we will work on catching up with Project 2 now that connectivity works better.

Please visit last class' bog post for details on Design Stage.

• Examine the samples in class for reading data using QR codes that are accessed using mobile devices.What do you think?
• How can you use this?
• How can you incorporate this to your design?
• Have you ever used these when you see them in everyday use?

Look, I found this article on the use of 2D codes and mobile devices in everyday life!

Cook Children’s pioneers 2D barcode system for vaccines 

For today pls finish the 3D Map (whole school + your tour stop), Design stage and record your progress in your Process Journal.

G10 Tech Class #18

We will continue working on Investigate stage for Project 2.


Please visit last classes' blog posts: G10 Tech Class #16 and G10 Tech Class #17 to review the Project's overview, dynamic and more.


Based on our class discussion, please take these into account for your Investigation assignment: 

• 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?
• Different kinds of presentations used in digital supported tours
• What are QR codes?
• How QR codes bring Museum tours to life (Article)
• Cook Children's Hospital pioneers in using bar codes for vaccines (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)
• How will you build a 3D map of the school and a close up on your groups' tour stop

Carefully define your product design specifications. Investigation is due today. Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.

Today we will have a Guest Speaker: Junior Student - Jordan Lee that will share with us Movie making tips. Friday another Guest Speaker will talk about Google Sketchpad 3D Map creating. Exciting!

Don't forget to enter your progress today in your Process Journal!

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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