Day 1. 3 designs- came up with 3 different designs
Day 2. pick designs-pick one of the designs
Day 3.get pictures-gather pictures of the design cycle, and end products
Day 4. write on slides-write information on the slides
Day 5.choose theme- choose the theme of the powerpoint
Day 6.Edit slides- look for any problems in the slides, make sure they are ready
Day 7. Create survey- make a survey for the 6th graders
Day 8. Get 6th graders- find 6th graders to show the powerpoint to
Day 9.Get survey takers-find 6th graders who will take the survey
Day 10. get survey answers- Get final results of the surveys

Investigation Reflection

10. Write a short statement of what you are going to make, why you are going to make it, and for whom you are making it.

I am going to make a power point presentation, i will make this because it will be easy to make and it will be simple to understand. This will will made towards the 6th graders. I would like them to understand the meaning of using the design cycle and how to use it. I will use the program PowerPoint to complete this task.

Formulate a Design Specification

11. What are the requirements for this assignment?

 My requirements for this assignment is to make a product that will help 6th graders understand the definition of design cycle and know how to use it. i want my final product to be understandable and to be interesting to the 6th graders.

• colorful
•  simple
• minimum of 3 minutes
• easy to create
• be able to continue working on it at home
• fun but not distracting
• actually teaches something
• Made by Microsoft PowerPoint program

12. What are the limitations you have with this assignment?

The limitations that i have with this assignment is that there is not that many interesting backgrounds to use in the slides. I would want the slides to be colorful and fun to catch the learner, in this situation, the 6th grader's attention.

13. How will you "test" your project?

To test my project, i will make surveys with 10 questions each, if the 6th graders understand,complete and answer 7 at the least right, then i succeeded on teaching them how to use the design cycle and showing them what it means.

3 designs

PowerPoint

Design 1

Slide 1. Title( Design cycle) colorful background and a picture of the design cycle

Slide 2. Today, we are learning about how the design cycle works and what it means.

this slide will also have a colorful background and a fun picture.

Slide 3.  First, the design cycle is an easy process on how to start something and finish it without it being complicated. With a picture of the design cycle

Slide 4. You want to have your projects done quickly and creative?

Using the design cycle helps u do this and more.

Slide 5. examples of projects done using the design cycle. Pictures of projects.

Slide 6.So please use the design cycle, it will make your life less complicated and u will use waste less time doing a project everyone knows u dont want to do.

Design 2

Slide 1. Title (Design cycle) and a picture of the design cycle.

Slide 2. We are learning how to use the design cycle today! Picture of a happy person and a colorful background

Slide 3. The design cycle is an easy process on how to start something and finish it without it being complicated.

Slide 4. The steps of the design cycle are Investigate, design, plan, create, evaluate, and attitudes in technology

Slide 5. In the investigation process, You identify the problem for example, you have to create a poster for a class.

Slide 6. The 2nd step of the design cycle is Design, in this step, you make several designs to have ideas on what to do

Slide 7. The third design of the design cycle is plan, you plan what you want to do, decide which plan u want to use, and make sure that its what you really want. Slide 8. Create is the 4th step in the cycle. In this step, you will pick a design from your ideas and actually make it. (with a picture of projects made) Slide 9. In this last step of the design cycle, the Evaluation stage, you will have the final product evaluated .

Design 3

Slide 1. Title( Design cycle)  a picture of the design cycle

Slide 2. Today, we are learning about how the design cycle works and what it means.

Slide 3.  First, the design cycle is an easy process on how to start something and finish it without it being complicated.

Slide 4. You want to have your projects done quickly and creative?

Using the design cycle helps u do this and more.

Slide 5. examples of projects done using the design cycle. 

Slide 6.So please use the design cycle, it will make your life less complicated and u will use waste less time doing a project everyone knows u dont want to do.

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PowerPoint

For THEME, i rated this a 3 because the powerpoint program has different themes but they are not that attractive to look at.I want very colorful and interesting themes that will catch the attention of the 6th graders and help them pay attention. I would like to have a choice between many themes to make sure they are interesting and colorful so the sixth graders can be interested in them. They are too simple but they look professional, so im not sure if the 6th grader is going to be interested in the powerpoint. I am not sure if i should use this because he themes are not so interesting.

