Design Technology (80 total posts)

My IB Open – OCC Now Closed – Time for Sharing Resources

January 17, 2018
Just a reminder that the OCC is now closed, so time for all Design Technologists to head over to MyIB to connect with official IB Diploma resources for the Design Technology programme alongside access to Communities. Communities are the forum elements of the new MyIB...

Exemplar Projects Published Reminder on the OCC

August 25, 2017
I am sure you have all used the IB’s new exemplar projects for Design Technology by now – but if not this is simply a reminder that they now have 4 Standard Level projects and 6 Higher Level projects to review, download in PDF etc. These are pretty useful,...

Video Resources – Are we defined by the objects we create?

August 4, 2017
Simply some great video resources linked below that can be used to inspire students and teachers either by viewing clips in the classroom, or alternatively doing as flipped classroom tasks and questions outside of the classroom : – A great video looking at why...

Two stories of innovation – the Bread Clip and the Fidget Spinner

July 21, 2017
Often stories re innovation only focus on those that have succeeded and even if we have heard the Dyson story a thousand times I believe it is useful to flag with students some of the reasons that the lone innovator/inventor does not succeed. Often this is simply due...

Revision Resources – Quizlet Yourself to a 7

July 14, 2017
Hi all, Summer has come and DP1 Design Technology students you may be in a situation where you end of year DT examinations did not go quite as well as expected. So what to do – noting that there is less than half a year of study left until those final exams and...