October 1, 2

Year 10 - Hope you had a great activity day but not on to the final task in the Investigation. Task 3 is: 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.


Please submit your Develop a Design Brief today;-)

September 30

Have a great day Year 10!

September 23, 24, 25

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Year 10 - I am still working on the drafts you handed in. While most of you have received feedback, the rest will be returned asap. In the meantime, please continue developing your design briefs. Don't forget to utilize all the resources available to you including the examples;-)

Let's looks at a couple of sites to gather ideas about: what is already available (so your game will be competitive) and to get ideas on how to create your own game.

September 16, 17, 18

Year 10, now on to task 2 of the Investigation: 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 (at least 4) 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 the sources of information - who are your sources? are they appropriate? are they experts in the field?
  

According to the assessment rubric. . .

• To get a 1/2: The student investigates the problem, collecting information from sources.
  
• To get a 3/4: The student investigates the problem, selecting and analysing the information from some acknowledged sources.
  
• To get a 5/6: The student critically investigates the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate acknowledged sources.

Please submit your Identify the problem today

Sept 10, 11

Year 10
Remember there are 3 tasks in the Investigation. The first task is IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM.

As you know, each MYP Technology Class presents you with a problem to solve. The "problem" is the "guiding question";-) Our guiding question is: "How can I use computer technology to make people aware of social issues?"

The best way to begin your Investigation is by writing a paragraph that explains the problem as you understand it. Then connect your project to at least 2 Areas of Interaction.

According to the 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.

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

Drafts of the Identify the Problem are due Wednesday, September 17. I will then be able to make corrections and return them to you in a timely manner.

To help you decide which social issue check out sites like: Amnesty International, Greenpeace or do a keyword search on Google (social injustice issues)


Thanks for your cooperation;-)

Learning objective: Differentiate these action verbs, begin writing project intro (Identify the problem).

09/09/09

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Welcome Back Year 10! I hope you have had a fab summer and are ready to get down to work on your new IT project.

Let's look at the Unit of Work, Assessment Rubric, and Technology Check List before we get started.



On a lighter side, take a look at this interesting article that explains why 09/09/09 is so special;-)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090908/sc_livescience/why090909issospecial