Day 47: Continue VIL

• Research the Big Book of Technology components on 3/23/18
• Old Technology used
• Current Technology used
• Possible Emerging Technology use
• Possible AR / VR use
• Develop out and / or improve your Prototype during the week of 4/3/18
• Choose a Sustainable Development Goal (or two) by 4/4/18
• Create A/R Business Cards and Team Profile Picks by 4/9/18
• Complete the construction of your presentation board by 4/13/18
• Compose and rehearse your pitch presentation during the week of 4/16/18
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask
• Prepare 3 minute Gallery Pitch for Gallery walk on 4/19/18
• Three winners will move on to the the all-school showcase
• Pitch Competition Rubric
• here are examples of the final pitch competition
• Two groups from West Leyden will participate in the Chicago Regional Pitch Competition on May 12th.
• other school finalists may be invited to attend and share their work during the gallery walk portion of the event

Day 46: Continue VIL

• Finish writing up the business partner description and obtain pictures of Leyden Township Parks and Recreation by 3/22/18 
• look in the Brochure
• check out their website and social media accounts
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Define your challenge and write up your "How might we..." question by 3/22/18
• Research the Big Book of Technology components on 3/23/18
• Old Technology used
• Current Technology used
• Possible Emerging Technology use
• Possible AR / VR use
• Develop out and / or improve your Prototype during the week of 4/3/18
• Choose a Sustainable Development Goal (or two) by 4/4/18
• Create A/R Business Cards and Team Profile Picks by 4/9/18
• Complete the construction of your presentation board by 4/13/18
• Compose and rehearse your pitch presentation during the week of 4/16/18
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask
• Prepare 3 minute Gallery Pitch for Gallery walk on 4/19/18

• Three winners will move on to the the all-school showcase
• Pitch Competition Rubric
• here are examples of the final pitch competition
• Two groups from West Leyden will participate in the Chicago Regional Pitch Competition on May 12th.
• other school finalists may be invited to attend and share their work during the gallery walk portion of the event

Day 44: VIL Timeline

Verizon Innovative Learning Project  - Business Partner Visit

• continue working on your presentation board components
• Complete your Business Model Canvas by 3/21/18
• ask Joe questions about it
• review this BMC Cheat Sheet
• review these BMC videos
• Why?
• Who?
• How?
• Finish writing up the business partner description and obtain pictures of Leyden Township Parks and Recreation by 3/22/18 
• look in the Brochure
• check out their website and social media accounts
• Facebook
• Twitter
• Define your challenge and write up your "How might we..." question by 3/22/18
• Research the Big Book of Technology components on 3/23/18
• Old Technology used
• Current Technology used
• Possible Emerging Technology use
• Possible AR / VR use
• Develop out and / or improve your Prototype during the week of 4/3/18
• Choose a Sustainable Development Goal (or two) by 4/4/18
• Create A/R Business Cards and Team Profile Picks by 4/9/18
• Complete the construction of your presentation board by 4/13/18
• Compose and rehearse your pitch presentation during the week of 4/16/18
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask
• Prepare 3 minute Gallery Pitch for Gallery walk on 4/19/18

• Three winners will move on to the the all-school showcase
• Pitch Competition Rubric
• here are examples of the final pitch competition
• Two groups from West Leyden will participate in the Chicago Regional Pitch Competition on May 12th.
• other school finalists may be invited to attend and share their work during the gallery walk portion of the event

Day 42 - Business Partner Visit

Verizon Innovative Learning Project  - Business Partner Visit

• continue working on your presentation board components
• make a copy of this editable Business Model Canvas (ask Joe questions about it)
• review this BMC Cheat Sheet
• review these BMC videos
• Why?
• Who?
• How?
• Business partner description and pictures (ask Joe questions)
• Big Book of Technology Research (ask Joe questions)
• Challenge / Problem
• How might we statement
• Prototype

• continue fine tuning your pitch presentation
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask

Day 36: Catch-up/Get-ahead Day

ON-GOING ASSIGNMENTS:

Verizon Innovative Learning Project 

• continue fine tuning your pitch presentation
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask
• start working on your presentation board components
• Business partner description and pictures
• Challenge / Problem
• How might we statement
• Big Book of Technology (Research)
• Business Model Canvas
• Prototype

Personal Brand Presentation

• Edit your Personal Brand Presentation using the Design Principles we've learned
• start simple and build from there
• you can always go back and make it "better"
• follow the design principles
• eye-pleasing contrasting colors
• 5x5
• simple fonts (30 pt for body, 36 pt for titles)
• font pairs that work together (avoid cursive fonts)
• use text emphasis
• example

Typing Club

• Complete daily practice in Typing Club using proper technique (remember to focus on how you type, not how well). Work on one lesson for 5 to 10 minutes repeatedly, each day

EverFi Ignition

• continue where you left off at Everfi.com

Weebly

• set up showcase website in Weebly

THINGS THAT SHOULD BE DONE ALREADY:

Student Bio

• Complete this student biography and submit using the Assignment Submission Form

Design Thinking Process

• Brainstorm Document

Online Organization

• review the Online Organization Notes then complete and submit:
• Google Drive Worksheet
• Google Calendar Worksheet

Gmail Worksheet

• review the Gmail Notes then complete and submit:
• Gmail worksheet

Gmail Signature Line

• Watch this video and create a signature line for your gmail account.

Email Your Teacher

• Read this article about the the Importance of Organizational Skills in the Workplace
• Follow these email tips to compose a properly formatted, professional e-mail to your teacher that explains how being organized can help you in the workplace.
• as an alternative, you can watch Use What You've Got.... or lose it! and tell your teacher about the video in the body of your email.

Design Principles

• Person, Place, or Thing Presentation
• Copyright Worksheet

Day 39: Study for Test

UNITS 1 to 3 TEST ON TUESDAY

Comprehension Checks: (Please note these are only practice. Also, it may count your answer wrong if you don't spell it the same way I do.... don't worry, the point is just so YOU can check your comprehension of the material.)

• Success Skills
• Touch Typing
• File Management
• Computer Components
• E-mail
• Design Principles
• Delivering a Presentation
• Copyrights and Plagiarism
• Online Safety

Day 37: Deisign Thinking Review

One of the management professors at NIU reached out to me to see if I could help one of his student groups to get a survey of theirs in front of high school business students.  The survey is about what students are looking for in a college (NOT specific to NIU) and takes less than 5 minutes.

Please take this survey?  It would help them out a lot.

Design Thinking Review 

• Watch this video and take notes as you watch.
• Within your group, create a summary to present to the class.

Verizon Innovative Learning Project

• continue fine tuning your pitch presentation
• Hook, Intro, Problem, Solution, Outcome, Ask
• start working on your presentation board components
• Business partner description and pictures
• Challenge / Problem
• How might we statement
• Big Book of Technology (Research)
• Business Model Canvas
• Prototype

Day 35: Pitch Solution

Pitch Worksheet

Day 34: VIL / ASU VR

Review the Prototype Presentation

• Finish "Prototype"... quickly.
• doesn't have to be perfect

Review the Virtual Reality Presentation 

• 360 Video work-time

Introduction to the Pitch Process

• how to start your pitch with a bang
• how to start your presentation Hook - Transition - Introduction - Value
• Problem - Solution - Outcome - Ask

Day 33: VIL / ASU Overview

Review the Introduction to VIL presentation.
Review first part of Design Thinking Process:

• Empathy
• Define
• Ideate