For SIMPLICITY, i rated it a 4 because it is very simple to understand and it doesn't take to much work to understand.I would like a program that i knew how to use already so i wouldn't spend time  trying to learn how it works.  It can also be colorful if i decide to choose a bright theme or font. It could be a possibility for me to use this program because it is simple to me and i understand how to use it much better than ComicMaster. 

For CHARACTER, i rated it a 2 because the powerpoint doesnt really have character to put in the slides but if I could look up pictures to in the slides to make it more colorful and interesting. I want a program that has different characters or something that the 6th graders would find fun. I think i could find something fun to put in the PowerPoint but it would be much easier to use ComicMaster because that program already includes characters and props to choose from.

For FONTS, I rated it a 5 because I can choose from many colors and fonts from the powerpoint. I would like the fonts to be very colorful and be attractive to the 6th graders. I can also choose the size or i can make words into wordart to make it as colorful as i can. I like using PowerPoint because of its colorful and easy to use fonts. It would be so much easier if i chose this program.

I may end up using this for my project because its just so much easier to use and it is more simple to create a project with. I can change most of the things that i want to use and it will be easier for me to be more creative with my project and also it will be less complicated for me to create because i am more familiar with PowerPoint.

ComicMaster

For THEME, I rated this a 4 because they have good colorful themes but there are not man to choose from. I want very colorful and interesting themes that will catch the attention of the 6th graders and help them pay attention. I would like to have a choice between many themes to make sure they are interesting and colorful so the sixth graders can be interested in them. This would be a reason to choose this program  because it has colorful.

For SIMPLICITY, I rated this a 3 because it is fun and easy to understand. I would like a program that i knew how to use already so i wouldn't spend time  trying to learn how it works. The student would understand because it is colorful and it isnt to much words, it is mostly pictures so that the student can be interested and attracted to the comic. I don't know if this will be so simple for me to create because Im not familiar with it and maybe i wont use ComicMaster because of this.

For CHARACTER, I rated it a 4 because ComicMaster has different characters in the comic that you can use. I want a program that has different characters or something that the 6th graders would find fun.I would like to use this program because it would help me catch the attention of the 6th graders and they would be more than interested in the project because of these characters. The PowerPoint doesn't have these features so this is an advantage of this program.

For FONTS, I rated it a 2 because u dont really have fonts to choose from. I would like the fonts to be very colorful and be attractive to the 6th graders. The good thing is that there is different words included in the program that you can use to paste in the comic. This a disadvantage of this program because i wont be able to change what i want for the project. I think PowerPoint will be better to use fonts with.

 I will not be using this program for my project because i think it would be much easier for me to use PowerPoint because i understand it more. 

 I would like to create something that is interesting and fun. i want the 6th graders to be actually able to learn how to use the design cycle and learn what it is. I probably wont use the computer to do my project because i don't see many tools on the internet that are helpful and that i understand.

Comic Master is a tool that can help you make a comic strip. This tool is fun, colorful, and interesting. The disadvantage of Comic Master is that the things you can use are limited and in my point of view, not so helpful.

PowerPoint
 Is a program that helps people make slide shows. This program could be helpful and I could make it intresting for the 6th graders to learn and understand the design cycle.

Unit Question: How can my learning help my community? How do I make Sound Choices?

INVESTIGATE: (Write in complete sentences) Identify the Problem

1. What is the problem you need to solve? Explain to a 6^th grader what the design cycle is all about by creating a presentation. (3d, PPT, movie, game, Poster)

2. How does the Design Cycle apply to the real world?

It helps you be organized in life

3. How will this project serve my community?

You will be able to help 6th graders understand the design cycle

4. How can my learning help my community?

i can teach 6th graders about the design cycle

5. How do we live in relation to each other?

6. How does this help others?

They will learn how to use the design cycle

7. What are the requirements for this assignment?

We have to make a project that a 6th grader is able to understand and learn not to use the design cycle properly.

8. What is the Design Cycle?

It is the steps on how to make something in an organized way.

REFLECT on your learning.

Day 2

9. Spend one day experimenting with DESIGN CYCLE your presentation. List five things your learned about the Design Cycle:

1. there are 6 steps in the design cycle

2. the steps are Investigate, design,plan,create evaluate attitudes in technology.

3. It helps you be organized

4. it helps you know what to do

5. It makes it easier to do stuff