G10 Tech Class #19

We will continue working on Investigate stage for Project 2.

Please visit last classes' blog posts: G10 Tech Class #16, G10 Tech Class #17 and G10 Tech Class #18 to review the Project's overview, dynamic, Guest Speaker: Junior Student - Jordan Lee and more.

Carefully define your product design specifications as they will be the back bone of the rest of the project.. Investigation is due today. Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.

Based on your answers to last class's Activity1 Form, I have listed the tour stops for each group in the List: Project 2 - G10 Tour Stops. Names and stops are highlighted in blue and red respectively.Today we will have another Guest Speaker: Junior Student - Marsha Kubyshko that will share with us Google Sketchpad 3D Map creating. Exciting!

This recorded webinar could be useful:

Get Ready for 3D Learning: More with Google SketchUp

Brent Jacobsen tackled the basics of Google SketchUp in the “Start Thinking in 3D: Google SketchUp” webinar.  Now learn more about modeling, and watch your creativity come to life.  In this webinar, Brent will briefly review the basics of Google SketchUp and delve a little deeper into some of the more advanced tools and features of the program. 

Don't forget to enter your progress today in your Process Journal and turn in your Investigate stage following the steps to submit and assignments.

G10 A-3 TechClass #8

Good morning!

I have received your Investigation stage through the submitting process and I am thankful to ones that submitted on time and following the stated procedure. I will be replying to your submitted email your grade and comments today. I will post on the board a list of people who are missing the assignment.

Today your Design stage is due following the G10 Due Dates planned. Please work on that during class and submit it by the end of the day today. You can review the guidelines for this stage on last class' blog entry.

Don't forget to make your journal entry of the day and today you should include in it the sketches of your designs as visual evidence!

G10 A-3 TechClass #7

Good morning!!!

Last class you finished Investigation by completing your assignment (you could use the G10 Investigation Draft doc) and you submitted your work by following the Steps to submit your assignments.

Today please start working on Design.

• Include a variety of different designs/proposed solutions  (at least 3)
• Explain every part of each ideas/product solution
• For explaining your designs, please use different techniques like story boards, sketches, labelled diagrams with explanations, etc.
• Evaluate each design critically against the design specifications (assess what design specs each design complies with or not)
• Choose one design to build
• Justify your choice
• Evaluate your performance in the design stage of the project.

You can use the Design Folder Checklist as a guide not to leave anything out of your Design Stage.

Remember to check the G10 Due Dates to stay on task.

Record what you accomplish today, what's your plan for next class, any issues you had to overcome, etc in your Process Journal.

Thank you!

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!!! :-)