PLANNING

What and Why?

YOU’LL BE LEARNING...

• What planning is

• Why we plan

• How to start planning using mind mapping

YOU’LL THEN BE ASKED TO...

• Look at the Unit 2 website again.

• Write down all the main tasks involved in the project.

• Break down each main task into sub-tasks.

• Create an initial plan for your project.

TIME ALLOWED

• It shouldn’t take you more than a couple of lessons to create an initial plan ready for approval.

WHAT IS PLANNING?

Thinking about what needs to be done

Thinking about how you are going to achieve your goals

Its about results. The contents of your plan should match your purpose

WHAT WILL A PLAN SHOW?

• WHAT? - A project plan will contain a description of the project. The SPB main & sub tasks.

• WHO? - Who will be involved and their responsibilities.You and the teacher.

• WHEN? - When will the project happen and also major milestones.Dates, times etc.

• HOW? – How the project will be carried out.

Resources, Research…

WHY PLAN?

• We plan to:– Help us complete a task/activity successfully

– Stop things going wrong

– Break down bigger tasks into smaller chunks

– Make sure you do things in the right order

NOW WHAT?

• Lets mind map!

• Mind maps are great for helping us decide on what needs to be done.

• We can note down main tasks and break them down into smaller tasks.

REMEMBER...

• Look out for these symbols on the DiDA website as they tell you what it is you need to do!!

Indicates a file to be saved in your eportfolio

Indicates a task you need to do within a main task

When clicked, it will present a checklist of things you should have done to get the marks.

NOW WHAT?

• Open up the UNIT 2 WEBSITE and also the MIND MAPPING SOFTWARE.

• Firstly, create a branch for all the MAIN TASKS.

• Then BREAK DOWN the main tasks into smaller branches (use the blue arrows to help you)

• Think of the main branch as a goal you need to reach. The little branches are all the tasks you need to do in order to achieve that goal.