April 19, 22, 24

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Year 11, the third step of the Investigation is 3. Formulate a Design Specification.

The IBO defines Design Specification as: A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification.

To get a 5/6 the student: describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Remember that the Design Specifications are an outgrowth of your research.

1.Your task is to create a detailed list of design specifications and justify your choice.  (ex: well organized: the e-portfolio must be well organized so the university admissions officer can easily locate  information)
2. Then create tests to evaluate your product.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

April 17, 19

2. Develop A Design Brief

Ask and answer questions that will help you solve your problem.  Make a list of questions that you will have to find answers to.

Remember:

• Write down what you need to find out more about and how you could obtain the information.
• Make sure your research is clearly and attractively presented.
• You need to use a range of appropriate sources.

 IB Learner profile - Inquirer


Learning Objectives: The student will formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide their investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyze, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information.

April 10, 12

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Investigate

According to the IBO, "Investigation is an essential stage in the design cycle.  Students are expected to identify the problem, develop a design brief and formulate a design specification. Students are expected to acknowledge the sources of information and document these appropriately."

To get a 5-6:  The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance.  The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledge sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society, and the environment; outline the design brief; formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information; list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution; design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

April 8

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Before we begin, help me test the process.  Let's log in to Office 365 to look at our storage options.

The steps seem easy:
1. http://login.microsoftonline.com
2. insert username/password (EXAMPLE: john.doe@student.oeirasinternationalschool.com)
3. Team Site
4. My Cloud
5. My Content
6. Please insert your content here

OIS Cloud - Did it work? Are we there?  Can you save something?  Can you retrieve it?

Well done, Year 11. Now onto our final MYP project.  You are starting the last term of your MYP experience.  Boohoo! I'm going to miss you next year.

But before you go . . .

In Term 3 you will create an e-portfolio which could be used to supplement your application application and showcase your accomplishments.

Investigate

According to the IBO, "Investigation is an essential stage in the design cycle.  Students are expected to identify the problem, develop a design brief and formulate a design specification. Students are expected to acknowledge the sources of information and document these appropriately."

To get a 5-6:  The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance.  The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledge sources. The student describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society, and the environment; outline the design brief; formulate and discuss appropriate questions that guide the investigation; identify and acknowledge a range of appropriate sources of information; collect, analyse, select, organize and evaluate information; evaluate the sources of information; list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution; design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

March13, 15, 20

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Evaluate - Criterion E

Evaluation is a big part of the MYP and the Design Cycle.

According to the IBO, "Students are expected to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification in an objective manner based on testing, and to evaluate its impact on life, society and/or the environment. They are expected to explain how the product/solution could be improved as a result of these evaluations.

Students are expected to evaluate their own performance at each stage of the design cycle and to suggest ways in which their performance could be improved."

To get full marks the student:

• evaluates the success of the product/solution in an objective manner based on the results of testing, and the views of the intended users,
• provides an evaluation of his or her own performance at each stage of the design cycle and suggests improvements, 
• provides an appropriate evaluation of the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.

IB Learner Profile: Reflective

Learning objective: carry out tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification; evaluate their perforance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest ways in which their perforance could be improved; evaluate the impact of the product/solution on individuals and/or society.

March 11

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Year 11, the first task in the Evaluate-Criterion E is to gather feedback on your product.

Print your questionnaire, then let's sit back and enjoy the show.


IB Learner Profile: Reflective

Learning objective: carry out tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification; evaluate their perforance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest ways in which their perforance could be improved; evaluate the impact of the product/solution on individuals and/or society.

March 6, 8

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Continue working on your university application video.

Remember it's due on Friday, March 8 at 9pm and should be uploaded to ManageBac.

You need to submit:
1.Process Journal,
2.Create Paragraph (write a paragraph saying if your plan was successful-include details, explain)
3.Modification Paragraph (write a paragraph saying if you made any modifications(changes). If you did not make any modifications, include a sentence saying that you didn't make any modification.)
4.Link to your video online.

IB Learner Profile: Risk-Taker

Learning Objective: The student will: use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently; ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others; follow the plan to produce the product/soltuion; evaluate the plan and justify any changes to the plan (when necessary); and create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

11 resumes that got worldwide attention

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-resumes-that-got-worldwide-attention-194410148.html?page=all&desktop_view_default=true

Very cool article which highlights innovative ways that people marketed themselves.

