April 2

Research is an important aspect of any project. Let me offer you some advice on your investigation:
Address each item in order

Research each of the methods of advertising individually
(tv, radio, magazines, posters, flyers, newspapers, web)

If you have any questions, raise your hand;-)

March 31

Year 10 - we meet again . . . Welcome back to ICT, it's nice to see you all and I hope you had a fun spring break.

Term 3 is beginning and we have a fab project to finish the year with.

Problem:

Save trees! Direct Mail ads are boring! Promotional CD s are a great tool to get yourself noticed and let people know that you are capable of exploring new boundaries of technology. By creating a promotional CD-ROM, you can combine a number of multimedia technologies all into one tightly integrated package that is transportable, and cheap to mail. Receiving a CD versus a typical print ad offers a real "wow factor" that differentiates from traditional brochures, handouts, etc.

Challenge:

You are a multimedia designer employed by a company to design a new and exciting Flash-based multimedia CD for a product or service they offer . It should conform closely to the Design Specification agreed between yourself and the company.

As ususal you will be able to find all the documents you need to be successful in this blog in the sidebar. Please take the time to preview all of the documents before you begin this course so you know exactly what is expected of you. Also, dust off your process journal/blog because we will be using it again.

We are at the beginning of the course and I'd like to offer you some assistance with respect to creating posts for your Process Journal/blog. You are conducting research and want to summarize using the following:

• From my research I found out . . .
• I have discovered that . . .
• My conclusions are that . . .
• I have kept my research relevant by . . .

Starting Questions that can be useful while undergoing research: Why? When? Where? What? How many? How often? How much?

*Remember to cite your work and save all url's for future reference;-)

Let's get this show on the road!

March 12

Year 10

Today Term Two ends. Let's work hard and hand in the Create and Evaluate portions of the project. (Follow the check-lists for high scores!)

I'm sad to see you go - I think we make a good team!

Until next year. . .

March 5

Year 10, unfortunately I won't be with you today:-( For some of you it is your final class. (Monday March 10 is Activity Day and Wednesday March 12 we finish classes at noon and have a well-deserved 2-week break).

It is time to Evaluate. As you know Reflection and Evaluation are a big part of the MYP program and help us to do a better job in the future.

Use the Evaluate Help Sheet to guide you through this process. This is where your Process Journal/Blog will come in handy - you can use it to help you remember your successes and any difficulties that you experienced along the way.

For those of you who will NOT be joining me next week (for those of you whose last day is today), please print the final portion of your project - Create and Evaluate. Make sure that your name is on your work!

Good-bye Year 10, I will miss you. We had a good Term.

March 3

Year 10

Remember that Blogger is more than a host for your process journal. It is an instrument which will allow others to participate in your learning. Take 10 minutes and ask 2 classmates for their blog addresses and visit each. Please leave a comment encouraging your classmates to continue sharing their knowledge with us - their cyber-audience;-)

Please continue to Create. You have a double period and can accomplish loads in this amount of time. Follow the instructions on the Create Help Sheet.

Wednesday you want to Evaluate your product.

Keep in mind that for some of you Wednesday will be your final class.

Yr 10 LYB

Here is a list of your Mate's blogs. Visit them often to offer encouragement or just to say "hi".

Murilo - http://muriloit.blogspot.com/
António - http://itmonteiro.blogspot.com/
Tim - http://timcottergreen.blogspot.com/
Catarina - http://reflection-journal-catarina.blogspot.com/
Neil - http://year10neil.blogspot.com/
Pedro - http://zeportoga.blogspot.com/
Rita - http://ritaitblog.blogspot.com/
Carolina - http://10itproject.blogspot.com/
Francis - http://mr69s-blog.blogspot.com/
Guga - http://guga-itreflections.blogspot.com/
Danny - http://dannyitblog.wordpress.com/
Marcell - http://blog-from-a-hungarian.blogspot.com/
Linga - http://ugottoblog.blogspot.com/