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Design Cycle Overview Activity

  • You and a peer will be assigned a specific Design Cycle Criterion (A, B, C, or D) to share, present, explain, and teach to the class via your choice of one of the following multimedia presentation or webpage creation software:

v  Microsoft PowerPoint,

v  Keynote for Pages

v  Google Presentation

v  PhotoStory

v  Windows Movie Maker

v  iMovie

v  Prezi http://prezi.com/

v  Glogster http://glogsteredu.edu.glogster.com/

v  Reale Writer http://realewriter.com/

v  Capzles http://www.capzles.com/

v  Empressrhttp://www.empressr.com/Default.aspx

v  Montage http://montage.cloudapp.net/montage/WhatsMontage/

v  Wix http://www.wix.com/

v  Weebly http://www.weebly.com/

v  Webmode.com http://www.webnode.com/

v  Presentation Tubehttp://presentationtube.com/

v  Animoto http://animoto.com/

v  Ezvidhttp://www.ezvid.com/

  • As you look this document and the reference materials at Mr. Free’s class website, follow your instructions below for your assigned criterion (on page 2)
  • Use this and the reference materials to complete your assignment.
  • You and your partner will be explaining one of the Design Cycle Criteria to the class.
  • When you and your partner complete your presentation, please share it with Mr. Free first.
  • How and where to save your work depends on the software and device you are using.

v  It may be a download on your laptop, an upload on Google drive, or linking the presentation to a website.

  • When you get to your group, carefully read the directions and get started. You will have this class to create your presentation and next class to present it; so your group needs to be on task and work quickly.

Criterion A – Inquiring and Analysing

You will make a presentation to the class about Criterion A – Inquiring and analysing. Be sure to discuss:

  • The purpose of Criterion A
  • The seven questions that must be answered as part of Criterion A
  • What you must turn in for evidence of work for Criterion A.
  • The rubric for Criterion A - how will criterion A be assessed? What is the difference between the score levels?
  • What is different about Criterion A?
  • Why Criterion A is important for your Design Cycle project to be successful

Criterion B – Developing Ideas

You will make a short presentation to the class about Criterion B – Developing ideas. Be sure to discuss:

  • The purpose of Criterion B
  • The four questions that must be answered as part of Criterion B
  • What must you turn in for evidence of work for Criterion B?
  • The rubric for Criterion B - how will Criterion B be assessed? What is the difference between the score levels?
  • What is different about Criterion B?
  • Why Criterion B is important for your Design Cycle project to be successful

Criterion C – Creating the solution

You will make a presentation to the class about Criterion C– Creating the solution. Be sure to discuss:

  • The purpose of Criterion C
  • All of the questions that must be answered as part of Criterion C
  • What must you turn in for evidence of work for Criterion C?
  • The rubric for Criterion C - how will Criterion C be assessed? What is the difference between the score levels?
  • What is different about Criterion C?
  • Why Criterion C is important for your Design Cycle project to be successful

Criterion D – Evaluating

Your group will make a presentation to the class about Criterion D- Evaluating. Be sure to discuss:

  • The purpose of Criterion D
  • All of the questions that must be answered as part of Criterion D
  • What must you turn in for evidence of work for Criterion D?
  • The rubric for Criterion D - how will Criterion D be assessed? What is the difference between the score levels?
  • What is different about Criterion D?
  • Why Criterion D is important for your Design Cycle project to be successful