Drone Symposium.

Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and be glad that drone research is complete. 
But wait, there is more...

Presenting your Drone Research

Over the past few weeks, you have conducted research, gained your drone license and began to formulate ideas on how drones could make our lives easier. 

We know that an integral piece of research is the presentation of data. 
One missing piece of data is market analysis, this is an additional requirement. 

This is your chance to choose a medium to present your findings. 

You have the latitude to choose from a myriad of tools. Pick your strength, focus on what tools that you know. 

This will one of your final summative assessments for the unit. 

Learning about Drones

Next week, you will all have the opportunity to gain your very own ISKL Drone License. To gain your license, you will need to complete 2 formative assessments and a final summative assessment. All information is contained in the following three documents; Lesson 1, Lesson 2 and Lesson 3. Both Lesson 1 and Lesson 2 will take place on Monday in the classroom (followed by short quizzes), and the final lesson (on the lower field) will occur on Wednesday. The major element of this lesson is practical application related to flying the drones in an open space.  

Please take the time to prepare for your drone license by,:-

a) reviewing all three lesson documents (hyperlinked above). 

and then,


b) In a well structured blogpost, highlight the following;-

1. Uses of drones (both professionally and as hobbyists).
2. Benefits of using drones as opposed to other technologies.
3. How drones will be used in the future.
4. Dangers of using drones. 
5. Conduct some action research via google forms to friends, teacher etc. 

Be sure to include, text, visuals and where necessary video.  You need to have citations for your research as well. 
Enjoy


Mrs. N


Citation

The final stages of the Design Process - Quality Feedback

Over the past 5 classes you have been utilising the design process as your guiding lens to review VR apps, and then create ideas for an app of your own.

A crucial piece of the design process is FEEDBACK - which in turn, provides a direction and ideas for action and improvement.

According to Ash Read from Lifehackers.com, excellent feedback  should contain the following SIX qualities :-

1. Be specific - search out the finer details, zero in on features that can be improved.

2. Be immediate - Record feedback while it is fresh in your mind

3. Connect feedback to assessment requirements - Review the requirements of Task 1-3

4. Make sure that your feedback, provides evidence and ideas for action and improvement

5. Use the right language - use appropriate language for the task, ask What if's.

6. Don't avoid it - Don't be satisfied being a minimalist, the best ideas take many minds.

Your final task

1. On the completion of Tasks 1-3, now is the time to receive critical feedback on your VR app ideas. Using the 6 tips for quality feedback , you will need to critically appraise 2 of your peers VR apps.

2. Not only should your feedback contain examples of quality feedback, you also need to ensure that you provide specific feedback and a direction on a way to enhance their ideas.

3. Once you have received feedback (from 2 classmates), it is your turn to improve your proposed VR app.

Be sure to document your work (on the same document that was used for Tasks 1- 3.

4. Based on the feedback, document on your collaborative google doc how you will improve your app.

The final task is your summative assessment. 








Graphic source and inspiration 
The six qualities of good feedback

Design Process - Review / Revise

Last week, (encouraged by our student teacher Austin Holmes), you had the opportunity to investigate google street view.
In partnerships you took on the task of using street view to highlight activities and areas on the Ampang Campus of ISKL.

To complete this activity, you have several tasks :-

Task 1.
1. Create a google doc with assessment name and members. For example . 3d_Blake_Wyatt_Gabe  ( share with Mrs. Narsiman). 

2. Remember the street view photo is for a global audience and will be placed on google maps. 

• You need to critically appraise your work.
• Look for mismatchs, errors in your clips. If necessary retake.

3. The design process requires that you receive feedback. Use another group / partnership to do this. Document their feedback on your google doc. 

4. Choose 2 to upload to google maps. Take screenshots and place on google docs. 

5. If you have an iphone (or similar) you may wish to take additional street views so that you can view them on google cardboard.


Task 2. - This is an individual task.

Now that you have gained familiarity with 360 degree views, now is the time to investigate 360degree apps on the app store.

1. Navigate to the app store
2. Choose to download three vr apps , read the reviews. 
3. View them on the VR Viewers.
4.Critically write a review, based on functionality and appeal to 8th graders. Note down the pro's and con's.
5. Take screen shots. 
6. Add your work to the same google doc. 

Task 3.
Using the design process as your guide, develop and idea for a VR app that you believe could be used any classroom. 
1. Come up with name
2. Pricing
3. Purpose
4. Functionality
5. Write an iTunes, review and promotional page. 

Help needed!

Hey everybody,

I need your help for something. Last year, I was a Student Admissions Representative (STAR). This basically means that I gave tours to parents and students that are thinking of coming to ISKL. Now I have graduated I am back in the states. There is just one small problem, though. Malaysia is far from many of the countries that some of these parents are moving from. Oftentimes, the entire family can't come and visit the country and the school before they move here. I need your help creating a way that prospective students and parents can explore the school without ever leaving home.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it (you really have no choice), is to create a virtual tour of certain parts of our school to put on Google Maps so that those people that who can't visit the school can see all the great places of our school.



Instructions:
          1) Choose a partner that you could work well with (and trust)!

          2) Using Google Street View on the iPads, work with that partner to photograph 3-4 areas of                    the school with the 3-D photo apps. Think like a marketing person, highlight areas that                          would entice prospective students and parents to pay fees and attend ISKL.

          3) Be sure to avoid reality issues. Make sure that people aren't in the pictures with no heads or                  just a pair of legs showing.

          4) Go to this Document of Instructions to see the instructions that a teacher has used to explain                the process. Before asking any teacher for help, ask a classmate.

          5) Use the design process to make sure that you are planning out your photo locations                                intelligently.

          6) Have fun. Learn about the apps and cameras to make the best tours possible. Remember, you                are now representing the school. Choose the locations wisely. 

          7) Document your learning journey by creating a google doc -  your names_Googlestreetview.                 Reflect on the challenges and positives on this experience. Provide as many examples as                     possible, and also graphic evidence. 

Reflection ...

re·flec·tion

rəˈflekSH(ə)n/

serious thought or consideration.

"he doesn't get much time for reflection"

synonyms:

thought, thinking, consideration, contemplation, deliberation, pondering, meditation,musing, rumination;  formal cogitation "after some reflection, he turned it down"

Finally, we can all breathe a sigh of relief and be glad that the introductory presentations are all over. Dare I say it , it is time for reflection. 

Guidelines

- Read the questions below, be sure to answer the questions with as much detail as possible.

- That means, provide specific evidence and examples to support your ideas

- Check spelling and grammar

- Your blog post will be assessed with a work habits grade

First Step 
1. Create a new blog ( if you do not have a blog, Mrs. N will show you how to do this!). 
2. Give you blog a creative title related to technology. Copy and paste the question below on to your blog. 

Questions

1. With reference to the rubric, in what area(s)  do you believe that you extended yourself ?

2. What areas do you believe needed more attention?

3. If you had the opportunity how would you enhance your presentation? (to ensure that you extend in all categories?)

4. What do you wish that you knew before presenting in front of the class?

5. Which school-wide learning results were highlighted before in your presentation and during the presentation?  Please explain

(* please note the schoolwide learning results are : learn enthusiastically, reason critically, live ethically, collaborate constructively, think creatively & communicate effectively). 

6. Review the  rubric,(which has been shared individually on google class)  highlight where you believe you will be graded. This is the easy part.  Then underneath the rubric, provide evidence to support your ideas.  

Please complete the above in class. You have one period. Focus and let's get finished. 

When you are done, grab your phone and begin downloading vr apps. 


Take care.
Mrs. N