posted Jan 12, 2014, 9:42 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Jan 13, 2014, 9:15 PM
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Monday, January 13
Don't Hate - Automate! Programming Challenge
Tutorial 1 - How to Create a Google Form
Tutorial 2 - Getting Started with Google Apps Script
Tutorial 4 - How to Send an Email Using Google Apps Script
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posted Nov 26, 2013, 5:42 AM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Nov 26, 2013, 5:45 AM
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Tuesday, November 26 - Getting Started with Layout - LO: YWBAT import and modify your designs into Layout.
- Essential Question:
- Classwork: Import your "rooms" (Getting Started with SketchUp 4 tutorial) in Layout and create multiple views. Use the "Getting Started with Layout" tutorial to guide your work.
Getting Started with Layout
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posted Nov 21, 2013, 7:35 AM by jrothman@nychscl.org
Thursday, November 21 - The Floor Plan: Putting it all together! - LO: YWBAT to collaboratively create a single floor plan for HSCL.
- Essential Question: How can we create a single floor plan for the 32 (!) plans we've created?
- Classwork: For those students who are not
Wednesday, November 20 - HSCL Floor Plan for our Water Project - LO: YWBAT create accurate floor plans of our school.
- Today's classwork - complete measuring your assigned rooms here at HSCL and create a floor plan for those rooms.
- Here's the grading rubric for the assignment:
- Floor plans are submitted for both assigned rooms? (2 pts) _______
- Length and width of the room is labeled? (2 pts) _______
- Hallway side and window side of room is labeled? (2 pts) ______
- If applicable, science bench and sink are included and dimensions are included? (2 pts) _______
- Accuracy and attention to detail (2 pts) _______
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posted Nov 12, 2013, 4:52 AM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Nov 26, 2013, 5:37 AM
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Wednesday, November 14 - Floor Plan and Referencing in Sketchup
- LO: YWBAT create structures that are identical in size in shape by using referencing.
- Essential Question: What do guidelines and referencing do for our models?
- Class/Homework: Complete Getting Started Lesson - the first 7 minutes (create a room with three identical windows.
SketchUp - Getting Started 3 from J Rothman on Vimeo.
Monday, November 12 - HSCL Floor Plan
- LO: YWBAT measure, sketch, and digitally recreate the floor plan for a room within our school.
- Essential Question: What basic tools and techniques can we use to accurately capture the floor plan of our room?
- Class/Homework: We will rotate - One group will measure their 4 rooms while the rest of the class creates a desk in SketchUp.
- Your 3D desk will be due by Wednesday.
SketchUp Table Tutorial
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posted Nov 3, 2013, 7:47 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Nov 12, 2013, 4:45 AM
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Friday, November 8 - Collaborative Floor Plan - LO: YWBAT create a floor plan to scale.
- Essential Question: How can we collaborate within SketchUp?
- Class/Homework: Complete a floor plan of our classroom.
- The floor should be to scale.
- Label the room dimensions.
- Include the science table and sink (with labeled dimensions)
- Submit your work via your Google Drive folder.
- Due end of class today.
Monday, November 4 - Water Purifier Prototype
- LO: YWBAT create a system design for purifying water at HSCL
- Essential Question: How can we maximize the potential of our water purification system?
- Download the 3D bucket to include with your 3D floor plan HERE (SketchUp file)
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posted Oct 27, 2013, 9:27 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Nov 3, 2013, 1:56 PM
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Friday, November 1 - Outlining and the "Follow Me" tool - LO: You will be able to create 3D objects with curved surfaces.
- Essential Question: How can 2D outlines allow us to create intricate 3D objects?
- Today's assignment: Create a Vase (Friday, November 1st assignment)
Monday, October 28 - Modeling in 3D With SketchUp
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posted Oct 14, 2013, 2:30 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Oct 17, 2013, 3:59 PM
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Wednesday & Thursday, October 16 - Sustainable Design - Eco-design wrap-up and Design for Purpose
- LO: YWBAT determine which aspect(s) of eco-design that a system or product puts into practice.
- Essential Question: How is designing for purpose connected to the empathizing phase of design?
- Homework: Submit via THIS ONLINE FORM or paper.
- Last week we learned about interviewing for empathy. Today we learned about designing for purpose. Write a paragraph describing how the two are related. Conclude your writing by answer the following: How can the interviewing for empathy process help designers create more sustainable products?
Today's Presentation! You can review today's Eco-Design examples and review the notes here:
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posted Oct 6, 2013, 5:40 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Oct 9, 2013, 8:56 AM
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Wednesday, October 9 - Sustainability Design Challenge Day 8, Designing for Sustainability
- YWBAT identify the areas in which design promotes sustainability.
- EQ: At what point is a designer no longer responsible for his or her design?
Tuesday, October 8 - Sustainability Design Challenge, Day 7
- LO: YWBAT craft an interview.
- Essential Question: Does the order in which we ask our questions affect the quality of the responses we get?
- Our finalized interview questions! CLICK HERE
- Homework: Fill out the Interview Schedule Form
- (Must sign in to your nychscl.org account to access the form)
Monday, October 7 - Sustainability Design Challenge, Day 6
- LO: YWBAT conduct an interview with users to better understand their needs.
- Essential Question: How can we ensure that we have interviewed all the users we set out to interview?
- To be completed by tomorrow: Fill out the Interview Schedule Form
- (Must sign in to your nychscl.org account to access the form)
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posted Oct 3, 2013, 9:44 AM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Oct 3, 2013, 9:52 AM
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Thursday, October 3 - Water Purification System Sustainbility Project: Enter your Target users, Email for Arranging Interviews, and Interview Questions HERE
Tuesday, October 1 - Sustainability Design Project: Submit research on water purification systems - Click HERE
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posted Sep 28, 2013, 8:21 PM by jrothman@nychscl.org
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updated Sep 28, 2013, 8:21 PM
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Thursday, September 26 - Prototyping
Tuesday, September 24 - Brainstorming
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