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Tech Yes | Week 1. 10 th Grade. What is TechYES ?. In the future, you’ll need to use and understand different kinds of technology for work and school -- going beyond just texting and adding hashtags to your latest selfie
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Tech Yes | Week 1 10th Grade
What is TechYES? • In the future, you’ll need to use and understand different kinds of technology for work and school -- going beyond just texting and adding hashtags to your latest selfie • TechYES is an opportunity for you to learn, explore, build, communicate, and design with technology • The goal is for you to build your skills with technology • You’ll be completing a college/career project this year in Advisory and a science project in Anatomy/Physiology • STLs (Student Tech Leaders) are available to help you
Project Introduction • Over the next 10 weeks you will be creating a digital project about your college/career path
Show your understanding of the obstacles on the road to college by designing or modeling a video game Objective
What does it take to get to college? • You must • consider the path to college. What goals would you need to achieve to get there? (consider at least 3) • think about the obstacles that keep you from achieving those goals, and how you can overcome them • design a video game that demonstrates your path • create a model of AT LEAST ONE level of your game • drawing or digital sketch • live-action video model • interactive online game
Samples • Real Life Mario • STL example (Jessica Espinoza)
What you get out of the project • a realistic view of what you have do now to get the future you want • more involvement in planning your own future • an understanding of how your current choices and life situations affect you later • an opportunity to be creative and learn through social media • a chance to use technology in new ways
When will I work on this? • Advisory MONDAY and FRIDAY • if you are late or absent, you are still responsible for deadlines • you may continue to work on this project before or after school (work documents will be available online)
Major Deadlines (due by 5pm) • Record these in your agenda! • Friday, Week 1 (1/31) – project brainstorm due • Friday, Week 2 (2/7) – project plan due in TechYES site • Friday, Week 4 (2/21) – project organizer due to STL • Friday, Week 6 (3/7) – complete draft due • Friday, Week 8 (3/21) – final draft due
Today – Monday [15 min] • Begin brainstorming what you might want your project to be • In a new GoogleDoc, answer the following questions in complete sentences: • What is your position on college? Do you feel like you are on track at this point? Are you behind? Are you ahead? How do you know? • What are some factors in your life that help you get to college? In what ways do they help you? • What are some factors in your life that distract you or keep you from getting to college? How do they hinder you? • In what ways do you think you could represent this in a video game? • What do you think you will need help with in this project? • Naming Protocol: Last Name, First Name Brainstorm • ex: Wolf, Joe Brainstorm • Due Friday
Today – Monday [10 min] • Introducing your STL • Creating a shared folder in Google Drive • Name your folder: Last name, First Name TechYES • ex: Wolf, Joe TechYES • Share with: STL (+ Advisory teacher?) • Add your brainstorming document to this shared folder
Today – Friday [20 min] • Registering for the TechYES site • hsahs.techyes.org • bookmark this site. we will use it often.
Today – Friday • Additional time? Finish answering your brainstorm questions