Design

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Year 8, now that you know what you can do with Trimble SketchUp, it's on to the Design - Criterion B.

Your tasks are:

• generate a range of designs (2) that attempt to meet the design specifications
• compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design
• choose one design and write a paragraph explaining your choice.

Group work is allowed!  If you work in a group each member of the group should complete 1 designs.  Then the group will get together and make a final design that will meet all the design specifications of the group members.

You will have to do homework to meet your deadline. 


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Learning objectives - The student will: generate 3 designs that attempt to meet the design specification;, compare the designs against the design specifications and identify the pros and cons of each design; select one design and explain its choice.

3-D Castle Rushen

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Using a floor plan is a great way to quickly create accurate 3-D models using Google Sketchup. This advanced (ie Year 4 up) example shows how to make your very own Castle Rushen...

The floor plan for Castle Rushen can be found here: http://www.castletown.org.im/heritage/castle_rushen_p3.html

Tutorials

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Year 8, today we are going to learn the basics of Trimble SketchUp. Use the following link to view a series of video tutorials that will make using SketchUp a snap;)
http://www.sketchup.com/training/videos.html

More tutorials:
http://www.simonhaughton.co.uk/2011/11/super-sketchup.html
http://ictnewhall.primaryblogger.co.uk/2012/09/28/getting-going-with-sketchup/

To download SketchUp to your computer: http://www.sketchup.com/


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3. Formulate a Design Specification

Year 8, it's time to finish our Investigations.

3. Formulate a Design Specification

1) Let's create a list of design specification which you will then justify.
    (ex: appropriate buildings within the castle walls, 3 layers of defence, separate well, authentic materials, realistic looking buildings, colour, )

2) Create a test to evaluate your 3-D castle. Let's brainstorm different ways that we can test the design specifications.

3)Then, open Trimble (formerly Google) SketchUp and begin the tutorials:  http://www.sketchup.com/training/videos.html

Submit Investigation May 21 by end of class

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Learning Objectives -  The student will: list, with limited guidance, the specific requirements that must be met by the 3D castle, design, with limited guidance, tests to evaluate the product/solution against  the design specification

Castle Project

Final Year 8 project - Castle Building - Trimble (formerly Google) SketchUp

Unit Question: How does technology help us understand the past?

Area of Interaction - Human Ingenuity

Vocabulary: castle, moat, portcullis, drawbridge, keep, rampart, battlement, dungeon, barbican, tower, gatehouse, ward, inner curtain wall, outer curtain wall.

Before we begin, take a look at this website to get a feel for the Middle Ages.   http://www.iol.ie/~sligogrm/index.htm

Then, let's move on to the Investigate - Criterion A

·I. Identify the Problem

Write 2 paragraphs to introduce the project.  Remember to mention the "problem", why this project is relevant, how you will solve the problem, who your "customer" is.  Connect this project to Human Ingenuity.

II: Develop a Design Brief

Answer all questions in complete sentences. Use your own words and include detailed explanations.

1. Define stone castle.

2. What was the purpose of a castle in the Middle Ages? Explain.

3. Name 3 defensive features of a stone castle. Explain each.

4. Research 2 Portuguese castles and summarize findings. Include image and details.  What ideas did you get that you could use when building your castle?

5.What is Trimble Sketchup8? (Research a definition and then write in your own words.)

6.What does CAD stand for?

7.What can a CAD program do? (Explain and include details.)                  

8.Which professions use CAD programs? (Name at least 3.)

9.What is Trimble Sketchup’s 3-D Warehouse? Explain in your own words and include details.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief. The student will identify websites as possible sources of information, learn how to reference sources.

8.2 Showtime

Year 8.2 below are the videos that you created to teach others about your culture.

Maartje B. - The Netherlands

Jisse G. - Dubai

Hussein H. - India

Pedro J. - Lisbon

Eva K. - Angola

Sofia L.

Cristian L.

José M. - Cascais

Inês M. - Braga

Tiago O.

Nathan P. -Toronto

Rosa P.

David R. - Spain

Teresa V. - Portugal

Camilla V.