7 Key Skills You Need to Get Hired Today

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-key-skills-hired-now-152810233.html?desktop_view_default=true 

All the skills that we try to teach in Computer Technology class are "sought after" skills:  For example: Project Management, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Writing are among the skills that employers are looking for.

According to Yahoo Finance,

"The days of hiring generalists are gone. Today, employers are seeking hires who possess particular skills, be them technical--like computer skills, for instance--or analytical--like problem solving. In some cases, these skills are specialized and specific to particular types of jobs.

Other skills are coveted across a variety of professions. According to career experts and various sources, these are the top seven skills employers are seeking in job candidates:"

Read more:

Feb 25, 27, March 1

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Year 11, Action!


As you know videos are becoming more and more relevant. The woman in the photo below hired someone on the basis of a video link that she included when applying for a job.  Read about it here: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/remarkable-hiring-stories.html  . Thinking outside the box can really help you stand out in a positive way.

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You should now be working on the Create - Criterion D.

According to the IBO: 

Students are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how they use tools, materials and techniques.  Students are expected to follow their plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan while they are creating the product/solution.  This means that you must have a process journal and that it is a necessary component of this criterion.

To get a 5/6:

The student competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment.

The student follows the plan and justifies any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

IB Learner Profile: Knowledgable

Learning Objective:  The student will: use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently; ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others; follow the plan to produce the product/soltuion; evaluate the plan and justify any changes to the plan (when necessary); and create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

February 20, 22

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Year 11, it's time to make a PLAN. Remember to use the Project Management format and vocabulary.


According to MYP Technology, "Students are expected to construct a plan to create their chosen product/solution that has a series of logical steps, and that makes effective use of resources and time.

Students are expected to evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design."

To get a 5/6: The student produces a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describe the use of resources and time. The student critically evaluates the plan and justifies any modifications to the design.


1. Open a Word document,
2. Title your document, Term 2 Plan,
3. Type your name at the top left,
4. Space down, type:  PLAN (all caps, centre justify),
5. Space down, type: Resources

Let's brainstorm the resources each of you will need to create your video.

6. Type the list of resources that we have created,
7. Space down and type: Plan,

 8. Begin to create a list of the steps you will need to take to create your video and the amount of time you think it will take to complete the task (1 min is the minimum).
 9. Remember to use Project Management format and vocabulary.

Plan - Due February 26 -  10:10am (on ManageBac and a paper version)
Create - Due March 8 - 21:00 pm   (on ManageBac and a paper version)

IB Learner Profile: Well-balanced

Learning Objectives - The student will:
1. construct a plan to create the product/solution that has a series of logical steps,
2. construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time,
3. evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design.

January 30, February 6, 8

Year 11, Now onto the Design - Criterion B

Remember the more detailed and documented your storyboard is, the higher the grade.

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What is a storyboard? According to Wikipedia, "Storyboards are graphic organizers in the form of illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, ..." This is particularly pertinent in relation to our current project. Creating a storyboard will help you plan your animation out shot by shot. You can make changes to your storyboard before you start animating, instead of after you have begun your video potentially saving you loads of time. (For more info check out this link: http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/.)

Do a quick keyword search (storyboard template) on Google to get ideas to produce your own storyboard.

Now, onto the DESIGN (Criterion B).
You need to produce two (2) different complete storyboards for you movie and to evaluate each against your design specification.  Then you need to choose one of the designs and write a paragraph justifying your choice. You must also attach a "script" for your chosen video.

According to the IBO:
"Students are expected to generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification.
Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification.
To get a 5/6: The student generates a range of feasible designs (in this case it will be 2), each evaluated against the design specification. The student justifies the chosen design and evaluates it fully and critically against the design specification."

Deadline: February 8 end of class.  It is not necessary to submit on Managebac.

IB Learner Profile: Risk-taker

Learning Objective: generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specification; select one design and justify its choice.

Application Letter

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Year 11, I came across this article which featured an honest application letter.

Check it out here:
www.businessinsider.com/student-sends-great-cover-letter-for-internship-at-bank-and-its-now-going-viral-on-wall-street-2013-1     on Business Insider.

