December 18

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Christmas is right around the corner, let's see what fun we can get up to:

Can you follow a plan? Let's see. Let's create a Kirigami snowflake project and/or a Christmas Tree origami project.

1. Kirigami  Snowflake Instructions 

 1.Fold a piece of paper in half.

2.Fold in half again but only make a small crease to show the midpoint. Fold the bottom right corner upwards to make a 60° angle at the midpoint (begin to fold into thirds).

3.Fold the bottom left corner upwards to meet with the folded right-edge of the paper.

4.Trim the excess paper to form a cone shape.

5.Make several cuts out of the cone shape and then unfold to discover your paper snowflake. Be careful not to cut too much - that will cause the entire snowflake to fall apart.

 Note that cutting half-a-heart will open to reveal a heart cutout. Similarly, cutting a semicircle will reveal a circle; and cutting a triangle will produced a diamond shape.


2.Christmas Tree Origami

3. Send an e-card:  http://www.care2.com/ecards/ 

Norad Tracks Santa - this is a really nice site with lots of activities for kids: http://www.noradsanta.org ,

The Fun Christmas Site For Kids - lots of possibilities including recipes, crossword puzzles, Christmas hangman, word scrambles and more . . . http://www.topshelfmarketing.com/christmas/ , 

Christmas Printable Worksheets - more anagrams, crosswords, cryptograms, sudoku, http://www.dltk-holidays.com/xmas/worksheets.htm 

I think this will keep you busy for a while.  

Happy holidays one and all.  See you in 2013!!!!

December 17

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Year 6,

1.  15 minutes typing
2.  Are we all done yet?????  If no, finish, If yes, it's time for Christmas activities (Hooray!)

December 10, 12, 14

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Feedback - Gathering feedback is an important part of evaluating any project.

Today we are going to gather feedback on our Design Cycle door hanger.

1. Show your Design Cycle door hanger to 5 classmates and ask them to answer the questions you made in the Investigate step.
2. Then write about what your classmates said about your door hanger. (Did it meet your design specifications? Why or why not?) Also say how you could improve your cartoon.
3..  Evaluate your own performance in the Investigate, Design, Plan, Create stages of the Design Cycle.
4. Draw a picture to say if you have completed your unit goal.

IB Learner Profile: Reflective

Learning objective:  The student will: carry out tests to compare the product/solution against the design specification; consider the success of the product/solution based on testing; consider the impact of the product/solution on the OIS community; explain how the product/solution could be improved. 

November 28, 30, December 3

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1. Open Open Office Impress/Presenter
2. Use you chosen design and create your Design Cycle poster.

Learning Objective: Understand the importance of a plan, and follow the plan to produce a product/solution of appropriate quality.

November 19, 20, 26

Year 6, let's begin again.

Year 6, let's write the plan together...

Year 6, now we are on a roll.  Let's continue . . .


 IB Learner Profile: Risk-taker

Learning objectives: develop a basic timeline and write instructions for making the design cycle poster.

November 16

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Year 6, I am at a conference today.  Let's take a break from Criterion C and do something different this morning.

1.  15 minutes typing practice

2.  You may visit each of the web sites below:
IXL ( a Maths website with cool activities) - http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-5 
Funbrain ( lots of different topics that kids like) - http://www.funbrain.com/
BBC (even more stuff) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/children/
PBS (Public Broadcasting System) - http://www.bbc.co.uk/children/

Remember to be on your best behaviour and only use these links.

Have a great weekend and see you Monday!

November 6, 12, 14

1.  15 minutes typing (if you haven't finished your designs please finish designs)
2.  Year 6 it all begins with a plan!

PLAN - Criterion C

1. Resources: Computer, OpenOffice Presentation, Design Specification, Chosen Design.

2. Now, make a step-by-step plan of what you will do to create your poster using Open Office Presenter (or Open Office Impress 2010) AND estimate how long it will take you.

Example:
    1.  Open Open Office Presentation, 1 minute
    2.  Select Page Layout and change the Orientation to Landscape, 1 minute


Continue on until you have completed all the steps you think you will need and the time that it will take you. (You may open Open Office and practice while you are making the plan.)

Finish your step by step plan.

Write a paragraph saying why you think your plan will work. Include the fact that you have done a tutorial and have had experience using Open Office;-)

IB Learner Profile - Knowledgeable

Learning objectives: devleop a basic time line and write instructions for making the product/solution.

November 5

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Welcome back Year 6. I hope you had a fantastic mid-term break and are ready to continue our project.

 1. 15 minutes typing, then

 2. Plan - Criterion C (maximum 6)

• What is the "Plan" stage of the MYP Design Cycle?  According to the MYP, "Students are expected to construct a plan to create their chosen product/solution that has a series of logical steps, and that makes effective use of resources and time. Students are expected to evaluate the plan and justify any modifications to the design."

Task: 
First, let's look at the coloured strips of paper.  They consist of a yummy recipe for chocolate cake.  We will work in pairs and put the strips of paper in order.

Next, we will glue the strips onto paper.

Well done Year 6.  You have created a production plan for making a yummy chocolate cake;-)

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning Objectives - The student will be able to correctly order the steps needed to make a chocolate cake (The student will be able to correctly order the steps needed to create a product/solution).

October 26

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Year 6, we are just about ready to go to mid-term break.  But before we go, let's have some Halloween fun!