Ryan - Australia

8.1 Showtime

Year 8.1 below are the videos that you created to teach others about your culture.

Sit back, relax, and ENJOY!

Tomás - Lisbon

Lauren -  USA (Southeast)

Luis - Madrid

Lourenço - Lisbon

João - Portugal

Nuno - Brazil

Sam - Belgium

Margaux - Southern France

Michel - Lisbon

 Catherine - London

 Francisco - Qatar

 Saif - London

 Shawn - Basque Country

Gregoire - Martinique

Last Call

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Year 8,

Let's try to finalize everything today.

Evaluate

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Then, let's move on to EVALUATE - Criterion E (maximum 6)

According to the IBO:
1.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.
2.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 a 5/6 the student:

• evaluates the success of the product/solution considering the results of testing, and the views of the user. 
• evaluates their own performance at some stages of the design cycle and considers improvements. 
• considers the impact of the product/solution on life, society and/or the environment.

Let's get started:

1. Open your Investigation and locate your questionnaire. Show your digital story to 5 people and ask them to answer your questionnaire. 

2. Write a paragraph to "analyze" the feedback. In other words write about the scores that you received and say how your digital story could be improved.

3. Evaluate your performance at each stage of the design cycle: Investigate, Design, Plan, Create, Evaluate AND suggest ways that you can improve your performance. (You need 5 paragraphs here).

4. Write a final paragraph saying if you accomplished your goal and what impact it will have. In other words, look at the unit question - were you successful? Did you meet your unit goal? Explain. (If you completed a digital story you were successful. Remember the impact the digital story we will teach others about our culture and promote brotherhood and tolerance. This sense of awareness will move others to action and help make the world a better place;-)

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Learning objectives - The student will: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

Create

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Year 8, it's the moment we have all been waiting for . . .

Create - Criterion D

According to the IBO:

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.

To get full marks (5/6): The student uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the majority of the plan and mentions any modifications made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using the resources available.

Tasks:
1.  Follow your plan to create your Digital Story,
2. Include a "Process Journal" (this is created on a Word document and is in "diary" form.  You will include the date and what you did in class.  Is your Plan working? How much did you accomplish today? Are the times that you allotted for each task correct?  Are you keeping to your schedule?  Include print screens),
3. Write a paragraph stating how successful your Plan was.
4. Write a paragraph justifying any modifications you have made.

If you did not make any modifications, write the following sentence:  I did not make any modifications. 

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Learning Objectives for Create:  The student will: use appropriate techniques and equipment competently; create a product/solution of appropriate quality.

Plan

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PLAN - Criterion C Maximum 6

Let's look at the assessment rubric: https://app.box.com/shared/9egggey35v

Let's look at an example of how to start;-)  Let's look at the PLAN tab at the top of this blog.

3 Tasks
1 - Make a list of the resources we will use.
2 - Make a table with the steps needed to create our digital story - Include the time it will take for each step.
3. Write a paragraph evaluating your plan. (saying why it will work- Remember that you plan will work because:  1) you have done a tutorial, 2) you have made a practice photostory, 3) you had PhotoStory 3 open when you were creating your plan.;-).

Learning Objectives for Plan:  The student will: devise, with guidance, a series of logical steps to create the product/solution; construct a plan to create the product/solution that makes effective ue of resources and time; analyze the plan and explain the need for any modifications to the plan.

Design

We are now on to  Design - Criterion B (maximum 6 points). You are expected to create a storyboard for your digital story.

Let's refresh our memory in regard to storyboards: http://accad.osu.edu/womenandtech/Storyboard%20Resource/

1. Using Word 2013 insert a 3-column table into a word document
2. Begin with the Narration - copy/paste your script into the frames
3. Include Transition/Motion; Music; Title, Justification
4. Color Code your information.

5.  Copy/paste your Narration into separate frames from the script that you wrote last week.
6.  Create a file folder to keep your photos/images.
7.  Collect 2 possible images (for each frame) to use in your digital story and SAVE them in the folder that you have just created. Remember that you must import the images into PhotoStory 3;-) 

You can take your own photos or do a search on a search engine such as Google.  Remember to save the URL of the image so you can reference the source.

