December 18

Lisbon

Year 11 - Time's up. Please hand in your project today!

Have a wonderful holiday and good luck next term!

Google Earth visits Ancient Rome

Google Earth now has an Ancient Rome 3D Level:


In the Ancient Rome 3D layer, you can:
-Fly into Rome as it looked in 320 A.D.
-Tour the interior of famous buildings.
-Visit the sites in 3D such as the Roman Forum, Colosseum and the Forum of Julius Caesar.
-Learn about how the Romans lived.


http://earth.google.com/rome/

December 11, 12

Year 11 - It's almost over.

Let's change the due date for the Create until Tuesday. Then start the Evaluate.

Consult the Assessment Rubric for details on exactly what you need to do to be successful. Look at the descriptors and make sure your documentation includes that information.

FYI

Dear Year 11,

On Friday someone mentioned that they did not think it was "fair" that the work you are handing in is NOT a draft.

Remember that this work that you are doing is one of the final IT projects that you will do. This is your 5th year in the MYP and each of you has a lot of CT (Computer Technology) experience. This project is meant to be student driven and should allow the student to put to use all that he/she has learned.

Having said that as your instructor I have made myself wholly available to you. This is my job and I take it seriously. I have provided guidance, links, material, suggestions and am available throughout the week to help you document(but not write)your learning. You can bring your work to me at any time and I will happily provide feedback.

Use all the documents that you have at your disposal (checklist, assessment rubric, class blog) and you will be successful.

Please contact me if you need some assistance.

Thank you for your cooperation,

Ms. Dietrich

December 6

Here is the Assessment Criteria for Plan (Criterion C)

Maximum 6

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

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

Level of Achievement
Descriptor

0
The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1 - 2
The student produces a plan that contains some details of the steps and/or the resources required.

3 - 4
The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps that include resources and time. The student makes some attempt to evaluate the plan.

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.

Now, what does this mean????
Look at the Check list: (located in the sidebar of this blog)

• I have included a timeline
• I have included a step-by-step plan
• I have included evidence about my planning for materials, tools, resources, etc
• I have critically evaluated my time plan and have tried to answer the following questions: Was the plan sufficiently detailed and why was this the case? Could my plan be followed by somebody else and why? Have I used all of the resources available to me?
• I have justified any modifications to my design
  

help is just a click away

Year 11,

If you have any questions over this long weekend, please feel free to email me and I will try to answer your questions.

My email address is: rddietrich@yahoo.com

Have a great weekend

December 4, 5

Design due today - December 4

Plan due tomorrow - December 5