January 21, 23, 25

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Now, on to: 3. Formulate a Design Specification

1)Write a sentence that introduces and defines this section.

2)Then, create a list of 5-7 design specifications that your final product must have.

3) Justify each design specification.

4) Create TESTS to evaluate your product based on your design specifications.

IB Learner Profile: Knowledgeable

Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Colleges seek "noncognitive" gauges of applicants

Check out this line.

Although you can only partially read the article, I think you will have enough information that you will understand that admissions officers are looking at the "whole" student. 

http://chronicle.com/article/Colleges-Seek-Noncognitive/136621/?cid=wb&utm_source=wb&utm_medium=en

January 11, 16, 18

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2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carrry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

January 7, 9

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1. Identify the Problem - write 2 paragraphs as an introduction to your research project.  (See Investigate Template if you need guidance)

2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carrry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

January 4, 2013

525,600 minutes - how will you spend them?

Welcome to 2013 and Term 2.  Our project this term will be a video project which could be used to supplement a university application.


Area of Interaction Focus
Approaches to Learning:

Communication:  Informing Others

 You independently and consistently structure ideas and arguments, both orally and in writing, in a sustained and logical way and support them with relevant examples across the Design Cycle.

You independently show awareness of the need for an effective choice of medium suited to the audience when choosing a tool to create your product/solution.

Significant Concept

The students will gain an understanding that the way you present yourself to others is important and can make a difference.


Year 11, we need to work really hard to reach our unit goal in the allotted time, but I'm sure we can do it.

It will be necessary for you to do homework.  If you would like to use the computer room at lunch time, please make sure to talk to me in advance.

Let's begin:

1. Identify the Problem - write 2 paragraphs as an introduction to your research project.  (See Investigate Template if you need guidance)

2.  Develop A Design Brief
     a. Write a sentence to introduce this section of the project.
     b. Craft 4-5 questions/areas/topics and conduct research that will help you solve your problem.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives-The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

December 10, 12, 14, 19

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Year 11, Keep working toward your goal.  Your Process Journal is an important part of this criterion so please document it thoroughly.

The due date for the Create is: December 12 . This means that you must have your final product complete, the paragraph/s saying if your plan worked and indicating any modifications you made and why you made them, and the Process Journal.

If you have any questions, please feel free to raise your hand.

Please leave a comment on this blog post to acknowledge your understanding of your assignment.

Thank you;-)

IB Learner Profile: Knowledgeable

Learning Objective: The student will 1) use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently, 2) follow the plan to produce the product/solution, 3) evaluate the plan and justify any changes to the plan (when necessary), and 4) create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

November 21, 23, 26, 28, 30

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Now, it's on to the Create. This is the moment you have been waiting for!

CREATE - Criterion D (maximum 6)

According to the IBO:

• Students are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how they use tools, materials and techniques. 
• Students are expected to follow their plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan while they are creating the product/solution. This means that you must have a process journal and that it is a necessary component of this criterion. 

To get a 5/6:
The student competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment.
The student follows the plan and justifies any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

IB Learner Profile - Knowledgeable

Learning Objective: The student will: use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently; ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others; follow the plan to produce the product/soltuion; evaluate the plan and justify any changes to the plan (when necessary); and create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

November 14, 16

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Year 11, let's take a closer look at our PM work. We´re going to regroup and reorganize.

1.  Work Breakdown Structure - Make a graphic (WBS) (this will be very simple as we are primarily concerned with a production plan.
2.  Work Package Distribution - Make a list of task for each item in your WBS.  Include Time.
3.  Gantt Chart - Use template to create a Gantt chart to graph your tasks and time.
4.  Write a paragraph stating why you think this plan will work.  
5.  If you have made any modifications to the plan, please write a paragraph stating this.

Year 11, I think that now we are sorted.

Due Date - end of class on November 16


IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning objectives: 1. construct a plan to create the product/solution that has a series of logical steps, 
2. construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time, 
3. evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design.

November 9, 12

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According to MYP Technology, "Students are expected to construct a plan to create their chosen product/solution that has a series of logical steps, and that makes effective use of resources and time.

Students are expected to evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design."

