it's that time of year . . .

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Christmas games and activities:

 

1.Vocabulary - http://www.anglomaniacy.pl/christmasTopic.htm

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

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

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

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

Evaluate

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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 hangers.

1. Open your Design Cycle poster on your computer.
2. Show your Design Cycle poster to 5 classmates and ask them to answer the questions you made in the Investigate step.
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. 

Create

http://team-t-adventures.blogspot.pt/2010/11/create-mini-canvas-easel.html

15 minutes typing

Begin to CREATE your door hanger. (hooray!!!!!!)  
1.Use your plan and follow step-by-step.
2.Write a paragraph saying if your plan worked EXACTLY.  If not, say what went wrong. Also mention any changes you made.

Remember Year 6, your plan probably won't work exactly.  Reflect on this.  As you gain experience using computer tools and techniques your Plans will become better

IB Learner Profile - Knowledgeable

Learning Objective: The student will with guidance, consider the effectiveness of the plan and make suitable modifications AND understand the importance of plans and , with guidance, follow the plan to produce the product/solution.

Plan

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: 

2. Now, make a step-by-step plan of what you will do to create your cartoon AND estimate how long it will take you.

Example:
    1.  Open Publisher  (1 minute)
    2.  Click on . . .

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 Publisher and practice while you are making the plan.)

Finish your step by step plan.

3. Write a paragraph saying why you think your plan will work. Remember that you did a tutorial, made a practice door hanger and had Publisher open when you made your Plan.

IB Learner Profile - Knowledgeable

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

Design 2

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Year 6

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


a.  Look at each design and make sure that it has all your design specifications,
b.  On each design write the following:  Design 1 (or 2, or 3) meets my design specification because it includes (then write each of your design specifications),
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 door hanger  because . . .)

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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

Design 1

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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 your design specifications.

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.)

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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

Investigate - It's as easy as 1, 2, 3

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Year 6 the Investigation has 3 steps:

1. Identify The Problem.  This is the part of the project in which you state: the problem, why we are doing this project, how you will solve the problem, who your product is for and connect your project to an area of interaction.
2. Develop A Design Brief.  This is the part of the project where you conduct research which will help you solve your problem. You always reference your research.
3. Formulate A Design Specification.  This is the part of the project that you say what characteristics your final product will have.  You also create tests to evaluate your product.

Follow the structure on the worksheet and you will surely be successful.

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.

Investigate

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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.

Welcome

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My name is Ms. Castro 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!

June 24

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Year 6, have a great summer!

June 17, 19, 21

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Year 6, it's the time you have been waiting for . . .

                                Let's CREATE

Use your design to create your cereal box which gives lots of information about one aspect of digital citizenship.

IB Learner Profile:  Communicator

May 28, June 3, June 5, June 11 (June 7 and 10 are holidays - no classes)

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Year 6 - on to the Design.

Today and Monday using paper and pencil (colored pencils/crayons/markers) you will create 2 designs on paper.

Let's

• design 2 possible cereal boxes
• evaluate against your design specification (Example: Design 1 meets my design specification because it: )
• choose 1 design (Example: I choose design 1 because . . .)
• write a paragraph to say why you chose it.

To get a 5-6: The student generates two complete detailed  designs and selects one with several reasons. The student attempts to explain how his/her design meets his/her specifications.

REMEMBER: all your information (information, facts, vocabulary, crossword puzzle, wordsearch, pictures, illustrations, rules, advice, etc.) AND your first name and tutor group must fit on the back of the cereal box. 

IB Learner Profile - Risk Taker

Learning objective: create designs and communicate them.

May 24, 27

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Year 6 - Wow! By this time you know a lot about the internet and how to be a good digital citizen. 

Today, I would like you to gather information that you would like to put on your cereal box.

You can include:

• information
• facts
• vocabulary
• crosswords puzzle
• word search
• pictures
• illustrations
• rules
• advice

Well, you get the idea.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

May 20, 22

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Year 6, one more thing before we move on. . .

One more worksheet:-)

Use the following link to complete the Internet Safety Worksheet:
http://www.brainpopjr.com/artsandtechnology/technology/internetsafety/

1. Using the "word wall" complete the definition for the following words:

• download
• computer virus
• block
• stranger
• personal

2. Next watch the little video and answer question 2, 3, and 4  on the worksheet the information that you learn.


3. Finally using the worksheet, work with others near you and write five (5) Internet Rules.

May 13, 14

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Year 6, it's settled.  We are going to make "cereal boxes" instead of posters.  It will be Way Cool!

Now, before we begin we need to think about what features our cereal boxes must have or be.  This is called a Design Specification.

