Saturday, August 31, 2013

Investigate stage-Sharing Problem description with evidence

Share the problem you have identified by giving details as to why it is a problem?
You will need evidence from 1 website and 1 book.
Tuesday Lesson -look for books in the library
Wednesday lesson-look for online resources in the computer lab.
Post a brief description as comments to this task.

Investigate stage Challenge

Start your investigation on Tuesday 3rd September 2013 by identifying a client who will require a website solution to address a cultural issues, idea, event, commodies, information which is currently not doing well due to current practices
. Use the information outline in the previous post for this investigation. The link to the AOI should be evident. A hard copy Investigate should be handed in by 12th September 2013

Friday, August 30, 2013

Investigate



Investigate stage is usually captured using the following subheadings;
· Problem description
· Design brief
· Research
· Design specifications
· Bibliography
Problems description:
- Describe the current problem while stating the client. Example,
“Musa a business man, sales his cultural artefacts next to Fort Jesus gate in Mombasa. He has been doing this for the last 10 years. The only people who buy his items are the visitors who visit the Fort.
During the low season for tourists in Mombasa, his sales are quite low.
He now needs away to sustain his sales throughout the year.”
- Why is the problem important/relevant to the AOI / society / and yourself?
- Why do you think an Technology solution will be best suited in solving the problem of your client?
(N/B Don’t state what you will create at this stage)

Design brief: This is your response to the challenge, showing how you intend to solve the problem that you have been presented with. The following must be clear in your design brief
- The Design Brief is a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it for. It should be an open ended statement.
Example: For example; a culture project. A good Design Brief might be something like this...
"Teenagers are influenced by current things. The internet and TV has taken over the lives of the youngsters. With busy parenst and absent grant parents the Teenegers are turning to the social media and the internet to develope an Apps culture. Are they loosing their identity? Yes. A website on culture will allow the teenagers to use the internet to learn about cultural artefacts, festivals, food, beliefs and many other things.The Web page can also be share on social media and teenagers will still learn on their cultures on-line”

Research;
- This an in-depth investigation about the product (website), the types of the product, concepts and related terminologies, the processes involved, the various skills and techniques required in its development etc.
- The research should always be supported with Screenshots, photos, graphics that shows the different techniques and skills applied while using the software.

- The research should be organized in a proper format. Paragraphs should be used at all times and properly.
- The researched information should be analyzed. That means that your own comments and contributions should be evident.
- Apply in-text referencing where possible and use at least four different types of sources. References http://www.slideshare.net/smp3/apa-style-tutorial
- Primary research is a summary of the feedback of an expert of the product you plan to create.
Ideas in: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/559/

Design Specifications
A good Design Specification should include information that you learned about the task/problem from your research. It is a list of requirements that your design ideas must meet plus a list of constraints that you have. It is the check list that you need to use when you start to make your design ideas.
- You can use a table of essential and desirable characteristics. These are design specifications that the product/solution must meet.
Resources for referencing: http://myp-tech.wikispaces.com/Design+Brief, https://sites.google.com/a/bis-ny.org/myp-technology/myp-2/documents/makingadesignspecification

Bibliography
The sources of information and a bibliography should be in proper format (APA).
Resources: www.citationmachine.net , www.bibme.org, www.easybib.com etc
Appendices
All the interview or survey questions and their responses should be in the appendices.


Assessment Criteria
Achievement level
0 The student does not reach a standard described by any of the descriptors given below.
1–2 The student states the problem. The student investigates the problem, collecting basic information from sources. The student lists some given design specifications.
3–4 The student describes the problem. The student investigates with guidance the problem, and considers information from basic appropriate, acknowledgedsources. The student describes a test to evaluate the product/solution against the given design specification.
5–6 The student understands the problem, within a wider context. The student investigates with guidance the problem, and considers information from a basic range of appropriate, acknowledged sources. The student describes methods for appropriate testing to evaluate the product/solution against the given design specification.

Investigate Checklist
Identify the problem
o I have described the problem as I understood it.
o I have written an explanation on why the problem is important, to my life, to the society and relevance to the A.O.I.’s?Develop your Design Brief
o I have written down a design brief: Explaining what I am going to make, why I am going to make it, and for whom.
Researcho I have researched on the skills and techniques required in the development of the product.
o Most of my research work is supported with screenshots, photos, and graphics that explains the different techniques and skills used in web design.
o I have organized my research in a proper format using paragraphs properly.
o I have added comments (my voice) on most of the information researched and applied some in-text citations.
o I have referred to at least four different types of resources in the investigation section.
o I have undertaken a primary research by consulting an expert in the field of my investigation.Design Specifications
o I have design specifications which includes a table of essential and desirablecharacteristics with tests.
o I have included references to the sources of information and a bibliography in proper format (APA) is attached at the end of the investigation section.
o I have included in the appendix all the interview or survey questions and their responses.

