4/25 Introduction / Sequential Processing

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Write an introduction for your project.  Put it in outline form and include 3-5 bullets.  Copy it into your project.

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  An introduction is the first thing people see, hear, or experience about your project. It has two parts: 1. A general introduction to the topic you will be discussing  2. Your Thesis Statement

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:Computer Simulation Cracks Chicken-Egg Puzzle : Discovery News

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Now British scientists claim to have finally come up with the definitive answer:

How has technology made this possible?  What riddle would you like to solve using technology?

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Sequential Processing. This involves the processing of application code blocks, in the order that they are laid out, starting at the beginning of a script file and continuing to the end of the script.