Technology Day 4 PDF

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Welcome to G9/10 Technology:1) Today we will get back on GamestarMechanic, but first you should make sure youare done with the following: Weebly Page is organized(see Mr. McKinney's TechnologyBlog for directions on what to do here. Marshmallow Challenge: you should havewritten about the process here.See Mr. McKinney's Technology Blog fordirections on what to do.

2) Don't forget about the HW that is dueTuesday. See Mr. McKinney's Technology Blogfor directions on what to do.3) Process Journal for Gamestar Mechanic ...we will talk about this a bit later.

19 August 2011Catching up with

unfinished work andGamestar Mechanic. Reviewwhatshould be donealready

Blogging inTechnology TechnologyCriteria GamestarMechanic Process Journal

HW:Blog about the newsarticle onMr. McKinney'sTechnology Blog.There are somequestions to helpyou get started.


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Marshmallow Challenge:Writing About the Process

Think back to last Thursday'sMarshmallow Challenge.

Go to Mr. McKinney's Technology Blog andread about what you need to write aboutfrom this activity.

This will be the first entry on yourProcess Journal page.

Feel free to discuss this assignment withyour Marshmallow Challenge group.

This should be completed in class today.

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This Week's Blogging HW:Due next Tuesday, 23 August

Britain is talking about blocking socialmedia after the recent riots in London.

To read more about this topic, go to Mr.McKinney's Technology Blog. You will need to read the article on hisblog and respond to it in your own blogby next Tuesday.

More information about this assignmentis on Mr. McKinney's Technology Blog.






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First Assessment Task:Game Creation using Gamestar Mechanic

We will be using Gamestar Mechanic tocreate a computer game. First, go to the Gamestar Mechanicwebsite. There is a link onshanesclassroom.weebly.com > G9/10Technology> Useful Links. You will need to create an account onGamestar Mechanic. You decide whichemail address to use for your account.

After you have created an account, go tothe Quest tab. We will be using theQuests to INVESTIGATE how GamestarMechanic works.






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First Assessment Task:Game Creation using Gamestar Mechanic

Keeping A Process Journal for thisTask. Locating the grading criteria.






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Technology Assessment CriteriaA. INVESTIGATE

Investigation is an essential stage inthe design cycle.

Students are expected to identify theproblem, develop a design brief andformulate a design specification.Students are expected to acknowledgethe sources of information anddocument these appropriately.






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A. INVESTIGATETo get a 5 or 6 on this Criterion, students need to do thefollowing: Problem thoroughly defined, discussing itsrelevance. Problem critically investigated, evaluatinginformation from a broad range of appropriate,acknowledged sources. Detailed description of methods for appropriatetesting to evaluate product/solution againstspecification.


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A. INVESTIGATETo get a 5 or 6 on this Criterion, students need to do thefollowing: Problem thoroughly defined, discussing itsrelevance. Problem critically investigated, evaluating

-------,information from a broad range of appropriate,acknowledged sources. Detailed description of methods for appropriatetesting to evaluate product/solution againstspecification.


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19 August 2011HW: 810g about the news article on Mr. McKinney'sTechnology Blog. There are some questions to helpyou get started. This is due next Tuesday, 23August .

Your Weebly page should already be set-up for the new school year. SeeMr.McKinney's Technology Blog for information on how to do this. (Thisshould be completed.)

You should have finished your Process Journal entry for the MarshmallowChallenge in class today. SeeMr. McKinney's Technology Blog for informationon what your expectations are for this. (This should becompleted.)

Don't forget to keep up with your Process Journalentries for the Gamestar Mechanic project that we'vebeen working on in class.


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