G7 Tech Class #16

Today we will begin with Project 2: Touch & Type


We will work on learning how to become expert Touch Typers!


Let's start thinking about the following for our Project 2.  The dynamic of the project would be the following:

• Regroup for this project with someone who you haven't work with in Project 1.
• Look at the suggested book: Keyboarding and Word Processing
• Star working on your Investigation. You can use this shared doc as your starting point to work collaboratively as a class: 
• Project 2 Investigation for G7 A-4
• Project 2 Investigation for G7 B-1
• Project 2 Investigation for G7 B-2

Remember to complete all parts of Investigation:

• State the problem
• Design Brief
• Relate to AOIs, yourselves, society
• Pose the guiding questions
• Research to answer the guiding questions you came up with (use a variety of different sources! Books, magazines, articles, web, etc... not only www ;-)
• Develop the Design Specifications (Essential and Desirable)
• Cite your sources (Biblio in MLA format)
• How will you test yourselves to make sure you are achieving the goal?
• Don't forget about the Assignment Standards!! (header, footer, and more)

Before you leave you need to make your Processs Journal entry of the day!

G7 Tech Class #14

Following our G7 Due Dates webpage today we will work on presenting your products: the Spaghetti Towers!

You will have some time to fine tune details and retouches to your tower before we start with the presentations.

Each group will have 7 minutes to explain to the audience:

• present your Tower
• explain the process behind it
• What design specifications does the Tower comply with? Essential? Desirable?
• Budget? Did you manage to stay under $10?
• issues you had to overcome: Why? How?
• Group work/collaboration

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What inspires you to achieve success?

Raise your Hand Texas is organizing a state-wide Photo Contest where we can submit a photo that we think answers the Pick the Pic Contest: 

What two things inspire you to achieve success?

PICK THE PIC Photo Contest - Submit your photo for a chance to win an iPad 2 and $500 for your school!
Criteria:  Must be a Texas public school student.
Award:   IPad 2 along with $500 for your school
How to Participate:  Your parent or teacher must submit a photo of you answering the question, "What two things inspire you to achieve success?"  The question must be answered by the student in the photo and can be written on card stock, cardboard, or any other form of paper available.  RYHT will post entries to their Facebook page.  As soon as you see it, encourage your friends to "Like" the photo.  Every "Like" counts as a vote.
***Deadline:  Photo must be submitted on the contest entry webpage,http://www.raiseyourhandtexas.org/index.php/act/contest, no later than midnight on Friday, October 7, 2011. 

G7 TechClass #4

I have received your Mind Map Assignments on the Design Cycle, Thank you! I will send you my feedback and grading shortly to the email from where you submitted it. So, please be sure to check it :-)

If you have not turned in the AUP, you can do so till the end of this week (Sept 2). You can download it from the MYP Technology Docs webpage.

Today we will talk about collaborative tools for you to work together in your projects. Let's start by watching these You Tube videos in my You Tube Channel: Google Docs Playlist.

• Google Docs Intro:

• Google Docs in Plain English
• Google Apps new look
• Using Google Docs
• Intro to Google Docs
• Google Docs 2011 Beginner Tutorial
• Google Docs Sharing and Collaboration Tutorial.

In your class' shared doc (select your group below) please write main ideas / advantages / options of Documents Sharing as well as reflections on Digital Citizenship.

• G7 A4 Shared Document
• G7 B1 Shared Document
• G7 B2 Shared Document

You can create your own Shared document to start working on Investigation!