22nd June- period 4 Reflection of today

Today is our last day of inquiry and we presented our final presentation to one other class. We had finally finished our powerpoint and created our own script which was more than 1000 words!! We were very worried that we wouldn't finish the powerpoint but in the end it was suprisingly good. Throughout this project i learned a lot about technology especially about the history. I learned the true meaning of culture and felt that there was something I learnt from this project

Periods 4 19th June 2009

Today we didn't have a third period and only the last period. In this period we aimed to finish most of our Power Point and we met our target at the end of the lesson. We finished most of how technology affects us and how we affect technology. We are now aiming to make a script over the weekends and to complete if not all most of it. Then when we get to school all we have to do is just to add the finishing touches to our slides and script. We are also going to need to add more pictures to the slides so it would look more interesting and after watching powerpointlessness we are going to edit it and see how we can make it less boring and make our power point look more interesting and attract more audience.

Period 1 and 2 Tuesday June 19th 2009

Today we are planning to improve on our power point presentation and add more information on the history of technology. We will total up the interviews replies and maybe make a bar chart or compare different results between different age groups and write about the results and comparing them. We will also try to complete our power point and also over the weekends.

Yr 8 Inquiry criteria points

1. Knowledge
I can recognise what culture means.
I can recognise the effect of culture on myself/people.
I can describe what cultures are.
I can recall facts/experiences about my culture.

2. Understanding
I can look at facts and paraphrase or summarise them.
I can give examples to back up my points.
I can explain what I mean.

3. Application
I can apply a theory to something practical.
I can plan my inquiry.
I can collect data and do research.
I can make predictions about the outcome.

4. Analysis
I can separate contents to work out what things mean.
I can compare data to form a conclusion.
I can combine/organize information to form a conclusion.
I can select relevant information.
I can distinguish between facts and opinions.
I can analyze how my understanding has changed.

5. Synthesis
I can decide on the best and most interesting way to present my findings to show understanding, analysis,etc.
I can make predictions.
I can be original and creative in my presentation.

6. Evaluation
What have I learned from this experience?
What did I/we do well?
What could be improved on?
What are my targets for next time?
What data was most reliable/valuable?
How effective are my conclusions?