January 31

Year 11 -
1) please log into the Moodle and answer the question,
2) please put the finishing touch on your Develop a Design Brief today.

Learning objectives: formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information. 

How to make a documentary film

January 24, 27

Year 11 - Let's go
1).Please log into the Moodle
2). Answer the question
3). Finish your research

Remember as you are conducting your research, you should be thinking about and gathering ideas for: 3 Formulate a Design Specification;-)

Learning objectives: formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information.

January 17, 18

Year 11, you are on the right track.  You have authored great questions that will drive your investigation.

Remember to to get a 5-6: The student critically investigates the problem evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources.

EVALUATE - make an appraisal by weighing the strengths and limitations of different evidence and arguments (pros/cons, compare/contrast, ask others).

You've make a great start - Keep going!

Learning objectives: formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information.

Networked Student

What do you think about this?

January 12, 13

2.  Develop a Design Brief

What is a Design Brief?  Click Here

Design Brief: According to the IBO this is the student's response to the challenge, showing how they intend to solve the problem they have been presented with.  This will guide their investigation as they work to develop a more detailed design specification.



2.Develop a design brief.
1. Write a sentence or two to introduce this portion of your Investigation.

2. Then follow these learning objectives to success,

•    formulate and discuss appropriate questions (4 or 5) that guide the investigation - this means that you should create questions and then do research that will help you solve the problem

• identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information - use in-text referencing and create a bibliography

• collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information - this deeper analysis of your research will lead to higher marks

• evaluate your sources of information- who are your sources? are they appropriate? are they experts in the field?

How to proceed - Create questions that will drive your investigation.  That is, ask and answers pertinent questions that will help you conduct an interview, create an informative and engaging video and solve your unit problem.

Things to consider:

• who makes a suitable candidate?
• what are effective interviewing techniques?
• what are effective interviewing questions?
• what makes an effective video?
• technical aspects:  programs??? how should you save the file??? file converters??? music???
• what is a storyboard???  explore how to create an effective storyboard that will satisfy MYP Design requirements
• look at 3 other similar interviews to gather information and ideas that you could use to create your own video.
   
  Note:  Working hard during class and building Computer Technology "homework" into  will enable you to stay on task, finish on time and produce a product/film that you can be proud of.
  
  
  Learning objectives: formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information.

January 10

INVESTIGATE - Criterion A - 3 Tasks

Year 11 - This morning we will begin;-)

IDENTIFY  THE  PROBLEM

1.  You will be assigned a partner,
2.  You will Identify the Problem:

You are to write 2 paragraphs which explain the problem and discuss its relevance. 

• This means that you are to write 1 detailed paragraph that states the problem, explains why we are embarking on this endeavor, stating who your "customer" is, and offering a solution to the problem.  Remember to be complete and to develop your idea. 
• You are also to write 1 detailed paragraph connecting our project to an Area of Interaction.

This task should take 1 class period.  If you do not finish during class, please complete as homework.

Learning objective: The student will evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society and the environment. 

January 4 - New Year, New Project, New Opportunity to Shine!

We have a very different kind of project this term. We will participate in an international project entitled, 100 People: A World Portrait.

First, let's take a little quiz;-)

Next, let's take a look at the website: http://www.100people.org

Now let's look at the project's lesson plan: http://www.100people.org/images/100People_Lesson_Plan.pdf

Links and Tutorials to begin . . .
1. PhotoStory 3 - An easy to use Microsoft product.
For a free download: Microsoft PhotoStory 3: (http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx)
2.  Movie Maker - Another Microsoft product.  With Windows 7 you need to download this Windows Live Movie Maker package  http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker?os=other
Tutorials and how-tos are here as well.
3.  iLife iMovie - for the lastest in Apple check out this link: http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
4. Link to blog with free video editing software - http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/01/free-video-editing-software-for.html

Well, you get the idea;-)

January 3 - 2011

Year 11 - Welcome back! I hope you had a good holiday.

Today we have 2 things to do!

1) Finish, hand in the Evaluations.

2) Get out the Google calendar and plan the term - together - in partnership;-)