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Technology and Design @ Devon Middle School

March 2023 - Projects for students:
  • All Students: Poster to Inspire using Inkscape
    - Blank_Inkscape_Template.svg​

  • Grade 6: Scratch for Grade 6 - Page 1, Page 2  -  PacMan (bg)​

  • Grade 7:
    - Inkscape - Tracing (Activity 2 and Activity 3)
    - Microsoft Excel - Invoice, Number Formats, Trees of Fredericton​

  • Grade 8:
    - Inkscape - Advanced Poster Project (Activity 4), Logos 5 and 6
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    - 
    Photoshop with The GIMP - Activities 0, 1, 3, 4a, 4b, 6f, Mag Cover
    - Microsoft Excel - Invoice, ​Woodshop Tools
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    Woodworking - Inkscape 4x4 template
  • Audio/Visual: Videography Projects

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Sept 2022 - Tech and Design @ DMS - Assignments and general information will be posted on this site and also in Microsoft Teams. 
  • Grade 6 Tech and Design
  • Grade 7 Tech and Design
  • Grade 8 Tech and Design
Questions:  Please use this Contact form.

Tech and Design Quick Links: 
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 - Introduce Yourself

 - Lunch Sign-In Form
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 - Technical Support Assessment Forms
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​Look forward to a great year!  Go Wildcats!


Digital Research and Resources

Here are some great research for teachers to share with students or just to consider when teaching.
  • Media Smarts
    • Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Life Online
    • Young Canadians in a Wireless World, Phase IV: Encountering Harmful and Discomforting Content Online

2021 Return to Teaching

July 31, 2021 - After a great 5 years with the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (EECD), I'm returning to teaching. I've accepted a position as Technology and Design Teacher at Devon Middle School. More updates to come as we get closer to September!

2016 Changes

Oct 24, 2016 - Read about Mr. Rich's recent courses and his employment update.
  • IT 120 course updated links: Students can still gain skills using MS Access Database although the learning site disappeared, but videos are still on YouTube (linked here).

Broad Based Tech 9/10  -  PD for Teachers!

Oct 6, 2016 - Our BBT 9/10 teachers virtual PD session on BBTNB.ca, 
Tiny House projects and more!

Inkscape Digital Art
​- PD for Teachers!

Aug. 15, 2016 - At LearnEast 2016, come learn about using Inkscape (inkscape.org) to make digital art. Inkscape is not for photoshopping; instead, it uses "vector graphics" to draw 2D cartoon-ish graphics and to make precise digital layouts.
- intro, activities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, extra

Computer Science 110
​- PD for Teachers!

July 5-8, 2016 - Twelve NB teachers learning the new Computer Science 110 curriculum with Python, Penjee.com and PyCharm EDU!  Oh what fun!
​​Read more ...   Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - PyGame Install!

Mr. Rich at HCS

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Mr. Rich recently taught at Hartland Community School (HCS) in beautiful Hartland, New Brunswick.

Students, be sure to complete the
-  Student Introduction Form.
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- Mr. Rich's HCS courses (2013-2016)
- The official HCS web site

Scratch for MST/BBT

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New Scratch2 Video Series
or the
Oct. 11, 2014 teacher workshop.

BBT9 at FHS (Dec 2012)

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Mr. Rich was hired to teach Broad Based Technology to grade 9 students at Fredericton High School.  
(Dec 2012 - June 2013)  
To see what happened in his class, visit the BBT9 area.
​- The official FHS web site

Welcome to 
Mr. Rich's site!

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Please feel free to download, change and use any of the materials on this site. 

Ideas, suggestions or concerns? Please contact me.


Articles for Discussion - Computer Science

​Do We Still Need Computer Science Teachers? (Feb 2016)
Are online coding "boot camps" better than a CS Degree? (March 2016)
​...more...

New Position - Technology and Design Teacher, Devon Middle School

Author: Mr. Rich

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Technology teacher.
Contact Mr. Rich

Currently a teacher at Devon Middle School in Fredericton, NB, Canada.
Formerly employed with
New Brunswick's Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (also known as EECD).

Experience: 
- Tech @ Devon Middle (2021-...)
​- Provincial ICT Specialist (5 years)
- IT/BBT/Graphics (10 years)
​- Visual Arts (2 years)
- Woodworking (2 years)
- English 123 and Gr.9 (1 year)


Latest Purchases:
- Jacquard Screen Printing Kit
     (bought here)
- Raspberry Pi
     (bought here)
Favourite Software Tool:
- Scratch (from MIT)
Favourite Software Language:
- Python

Sports

Mr. Rich loves coaching:  
- Soccer
- Basketball
- Volleyball

All about Education

Mr. Rich used these materials while teaching in Fredericton and previously Hartland (Anglophone West School District) in New Brunswick, Canada.  All materials are provided free and are intended for educational purposes only!
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Mr. Rich!


Interesting Podcast:
"How to be Amazing" interviews the co-founder of Reddit about the future of work.  Dec 2015

Vector Graphics with Inkscape

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Vector graphics are images that are made up of lines that have "nodes", "handles", colour and thickness
(but not pixels). 

When we zoom in or out of a vector graphic, the image remains clear and clean.  Therefore, vector graphics are great for logos (business cards to billboards) and for web-based games (e.g. Flash).


Presentations:
   PowerPoint vs. Impress

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Students needed to choose a computer for Helen Parr, and then use presentation software to make the full recommendation!



Google Sketchup for BBT9 Students

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For the assignment page, including handout, assessment rubric and also the "Sketchup 5" tutorials (the 3 .skp files), click here.


Design with AutoCAD

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Grade 9 students are introduced to Computer Aided Drafting (CAD).  Students use AutoCAD LT 2009.  This is commercial software but students can get a free limited-time download from Autodesk:
  • go to students.autodesk.com
  • Click "Free Software"
  • Choose "AutoCAD Architecture"
  • Follow the instructions to register and download the software.  (Warning: It's a BIG file to download and takes a whie to install!)

Photo Editing: GIMP vs. Photoshop

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There is no doubt that Photoshop is the industry standard for photo editing software.  (a.k.a. "image editing".)

However, this is a grade 9 introductory course and my students often ask if they can do work at home. (Yes, you can buy Photoshop, but it's expensive.  And yes, there are 'cracked' - illegal - versions on the Internet, but why encourage my students to become pirates?  "Arg!")

So, I use the GIMP.  Students can download it for free. 

So, check out my "Raster Graphics" unit for grade 9!  Then contact me; I'd love to hear your reaction.   :-)


Intro to Scratch (Programming)

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Scratch is a free entry-level programming environment that's great for kids.  Drag-and-drop program blocks can do almost anything!






Making a Frogger-style game (Scratch)

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Hop across the highway without getting run over!  (Requires an understanding of negative numbers and (X,Y) coordinates.)

Prerequisite: Scratch Intro



Intro to Google Sketchup (3D CAD)

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Sketchup is a free 
entry-level tool for 3D design.  

The "Sketchup 5" tutorials are archived here, with my teaching handout and assessment rubric.


Teaching Spreadsheets using Calc from OpenOffice.org

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OpenOffice.org is a free office suite.  

This is also especially for those of you who can't stand the MS Office 2007 interface (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).  

OpenOffice.org has almost all the same features in almost all the same places as Office 2003!

The tutorial handouts I provide can be used with either MS Excel or OOo Calc.  (My students have repeatedly proved this despite my instructions!)



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Random Topics to Consider

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The Maker of Facebook - Mark Zuckerberg - "What is Facebook trying to do?"
Part 1 on Youtube ,  Part 2 on Youtube  (commercial first, then video)
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