October 1

Year 10 - Check out this web article. http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/yoon/1123

Take a few minutes and reflect upon this in your blog.

Now, continue with your investigation. Organize your material in the following manner:

I. Investigate
A. Design Brief
1. Introduction (explain/restate problem in your own words and talk about a solution).
Evaluate the importantce of the problem for life, society, and the environment
2. Research
a.) Research different methods of advertising
b.) Justify Choice of Promotional CD
B. Formulate Design Specification
1. Research
a.) Visit 3 tourist/country Flash Websites for design ideas and to decide what you want to include in your Design Specification. Screenshot at least one page (to include navigation page) from each.
*Explanation includes colour scheme, choice of graphics, screen layout, navigation method (see sidebar), level of interactivity, additional features such as 3D tours or movies
2. Create Evaluation Tool
a.) Use an online survey site (like Survey Monkey) to create your tool. Be thorough - give details.


INVESTIGATION DUE - OCTOBER 6

September 29

Research at least 3 similar Flash websites for design ideas and to decide what you want to include in your design specification.

Screenshot at least one page ( to include navigation page ) from each site

Explanation includes colour scheme, choice of graphics, screen layout, navigation method (see sidebar), level of interactivity, additional features such as 3D tours or movies

For Your Information - Investigate

Investigate tasks:

Create a Design Brief:
- Identify the problem to be solved (explain/restate the problem in your own words)
- Evaluate the importance of the problem for life, society, and the environment


(In other words discuss the importance and significance of the problem/solution. Discuss it's impact and role in society. Research other methods of advertising (tv, radio, newspapers, magazines, posters, flyers) and justify the use of a promotional CD-ROM. Emphasise the fact that e-portfolios are being used by students to supplement their university applications because they provide an "environmentally-minded" product that offers a "wow" factor.

Sseptember 22, 23

Let's begin our NEW project: Creating a Promotional CD

We will all promote a country;-)

As part of your Design Brief you must include an Introduction which explains the problem and your solution.

Then, as we are using this as a form of advertising let's look at other forms of advertising.
-TV
-Radio
-Newspaper
-Magazine
-Posters
-Flyers

Include data about relative cost, audience, lifespan, effectiveness

September 17

Year 10

Before you continue your research on your country check out our wiki possibilities:
http://ontour.wikispaces.com
http://ontour.pbwiki.com

September 15

Year 10 - First things first!

Let's check out Google Docs. This is a fab tool to know about. This is a great place to create and store documents. You can work on your document from any computer anywhere in the world (as long as you have access to an internet connection). You can also use Google Docs as a collaborative tool and share documents with others. This means that group projects can be done online rather than face-to-face.

Your Unit of Work hasn't yet been finalized but with this project you will be taking a more independent approach to the wiki project. You can find this document in the sidebar. It is stored on Google Docs and serves as a great example of how useful Google Docs is.

Investigate tasks:
-Identify the Problem
-Develop a Design Brief
-Brainstorm ideas
-Research into available free web-tools
-Formulate a Design Specification
-Product Analysis of final product


Remember we are going to create a "wiki" that is an online tourist agency. The first thing we need to do is find a name for our agency. Let's take a few minutes and come up with something clever.

September 10

Year 10 - Now that you have chosen your country, it's time to start gathering links, data, photos and general info on your topic.

Remember - in addition to gathering information about your country, you are also in the process of thinking HOW you are going to organize your work in the wiki.

But WHAT is a wiki? 1). Do a keyword search (on Google) to find out if a wiki is a good tool for us to use. 2). There are 3 main wiki servers: Wikispaces, PB wiki, and Wetpaint. Do some research and compare and contrast each of these. Which wiki server should we use? And why?

Informally document your findings in your process journal.

In addition, when making your process journal posting follow this template to keep the posting relevant:

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

September 8

Welcome Back Year 10!



Let's take a few minutes and dust off our process journals/blogs (hahaha).

A blog is primarily a communication tool. People are more motivated when their blogs are visited and comments are made. I love visiting your blogs. However, I have more than 115 blogs to visit and, unfortunately, am unable to make it to all of your blogs on a timely basis. Therefore, we will organize groups whereby students within that group will visit and comment on each other's blogs and actively participate in each other's learning. Also, invite your friends and family to visit your process journal/blog.

Create a link list in the side bar to add links to the other members of your group.