[Year 12 IT Apps] Re: U4-O1 - Visual Representation

[Mark Kelly]

Hi Kelly.  That all seems spot-on to me.  As I read it, that's the sort 
of stuff they need to represent visually : options, constraints, 
pros/cons, decisions, actions, evaluation of the decisions, effects of 
the actions.

Maybe get them to think of their mother hanging over their should as 
they work, constantly nagging with "Why did you do that?  Why didn't you 
do it THIS way?  How else could you solve that problem?  Did that work 
out as you expected?" etc.

I'm getting my kids to create a thinking log when they start the outcome 
and keep adding to it as they work.  Otherwise they forget every 
decision and action at the end  :-)

Butler, Kelly A wrote:
> I am struggling to think of a way to help students understand the Visual
> Representation. I tried to make up a grid to help them -  
> 
> a) think of some of the decisions that they had to make (not every
> decision as this is impossible - but a good range)
> 
> b) talk about the options they had (and the criteria they used to choose
> one)
> 
> c) Tell me the solution, discuss why they chose that, and then talk
> about whether it was effective. 
> 
> QUESTION - What decisions did you have to make?	
> OPTIONS - what did you think about when solving the question?	
> SOLUTION - what did you choose and why? Was it effective and why?
> 
> Some of the questions we came up with are: 
> 
> Which design tools will I use? 		
> Where will the logo go? 		
> How many worksheets will I need? 		
> What size font will I use for the heading?		
> What information needs to go on each sheet?		
> Which formula do I need to use to work out the percentage?		
> How do I work out the totals?		
> How can I make this solution easy to use for the users (who is the
> audience?) 		
> What type of on-line user documentation do the users need? 		
> What software will I use to make the documentation?		
> How will I decide what needs to go on the documentation?
> 
> Am I on the right track as far as the 'thinking' part of the Visual
> Representation? I'd appreciate any feedback (first year ITA teacher,
> this one has thrown me!)		
> 
> Kelly Butler
> Lara Secondary College 
> Ph: (03) 5282 8988 Fax: (03) 5282 8188
> butler.kelly.a at edumail.vic.gov.au
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>    1. Exams (Russo, Frank R)
>    2. Re: U4-O1 (Mark Kelly)
>    3. Re: U4-O1 (Litsa Tzelepis)
>    4. RE: U4-O1 (Russo, Frank R)
>    5. RE: OT - Lenovo R61 issues (Denny, Chris Z)
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> Subject: [Year 12 IT Apps] Exams
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> Talking Exams VITTA have released their practice exams for 2008, I will
> be placing my order online today.
> 
> Frank Russo
> ICT ~ Teaching & Learning
> Monterey Secondary College
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:itapps-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Mark Kelly
> Sent: Wednesday, 30 July 2008 8:12 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Year 12 IT Apps] OT - Lenovo R61 issues
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> Hi all.  This discussion is better suited to the tech thread.
> 
> Let's steer this list back to ITA, which should become rather more 
> animated now the exam is coming up fast.
> 


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