Internal assessment: Example 2

Annotated student work: Criterion B

CriterionB:Analysis

Proposedsolution: wikiusingWikispaces(http://www.wikispaces.com)

The student and client have determined that the best solution that will allow collaboration between the students
is a wiki.

Requirementspecification
ITSystemrequirements
HardwareMacintoshcomputerwithInternetconnection,2GBRAMand250GBinternal
harddrive,memorystickforbackupfromthewikispaceswebsite.
SoftwareMacOSX,AppleGaragebandforcreatingpodcasts,MicrosoftWordforcreating
textforthewebsite,AdobePhotoshopandIllustratorforcreatingthelogo,MicrosoftExcel
forcreatingstudentteamsfortheproject.
NetworkaccesstoInternetandwebsitesrequiredfortheproduct(i.e.Wikispaces,and
YouTube).
Systeminteraction
Compatibilityrequirementsminimal;mostlywebbasedresourcesused(i.e.Wikispaces,
YouTube).
Compatibilityconcerns:makingcertainthatthemusicloopcanbeimported,linkingthe
podcaststotheWikispacessite.
MakingcertainthattheYouTubevideosdonotdisplayunrelatedmovieclips
BackupoftheWikispaceswebsiteinHTMLthroughtheManageWikimenuoption

Input/outputrequirements
Input(content)
InformationfromMs.Akmedregardingthetopicstobeusedforthewikiandrelevant
DigitalCitizenshipwebsites(i.e.websitesrelatingtoexpertswork,Dr.MikeRibbles
website).
DigitalvideofromYouTubeexplainingissues.
PodcastfromDr.MikeRibble;introductorypodcastfromMs.Akmed.
Firstnameandlastnameofallofthestudentsingrade8fromMs.Akmedtocreateteams
forbothphasesofthegrade8project:investigationandresearch,andaction.

Outputrequirements
Everystudentassignedtooneofthenineteamsinphase1andonerepresentativefrom
eachofthenineteamsonthefouractionteams(Excelspreadsheet)
Welldesignedwebsitewithconsistentwebpagelayout
Images/graphicsthatloadquickly.
Videosandpodcastwithappropriatecontent,designandsound.
Studentsmustbeabletoplacetext,videos,podcasts,PowerPointpresentationsandcite
resourcesonwebpages.

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Annotated student work: Criterion B

Studentsaddto/editeachothersworkandpostcommentsonthework.
Historyofaddto/editmaintainedforeachpage

Processing
Posting/editinginformationonthewikiandlinkingtoonlineresources(i.e.linkstowebsites,
usingembeddedcode)
Placeoriginalcontentonthewebsite(i.e.textfromWord,podcastfromGarageband)and
editusingtheWikitext/texteditorasrequired.
Createanonymousteammembernamestoassignstudentstoteamsusingthefunctionsin
Excel.
Createmastertemplatesfordesigningthewebpagestoensureconsistentdesign
Usewikitext(similartoHTML)andthetexteditortoedit/createwebpageswheneverthe
visualeditorisinadequate.

Security
ManageWikifeatureexportstheentireWikispaceswebsite;backupwhenevertherewas
amajorchangeoronceaweekonMondays.
OnlyMs.Akmendandmyselfknowthepasswordforthewebsite.
IncludeMs.AkmedasanorganizerundertheManageWikimenu.Grade8studentsareonly
membersandcontributetocertainpagesonthewebsite.
Certainpagesarelockedusingthefeatureunderthepagemenuforeachpage.

Specificperformancecriteriatotestfunctionality

Theeffectivenessofthewebsitewillbetestedifthefollowingconditionsweremet:
a) awelldesignedandconsistentwebsite
b) appropriatecontentfromsuitablesources
c) additions/editsbystudentsmustbepossibleandtraceable.
d) thewikimustbeinteractive
e) MsAkmedswebpagesneedtobelockedsothatstudentscouldnotaccidentallychange
thosepages
f) MsAkmedprovidedaccessasorganizerwithpasswordaccess.
g) aregularmethodofbackup

Justificationofchosensolution
Thewikiwebsiteisthebestandmostlikelyonlysolutionthatwillprovideacollaborativeteam
environmentrequiredbytheproblemdescribedincriterionA.Itwillgiveeasyaccesstoallofthe
grade8studentstousefromhomeandschoolandtheycanaddtext,videos,podcasts,images,files,
linksandcode.Mostimportantitistheonlyapplicationthatallowsthestudentstoadd/editeach
othersworkandthatallofthemembersoftheteamandgrade8canviewthedevelopment.Itis
alsoanenvironmentthatwillallowfordiscussionrelatingtoeachpageandtrackthehistoryofthe
additions/edits.
MsAkmedandImetwiththegrade8ICTteachers.MsAkmedandtheotherICTteachersfeelthat
Wikispaceswillbeverystraightforwardtolearnandusewiththegrade8studentsoncethewebsite

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Annotated student work: Criterion B

iscreated.Thiswillbethesecondtimethatacollaborativeenvironmentisbeingusedintheschool
andtheICTteachersfeelthatitwillbehighlymotivatingforthegrade8studentstobeinvolved
becausetheyhaveheardaboutitfromthehistorystudents.
Therewassomeconcernaboutstudentstamperingwitheachotherswork.However,itwaspointed
outthatthisiseasilymonitoredbecauseallworkonthewebpagesisrecordedinthehistoryforeach
webpageandcertainpagescanalsobelocked.

Thesecurityfeaturesarealsoavailable.Thewikihasanexportfunctionforbackingupthewebsitein
HTML.

IusesiteslikeWikispacesandithasanexcellenthelpmenuifextraassistanceisneeded.Thereare
alsoonlinetutorials(http://www.wikispaces.com/site/tour#introduction).Alloftheothersoftware
required(i.e.Garageband,Excel,Photoshop,Word,Firefox)forcreatingtheprojectareavailableon
mypersonallaptop.TheaccesstotheInternetintheschoolisofsufficientspeedandthereare
enoughdesktopcomputerstoallowaccesstothewikiwebsitebythegrade8studentsworking
duringtheirICTclasses.
Wordcount=335
5 marks
The analysis form is used. There is a clear reference to the scenario described in criterion A. The requirements
specification and the specific performance criteria can be used to evaluate the success of the IT solution. There
is a detailed justification why the IT solution was chosen with screenshots.

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