Junior Publishers

 

From: Habel Amolo
Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 16:42
To: Anthony Gioko
Subject: RE: Junior Publishers

 

Dear Gioko,

 

I have gone through the Junior Publishers materials and is highly impressed at what they can do if guidance is given to them. Serendipitous! Thanks and keep raising a great generation in this digital era.

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Habel G. Amolo

SS-Librarian & PP Coordinator

Aga Khan Academy, Mombasa

" Winners compare their achievements with their goals, while losers compare their achievements with those of other people" says Nido Qubein

 

Converting your Magazine to E-magazine

Junior Publishers,

 You can convert your magazine to an e-magazine.

 check out the link for softwares

 Others
http://madmagz.com/
http://www.joomag.com/
http://www.jilster.com/

OTHERWISE you can search for any other software and use to convert your Magazine to an e-Magazine

if you get another useful software share it in the comments...
Make it E-readable to reach a wider community.

Evaluate Summative

Evaluate Summative

You are expected to conduct three tests for your product: one done by you, another by your peer and the final by a client (a friend)

Task 1

TEST A: YOU

Time of Test: .........Name of Tester: ..............

Test Question	Pass or Fail?	Comments
1.

 

 

 

 Time of Test: ..........Name of Tester:..............

Test Question	Pass or Fail?	Comments
1.

 

 

 TEST B: By Client

Time of Test: ..........Name of Tester: ............

 

Test Question	Pass or Fail?	Comments
1.

 

 

 

 

 

Evaluate Summative

This final task is an individual one.  You will be expected write a reflection on the entire process of design cycle. The paper should:

 

 

    Start with a self-evaluation: how you think you performed in the project?

     Reflections on your performance at each stage of the design cycle

Contain reflections about your use of the Design Cycle in doing your work

 Express your thoughts/feelings during and after you’ve completed the Design Cycle

 Discuss possible improvements that could be made to the product or to the process undertaken to arrive at the product

 

 

Evaluate Checklist

;    I have used the test question identified earlier to test my product

     A different person  has been involved in testing my product

     I have summarized the overall success of my product

     I have reflected by performance at every stage of the design cycle

     I have expressed my thoughts and feelings about the design the project and suggested some future improvements.

 

 

CREATE ALERT

You are expected to competently use appropriate techniques and equipment.

You should follows the plan and justifies any, modification made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using available resources

 

Do not forget to save you magazine as a PDF.

 

Send the Magazine to gioko@akam.ac.ke  as a PDF file.

 

On 31^st you will submit the Process Journal in HARD COPY and send a PDF version of the Magazine to gioko@akam.ac.ke

 

In the Mail subject area please write MAGAZINE only failure to do so will redirect the mail to junk.

 

ALL THE BEST

 

Criterion D -Create

Students are expected to document, with a series of photographs or a video and a dated record, the process of making their product/solution, including when and how they use tools, materials and techniques. Students are expected to follow their plan, to evaluate the plan and to justify any changes they make to the plan while they are creating the product/solution.

Students will sometimes embark upon a very ambitious project, or they may encounter unforeseen circumstances. In some circumstances a product/solution that is incomplete or does not function fully can still achieve one of the levels awarded for this criterion.

 0-      The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

1-2The student considers the plan and creates at least part of the product/solution.
3-4  The student uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and mentions any modification made, resulting in a product/solution of good quality
5-6 The students competently uses appropriate techniques and equipment. The student follows the plan and justifies any, modification made, resulting in a product/solution of appropriate quality using available resources.
Appropriate Quality: This is the best product/solution that the student can produce, taking into account the resources available, the skills and techniques they have used, their educational development, how the product/solution addresses the identified need, and aspects of safety and ergonomics.

Guiding Parameters

A-    Competently uses appropriate techniques

B-    Following the Plan

C-    Justifies any modifications made

D-    Appropriate quality use of the resources available

E-     Responses of the product to the identified needs

F-     Responses of the product to the aspects of safety

G-    Responses of the product tie the ergonomics

BEST WISHES IN YOU EXAMS

I wish you all the BEST in your examination

For Information Technology check out the examination information on the blog.

Carry colored pencils and rulers for the Desk Top Publishing Section. Revise Excel for the Smart cell section.

Reflection

Task

Design a booklet that will explain your reflection on the    journey during stages A and B.

 4 pages

4 Graphic

100-150 words

At least two boarder

At least one page with background

Fonts Timesroman,  Britanica Antique olive Roman

Font size 12

 

 

Criterion C-PLAN

This stage is where the student devices a series of logical steps to create the product. The plan should indicate effective use of resources and time. The plan should be analyzed and any modification for improvement suggested

 

Achievement level

Criterion C: PLAN

0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.

 1–2 The student produces a plan. The plan makes reference to resources and time. Describes, with guidance, the steps needed to create the product. With guidance, evaluate the plan and identify modification.

 3–4 With some guidance, the student produces a plan that contains some detail of the steps. The plan shows some details in term of resources and time. The student attempts to analyze the plan against the design specifications.

 5–6 The student produces a plan that contains a number of logical steps. The plan shows effective use of time and resources. The student identifies key aspects and safety hazards with the plan. The student analyses the plan against the design specification with regards to modification.

Guiding Parameters

A-    Producing logical a number of steps in a Table and a Gantt Chart

B-    Shows effective use of time

C-    Shows effective use of resources

D-    Identifies key aspects

E-     Analyses the plan

F-    Identifies any modification

to get the cover page click here
for the instruction for Gantt Chart click here or here

Design Stage Submission

Tuesday 7th May at the end of the lesson you will be expected to hand in
-Top cover filled with self and peer assessment.
-Three samples of the magazine (either 8 or 12 or 16 pages for all the samples)
-Choice of one design
-Justification of the design chosen against the design specification.

ALL TO BE SUBMITTED ON HARD COPIES