Year+13+computing+class

Hi Year 13's

27th September - I will be in my room tomorrow for the workshop for my year 13's. See you there are 9.30

Here is a timetable of my availability and access to KR04 during exam week (week 4, term3)

July 20: Here is the presentation that we will go through on the 21st in class. It will give you ideas about key factors and specifications.

June 8 Here is a template you can use to fill out/analyse your key factors. This is excel 2003 format THis is the 2007 format Remember that key factors are the things that will impact on the success for your website. What do you need to think about?

7th May: All of you should have done:


 * pro's and con's of your clients.
 * how else could you solve your clients need?
 * gantt chart for your project
 * reserach in powerpoint on good webdesign prinpcles
 * develop questionnaire for your client to find out what they want. Put this on your wikispaces page so I can review it before you see them

30th April: Do Now
 * If you didn't get this done, please be sure you do. Read this [|explanatory_notes.html] and go in and complete the following quiz **[|**http://www.quia.com/quiz/2419295.html**]** It will help you with the language of briefs and technology.

The important things to be doing today is to make sure you have your preliminary gantt chart set up and start on you powerpoint on good web design principles. The details are below next to point 3 a couple of paragraphs below.

This file will also give you some ideas of what the assessment is all about. Please read carefully.

When you get into the part of project where you are writing the brief, you will need to keep these points in mind. Here is a copy of the actual assessment. I will get paper copies to you.

Click on the NOTIFY ME tab at the top of this page. This way, if I add anything to this page, you will be notified.

Class learning: 1. You should be working on brainstorming who are possible clients, and then brainstorm the pro's and con's of each client. You need to have a client decided on and in initial discussion with them asking them if they would like to participate. If any of you are having trouble sorting this out, you are to email me immediately. e.douglas@alfristoncollege.school.nz. I will be away of course, but I will be access this wiki and my school emails.

2. Also, set up a preliminary gantt chart for your project - the milestone dates that you will need to include are in the table below. You will need to check the Technology Achievement Standard.pdf file for this while you are creating the brief.
 * milestone1 ||  || 7th May ||   || identify issue and stakeholder issues ||


 * milestone2 ||  || 14th May ||   || planning and daily log set up and in use ||


 * milestone3 ||  || 21st May ||   || research issue, stakeholder and organisation ||


 * milestone4 ||  || 30th May ||   || key factors and initial brief ||


 * milestone5 ||  || 18th May ||   || research existing solutions ||


 * milestone6 ||  || 2nd July ||   || concepts developed ||


 * milestone7 ||  || 23rd July ||   || refined brief, specifications developed ||


 * milestone8 ||  || 13th August ||   || finalise brief and specifications ||


 * milestone9 ||  || 17th September ||   || create solution ||


 * milestone10 ||  || 11th October ||   || evaluate solution ||

Here is a guideline as to how long you need to spend on each part and what would be required for 'consultation', research, etc. It would be to your advantage to finish these earlier. I have just set these up for those that choose not to do the last unit of work which is the robotics. That is an optional assessment. My question for you here is: when do you get in and start doing Dreamweaver???? During which milestone?

You can refer to the exemplars over on the side cupboards up the front of the room for this. Would who ever is sitting next to these cupbaords, please take responsiblity for collecting these back and putting them there again. Melanie, Brooke, Ethan - will you do this?

3. You will need to do research during the course of the assessment on good webdesign principles. I suggest you start with this. In the exemplar, this was done in Powerpoint and then printed out and put into her visual diary. That might be an idea you could do. I will provide more information for you for next lesson for this. Here are the instructions that will assist you in your research on webdesign principles.

25th April It is of concern to me that there at least half of you who have not gone in and made an edit to your page in this wikispace. this is not an option. I should be reading in all your pages exactly what you are thinking of for your website and the pro's and con's. The thing that bothers me is that you were given the clear instruction before the term 1 holidays to find/think about a client. So here we are with half the class, without a clue of what they are doing and then not even an attempt to make an edit on their page. If this continues for much longer, I will be withdrawing those who haven't done it from the last assessment this year on the Robotics. You will not get through it. Mrs D

(well done to everyone who has done what they were instructed to do).

Tasks you need to be doing: 1. brainstorming 2. pros and cons of different clients 3. Set up your project plan in ganttproject

11th April: I am putting up the big website assessment that you will be working on for term 2 and 3. Take a look at it.



I will give you a copy when I see you in class again after the holidays. I will be going in to school on __Wednesday 14th__ and you are welcome to come in and join me. I will have the sets of Lego Robotics that I need set up - if any of you are interested, that will be a fun project. You will make up the robots, charge them up, and you can play with programming them too.

I have also set up a page each for you (finally). One the first page, please indicate what project you are interested in doing. I need to know the client, and an idea of what the website will be about/its purpose. Have a look at the page that is titled 2009 Lauren's exemplar to get an idea of what I need done here. This was her one done at the end of last year. She kept this page updated all through the project. Note also her discussion tabs where she communicated with me.

14th Feb: Here is the link for GanttProject. Download the software from here and you will be able to install it on your home computer. I also have the software at school. You are to develop a gantt chart for building the school. Some of you have negotiated with me to do a different topic. If you haven't discussed it with me, I would like you to continue with the building the school project. [] ( choose the one that is for Windows )

12th Feb: We are working on project management for the next couple of lessons. Go look on the page that says 'Webdesign Resources' and read through the pdf file there that is titled 'project management'. You will also need to install Ganttproject on your computers at home. I have the software for you and will put a link on the Webdesign Resources page so you call also download it on to your home computers.

Here you will find your own names that will take you to your page. (see below) I need each one of you to have made an entry on your discussion section on your individual page and you are to introduce yourself to me. I would like the following questions answered. We are now Year 13 so I don't want to see 1-2 word answers ... 'learn stuff', 'gaming' are not acceptable answers. You will need to get used to writing as there is a significant portion of the course that is writing based. Sorry guys. Qn 1: Why are you taking computing this year? Qn 2: What do you want to learn? Qn 3: What did you enjoy the most in computing last year? Qn 4: What didn't you enjoy in computing last year? Qn 5: What is your plan for next year? Qn 6: What are your plans for in 4-5 years time ... what would you like to be doing? Also, by the **12th February**, you need to have got on to Twitter and created your own Twitter account. You are to 'follow' //ACyear13comp// It will not cost you anything to recieve my tweets on your cellphone. If you do your own Tweets then it will cost you a txt. It is not necessary for you to tweet back to me but you need to get my tweets. If you don't have a phone, then you can pick them up by signing into a Twitter account through the internet.

All good? Any problems, then see me. If you miss class, you need to get caught up by the next week. It is your responsibility -- and achievement in computing is strongly related to attendance.

See you in class. Mrs Douglas