Camille+Project+log+book

12/8 Today I brainstormed ideas for my project.

12/10 Sent an e-mail of inquiry to Mr. Zeichner about websites for his global leadership class. Interested in making a wiki or website for him to post videos and blogs and homework etc. Want to set up a meeting with him and also an interview.

email to mr. Z= Hey Mr. Z, I think that Ms. Ruzycki has talked to you a little bit about our ITGS project and I wanted to come in and talk to you about making a website for your global leadership class that you could use with your students or really any kind of website that you want, that would help you. So if you are interested, could we possibly schedule a meeting for next week before the break where we can talk about the project and talk about wants and needs for it? that would be great. If you are not interested than thats fine as well, I just wanted to check in with you because it seems like something that could be really great for the both of us and I would really love to do something for that class. Thanks, Camille

12/11 Made a list of interview questions for Mr. Zeichner. He has not responded to my first email but I will talk to him after school if possible. Decided not to send him the email just yet, will wait until I talk to him or he responds to my email.

1/5 Still haven't heard from Mr. Zeichner but I know he wants to do it.

1/6

I have decided to work for Ms. Robb instead of Mr. Zeichner. He is too hard to contact and does not have a feasible solution for the problem. We talked and she helped me understand the problems that are tied with the IB program at Chief Sealth. These are the main points that she portrayed to me that she wanted. She was pretty sure she wanted a website to be made to replace the existing one. THis interview was conducted under the pretenses that I would make a website. Problem: parents want to know the results, what paying for Schedule Costs Results previous years How to get the results/what to do with them Break down of exams Worth Description of papers Teachers can post info. explanation of the program and what it offers explanation of the grading system, the program and what is requred to recieve the diploma

1/8 trying to find free websites. I want to ask Ms. Hubert what she uses for the school website and maybe if she can help me. I would like for it to look professional and produced by the school. Simple clean and nice to look at. She is not here today but will be back monday.However i am not sure if the website is the correct way to do this so i am going to produce a survey for my stakeholder (students, teachers, parents) to see what they think is best.

1/11 Today I worked on the website on DreamWeaver. But I also made a survey for the stake holders and had a parent, teacher and student answer questions on the survey.

1/12 I talked to Ms. Hubert yesterday and she said I could use any kind of website builder. I decided to use dreamweaver. Today looked at existing website for school's IB program. I used past information on schools site to write an intro paragraph and here it is. What is the IB Program? Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate program is an intense two years program, preparing students for beyond high school. Installed in 2,815 schools in 138 countries around the world the program has served approximately 775,000 students. For the student, IB classes begin junior year and culminate in a series of exams in the end of their senior year. How does this benefit my student? The International Baccalaureate is accepted by many colleges and universities as credits depending on final scores of exams.

1/13 I worked on what to put in website. Took some information from existing webpage what I have so far: FAQ What is the IB Program? Founded in 1968, the International Baccalaureate program is an intense two years program, preparing students for beyond high school. Installed in 2,815 schools in 138 countries around the world the program has served approximately 775,000 students. For the student, IB classes begin junior year and culminate in a series of exams in the end of their senior year. How does this benefit my student? The International Baccalaureate Diploma is accepted by many colleges and universities as credits depending on final scores of exams. If the student has the full IB Diploma then certain colleges accept them as credits and the student has an early start on their college career! Having IB classes on a student’s high school transcripts shows colleges that the student has put in effort and challenged themselves academically. (insert results) If Do I have to take all IB classes or can I just take some? To receive the full International Baccalaureate Diploma, the full IB course load is required. The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. Classroom teachers and IB examiners work in partnership to ensure that students have ample opportunity to demonstrate what they have learned. Scores reflect attainment of knowledge and skills relative to set standards, which are applied equally to all schools. Class grades are independent of IB scores. IB classes are for junior and seniors only. Students will need to build Strong writing skills. Time management capabilities World language proficiency. Students should take the most rigorous classes available in: · World language · English · Math · Science Laura Robb has multiple roles including: · Student recruitment · Staff training coordination · Scheduling · Counseling interface · Application process and test administration lkrobb@seattleschools.org IB offers an integrated approach to learning with a focus on: · Critical thinking · Compare and contrast, drawing correlations · Communication excellence · Writing assignments · Scientific approach · Citizenship · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Well rounded, active young adults Chief Sealth views IB as central to all of our students’ experience. We have trained teachers for all grade levels in IB methodology, and are incorporating the best practices school wide. Our goal is to have at least 70% participation by juniors and seniors. As a wonderfully diverse and international student body, becoming an IB World School will help us further value our unique strengths while extending our international appreciation to the broader community. 1/19
 * <span style="color: #6d9ee7; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 18pt;">IB Program FAQ **
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What is purpose and goal of the IB organization? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How are students assessed? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">How can students prepare to participate in the IB program? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What happens freshman and sophomore years? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Who is the primary contact for the IB program at Chief Sealth? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What makes IB unique? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">
 * <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">What will make the IB program at Chief Sealth different? **<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">

week of 1/19 Will go through all of information on existing website and decide what can be used in new website.

week of 1/25 Begin to design new website. Find logo, get information from Ms. Robb

week of 2/1 spend 30 minutes working on Criterion G, H, I, J, and 30 minutes on website

week of 2/8 Spend 30 minutes working criterion K, L, M and 30 minutes on website

week of 2/22 Finish all

Today I found more information to put on the website. it's pretty confusing and i need more help from Ms. Robb and i need her to respond to my emails.

