9/30 Understanding

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
Why are the questions you ask so important to developing understanding?

ICT Essentials 2 
Why are the questions you ask so important to developing understanding?

9/29 Task Definition

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
Why is it so important to define and understand a your task before you begin?

ICT Essentials 2 
Why is it so important to define and understand a your task before you begin?

9/25

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
Do you think it is right to use information from the Internet with out giving the source credit?   Is it okay to take credit for the information of someone else?  Or do you think this is stealing?

ICT Essentials 2
Do you think it is right to use information from the Internet with out giving the source credit?   Is it okay to take credit for the information of someone else?  Or do you think this is stealing?

9/24

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
How do you know what information is fact and what information is fiction in the Internet?  What do you do to determine what information you can trust?

ICT Essentials 2
How do you know what information is fact and what information is fiction in the Internet?  What do you do to determine what information you can trust?

9/23

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
Can you believe all the information that is published (available) on the Internet?
ICT Essentials 2
Can you believe all the information that is published (available) on the Internet? 

9/22

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
Answer the Question of the Day on your Blog. Then go to your ICT Class Announcements.

ICT Essentials 1  
How do you think your life would be different without the Internet?

ICT Essentials 2
How do you think your life would be different without Computers?  

9/21 Information Problems

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1
What do you think is the first thing that you should do when you have to solve an information problem?
To identify the steps to solve information problems check out: Big 6

ICT Essentials 2
What do you think is the first thing that you should do when you have to solve an information problem?
To identify the steps to solve information problems check out: Big 6

Your Grades

Online access to grades, assignment scores, attendance, upcoming events, and teacher-student messaging is available to you.
Go to http://www.engrade.com/students, enter your Access Code(s), and choose a username/password combination. You can then use your username and password to log in anytime and see your up-to-the-minute classroom information on Engrade.

Access Code: engrade-vviereck-IDnumber

9/18 Guideline

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1
What happens if someone breaks the Netiquette guidelines or social rules?

• Introduce Yourself on MyCampus
  

• Select 3 words that start with the same letter as your first name that best describe you. Tell us why you chose these words. Read the posts and respond 2 post that you can relate to in a positive way.

ICT Essentials 2

What happens if someone breaks the Netiquette guidelines or social rules?

• Introduce Yourself on MyCampus
  

• Select 3 words that start with the same letter as your first name that best describe you. Tell us why you chose these words. Read the posts and respond 2 post that you can relate to in a positive way.

9/17 Online Communication

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1
Why do you think that Netiquette is necessary for safe and secure online communication?

• Introduce Yourself on MyCampus
  

• Select 3 words that start with the same letter as your first name that best describe you. Tell us why you chose these words. Read the posts and respond 2 post that you can relate to in a positive way.

ICT Essentials 2

Why do you think that Netiquette is necessary for safe and secure online communication?

• Introduce Yourself on MyCampus
  

• Select 3 words that start with the same letter as your first name that best describe you. Tell us why you chose these words. Read the posts and respond 2 post that you can relate to in a positive way.

9/16 ID's & Passwords

 
(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1 
Many sites require you to have ID's and passwords. Why do we need to keep these safe?

ICT Essentials 2 

Many sites require you to have ID's and passwords. Why do we need to keep these safe?

GMail Information

9/15 Personal Information

Please make sure you turn in your Blog Address (URL)

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1
Why is it very important not to give out personal information on the Internet?

ICT Essentials 2

Why is it very important not to give out personal information on the Internet?

9/14 Cyber Safety

  (You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) (Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)
ICT Essentials 1 
What is your definition of Cyber Safety?

ICT Essentials 2 

What is your definition of Cyber Safety?

911

 
September 11, 2001 was a day that changed the way we live in the USA.
ICT Essentials 1 (You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
How have the events of September 11, 2001 changed the world of technology?  How do you think that this event has impacted the way we use technology?

ICT Essentials 2 (You only have 5 minutes to answer this question) 

How have the events of September 11, 2001 changed the world of technology?  How do you think that this event has impacted the way we use technology?

9/10 Class Procedures

I have listed the class procedures for a normal class period. Work quickly. Please pay attention to verbal directions. Follow directions quickly and the first time they are given. We will cover the correct way to complete each part of the class procedure in class. Make sure that you read everything and ask questions if you don't understand. You should help others and ask for help when you need it. You are responsible for taking the first step. Class Procedures Log onto your computer, go to the Question of the Day on your Blog.(Do not take more than 5 minutes). Check your email. Go to your Class Announcement Page and complete the assignment for the day. Complete the class closing/tvvitter.(Last two minutes of class) Log out of your user area and wait for the Bell at your seat.(Do not line up at the Door). Homework: Read the assignment and participate in the online discussions.(Go to MyCampus - Print out the article if you do not have access at home).