Let's complete the worksheet;-)


IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

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

May 8, 10

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Year 6, what is advertising? According to Wikipedia, "Advertising or advertizing  is a form of communication for marketing and used to encourage, persuade, or manipulate an audience (viewers, readers or listeners; sometimes a specific group) to continue or take some new action."  

Let's take this time to do some research on advertising.  Click on each of the links below to explore this topic further:

http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hb9l8vWASzQ

Design a cereal box here: http://pbskids.org/dontbuyit/advertisingtricks/cerealbox_flash.html

What did you learn?  Write me a letter to explain what you've learned today.

http://www.tv411.org/reading/understanding-what-you-read/truth-advertising

April 29, 30, May 6

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Good Morning Year 6.

Today we will begin completing a worksheet on researching.  We will complete the worksheet on Monday May 6.

On April 30, you will answer the questions on cyberbullying that you created for homework.

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

April 24

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How to do research.

Today we are going to look at a cool site from the USA (Kentucky virtual library) which is so cool and teaches everything you need to know about research.  It's awesome.

http://www.kyvl.org/kids/homebase.html

Today we will go through the website and next lesson we will answer some questions.

Let's go.

April 15, 22

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Our final product will be a "Voicethread".  Each of you will create a poster which we will photograph and upload to a Voicethread.  You will offer advice to other tweens about good digital citizenship.

Year 6 here we go.

Open a Word 2013 docuemnt.
Type your name in the upper left hand corner.
Double space, then type INVESTIGATE font size 12 (center it)
Double space, then type 1. Identify the Problem font size 12 (left justify)

Great, now let's recap what goes into the paragraph.

State the problem,
Restate (say again in your own words) the problem,
Say why we are doing this project,
Say who our "customer" is,
Connect our project to Health and Social Education.

IB Learner Profile - Inquirer

April 10

Auriane, Jaime, Manuel, and Sebastião please see me and I will give you a temporary password to enter the OIS Cloud.

Next Unit of Work - Digital Citizenship

Title:   Digital Citizenship - Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in a Digital Society
Unit Question: How can I become a responsible digital citizen?
AOI:  Health & Social Education

Big Concept: Students will collect knowledge and information to make informed decisions when using ICT (Information and Communication Technology). 

You will investigate: online advertising, what makes a good websites, cyberbulling and information literacy.

You will create a poster (paper or computer - you will vote), save it as an image, upload it to Voicethread and advise others of their rights, roles and responsibilities of a digital citizen.


http://pbskids.org/webonauts/

April 8

Welcome back Year 6.  I hope you had a good break and are ready for Term 3. We have lots to do today!

I. Let's try to log into Office 365.  Follow these instructions:

To work in the cloud please follow these steps to success:
1. login.microsoftonline.com
2. insert username/password (EXAMPLE: john.doe@student.oeirasinternationalschool.com)
3. Team Site
4. My Cloud
5. My Content


II.Term 2 was full of fun and you learned a lot about Microsoft Word 2013 and how to create a PDF file. Let's look at our final results which are located on a wiki: http://whatscookin1.pbworks.com. Should I include the name of the recipe near your names?????  Vote on the poll in the sidebar.

III.Now, let's talk about our next project:

Title:   Digital Citizenship - Rights, Roles and Responsibilities in a Digital Society
Unit Question: How can I become a responsible digital citizen?
AOI:  Health & Social Education

Big Concept: Students will collect knowledge and information to make informed decisions when using ICT (Information and Communication Technology). 

You will investigate: online advertising, what makes a good websites, cyberbulling and information literacy.

You will create a poster (paper or computer - you vote), save it as an image, upload it to Voicethread and inform others of rights, roles and responsibilities of a digital citizen.


http://pbskids.org/webonauts/


image: http://freshmancourse.wikispaces.com/file/view/digital%20citizenship%20logo.jpg/358602709/digital%20citizenship%20logo.jpg

March 18, 19

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Year 6, we are almost finished with this project.

Be sure to answer all the questions on your Evaluate worksheet.  Remember to include how you will improve your performance next term.

March 11, 13

Year 6, the first task in the Evaluate-Criterion E is to gather feedback on your product.

Print your questionnaire, then let's present our recipe flyer to obtain lots of feedback.

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IB Learner Profile: Reflective

Learning objective: carry out tests to evaluate the product/solution against the design specification; evaluate their perforance at each stage of the design cycle and suggest ways in which their perforance could be improved; evaluate the impact of the product/solution on individuals and/or society.

March 4

Year 6, we are almost done.  Let's take one more lesson to complete our recipe flyers and submit them.

If you have already finished, please see me.  I have a project that I need help with!!!

IB Learner Profile:  Knowledgable

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

February 25, 27, March 1

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 1. Typing Practice - 15 minutes
 2. Next, on to the CREATE - Criterion D (Maximum 6 points).