There's a nice site called Kaboose.  Check it out here: http://funschool.kaboose.com/fun-blaster/halloween/

Have a wonderful break.

October 22, 24

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Year 6, you continue to amaze me.  You kids are totally on schedule!

1.  15 minutes typing,

2.  Today, we will  look at a tutorial for Open Office Impress and then practice our skills.
http://presentationsoft.about.com/od/openofficeimpress/tp/071021openoffice_beginguide.htm

Here's another site to visit for a tutorial.
http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/category_index/presentation.html

IB Learner Profile: Risk-taker

Learning Objective: The student will learn new skills.

October 15, 16

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Year 6

1.  15 minutes Typing
2.  Let's finish the Design;-)

Design Specification:  includes all 5 steps, colourful, kid-friendly


a.  Look at each design and make sure that it has all 5 steps in the correct order, is colourful and is kid-friendly.
b.  On each design write the following:  Design 1 (or 2, or 3) meets my design specification because it includes all 5 steps, is colourful and is kid-friendly.
c.  Look at each design.  Choose the design you are going to make.  Write a few sentences saying which design you will ultimately make.  (You can start like this:  I will use Design 1 to make my poster because . . .)

Learning Objective:  The student will create designs and communicate them using different forms and conventions, and compare the designs against the design specification.

October 2, 8, 10, 12

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Year 6 you have finished your Criterion A - Investigate.  Well done!

1.  15 minute typing
2.  On to the  DESIGN - Criterion B - maximum 6 points

Youu are to make 3 possible designs that meet the design specification using paper and markers. Then you will  evaluate each against the design specification.  

Remember Design Specification:  includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, colourful, kid-friendly;-)

INVESTIGATE,  DESIGN,  PLAN,  CREATE,  EVALUATE

Name them Design 1, Design 2 and Design 3.  

Make sure your name is on each design.

Then, evaluate both against the design specification. (*Example: Design 1 meets the design specification because it includes all 5 stages of the design cycle, is colourful, and is kid-friendly.)

Learning Objective:  The student will create designs and communicate them using different forms and conventions, and compare the designs against the design specification.

September 28, October 1

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Year 6, we are almost finished with the Investigation.  Now, we need to make a test to evaluate our product

1) Let's look at the poll and answer the question about Halloween.

2) Next, we will talk about the words: survey and questionnaire to understand what they are and discuss when they are used..  We will translate these words into your first language.

3) Then, we will make a questionnaire to test our poster.  We will create 1 question for each design specification.  (For example: Does my poster have all 5 steps?)

4)We will make a rating scale. For example: on a scale of 1 to 5, 1 = awful and 5 = awesome.

5) 15 minutes typing practice.

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IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance.

September 26

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Year 6, what is a Design Specification?

According to Wikipedia, a Design Specification  provides information about the requirements for a product and how the product is to be put together.

1. Today we will talk about Design Specifications and the kinds of Design Specifications that would work well for our project.

2. Then, you will look at the MYP Design Cycle infographic and find the 3 Design Specifications that we will use for our project. You will fill this information in on the Investigate Worksheet (number 7).

3. You will create 1 Design Specification yourself and include this information on the Investigate Worksheet (number 8).

4. Finally, you will practice your typing on the typing site.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance.

September 24

Year 6, I hope you had a great weekend and are ready to continue documenting our project.

1. Let's continue learning about the MYP Design Cycle with our worksheet, then

2. 15 minutes typing practice.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance.

September 18

Yoohoo Year 6, you did really good work on Monday!

1. Let's continue learning about the MYP Design Cycle with our worksheet, then

2. 15 minutes typing practice.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance.

September 17

Year 6, Remember the Design Cycle has 3 tasks: 1: Identify the Problem, 2: Develop a Design Brief, and 3: Formulate a Design Specification.

1) Today let's work on the second task:  Develop A Design Brief.

This is the part of the project where we do research that will help us "solve" our unit problem.

Let's work on this task until 11:50.

2)  Typing (11:50 - 12:08).


IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objectives: practice typing to increase proficiency, to develop organizational skills, to develop a simple design brief with guidance.

September 12, 14

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15 minutes typing lesson,

then

Year 6, We are ready to start our project.

Our unit question is: How can I use Computer Technology to teach other about the MYP Design Cycle?

You have received your Investigate Worksheet so we can begin learning about the MYP Design Cycle and documenting our work.

Let's look at the Information Sheet that is located below:

Remember to use the information sheet and your teacher as sources;-)


IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning objective - The student will: understand the concept of a design brief and adapt a given design brief to the problem or, with guidance, start to develop a design brief. Students will (A3) ask useful questions about the investigation and (A6) understand the importance of questioning the value of sources of information.

September 10

Year 6 and 7 Welcome to Computer Technology.

My name is Ms. Dietrich and I will be your teacher for the entire year.

Let's take this period to:

• get acquainted,
• talk about expectations, and 
• make a list of rules.

We will talk about the Design Cycle and how it is used to help solve problem.

Let's go!

September 3, 4

Year 6 and 7 Welcome to Computer Technology.

My name is Ms. Dietrich and I will be your teacher for the entire year.

Let's take this period to:

• get acquainted,
• talk about expectations, and 
• make a list of rules.

We will talk about the Design Cycle and how it is used to help solve problem.

Let's go!