To get a 5/6: The student produces a plan that contains a number of detailed, logical steps that describe the use of resources and time. The student critically evaluates the plan and justifies any modifications to the design.

Remember to use Project Management tools and vocab;-)

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning objectives:
1. construct a plan to create the product/solution that has a series of logical steps,
2. construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time,
3. evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design.

November 7

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University of Technology Sydney

Welcome back Year 11.  I hope you had a great break.

This class is going to be primarily for information purposes.

• Criterion A - Investigate
• Criterion B - Design - remember that ALL your designs must be "feasible" designs. That means that each of them must meet all of your design specifications.  This is easy to accomplish.
• Criterion C - Plan  - Project Management - You are to plan your work for your business card project using the tools and concepts from Project Management.
• Some go to terms are:
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - a structural way of identifying the work to be done by breaking down work into Work Packages (WPs) (tasks to be done);
• Work Package Description (WPD) - a description of the Work Packages (tasks);
• Gantt Chart - a graphical way of displaying the work to be done (taken from the WBS).

Project Management

• What is Project Management?  According to Wikipedia, "Project management is the discipline of planning, organizing, securing, managing, leading, and controlling resources to achieve specific goals. A project is a temporary endeavor with a defined beginning and end (usually time-constrained, and often constrained by funding or deliverables),^[1] undertaken to meet unique goals and objectives,^[2] typically to bring about beneficial change or added value." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_management

• We are generally concerned with: 

  Planning and design

  After the initiation stage, the project is planned to an appropriate level of detail (see example of a flow-chart).^[24] The main purpose is to plan time, cost and resources adequately to estimate the work needed and to effectively manage risk during project execution. As with the Initiation process group, a failure to adequately plan greatly reduces the project's chances of successfully accomplishing its goals.
  Project planning generally consists of^[26]
• determining how to plan (e.g. by level of detail or rolling wave);
• developing the scope statement;
• selecting the planning team;
• identifying deliverables and creating the work breakdown structure;
• identifying the activities needed to complete those deliverables and networking the activities in their logical sequence;
• estimating the resource requirements for the activities;
• estimating time and cost for activities;
• developing the schedule;
• developing the budget;
• risk planning;
• gaining formal approval to begin work.

• Why Project Planning is useful:
  A key to successful project scheduling is to break down the project goals into tasks BEFORE you consider delivery dates, resource constraints, specific named resources, or task dependencies. This helps you to objectively identify all of the work necessary without subconsciously leaving out real work in order to fit date constraints. 
  The WBS step helps accomplish the following key objectives:
  § Develops an objective, rational view of the amount of work required
  § Helps team grasp the skills required and amount of resources required for the project
  § Provides a clear framework for assigning to individuals a clear task definition and delegate the responsibility for completion
  § Lays a foundation for analyzing the task dependencies and for isolating and managing risks
  § Lays a foundation for developing a bottom-up estimate for the project schedule
  § Allows tradeoffs to be made consciously and with the proper consensus involved.

Links for you to check out to successfully execute your tasks.

• Glossary http://www.projects.uts.edu.au/pmuts/glossary.html
• Templates and Tools http://www.projects.uts.edu.au/resources/templates.html (A Gantt chart template can be found here)
• Work Breakdown Structure template https://www.box.com/s/g2td99ran3ltd1iv85yv
• Step by Step Guide http://www.projects.uts.edu.au/stepbystep/index.html
• Project Management Docs http://www.projectmanagementdocs.com/project-planning-templates/work-breakdown-structure-wbs.html

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning objectives: 1. construct a plan to create the product/solution that has a series of logical steps, 
2. construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective use of resources and time, 
3. evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design.

Check this out - it's way cool

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According to the NY Times a Picasso was found painted underneath another Picasso.  If that's not cool enough, check out this interactive image: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/10/25/arts/design/hidden-picasso.html?smid=fb-share  How did they do that?

October 17, 19, 22, 24, 26

Next is the DESIGN (Criterion B) stage if the Design Cycle.

Students are expected to generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification.

Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification.

Show your ideas to your cooperating teacher.

To get a 5/6: The student generates a range of feasible designs, each evaluated against the design specification.  The student justifies the chosen design and evaluates it fully and critically against the design specification.

