G10 Tech Class #37

Today is our last Technology class!!!!

Please review last class' blog post to turn in everything needed as well as present what your robot can do! :-)

G10 Tech Class #36

We will meet in the Performance Hall today to support the other G10 students that are presenting their G10 Blind Dates Presentations - Drama Productions :-)


When we go back to class:
Following our Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  Create is due today.

Make sure you have addressed:

• having a very visually detailed Process Journal entry of the day working towards a complete Create stage.
• talk about your time management and how you followed (or not) your original Plan.
• Did you need to make any changes to your chosen Robot Design?

You will also need to Present your Robot and what it does and you have achieved.
Be prepared to explain and show your Robot:

• built, 
• operational,
• talk about the process of creation
• issues you had to overcome
• timeline/time management
• group work
• strengths / weaknesses / areas of improvement

Start recording your thoughts and reflections for Evaluate stage that is due next class.

G10 Tech Class #35

Today we will continue working on Create stage.
I am blogging using my phone using the mobile version of Blogger! :-)

I am sorry I am not at school at the beginning if the class, so please continue working on building your Robots.

Visit last class' blog entry to review the details and elements needed for a complete Create stage.

See you in a little while that I will be there.

G10 Tech Class #34

Following our  Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  Plan is due today.

Please visit last class' blog entry for details on that stage (step by step list, Gantt, timeline, resources, etc).

Please work on completing and submitting this stage.

Remember to :

• submit your assignment by following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website and 
• include the Assignment Standards.

Once you have finished Plan stage, you can get started on Create stage. 

We will continue working on Create stage for the next classes.  Please see the Due Dates for G10 - Project 3  to plan when stages need to be turned in.

For Create  please focus on:

•  having a very visually detailed Process Journal entry of the day working towards a complete Create stage.
• talk about your time management and how you followed (or not) your original Plan.
• Did you need to make any changes to your chosen Robot Design?

 

G10 Tech Class #33

Today we will continue working on Project 3: Robotics.

Please work on finishing Investigation today, and we will be starting Plan stage as well.

To review Investigation details, please visit last class' Blog post. 

Please submit Investigation before class is over by following following the steps to submit assignments posted in the MYP Tech Website. Remember to Include the Assignment Standards.

Why do think we move from Investigation to Plan, "skipping" Design stage?

Based on your Investigation, once you decide what your final product will be, you should start working on your Plan stage, defining what will be done when and with what resources. 

Focus on the process of creation/building of the robot.

Remember to include:

• a step by step list of instructions to build your robot  (like giving very detailed instructions for someone else to build it for you!) 
• a detailed timeline (for the process of building/creation)
• the resources you will use

Take a look at the updated list of assignments and Due Dates for G10 - Project 3.

Before you leave you need to make your Process Journal entry of the day.

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.

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 #23

Today please keep working on you 3D Maps of the whole school and your specific Tour stop.

If you have not turned in Design stage, please do so today.

Have a look at this Article: Cook Children’s pioneers 2D barcode system for vaccines  for more info on QR codes usage every day.

Start working on Plan Stage as it will be due on Oct 31st, following our Due Dates for Project 2. 

Remember to include:

• detailed step by step of the tasks you will perform during your Create stage
• display those tasks on a timeline showing what will be done when and with what resources.
• Prepare equipment that you will need
• any changes to you design needed? Why?

Record your progress on your Process Journal to work on it all along to have it ready for Create stage.

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 #21

Today, we have better connectivity :-) so you will need to complete your 3D Map. Remember to use  Top-down and Bottom-up strategies to make your 3D map of the whole school as our starting point and then "zoom" into the groups' school tour stops: Project 2 - G10 Tour Stops.


If you stil need to download Google SketchUp, please see me about it so we do not clog the bandwidth.

Please organize your group members' roles to start working on Design stage. 

Include a variety of different designs/proposed solutions  (at least 3)

All proposed designs have to be accesible using a mobile device

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 meets or not)

Choose one design to build

Justify your choice of design and tool/app that you will be using

Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly.

Don't forget to make your Process Journal entry of the day!

G10 Tech Class #20

Welcome to class # 20!!!!!

Today you will need to work on your 3D Map. Using Top-down and Bottom-up strategies you need to make a 3D map of the school as our starting point and then "zoom" into to groups' school tour stop. 
You can use:

• Google SketchUp and all the tips and tricks that our guest Speaker shared with you last class,
• Have a look at the K-12 Education SketchUp Gallery 
• or any other tools that you may consider the best option for working on this assignment.

Based on your answers to Project 2 Activity 1 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.


Investigation was due last class, so if you haven't turned it in, pls do so today for 50% of the credit.


Organize your group members roles and you can also start working on Design stage. Look at Due Dates for Project 2 and plan accordingly

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 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!