• a.Follow the plan you made to create your product (recipe flyer).

• b.Then write a paragraph saying whether your plan worked EXACTLY. Since you are beginners at making production plans, many things could go wrong. Did you leave out any important steps? Was the actual time to produce each step different from your estimated time? Be sure to record any modifications (changes) you made to your plan. Say what you changed and why you made the change;-)

IB Learner Profile:  Knowledgable

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

February 18, 19

Year 6 let's move on to the PLAN - Criterion C

1.  Open a Word 2013 document,
2.  Type your name at the top of the page,
3.  Space down and type: PLAN (center justified),
4.  Space down and type: Resources,

Let's brainstorm the resources each of you will need to create your recipe flyer.

5.  Type the list of resources that we have created,
6.  Space down and type: Plan,

7.  Open Word 2013

8.  Begin to create a list of the steps you will need to take to create your recipe flyer.

      1.  Open Word 2013, 1 min
      2.  Insert pink background, 1 min
      3.  Insert . . .

Continue on until you have included all the information and pictures necessary to complete your recipe flyer.

Let's go!

Due date: Tuesday, February 19

IB Learner Profile: Thinker

Learning objectives: develop a basic timeline and write instructions for making the recipe flyer.

January 29, February 4, 6, 8

Today we will focus on the DESIGN - Criterion B Maximum 6 points

According to the IBO:
Students are expected to generate more than two feasible designs that meet the design specification and to evaluate these against the design specification.

Students are then expected to select one design, justify their choice and evaluate this in detail against the design specification.

To get a 5-6: The student generates more than two designs and selects one with several reasons. The student attempts to explain how his/her design meets his/her specifications.

2. Using paper and pencil (colored pencils/crayons/markers) you will create 3 different designs.

Insert text boxes but NOT the text for your recipe.

REMEMBER: all your information (complete recipe, 3 interesting facts, what it means to my family, image AND your first name and tutor group) must fit on the recipe flyer.

Look at an example of what we will be creating:  http://year7cookbook.pbworks.com/w/page/27257033/What%27s%20Cookin%27

IB Learner Profile - Risk Taker


Learning objective: create designs and communicate them.

January 28

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Good morning, Year 6. I hope you had a great weekend. This morning we will practice using Word 2013.

Vocabulary that will be helpful when speaking about Microsoft Office 2013:
      Ribbon,    Tab,    Group

Now explore Word 2013.  You need to be able to do the following:

• Change background colour,
• Change font,
• Change font size,
• Change font colour,
• Insert a picture
• Insert a shape
• Insert a text box
• Insert a hyperlink

Then, for fun go to the DESIGN tab and explore the options there.  Look at themes, document formatting, watermarks, and effects.

Let's go!

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

January 21, 23, 25

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Happy Monday Year 6.  This week we have to finish our Investigate Worksheet.


1.  15 minutes typing,
2.  Finish the following on your worksheet:
      6. List the resources that you used here:
      7. List 3 Design Specifications here:
      8. Create a test to evaluate your recipe flyer.

That's all there is to it:-)

PS: you can print the image from this page and colour it:-)

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objective - The student will: understand the concept and importance of the design specification and, with guidance, list the requirements that must be met by the product/solution; understand the importance of testing to determine the success of the product/solution and, with guidance, design some simple tests.

January 14, 15

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Good Morning Year 6!

1. 15 minutes typing

2. Investigate Worksheet

     

Today,

  - Complete any unfinished work from Friday,

  - Continue researching using the Investigate Worksheet

IB Learner Profile: Inquirer

Learning Objectives - The student will: with guidance, identify appropriate sources of information and acknowledge these in a suitable format; with guidance use different systematic methods to collect and select information, and to organize it logically; understand the importance of questioning the value of sources of information.

January 11

1.  15 minutes typing
2.  Investigate worksheet,


Well done Year 6.  Now we are on to the 2nd stage of the Investigate: Develop A Design Brief.

Decide which recipe that means something to you and your family that you would like to share with the class.

Then do a "keyword" search on Google.com to find your recipe in English.

For example: bolo chocolate recipe in English
                      bolo de coco recipe in English
                      coq au vin recipe in English  (Try this and see what happens:-)


 Today:
    a. decide on a recipe
    b. copy/paste the recipe to an open office document
    c. save document 
    d. print document, staple it to your Term 2 Investigate worksheet


IB Learner Profile - Inquirer

Learning objective: The student will develop research strategies, record sources and document learning.

January 7, 9

1) 15 minutes typing
2 ) Unit Introduction - let's look at the Unit of Work 
3) Let's begin the Identify the Problem
     Answer questions 1-4.

 IB Learner Profiles - 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.