HOMEWORK

HOMEWORK - You must come to class next week with a FIRM Project.

YOU must find the project. Ask your favourite teacher, or the teacher of your favourite class. Ask this teacher if you can help them facilitate learning in his/her classroom.

Develop A Design Brief

This is the 2nd stage of the Investigation.

You are now organized in groups. Each of you should answer 1 question and share your information with your group.

Here are the questions that we brainstormed about and that you should research.

1.What is a teaching aid?
2.How do children learn best?
3.What tools can be used?
4.Examples of existing teaching aids
5.Research on your particular project

April 30 (May 1 is a holiday - enjoy!)

Year 11 - We are on the fast track this term (lol).

Please take the time to look at the previous posting entitled "Consider the Possibilities"(created on April 24). It will SAVE time in the long run - it might help give you some ideas. . .

Let's continue with the Investigation. The second stage is: Develop A Design Brief - this is the part where we do research.

We need to create questions that will drive/lead the investigation. That means that we will create some questions (4 or 5) that will help guide us when we are trying to come up with a solution to solve the problem.

In an effort to save time - we will organize groups in which you will work collectively and share your results. Let's do that now and I will record this information;-)

Let's brainstorm and come up with 4 or 5 great questions that will help you research teaching aids.

The most logical first question would be, "What is a teaching aid?" Now, remember that this is research - don't just find a definition for this question and leave it at that. Give details and explain what it is.

Ok - that was easy. One down and 3 or 4 more questions to go!

*Remember, you can consult the Assessment Criteria here.

Consider the possibilities. . .

Video
Math
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2uVoDxZpaQ Pi Song

Science
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10EyGwd57M How much sugar is there in a can of soda?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_p-dn3Qp7c Bill Nye – the Science Guy: Vivian Cupcake – Hot Treats

EAL
http://www.englishclub.com/esl-videos/stories-from-morocco – this site also has a follow-up quiz

Webquest
“an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information that students interact with comes from resources on the Internet”

http://www.excellencegateway.org.uk/page.aspx?o=150447 - An introduction to webquests

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/examples.html - Page of example webquests

http://education.nmsu.edu/webquest/wq/texans/indianII.htm - Example (Native Americans of Texas)

Wiki
Wiki-wiki is the Hawaiian word for quick.
Wiki websites are designed to enable users to make additions or edit any page of the site. They CAN be collaborative (used by groups of people) and allow many people to contribute but it’s not necessary.
http://pbwiki.com/ pb wiki (this is a good wiki server to use;-)
http://boardingpass.pbwiki.com/ A SDIS Year 10 Term 2 (2009) project
http://bear-den.wikispaces.com/ Mr. Klingman's Wiki Space
http://codeblue.wikispaces.com/ 6th Grade CodeBlue
http://educationalwikis.wikispaces.com/Examples+of+educational+wikis Lots of examples

Screen Capture Software
Cam Studio -is able to record all screen and audio activity on your computer and create industry-standard AVI video files and using its built-in SWF Producer can turn those AVIs into lean, mean, bandwidth-friendly Streaming Flash videos (SWFs)

http://camstudio.org/ - This is installed on every computer in Rm 12. Also this is freeware and you can download it free on your home computer
You can use it to create demonstration videos for any software program
Or how about creating a set of videos answering your most frequently asked questions?
You can create video tutorials for school or college class

April 23, 24 (Sports Day)

Year 11 - Welcome to Term 3 Technology - Your final MYP Technology class;-)

Your MYP Graduation is right around the corner so let's get going!

Please look in the sidebar where you have all the information to make you succeed in this class.

Click here to view your Unit of Work.

Click here to view the Assessement Rubric.

This term you will collaborate with a teacher and create a Teaching Aid.(It is YOUR responsibility to contact a teacher;-) This is your final Technology project and as such it is student driven. However, I will be on the sidelines to offer assistance when and where I can;-) (Also available to assist you is an example project.)

*Remember
- Time is of the essence, so please don't waste it. We have activites and holidays falling on Thursdays and Fridays this term which cut into class time.
- Our project must be finished by mid-June.

April 2

Year 11 - Time's up!

You have until the end of our double to finish up and print the remainder of your work. Please make sure you have given me your final product.

Thanks a bunch and have a safe and happy spring break!

Good Bye and Good Luck!