G7 Tech Class #36

Following our Due Dates for G7 - Project 3  Presentation is due today.


You will need to Present your Logo shapes and how you have achieved / created them
Prepare your presentation using Slide Rocket to participate in the SlideRocket Competition for the $250 price! (ONLY FOR G7 A4) . All other classes you can prepare your presentation with the Web 2.0 tool of your choice.
Be prepared to explain and show your LOGO shapes:

• your 3 shapes following the Design Specifications:


• forward
• backwards
• rotation (right & left)
• use 3 different colours
• Pen Up / Pen Down 
• Repeat Command
• Procedure
• talk about the process of creation
• issues you had to overcome
• timeline/time management
• group work
• strengths / weaknesses / areas of improvement

The presentation needs to include:

• Evaluate stage content
• reflect on performance in each stage of the design cycle
• strengths and weaknesses of each stage
• compare your predicted time with the actual time
• any changes? explain why?
• impact of the product on you, others, environment, etc
• Multimedia elements
• sound
• animation
• video (if applicable)
• motion
• images
• fonts: colors, boldface, italics
• alignment: centered, right or left aligned
• bullets/numbering
• etc

Today's Google screen:

G7 Tech Class # 35

Following our Due Dates for G7 - Project 3 we will start working on Create stage.

You will need to work on creating your final product by coding it in LOGO programming language.

Make sure it meets all the Essential Design Specifications and it can also meet the Desirable ones.

You can use the Design Folder Checklist  to make sure all elements of the Create stage are present:

•  having a very visually detailed Process Journal including many and varied visual evidence of the process of creation of your product (image + LOGO code).
• talk about your time management and how you followed (or not) your original Plan.
• Did you need to make any changes to your chosen LOGO Design?

Create stage is due today.


Next class you will have the LOGO test.

G7 Tech Class #26

Today we will continue working on Create stage.


Please visit G7 Tech Class #25 for reviewing the expectations for Create stage.


I will be working with you all in small groups testing your touch typing expertise levels!


Following the Due Dates for Project 2 Create stage is due today.

Please make sure you are including the Assignment Standards and turn in your work by following the steps to submit and assignments.




Have you tried going to Google (Chrome only) and search for "do a barrel roll"? Thought you may like it ;-)

G7 Tech Class #25

Welcome to class #25!! :-)


Please keep practicing your Touch Typing Exercises during the first part of the class.

Today you need to start working on Create. Follow the G7 Project 2 Due dates to stay on task. 
Now it is your turn to follow your Plan to become expert touch typers at 40 WPM! Assess how accurate your Plan was.
You also need to:

• make sure you have Process Journal entries for every class
• during Create stage please make extra detailed entries showing your step by step progress featuring visual evidence (screen shots, pictures, diagrams, etc)
• talk about your time management and how you are following (or not) your Plan.
• Do you ned to make any changes to your chosen Design or to Plan?

G7 Tech Class #12

Today we will start working on Create stage: Building the tower!!!! :-) . Please visit the G7 Due Dates webpage to plan your time wisely.

For this stage it is super important to look into these:

1. Your complete Process Journal with :

• dated journal entries including Visual Evidence (designs, sketches, screen shots, pictures, etc that show how the steps you took to build the tower)
• notes regarding any changes made: e.g. added a step, changed the order of tasks, changed the tools, used another resource, didn't need a resource, didn't finish what was planned etc.
• how did the group work? Did you have any issues? how did you overcome them, if any?

2. Explain what tools and techniques you used to build your tower

3. How was your time management: Have you followed your original time plan? How?

4. Have you made any changes to your chosen tower design? Why? How?

You can always use the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your Create stage is complete.

Have fun building your tower, but manage your time to stay on task! :-)