Tuesday, September 27, 2011

INVESTIGATION REFLECTION

These last two weeks you have worked on your investigation process. Reflect and rate yourself using the rubric PLUS copy your response to your blog. Post with the subject INVESTIGATION REFLECTION. When you are finished continue with your 3 brainstorming designs.      
   
Based on the two weeks i have been doing on my investigation process i think i should gain a grade of 3-4. the reason i would give myself a 3-4 is because i have worked hard, stayed after school and made an effort to try my best. but with honesty i could have done much better trying to fix my problem with the computer sooner. the reason i gave my self this grade is because i did my best but i could have reached past my best to the extreme.so those are the reason and grade i would give myself on my investigation. 























0 You did not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1–2 (60 / 70)You stated the problem. 
You investigated the problem, collecting information from few sources. 
You listed some specification points.
3–4 (75 / 85) You described the problem, mentioning its relevance. 
You investigated the problem, selecting and analysing information from some acknowledged sources. 
You described a test to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.
5–6 (95 / 100) You explained the problem, discussing its relevance. 
You critically investigated the problem, evaluating information from a broad range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. 
You described detailed methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification.

Type a complete paragraph explaining your rating.

DESIGN BRIEF & DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS






10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.  I am going to create a powerpoint explaining the design cycle and it will be used to teach to a 6th grader.







Formulate a Design Specification
11. What are the requirements for this assignment? 

  • Teach the design cycle
  • minimum of 2 minutes
  • use pictures to make it fun to understand.
  • make it clear and age understanding 
  • has to be good and all complete with every step.






12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment? is to make it able to learn reach for the goal of helping a 6th grader learn and make it fun.





13. How will you "test" your project?
to test my product after the presentation every child will be given a fun work sheet and when they finish that they will list on a paper what they learned about the design cycle.





INVESTIGATION COMPARISON

MEASUREMENT
POWERPOINT
SLIDESHARE
SIMPLICITY
10
10
theme
9
8
front
9
9
TOTAL
27
26






for the power point under simplicity i 10 because i liked and agreed with the way it was played out. it made lots of sense to me on what i was doing. i very clearly agreed with it and i am going to compare it to the slideshare. to see which one will have the higher the score on simplicity to do.


For the 











Monday, September 26, 2011

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HOW DO I MAKE SOUND CHOICES? HOW CAN MY LEARNING HELP MY COMMUNITY?





Copy & paste into your blog and add to each stage as you progress through your project
Area of Interaction: Community and Service , Approaches to Learning & Human Ingenuity
Significant Concept: Design Cycle can be used to solve problems
Unit Question: How can my learning help my community? How do I make Sound Choices?
INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) Identify the Problem
1. What is the problem you need to solve? Explain to a 6th grader what the design cycle is all about by creating a presentation. (3d, PPT, movie, game, Poster)
2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world? You can use the design cycle to create almost anything.  It also keeps you organized.
3. How will this project serve my community?it will educate the 6th graders to understand the design cycle.
4. How can my learning help my community?they will be more informed of what it is to do.
5. How do we live in relation to each other?we are all capable to do things.
6. How does this help others?they can use the design cycle.
7. What are the requirements for this assignment?
8. What is the Design Cycle?is the system used to create.
REFLECT on your learning.
Day 2
9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:
Day 3
Design Brief
10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.
Formulate a Design Specification
11. What are the requirements for this assignment?
12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?
13. How will you "test" your presentation?
REFLECT ON YOUR LEARNING
PLAN:
14. Brainstorm ideas. Use the chart below
IB Brainstorming Chart .pdf found in schoology under “materials”& then files
15. What idea did you choose to demonstrate the design cycle and why did you choose it?
16. Does your idea meet all of the requirements?
17. Use the story board paper below to plan your presentation.  Include how many levels you will have, what will be on each level, how will you include teaching skills to young students, and what will your questions be about.
story board.pdf found in schoology under “materials” & then files.
18. Explain how you will use your time to get your project finished in 12 days:
REFLECT on your learning
EVALUATE:
20. How could you improve your presentation?
21. Does your presentation meet all of the requirements?
22. Share your presentation with at least 2-8th, 3-9th, 4-10th+ friends. What did he/she like about your presentation?
23. Reflect on all the steps of the Design Cycle. What did you do well? What do you need to improve?
24. Were you responsible in using the software, Internet, pictures, and computer?
25. How can my learning help my community?
26. What grade do you deserve on this project? (1 - 6)

ATTITUDE:
27. Reflect on your attitude on each step of the Design Cycle. Did you completely answer each step without complaining, being a whiny baby, or saying "it's too hard". Explain your answer:
28. What grade do you deserve on your attitude? (1 - 6)
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