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John McCrae Secondary School Grade 9 Design Technology (TIJ10) Course Outline ** Overview ** Welcome to the grade 9 Exploring Technologies class. Here you will have the chance to Design and build products using some of the most powerful and advanced software and hardware used in the industry. The grade 9 program is an exploration to technologies in general. The projects created in this class will be yours to keep for years to come. ** Course Content **
 * Timing || Topic || Description ||
 * Unit 1 || Safety || A complete safety review of all the machines will be performed. All students will have to pass a written test and a practical test before using any power equipment. ||
 * Unit 2 || First Design Challenge || Students will learn about technical drawing. Using CAD (computer aided design) software students will design orthographic projections of what they will eventually build. They will then produce what they have designed in the lab (woodshop) ||
 * Unit 3 || Second Design Challenge || Using computer software students will design a virtual example of what they will eventually build. They will then produce what they have designed in the lab (woodshop) ||
 * Unit 4 || Graphics Design || Using computer software (photoshop, anim8or, ...) students will create a graphics illustration or animations. Their illustrations will be included in a web page (see Unit 5) ||
 * Unit 5 || Webpage Design || Using Google web sites, students will design, manage and keep up to date a web portfolio that will incorporate and describe their projects. ||
 * Unit 6 || Summative Project || Completion of a comprehensive final project that includes a summative evaluation of their abilities through the use of software, web page design and the Design Process used during the construction of the project ||

** Assessment **

** 70 % Formative Evaluation (class work) ** 25% Thinking / Inquiry 25% Knowledge and Understanding 25% Communication 25% Application

** 30% Summative evaluation ** 30% Summative Task


 * Teaching techniques **

A variety of teaching and learning styles will be used in this course:
 * · Lectures ||  · demonstrations  ||  · student centered activities  ||
 * · homework ||  · assignments  ||  · research projects  ||
 * · group work ||  · presentations  ||   ||
 * Missing a Test **

If you know ahead of time that you will be away for a test (e.g., school sports), alternative arrangements must be made with your teacher before the test date.
 * 1) An unexpected absence from a test (e.g., illness) must be explained by a parental note or medical certificate.


 * Late to Class **

Late to class will result in 1) a warning, 2) a detention, 3) a call home with detention and 4) a visit to the office.


 * Absences from Class **

You are responsible for catching up on class notes and completing any assignments for which you were absent. If you are absent for laboratory work, you are still responsible for understanding the material, and arranging for time to make up the lab.


 * for every class **

To be properly prepared for class, students should be equipped with Paper, Pencil and Binder Earbud headphones || **Shop Work** Solid Footwear (no open toes) Hair elastics (for long hair) ||
 * **Class Work**


 * Teachers ||
 * Jeff May ||
 * Mark Blaisdell ||
 * Jennifer Shaw ||
 * Eric Leduc ||
 * Geoffrey McCulloch ||

** Note ** : **For safety reasons, there are no hats, jackets or MP3 players allowed in the Technological Facility (shop).**