8. Insert 2 possible images, choose 1 and justify your choice.

Now, let's look at some possible justifications:  Resolution, Composition, 10 Tips.



Learning objectives - The student will: generate a storyboard that attempts to meet the design specification, compare images to be used in the digital story and  select one image and explain its choice.

script

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Year 8, remember that when you create your digital story YOU are the show.  Therefore, you need to script your production.


Write a script that will be the basis of your story.  This will be the narration on your story.

The script is due tomorrow so we can start on the storyboard;-)

pictures. . .

Year 8, today we are going to look at pictures.

Beginning photography tips: http://www.betterphoto.com/exploring/tips.asp
Resolution: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/R/resolution.html 
Rule of Thirds: http://digital-photography-school.com/rule-of-thirds/
Focal Point:  http://digital-photography-school.com/using-focal-points-in-photography/
Fill Your Frame: http://digital-photography-school.com/fill-your-frame


For interesting photos:
Better Photo http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery-subject.asp
NBC News  http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3842331/

to download music from YouTube

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Downloading music from YouTube is a snap!

Use this link: http://www.youtube-mp3.org/

1. Choose a video from YouTube,
2. Insert the url of your video
3. Click "Convert Video" and
4. Voila, in a matter of seconds your music is ready for download.

Now it's your turn.

PS: Thanks Inês . . .

continuing with the Investigation. . .

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Year 8, now it's the fun part.

1)Click on the following link and choose one (or more) of the tutorials,
http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/page.cfm?id=23&cid=23&sublinkid=89

2)Open a tutorial and open PhotoStory 3 on your computer,

3)Follow along with the tutorial and

4)Then make a practice digital story using the topic of your choice (cute puppies, fast cars, cool vacation possibilities).

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3. Design Specification

3.Formulate a Design Specification

            1) Write a sentence to introduce this section (My digital story must have the following design specifications). 

   2)    These are the specifications that I set for you and will be grading your digital story on.

·         a minimum of 15 photos/images,

·         at least 2 photos should include text/title,

·         at least 2 photos should have an “transition/motion”,

·         background music,

·         narration (voice overlay) appropriate to topic,

·         time length - approximately 2 minutes,

·         each student presentation should creatively display relative information.

Now, it's your turn. Create 5-6 design specifications. Write a sentence justifying your design specification (in other words, say why you think it is a good design specification).

3) Create a test to evaluate your product.  Make a questionnaire and  write  1 question for each item in your Design Specification.

I will create a questionnaire to test my digital story.
On a scale of 1-5 (1=awful, 5=awesome) I will ask the following questions:

1.
2.
3.
4.

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Learning objectives: carry out tests to compare final product against design specification, suggest improvements, reflect on their performance and identify parts they found difficult and suggest ways in which their performance could be improved.

more . . .

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Year 8, Welcome back. I hope you had a restful break and are ready to get down to business. Let's continue with the 2nd stage of the Investigation:  2. Develop A Design Brief.

5. What is a tutorial? Explain in your own words.

6. What is video hosting? (Explain in your own words. Give details.).
7. Name 3 free video hosting sites. (Include the url for each).
8. Which video hosting site would you use and why (Explain and justify choice)?

9. What is a storyboard? Explain in your own words.

You will need a Works Cited page.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief.

2. Develop A Design Brief

2.  Develop a Design Brief
     To solve the problem I will investigate the following:

Design Brief - This is where we conduct research which will help us solve our problem.

Remember to research the problem and cite your sources (Use in-text referencing, Use more than 5 sources).

Give complete information; use print screens, URL's and include details to support your answers. Your goal is to conduct a thorough investigation and become a master researcher;-)

Answer these questions and write in complete sentences:

1.What is digital story-telling? Explain in your own words.  

2. Which programs can we use for digital storytelling? Name 2 programs that can be used: include print screens, URL's and other important information.  

3. Are either of these tools freeware ( Freeware: Legally obtainable software that you may use at no cost, monetary or otherwise, for as long as you wish . ) ? If, yes, name that program. If no, continue searching until you find one that is freeware .