FYI (For your information) Above is an example of a design of a grammar review quiz/game that I made.  Click on the above graphic to enlarge it and look carefully at the image.  Can you easily understand how this quiz/game will function?

Design DUE DATE: October 26 (end of period)
IB Learner Profile: Knowledgable

Learning Objective - The student will: generate several feasible designs that meet the design specification; evaluate the designs against the specifications; select one design and justify its choice.

October 12 - Madalena

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Madalena, this term you will be working on an advertising project this term and you will be creating a business card. The unit of work and other information can be found on the Year 10 blog:  http://ois-it10.blogspot.com 

You will need to use in-text referencing and build a bibliography.

For today, please copy and past the web address of the web sites that you use to do your research.


When conducting research remember to keep it relevant. Ask questions that are going to help you solve your problem. It is this way that you will learn effective and efficient researching skills.

Starting Questions:  Make a list of questions you will have to find answers to.  You should find the following prompts useful:  Why. . .?  When . . .?  Where . . .?  What . . .?  How many. . .?  How often . . .?  How much . . .?  Keep your questions relevant so you don't waste time;-) 

Use the Unit of Work to help guide you through the Investigation.

Sources of Information:  Carefully consider the sources of information that you use.  Use experts in the field.

don't forget . . .
     1.  Make sure your research is pertinent
     2.  Make sure your research is complete - it's your responsibility to be clear and concise
     3.  You need to use a range of sources of information
     4.  Make sure your research work is cearly and attractively presented

  possible language to use in your written work . . .
     From my research I found out . . .
     I have discovered that . . .
     My conclusions are that . . .
     I have kept my research relevant by . . .


Today's assignment: Please research the following items:

• Define “Business Card” (what is it?, how can it help you?)
• Research Business Cards (what makes a good business card?, effective business card design)
• Research 11 essential elements in a business card (http://desktoppub.about.com/od/businesscards/a/bcard_parts.htm)

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer
  
Learning objectives: independently identify meaningful questions, carrry out web search, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

October 10, 12

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Year 11, let's begin again.

The third step of the Investigation is 3. Formulate a Design Specification.

The IBO defines Design Specification as: A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification.

To get a 5/6 the student: describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Your task is to create a detailed list of design specifications and justify your choice.  Then create tests to evaluate your product.

If you have finished your Investigation I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the tool that you will ultimately use. In other words, please do a tutorial to help you be able to use the programme you chose to its fullest potential;-)

Your Investigation is due at the end of class on Friday, October 12.
IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

October 8 Revisited

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Year 11, this morning we attended the school's official 2012/12 Opening Ceremony.

Also, half of the room had no electricity.

As a consequence, we took this moment to look at 2 other student created teaching aids to evaluate them.

October 8

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Year 11, the third step of the Investigation is 3. Formulate a Design Specification.

The IBO defines Design Specification as: A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and for the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification.

To get a 5/6 the student: describes detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Remember that the Design Specifications are an outgrowth of your research.

Your task is to create a detailed list of design specifications and justify your choice.  Then create tests to evaluate your product.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objective: The student will list the specific requirements that must be met by the product/solution and design tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

October 3

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Year 11, stop everything. . . 

October 3 is the day that you will be taking your ISCO Futurewise tests. October 5 is a holiday.  

Today's assignment has been reposted on October 8.  I will make the necessary changes to the due date.

September 28

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Year 11, let's take a moment to evaluate some previous projects against the assessment rubric, then we will continue with our research.


IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objective - The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web research, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 19, 21, 24

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Now, onto
2.  Develop A Design Brief - this is the part of the project where you conduct research to help you solve your problem.  Introduce this section of the project by writing a sentence or two explaining what you will do in this section.

Remember, this is the section of the Investigate (Criterion A) where you "ask" and "answer" questions and document your learning each step of the way.  Use in-text referencing and include a proper bibliography.  In addition, you must "evaluate" your sources.  If possible use primary sources. To learn more about evaluating your sources please click here .

It is important for you to be able to show a logical progression of your work. For example, you cannot look at tools to create a teaching aid before defining what a teaching aid is or looking a examples of teaching aids.

To achieve full marks in this section you must critically investigate the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objective - The student will: independently identify meaningful questions, carry out web research, select and organize appropriate sources and evaluate them.

