G7 Tech Class #37

Finals Schedule below

Today is our last Technology class!!!!

Please review last class' blog post to turn in everything needed as well as present what your presentation developed in Slide Rocket ! :-) Remember everything it needs to include!

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 #28

Today we go by Monday schedule: 
1st Period: 8.20am - 9:40am 
2nd Period: 9.45am - 11.05am


At 11.11am today remember to  reflect honoring Veteran's Day today.


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

I will be working with you all in small groups testing your touch typing expertise levels! Visit last class' blog post to review the Criteria/Rubric for the Typing Test.


After practicing please work on preparing your group presentations so you can all present.

Presentation Prep day!


Each group will have 5 minutes to explain to the audience:

• talk about how you have achieved the objective: Become an expert touch typer.
• how did you efficiently learnt to type 40 wpm
• why did you choose a specific typing learning method/tool?
• talk about the process of learning
• issues you had to overcome
• What design specifications did you meet? Essential? Desirable?
• reflect on timeline/time management
• Group work/collaboration

Second part of the class we will begin working 

on Evaluate stage. 

Please visit the Design Folder Checklist to make sure your 

Evaluate stage is complete.

G7 Tech Class #27

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


I will be working with you all in small groups testing your touch typing expertise levels! The Rubric is as follows:

Typing Test 2

Criteria: Technology Criteria A, B, C, D, E & Touch Typing (see below)

Finger position:

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

Presentation day!



Each group will have 5 minutes to explain to the audience:

• talk about how you have achieved the objective: Become an expert touch typer.
• how did you efficiently learnt to type 40 wpm
• why did you choose a specific typing learning method/tool?
• talk about the process of learning
• issues you had to overcome
• What design specifications did you meet? Essential? Desirable?
• reflect on timeline/time management
• Group work/collaboration

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.