4. Find 2 educational digital stories online. Supply each URL and give a small summary of each of the stories. (http://digitalstorytelling.coe.uh.edu/).  What did you like?  What didn't you like? What ideas did you get that you could use in your own digital story.

You will need a Works Cited page.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief.

New Project - Digital Storytelling

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In our next project we will be learning about digital story-telling and using our skills to document our culture. We have a really good project ahead of us - let's get started.

Today we will work on Criterion A (Investigate). Remember that the Investigate has 3 steps: 1. Identify the problem, 2. Develop a Design Brief, and 3. Formulate a Design Specification.

Identify the Problem is the first task in the Investigation and it's where we define our problem and offer a solution.  This is the introduction to the project.

1. Identify the Problem

1. Write a paragraph to introduce your project. Include "what your problem is", "why you are doing this project", "how you will solve your problem", and "who your audience is".
2. Write a paragraph connecting your project to the AOI (Human Ingenuity). Remember to say exactly how you are being creative throughout this project.

For a template to follow for the  INVESTIGATE (Criterion A), please click on the Investigate Template tab (above) on this blog.

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Learning Objectives - The student will: consider the importance of the problem within a wider context and outline a simple design brief.

Referencing Mini Lesson

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Year 8 and 9, hone your referencing skills for Computer Technology!

Unit question: How can computer technology help people eat better?

AOI: Health and Social Education

Your task is to conduct research and answer questions that would help you solve your problem.  You have decided to create a tri-fold pamphlet using Microsoft Publisher 2013.

1. What is healthy eating? (definition)

     Which site would be the most reliable source?  Write 2 sentences justifying   your choice.

a.     Medical News Today http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/153998.php

b.     National Health System (UK) http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1127.aspx?CategoryID=51

c.     Wikipedia                                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Healthy_diet

2.  Which of the following sources would be appropriate and reliable for gathering healthy recipes? Justify your answer.

                  a. Healthy Living Magazine  -  http://www.healthylivingmagazine.us/

                  b. Food Network -  http://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy-eating/index.html

                  c.  The Essential Eating Well Cookbook

                  d. all of the above 

3.  Which of the following are good options for gathering information.  Write 2 sentences justifying your answer.

    a. interview with expert

    b. professional journal

    c. website

    d. book

    e. video

    f. all of the above

4.  If I want to gather information about Microsoft Publisher, which would be the best resource to use. Justify your choice.

                  a. Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Publisher

                  b. Microsoft  - http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/publisher/

                  c.  Softonic - http://microsoft-publisher.en.softonic.com/

5. Which of the following would be an appropriate site to find a tutorial for making a tri-fold pamphlet using Microsoft Publisher? Justify your answer.

                  a. Wiki How - http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Brochures-Using-Microsoft-Publisher

                  b. Microsoft - http://office.microsoft.com/en-001/publisher-help/get-started-create-a-publication-HA010373192.aspx

                  c. You Tube - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fA1Ap2iIb-8

                  d. all of the above

6.  Using Son of Citation Machine please site the following: http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

a.     You tube video

b.     Website

c.     Picture

Works Cited

2013. Photograph. The Stanford FlipsideWeb. 6 Dec 2013. <http://stanfordflipside.com/images/139worksCited.jpg>

Teacher approved activities - hahaha

 

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Places to visit when you have a bit of down time . . .

Play with kittens online - http://www.ipetcompanion.net/client/bestfriends-losangeles

Magnetic Poetry - http://www.magneticpoetry.com/play/

Free Rice - http://www.freerice.com/

Free Flour - http://www.freeflour.com

Ripple - Save the world one click at a time: http://www.similarsites.com/goto/ripple.org?pos=14&s=10

Help Thirst - http://www.helpthirst.com/

Charitii - Aid to Children - http://www.charitii.com/

Free Kibble (Cat) -  http://www.freekibblekat.com/

Free Kibble (Dog)  -  http://www.freekibble.com/

Free Poverty  -  http://www.freepoverty.com/

ESL Games Plus is a nice site for English language learning - http://www.eslgamesplus.com/

Create Jackson Pollock art - http://jacksonpollock.org/