ICT Essentials 1 What do you think you will use technology for in the future? Please send your Blog URL Student Blogs. Check out and comment on other students blogs.

ICT Essentials 2 What do you think you will use technology for in the future? Please send your Blog URL Student Blogs . Check out and comment on other students blogs.

9/9 Obama Speech Inspires Students Nationwide

Please read the 2 articles and write a short reaction on your Blog or on a Sites Page. How did the Presidents speech inspire you and other students around the country? Include information from 1 of the articles that you read.

To Log Into Sites Page (First initial Last name / ID# for password)

Obama Speech Inspires Students Nationwide

A plethora of news outlets covered President Obama's speech to schoolchildren, which took place at "Wakefield High School just outside Washington" on Tuesday. Most coverage was positive in nature, with some sources emphasizing students' reactions to the speech. The New York Times (9/9, Dillon) reports, "Millions of American schoolchildren, oblivious to the uproar that preceded a back-to-school speech by President Obama, heard him exhort them to greatness on Tuesday, watching, applauding and in some classrooms cheering a nationally broadcast address that urged them to set high goals, knuckle down in their studies and persevere through failure."

Education Week (9/9, Klein) reports, "In a speech that triggered advance controversy -- and logistical headaches for school officials -- President Barack Obama...urged America's K-12 students to study hard and stay in school, saying, 'What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country.'" The President's remarks "capped days of criticism, primarily from" his "conservative opponents...who asserted that Mr. Obama might use the address" and corresponding lesson plans from the U.S. Department of Education "to persuade children to support his political agenda."

The AP (9/9, Matheson, Rohr) reports that "for all the hubbub among adults over the back-to-school speech, many youngsters" nationwide "took the president's message to heart." After listening "closely to Obama's story of studying with his mother at 4:30 a.m.," William Geist, "a San Francisco fifth-grader who likes to sleep late," said, "Now since I heard this speech, I'm like, 'Man, I've got to get up early in the morning. I've got to get ready for school. I've got to do this.'"

The Miami Herald (9/9, Sampson, McGrory) reports that "kids interviewed by The Miami Herald called the speech inspiring and seemed incredulous that the 15-minute talk had sparked such outrage nationally." Pines Middle School seventh-grader Chanelle Missick, for instance, said, "I don't see what's wrong with him coming and talking to the kids, trying to give them responsibility and direct them in the right way." Meanwhile, 12-year-old Pines student Carlton Campbell "said he was encouraged when Obama talked about his own struggles. 'He really inspires me," said Carlton, 12. 'Because I was failing last year.'"

The Salt Lake Tribune (9/9, Stewart, Tribune) reports that "Utah students who watched the televised speech in class called it 'inspiring' and 'real.' Still, "some admitted to zoning out and others dismissed it as 'a political stunt.'" Nevertheless, the Salt Lake Tribune adds, after the speech was aired, "all the uproar over Obama using classrooms to push socialism or a hidden policy agenda seemed overblown." The Washington Post (9/9, 2:29 PM, Chandler, et al.) reports that in his speech, Obama "described his own upbringing, noting that he 'got in more trouble than I should have' as a youth. He told the students, 'There is no excuse for not trying. No one has written your destiny for you, because here in America you write your own destiny.'" Jack D. Dale, superintendent of Fairfax County Public Schools, called the speech "phenomenally good," noting that it focused on "the positive aspects of kids taking ownership of their education."

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (9/9, Staples), the Sacramento Bee (9/9), Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch (9/9, Calos), the Washington Post (9/9, Chandler, Brown), Massachusetts's Republican (9/9, Flynn), The Providence (RI) Journal (9/9, Borg)the Los Angeles Times (9/9, Parsons), the Los Angeles Times (9/9, Blume, Landsberg) LA Now blog, the New York Times (9/9, Stolberg) The Caucus blog, and the also cover the story.

9/8 President Obama's Speech

Today President Obama will speak to all student and to all Americans. How will this impact you and your education? Why is he talking to you?
ICT Essentials 1 What do you think you must do to be a successful student?What habits or qualities does a good student possess? How is being a good student important for your future as citizen of the USA?
ICT Essentials 2 What do you think you must do to be a successful student?What habits or qualities does a good student possess? How is being a good student important for your future as citizen of the USA?

9/4 Welcome

I am extremely excited about this school year. You will be the first students to take ICT Essentials. ICT Essentials will prepare you for the future and give you the opportunity to take control of yourdestiny. This is a new and exciting class. I look forward to working with you. Together we will achieve great things.

ICT Essentials 1 How do you think your responsibility for the learning will be different in this class and in the future?

ICT Essentials 2 How do you think your responsibility for the learning will be different in this class and in the future?