Week 3

 Design


Our task in learning technologies in week 3 was to design a frog that jumps using the following materials;

• 1 frog cut out
• 1 rubber band
• sticky tape
• small piece of cardboard

We also used a Design Brief to record our design, resources and results. The design brief was split into the following sections; Problem to be solved, Resources, Investigate/Design, Produce, and Analyse/Evaluate. I think this layout is very effective and efficient for students as it will help them layout and structure their ideas.


The activity was very engaging and involved a lot of trial and error to come up with an effective design. What was interesting about the activity was when each pair shared their finished design they were all very different. Everyone managed to get their frogs to jump using the same small numbers of materials but each design used different unique ideas. I think that students would enjoy this task, it promotes creativity and encourages students to think for themselves and outside of the box.


Here is our design, we made a frog launcher to launch the little fella across the room. Success!

Games

This week we also looked at an internet resource named Quia (www.quia.com/web). Quia is a great resource for students and teachers to create quizzes, games, surveys, and a lot more. It requires a subscription but it does have a 30 day free trial.

Here are a few samples I made:

Essendon Bombers Quiz!

You can access the quiz here: http://www.quia.com/quiz/2513961.html

Guess the Sport Hangman!

You can play hangman here: http://www.quia.com/hm/668211.html

I think Quia is an excellent resource that can be used for not only teaching purposes (creating quizzes, etc.), but also as a reward for students to create their own games and quizzes. They can share these with other students. I think students would really enjoy this and creating games such as these can really demonstrate a student's knowledge on a particular subject.