Portfolios+&+Ext+(to+2011)

=** Portfolios and Extension (HL only) **=


 * Processes from the portfolio will become a basis for Paper 2 for SL/HL (first examination May 2012 onwards). **

HL Students are required to submit three Portfolios and an Extension for their Internal Assessment. Each portfolio must address a different area of impact. The Extension must be based on one of the portfolios. (ITGS Guide pages 33-37 and pages 49-51, but not pages 38-40)

The portfolio must be based on a news article that was published no longer than six months prior to when the ITGS student began the ITGS class. Students have difficulty finding an appropriate news item. Articles that are most successful address the Triangle and pressent a negative social impact from a situation involving the use of IT technologies.

New Assessment criteria for the Portfolio have been developed and replace the criteria that appears on pages 38-40). The new Portfolio assessment criteria and the Checklists for the Portfolio and Extension can be downloaded from the [|ITGS homepage] on the OCC.


What teaching strategies can be used to prepare students for the portfolio? What can you add? **In preparing students for developing a portfolio and extension, it is important to review the following with the students:**
 * academic honesty
 * how to use tools such as Son of Citation Machine for creating the bibliography
 * how to conduct secondary research
 * the ITGS command terms (ITGS Guide pages 54-55)
 * the description and requirements of the portfolio
 * example of a good portfolio
 * the new assessment criteria for the Portfolio and the assessment criteria for the Extension
 * the description and requirements of the portfolio extension
 * process for interviewing (2) relevant stakeholders that relate to the article and how to record the interview. (Students need to be able to identify persons to interview that are involved in similar roles as stakeholders in the news article.)
 * example of a good extension


What are good approaches for students to use for the Extension and conducting interview(s)? What can you add?
 * Prepare questions that will address Extension criterion
 * Test your questions on someone who will role-play the position of your interviewee. Refine the questions.
 * Send your questions to the interviewee well before the interview.
 * Allow plenty of time, managing directors do not drop everything for students!
 * Ask family members
 * Investigate methods for recording the interview and test the equipment. Be certain that your interview does not mind being recorded and tape interviews.
 * Do some secondary research again, see if something new has happened. Also research any relevant information relating to the interviewee or their company.
 * Type up a transcript of the interview.
 * Write one draft of the extension and submit it. The teacher gives feedback according to criteria.
 * Submit final Extension.


Download from the OCC:
 * New Portfolio Assessment Criteria
 * New Portfolio Checklists
 * ITGS Subject Report M09

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**Note: resourc****es have been compiled from various workshops - they are not IB recommendations - you will need to evaluate them**

**Writing assistance**

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Son of Citation Machine - [|citationmachine.net] /, provides MLA, APA, Turabian, and Chicago citations ======

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Acadia University - [|library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism]======

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UC Berkeley - [|www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/Evaluate.html], very good analysis of all aspects of evaluating information on the Internet. ====== Purdue Online Writing Lab []

**Sources for news items**

BBC News - []
BBC Click - [|http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/click_online/default.stm] The Guardian - [|www.guardian.co.uk/technology]

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New York Times (technology section) - []===== Lessons linked to New York Times articles [|http://ww.nytimes.com/learning/index.html]

Sydney Morning Herald - []
**Sources for videos for class discussions**

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Australian TV show. Has shows on technology with transcripts and videos online - []====== BBC technology TV show - [] Cnet Podcast Buzz Out Loud - Reviews many stories on technology daily - Entertaining also - BOL

William M. Trochim, Cornell University - [] NetTOM - introduction to research methods - [] Free Management Library - guidelines for conducting interviews - []
 * Information on interviews & surveys**
 * University of Wollongong - [] **
 * MIT - surveys, questionnaires, interviews - [|http://web.mit.edu/committees/couhes/procedures_surveys.shtm] [|l] **

Survey monkey - [[[] |[]]] Zoomerang - []
 * Survey tools**

Using Google Earth to Map North Korea Site:[| http://www.nkeconwatch.com/north-korea-uncovered-google-earth/] Article: []
 * Some interesting articles with social/ethical issues:**