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Thursday, August 29, 2013

Investigate Activities


History of Web design
Use the link below to read and respond to the following questions
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/design/web-design-history-from-the-beginning/

What are some of the internet jobs identified in the article?
What are some of the features listed as part of the things we couldn’t imagine internet without?
Who used the internet exclusively in the 80’s?

What is Mosaic?
Use this link http://www.bnbwebsites.com/websites-.htm
to list key unique positives and negatives features of the different website generations.

 Website Generations                 Key unique Characteristics

1st

2nd

3rd

4th

5th

HTML Codes Activities
HTML stands for "Hyper-Text Markup Language." This is the language that Web pages are written in.
Visit http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_editors.asp read and try out the activities from HTML home to HTML links.
Reflection: Write your own reflection on the activity
Create flash cards for the website terms.
Use either http://quizlet.com/create-set to create flashcards for the following website related terminologies.
Use only the two links below to get the websites terminologies;
http://whatisawebsite.com/website-terminology.html
http://netforbeginners.about.com/od/internetlanguage/tp/the-top-internet-terms-for-beginners.htm

Reflection: what were your challenges or successes in creating the flashcards using quizlet?
What will you do different next time?

Post two reflection as comments- Use Titles  HTML Reflection and FLASHCARDS Reflection for the reflection

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Martin Luther King Day -Speech

Add the new terminologies you found

In the last lesson you looked for terminologies on online resources.
Please share your new terminologies by commenting on this post and sharing your terminologies.

Monday, August 26, 2013

Terminologies and Crosswords

Have you posted your Reflection...please do!
Lesson
Search for more technology terminologies concerning websites in the following websites
add the terms to the list provided previously 

Extension activity
Search for a crossword builder software. Such as
Using the definitions of the terminologies to design a crossword puzzle.
Take a screen shot of the puzzle.
Send to two of your colleagues to fill it up.

Please note you will also receive a crossword to fill from your friends.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

Today's Lesson A reflection by Asma

During today’s lesson we were able to share with the class what we thought of the articles we were given and what it meant to us. As a whole class we all agreed that this article touched us and made us understand that we should always respect other people’s culture. As a person I have grown emotionally towards that direction and as a goal to archive I want to be able to be compassionate towards other individual’s cultures and practices. I also learnt that being flexible towards every angle of what we see is a way of accepting diversity.
This lesson also brought us as a class together in that now we hope and are striving to respect our diversity and also being able to live in a respectful mutual environment. This session has also changed people’s perspective about how to ask questions around certain people. I loved this session hence I will try to archive the goals that I have set for myself after the lesson
By Asma Shariff   

 Please press the comments button and add your reflection

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Terminologies-Task

Describing key terminology associated with web design:
  • Web page
  • Web site
  • Site map
  • Web hosting
  • Domain name
  • Web server
  • Web authoring
  • Home page
  • Visual appeal
  • Web browser
  • url
  • website publishing
  • Hyperlink
  • Search engine

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Reading Task

Read the Article Culture Conflicts And Advancement and reflect on it.
For your reflection you may use the following guiding questions
-What did you like about the article?
-Why did you like it?
-What did it mean to you to like it?
Use not more than 120 Words.

Extension Activity- Search for an article presenting similar issues as the article you have read.
-Summarize key ideas from the paper.
-Write your reflection on the paper.

Group Discussions Outcomes

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3




Monday, August 19, 2013

Group Dicsussion Activity

In three groups -
Group 1
Discuss the online resources you identified from your research.
Design a poster to communicate the information.

Group 2
Discuss the reasons why we need online resources?
Design a poster to
communicate the reasons.
Group 3
Discuss the challenges with online resources you identified during your research.
Design a poster to communicate the challenges.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

WEEK 1 Lesson 2 -Exploring Online Resources

What are online resources? and give at least three examples and with brief descriptions.

Why do we need online resources?

What are some of the challenges with online resources? share personal experiences

Responses in not less that one page A4 double spaces times roman, margins 1 inch all around. 
Upload your work in a drop box.
Use Bundlr to keep your references together-This Bundlr will be called Online Resources

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Information

Share your information in the link below.

 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1XOFMbjPNQq_J0SqFCNHvEOTjOZXDNxmtKxo1OSLWaP0/viewform

 

it will take 30 minutes to fill in the form.

 

Think before you right. Put in the correct information.

 

This information will be used throughout the semester.

 

Good Luck