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Write a short paragraph to explain how the project will link to the AtL skills of social (collaboration) and self management skills (organisation, affective, reflection).
 * AtL: Social and Self-management **

** Learner Profile ** Write a short paragraph to explain how you will develop one of the learner profile attributes during this project.

=** Identify the problem - Who needs to learn how to use a piece of technology or software? ** =  Have you seen a person or group of people who need help with technology? What was their problem? Why did they have a problem? What did they do to solve it? Could you think of a way to help them in the future? Or perhaps you had a problem or difficulty you think others may have in the future.

For example, maybe your teacher cannot make a video or your little brother cannot take good photos or your friend doesn't know how to use photoshop or your parents cannot use a spreadsheet. =Ideas for your instruction guide =

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=** Design Statement ** = Write a short paragraph to summarise:
 * 1) what product you will create
 * 2) who it is aimed at
 * 3) how it will solve the problem or opportunity
 * 4) other information given in the task (deadlines, required programs etc.)

For example a good Design Statement might look like this: // Teenagers are avid end users of technology in their school, home and social lives. // // I will design and make a magazine that is about the positive and negative effects of technology for teenagers. It will be easy for teenagers //// to read, informative and will hopefully engage them into thinking about the effects of technology use around the world and therefore be more appreciative of the tools they have. // = = = =

=** Research Questions ** = Once you have decided which technology you will make an instruction guide for, you will need to find some more information, you might need books, the internet, to explore computer programs or to ask people.

We will begin our research by thinking of our questions. // What do we need to know before we begin to make our how to guide? What do we need to find out? What sources of information can we find? //

We added our questions to this mindmup.



Once you have the classes' questions you can use them to help you organise your research. Add these to your research plan in the order you want to research them and then begin your research.

** M4-5 Research Plan **
 * What do I need to know? || Who or what can help me with this? || Primary / secondary source? || Order of importance || Actual reference (APA) || Summary of findings || How you will use this information / how it will help you ||

=** Questionnaire / Survey / Interview ** = Think of questions you might need to ask your target audience. Perhaps you need to confirm your ideas are correct or to get some ideas to begin the project. Create a questionnaire, survey or interview. Show me and then when it is approved, ask your target audience. Ideas could include: type of software, design, level of detail, words, pictures. Here is an example interview sheet from the M1 project

=** Analyse existing products ** = Look at examples of existing products and find the common features. How can you use this information in your product?

** Sources ** As you complete your research, make sure you record your sources correctly using APA referencing, see the document below for help. You also need to summarise what you found from that source and explain how it will help you.

** Design Brief: Research Summary **
// Complete the summary of information here. Say what you learnt in your own words and how it will help you make your product (4+ paragraphs) for example: //

Existing products

Design Principles

Target audience

Mode of communication

Research plan information

=** Assessment Criteria ** = Here are the assessment criteria for this unit, if you download the file you will be able to tick off each example to see if you have done it.

** Self Assessment: Criteria A **
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