Lesson 6.6 - Project Sharing

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • Share their progress, invite feedback, collaboration, and if applicable, prepare a marketing pitch.

  • Decide on how and with whom to promote and share their project.

  • Critically evaluate the design process, their ability to work effectively, including the ability to implement project management processes.

  • Identify new design issues, including how they or others might build on their concept.

  • Identify and evaluate their skills, and things to learn in the future.

  • Analyze the role and impact of their project idea, and similar technologies, in societal change.

  • Consider how cultural beliefs, values, and ethical positions affect the development and use of technologies.

Emphasize with students

Curriculum Competencies - Share, Applied Skills, Applied Technologies

At the end of the day, software must connect with people. Now it’s time to share your project with others!
It’s also fun, and helpful, to see what others have been doing.

Furthermore, it’s time to reflect on the whole development process, and share what you have learned from this experience.

Invite questions and feedback from peers and guests. Celebrate your achievement. Consider ideas for improvement and future work. Think about how you could do things differently using other tools/strategies. Think about how this project might be adapted for, or influenced by, another culture, social situation, or target user group.

Pacing Guide

Duration

Description

Sharing Day

5 minutes

Welcome, introduction

40 minutes

Project Sharing (Format defined by teacher)

10 minutes

Concluding thoughts

Instructor’s Notes

Preparation

  • Choose a date for Project Sharing ahead of time, and inform students of the format.

  • Check that each student’s planning documents, and or daily journal notes, are up to date

  • Some possible formats (depends on the size of your class):

  • 40 minutes for individual presentations, followed by 10 minutes of “open-floor” time where students can roam around the classroom and look at each other’s work science-fair style, and answer questions;

  • Prepare a Project Walk-through video ahead of time, showcasing their project;

  • Share in pairs, and then shift to the next table/chair round-robin, or jigsaw style;

  • Conduct an interview of a few projects at the beginning of class over a period of time.

  • This may be a good opportunity to invite guests or visitors to your classroom.

Peer feedback is valuable. It helps us grow. This can be done by having a few minutes for Q&A after the presentation. Or, peers can be invited to complete a short survey. Remember to put any emotions or hard feelings aside.

Sharing Content

  • Inform students that their sharing should include: pitch or poster (highlight key features); demo (how it works); reflections on their development process (what went well? what didn’t go well); lessons learned; ideas for future work.

  • Other questions to consider:

    • What skills did you use to complete this project?

    • What other skills do you wish you had?

    • How does your project/product compare to other ones that you have seen?

    • How does a project/product like yours impact societal change?

    • Do you foresee any unintended, or negative consequences, of it’s use?

    • How might someone of a different culture, value or ethical position view your project/product?

Concluding thoughts

  • Congratulate students on completion of project.

  • Emphasize that while having a fun final product to show others is great, this Unit is also about practicing a project management flow, where learning from self-reflection and experience (both good and bad - even mistakes) is invaluable.

Accommodation/Differentiation

Students who are shy and afraid of public speaking may be given the option of preparing a “walk-through” video to show-case their project experience.

Forum discussion

Lesson 6.6 - Project Sharing (TEALS Discourse account required).