September 12, 14

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The INVESTIGATE (Criterion A) step of the Design Cycle consists of 3 tasks:

1. Identify the problem,
2. Develop a Design Brief,
3. Formulate a Design Specification.

Year 11, let's continue with the introduction to your project (1. Identify the problem).

This is to be finished this period or for homework. If necessary, you can insert the details of your teaching aid and cooperating teacher at a later date.

If you have not approached a teacher yet, please do so by Friday.  Ms. Monteiro (Year 7 teacher) would be happy to participate and she can accommodate 2 students;-)

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objective: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society and the environment and outline the design brief.

September 11

Year 11 -

INVESTIGATE

1. Identify the Problem

What is a design brief? Click here

It's important to organise your document in a formal way.  This is the introduction to your project.

                   Students identify the problem to be solved.
                  - evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society and the environment
                  - outline the design brief

Let's look at the "Identify the Problem" tab above for ideas on how to proceed.

According to the MYP Technology Assessment Rubric . . .
To get a 1/2: The student states the problem.
To get a 3/4: The student describes the problem, mentioning its relevance.
To get a 5/6: The student explains the problem, discussing its relevance.

Now, look at this vocabulary: states, describes, explains. How are they different?
Look at these words: mentioning, discussing. How are they different?

MYP definitions:
Describe: To give a detailed account
Explain: To give a clear account including causes and reasons or mechanisms.
Discuss: To give an account including, where possible, a range of arguments for and against the relative importance of various factors and comparisons of alternative hypotheses.


Learning objective: evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society and the environment and outline the design brief.

September 7

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Year 11, one of the primary focuses of the MYP Design Cycle is research. It is important to know how to conduct research and how to summarize your findings. Let's take a few minutes to go over the exercise on the page entitled, "Writing a summary". As we continue along this project we will discuss phrases that will help you record your findings clearly and appropriately.

September 5

  

Year 11,  Welcome back!

I hope you had a great summer and are ready to start a new school year.

Our projects for this year are:
    Term 1 - Teaching Aid Project
    Term 2 - University Supplement Video Project
    Term 3 - E-Portfolio Project

But before we get started let's write the blog address in our diaries, set up some rules that we can all live by and recap the design cycle.

Let's have a great year!

Stop Motion Videos

Rafael:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx-xVpZMO1g&feature=plcp
Ascenso: http://youtu.be/ezhWionF_SQ
Sara: http://vimeo.com/43766392
Nicolau:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS-Qiw7-pHw
Maria: http://vimeo.com/43394362
Nestor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu433sSolbo&feature=g-upl
Sarah:  http://www.youtube.com/watch)v=V-3-IRGchm
Lovisa:  http://www.videofy.me/v/548209
Maria da Paz: 
Leonor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efzSHIcBndQ
Kiko: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CtiL6A_Tcs&feature=plcp
Pedro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbAsvPga2m4
Paulo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43O_phl0l0w&list=HL1340031162&feature=mh_lolz
Manuel: https://vimeo.com/44029258
Carlota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khHCEyA8MXg&feature=youtu.be
Sofia:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TJW2M2yfrM&feature=g-upl

June 18

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Year 11 please make sure that you have everything finished and submitted.

Now, let's put all the movie links the blog so we can all enjoy the show!

Good Luck on your exams and Good Luck in the Diploma. If there's every anything I can do for you, just stop by!

June 14, 15

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Year 11 one of the main goals of MYP Technology is for you to become a problem solver.

We are coming to the close of the term.  Next week is Exam Week so let's check to see if you have handed in all your work.  We still have a bit of time to enhance your work to earn better grades.

IB Learner Profile:  Thinker

June 4, 7 (holiday)

Year 11,  Time is almost up.  We have today to work on the videos.  Thursday is a holiday;-)

You need to submit your process journal, paragraph saying whether your Plan worked or not and justifying any modifications made by Friday June 8.

Can't wait to watch all these fun and fab movies!

Please look at the Stop Motion Video Rubric: https://www.box.com/s/bc6f80265cfae8b683bc

IB Learner Profile:  Communicator

Learning Objective: The student will: use a range of appropriate techniques and equipment competently; ensure a safe working environment for themselves and others; and create a product/solution of appropriate quality.