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 #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 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!