1/20 Talked to Ms. Robb and found that IB student only need to pay registration once unless they switch from full diploma to not or vice versa. She also is going to update the exam policy and the exam schedule. Tried to use dream weaver to start the website and its harder than I remember!

1/22 Began work of website on yola.com a free website maker. I want to take pictures of student and put them on the website but i need to talk to Ms. Sanchez toget the list of student who are not allowed to get their pictures taken and put on the internet. Hopefully not too many of them! Today i am working on the FAQ section and yesterday i worked on the Home page a little bit.

1/25 found the IB symbol to put on webpages and i put them on. Working on the student page, put in exam fees and attempting to put the calendar in i learned about google gadgets and widgets today. talked to ms. hubert about calendar and i will try again tomorrow

1/28 these are the screen shots of my webpage as of today what Ms. Robb told me about what she wants from the website she told me a long time ago screen shots of the exsisting website

I made a new agenda because my previous agenda was not detailed enough. I realized I needed more structure and more deadlines to finish all of this in time Calendar for project: Make finishing touches on index page and gather quotes from alumni, teacher, students || Continuously make screen shots and post them in log book with commentary. Finish exam/ course page making screen shot. Obtain information on exam policy from Ms. Robb. Finish G and begin H || Finish H and begin I answering all questions making sure all evidence is gathered in log book. Make webpage on contacting MS. Robb || Finishing touches. Finish all sections of report. Finishing touches on webpage || Finishing touches on everything ||
 * Week of Feb. 1st -5th || Week of Feb. 8th- 12th || Week of Feb. 22th-26th || Week of March 1st- 5th || Week of March 8th-12th ||
 * Continuously make screen shots and post them in log book. Begin to work on part G of report and make sure all components are in log book.

1/29 i worked on my report all period\

2/3 2/4 I worked on the Menu. I added a new page for the courses because I felt like there was enough information for exams to have its own webpage and enough information in courses to have it's own webpage. I also added a webpage for perspective students. I am planning to add what a schedule would look like for an IB schedule and what the pre-requisite classes the student should take in middle school and in freshmen, sophomore year.I also worked on the hover text whihch is the little phrase that comes up when the mouse rests on the menu button and I made them more clear what the page's main focus is.

2/5 I sent an email to Ms. Robb asking her if she could send me information reguarding the extended essay. I will insert it iin the courses page of my website. here is the email--

Hi Ms. Robb this is a reminder to send me the information about the extended essay and please send to this email addresss. thanks! camille I worked on the report today and am trying to answer all the questions to Criterion G.

2/8 Worked on report and so far I am up to **analyzing the problem.**

2/9 I went to Ingraham high school's IB website and realized there is a lot of information that needs to be included in the website but it was very helpful to see what more I need to do. I realized i need to explain the IB courses and diploma in more detail in a simple way that was achieved in Ingraham's website. I will use their website as a guide but i will also have more features like quotes from IB students, pictures, and resources for the students. [|Ingraham High website] I also added a bit in the website about full diploma students and what is required for them to get the diploma 2/11 In class we discussed all the criteria for our project and what is needed. I also began to work on a table to insert in the project about the software and hardware used for this project

2/19 Finished Criterion G and H but still need to add some things.

2/20 Worked on Criterion I but it is hard to make screen shots of every single move but it is coming along.

2/21 - 2/26 Worked on the report

3/1 Today I wrote a little more on the extended essay in the website. I wrote the requirements, what it's worth, what each person needs in order to get full points and basically a summary of the requirements. I took screen shots of the process of converting a word document into a PDF file.

3/2 I worked on producing a test for beta testers to come in this week and test our products. I made a different set of questions for each type of stakeholder (parent, teacher, student) I also made one for a technical tester.

3/3 I continued work on the survey questions they. I am going to have the same end users to this survey as the first survey I did at the beginning of this porject.

3/4 Today the beta testers came in to our class and tested our products. They gave us great feedback and helped alot with making finishing touches and making it clear what needs to be added and taken out.

3/8 Today I worked on section I of the report.

3/9 WOrked on the website. I made adjustments that the beta testers suggested in the survey. I got pictures from the client Ms. Robb and saved them to my jump drive then uploaded them onthe website throughout the pages. I recieved that adivce from my technical user who said taht pictures throughout the website relieves the eyes from reading text. It was a good idea therefore I added them.

3/ 12 i made a contact list because it was suggested from a beta tester. The information was given to me by my teacher Ms. Ruzycki

3/15 Client beta tester, then made adjustments and did section J with all the beta tests

3/16 worked on finishing section I and finished section K