November 29, December 2

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15 minutes typing

Begin to CREATE your cartoon. (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 7, 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.

November 28

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Good Morning Year 7.

1.  15 minutes typing,
2.  Finish your plan.  Remember to write a small paragraph saying why you think your plan will work;-)

Learning objectives: develop a basic timeline and write instructions for making the smart art poster.

November 24

Year 6 and 7, Happy Thanksgiving

1.  15 minutes typing
2.  Finish your Plan
3.  Write 2 or 3 sentences saying why you think your plan will work. (My plan will work because I know a lot about making posters on the computer. . . )
4.  Thanksgiving worksheets

IB Learner Profile - Thinker

Learning objectives: develop a basic timeline and write instructions for making the smart art poster.

November 21

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Years 6 and 7

Let's finish the plan today.

Learning objectives: develop a basic timeline and write instructions for making the smart art poster.

November 15 (November 18 no class - teacher professional development day)

1.  15 minutes typing (if you haven't finished your designs please finish designs)
2.  Year 7 it all begins with a plan!

PLAN - Criterion C

1. Resources: Computer, Word 2010, Design Specification, Chosen Design.

2. Now, make a step-by-step plan of what you will do to create your poster using Word 2010 and Smart Art  AND estimate how long it will take you.

Example:
    1.  Open Word 2010, 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 Word 2010 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 Smart Art;-)

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

November 10, 14

Year 7

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

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

a.  Create 3 different designs for a poster
b.  Look at each design and make sure that it has all 5 steps in the correct order, is colourful and is kid-friendly.
c.  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.
d.  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.

November 7, 10

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Year 7 Welcome back.  I hope you had a good break and are now ready to get back to work.
1.  15 minute typing
2.  On to the  DESIGN - Criterion B  - maximum 6 points

Now that you know how to work with Smart Art you 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.