Computer+Technology

=​​​ MYP Computer Technology = ​

=News= I still have not received all reports. If you did not get an extension from me (by email) send in your report as soon as possible! I cannot grade what I do not get from you.
 * 4 june 2010**

Exit criteria are now also available on this page. There are more student pages available now.
 * 23 may 2010**
 * 3 may 2010**

** 19 april 2010 ** Updated look for the navigation menu!

The students have created their first wikispace pages. Take a look at the left handside menu.
 * 22 march 2010 **

Welcome to the Educational ISGR Wiki!
 * 22 march 2010 **

=Overview= Technology and technological developments have given rise to profound changes in society, transforming how we access and process information, how we communicate with others and how we work and solve problems,

The MYP holistic approach to teaching and learning acknowledges that inquiry and problem solving contribute to students' development of thinking skills. The goal to give them strategies that will equip them to face the rapidly changing demands of the twenty-first century.

MYP technology aims to provide the means and the context to help students become skillful problem solvers who can appreciate the role of technology in everyday life and who can respond critically and resourcefully to real-life challenges.

The MYP technology aims to:
 * 1) challenge all students by providing opportunities for different needs and learning styles,
 * 2) encourage students to explore the role of technology in both historical and comtemprary contexts,
 * 3) and contribute to raising the students' awareness of their responsibilities as world citizens when making decisions and taking action on technology issues.

The MYP6 course is based on ISTE NETS National Educational Technology Standards which helps students to use ICT to work, live and contribute to the social and civic fabric of their communities.

=The Wikispaces project=

As students surf the web for (educational) information, they often end up on Wikipedia pages. Wikipedia pages contain information which can be relevant to the public. With Wikispaces, an individual or a group can make their own Wiki, which contains information relevant to a select group. In the Wikispaces project, students are asked to investigate Wiki space. The project is used to organize students' efforts for both a class project and an individual project. You can see it as two projects, the wikispace is like a class newspaper and the students' own page is the creation of a digital portfolio.

Ultimately, the goals are that:


 * 1) the class will be in charge of creating an Educational Wiki space to showcase their work at school,
 * 2) the Wiki will act as a template for other MYP classes and should include pages for each subject,
 * 3) the Wiki will compete for next year's award for best Educational Wiki from Wikispaces,
 * 4) an assessment and the appropriate criterion for both the Class Showcase Wiki and the individual Portfolio Wiki will be forthcoming

=MYP assessment criteria Computer Technology MYP06= = = = = When writing your final report, keep the following stages in the design cycle in mind. This is just a rough guideline, more specific guidelines will be made available later during this project.​


 * A Investigation || The student logically and validly investigates the guiding question, linking to the Areas of Interactions (AOIs). ||
 * B Design || The student effectively designs the final design, comparing and selecting one design over the others. ||
 * C Planning || The student effectively plans for making the product, creating a time plan, materials plan and production plan. ||
 * D Creation || The student creates a product of excellent quality. Product follows all of the project requirements. ||
 * E Evaluation || The student evaluates the product in an objective manner, based on how well the product fulfills the project requirements. ||
 * F Attitudes in Technology || The student consistently displays a satisfactory standard in both of the following aspects:
 * personal engagement (motivation, independance, general positive attitude)
 * attitudes towards safety, cooperation and respect for others. ||

= = =Deliverables for MYP6 Computer Technology - Wikispaces project=

DEADLINE: 31st of may 2010
You have to deliver:
 * The coursepage on wikispaces, completely finished. If you have been working on a course page as a group, write in your personal report what part of the page you were responsible for.
 * Your personal profile page on wikispaces, completely finished. Remember there's a maximum of three YouTube videos on your website.
 * Your report, containing all criterias Preet provided (they can also be found in the Wikispaces page for Computer Technology).

Make sure you:
 * Deliver everything the 31st of may 2010. If you can't for any reason, contact your teacher Femke.Johansson@isgr.se
 * Have your name on all your work.
 * If you deliver your work by email or on USB stick, make sure your files are not password protected. Any files I cannot open, I cannot grade.
 * If you worked in a group, write in your report what part of the group's page was your responsibility. Be specific, a group of 5 people working on 1 page cannot just say "we were all responsible for everything".
 * The evaluation questionaire for the Wikispaces project [[file:Questionaire on Wikispaces project.pdf]]

=Guideline and tips to writing your report= Your first page of your report contains the title of the project (MYP6D Wikispaces project) and the __name__ of the person that wrote the report. Also, add the date for when you wrote the report. The second page of your report *can* be your table of contents, but if it's a short report you can choose to not have this. It always helps to have pagenumbers on the bottom of your page.

When writing your report (the contents of it), refer to and follow the exit criteria as close as possible. This means you could have a chapter for each exit criteria (meaning you'll have 4 chapters). In each chapter, try to write a coherent text (löpande tekst) in which you answer each of the points listed below. Avoid writing pointwise an answer to each question, your teacher has to be able to read your report without having to look at this page to see what you are responding to.

Your report should contain:
 * A: Investigate**
 * Why make a wikispace page?
 * Who is it for?
 * What properties does Wikispaces offer me?
 * Which ones will I use?
 * The ones I don't use, why not?
 * What content should be on the page and why?
 * Will my target group (Who is it for?) appreciate my page? Why do you think (not)?


 * C: Design and plan**
 * You made several designs, all of them can be put in your report
 * Which design did you pick and why?
 * The others (the ones you didn't pick), why did you not pick those?
 * How did you work on your page (when you did what)? Did you start with layout or text?


 * D: Create**
 * Discuss why your page looks the way it does
 * Enclose screenshots of your coursepage and personal page (or link to them)


 * E: Evaluate**
 * Fill out the questionnaire that can be found on this page and add it to your report
 * Evaluate the project:
 * Evaluate how you worked together (this does not apply to students who worked alone on their coursepage)
 * Evaluate how you worked alone (everyone worked alone on their personal page.
 * Suggest ways in which you can improve in future projects