4/30 Benchmark Exam 1

(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1

Part 1
ICT 1 Benchmark Exam 1

Part 2 Read the Forum responses and Post your response on your blog

Using Smart Phones in School

Write a thoughtful essay of at least three paragraphs describing your feeling about using Smart Phones in School. Do you agree with the comments above? Give your opinion and the reasons why you are for or against Smart Phones in school.

Post it to your Blog.

ICT Essentials 2

Part 1
ICT 2 Benchmark Exam 1

Part 2 Read the Article and Post the response on your blog

Apple iPad vs netbooks: fight not over yet

Can't beat 'em, join 'em?

By Tony Smith

The choice is yours. Evaluate and review your computing needs and decide what's best for you. Which would you choose?

Write a thoughtful essay of at least three paragraphs. Give your opinion of netbooks and iPads (Tablet computers). Which one do you think would fit your needs.

Post it to your Blog.

4/29 Fade/Sprites

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1 Exam Review ICT 1-1.
How can you use both visual and audio fade effects to enhance your projects?

Word of the Day: Fade in to cause to appear or be heard gradually.

Fade out to cause to disappear gradually.

Used for a cinematic or television image or for a sound.

ICT Essentials 2 Exam Review ICT 2-1
What are some of the things that you think you can make Sprites do? What things do sprites do in Computer Programs that you use?

Word of the Day: Sprites in Scratch are objects that move and interact with one another on the Stage.

4/28 Multimedia/Coordinates

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 

ICT Essentials 1
How do yo think the sound track effects the effectiveness of a movie or podcast? 

Word of the Day:  Multimedia  used to denote the real-time integration of text with still images and graphics, video, and sound.

ICT Essentials 2
Why do you think it is important to know the coordinates of the Scratch Stage when creating a Scratch project?

Word of the Day: Coordinates are the (x,y) position on the Scratch Stage.   The middle of the stage has a x-coordinate of 0 and a y-coordinate of 0.

4/27 Enhanced Podcast/Stage

 (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 are the differences and similarities of an enhanced podcast and a presentation slideshow?
Word of the Day: Enhanced podcast is an audio podcast that can display images simultaneously with audio. These can contain chapter markers, hyperlinks, and artwork; all of which is synced to a specific program or device.

ICT Essentials 2
Why do you think they use the X and Y positions on the Scratch Stage.
Word of the Day: Scratch Stage is where the stories, games and animations come to life.  The Stage is 480 units wide and 360 units tall. 

4/26 Timing / Progamming

(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 it is important to make sure that there is enough time to read the words and look at the images of your slide slow? 
Word of the Day: Timing (Synchronization) is timekeeping which requires the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. For example: The words, sound and images of a slide show happen when they need to.

ICT Essentials 2
What do you think would happen if the instructions you get are out of order?  What would happen if the computer gets instructions that are out of order?  What is the difference between they way you process the instructions and the computer processess the same instructions?
Word of the Day: Computer programming: creating a sequence of instructions to enable the computer to do something.

4/23 Design Templates/ Wi-Fi

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 

ICT Essentials 1
Do you think that you should always use a design template when creating a presentation?  Why?  Do you think it is acceptable to use different design templates in the same presentaion? Why?
Word of the Day: Design templates are a coordinated packaged deal. When you decorate a room, you use colors and patterns that all work together. A design template acts in much the same way.

ICT Essentials 2
Why should you be cautious about using file sharing on a Public Wi-Fi network?
Word of the Day: Wi-Fi *is the industry name for wireless LAN (WLAN) communication technology related to the IEEE 802.11 family of wireless networking standards.

4/22 Bullet Points/Ethernet

(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 Bullet point are used rather than sentences in a presentation?
Word of the Day: Bullet points are small dots, squares, dashes or graphics that begin a short descriptive phrase. Bullets are used rather than sentences in a presentation.

ICT Essentials 2
What do you think are three disadvantages of Ethernet?
Word of the Day: Ethernet - is a physical and data link layer technology for local area networks (LANs). Ethernet uses wires to connect computers together.

4/21 Animations/Firewalls

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1
How do you think you can use Slide Animations to help the viewer of a slide show read and understand a presentation? How can animations make a presentation more interesting and effective?
Word of the Day: Slide Animations are the movements of the objects on the slide.


ICT Essentials 2
Firewalls cannot protect you from all the dangers on the Internet. Why is it important for you to follow Internet safety and use common sense to help protect yourself and your computer?
Word of the Day: Firewalls - protects a computer network from unauthorized access.

4/20 Listen Carefully

(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 it is important to listen carefully when someone is speaking? How do you feel when you are trying to speak and someone is not paying attention or constantly interrupting you?
Word of the Day: Slide transitions are the visual movements as one slide changes to another. Many different slide transitions are available in programs such as Keynote, PowerPoint or OpenOffice Impress.

Keynote Assessment (200Points)
Complete the following for the first 3 Slides of your Keynote Presentation.
Directions:

1. You will have 1 period to complete this project.
2. You will complete all the work by yourself.
3. Include the information below.(25 Points each)
   

1. Format the text into bullets
2. Put your photo into a frame on slide 1.
3. Use the alpha tool for the images on slides 2 and 3.
4. Include a shadow and reflection for each image.
5. Include a Tinted image file for one of your slides.
6. Include a transition for each slide.
7. Include a build in for your titles, images and bullets.
8. Save the project and play it for the Teacher before you leave.

ICT Essentials 2
Why do you think it is important to listen carefully when someone is speaking? How do you feel when you are trying to speak and someone is not paying attention or constantly interrupting you?
Word of the Day: DHCP server - allows a computer to join an IP-based network without having a pre-configured IP address. DHCP is a protocol that assigns unique IP addresses to devices, then releases and renews these addresses as devices leave and re-join the network.

4/19 Fairuse/IP Addressess

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 

ICT Essentials 1
How do you think Plagiarism and Copyrights are similar and how are they different?  Why is Plagiarism wrong (illegal)?
New- Word of the Day: Fair Use is the concept that if you are doing something for the greater good of society, like teaching, then your needs supersede the ownership rights of the copyright holder under the Copyright Act.

ICT Essentials 2
All computers have an address.  This address is similar to the way a cell phone has a number.  Why do you think it is important for computer to have a unique address?
New- Word of the Day: IP addresses *is a logical address for a network adapter. The IP address uniquely identifies computers on a TCP/IP network.

4/16 Metal Detectors

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

Metal Detectors in Schools

ICT Essentials 1

Do you think the new Metal Detectors make Campus High School safer? Is the inconvenience of these Metal Detectors worth making the school safer? Or are they a waste of time?

New- Word of the Day: Keywords (Tags) - a word or words related to your topic that will help you find information when conducting a search.

ICT Essentials 2
Do you think the new Metal Detectors make Campus High School safer? Is the inconvenience of these Metal Detectors worth making the school safer? Or are they a waste of time?

New- Word of the Day: Switches & Hubs - A device that allows multiple computers or nodes to join together.

4/15 Classroom Smartphones

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 
Read:Industry Makes Pitch That Smartphones Belong in Classroom

ICT Essentials 1
What reasons do they give for using Smartphones in the article?  Do you agree or disagree with using Smartphones in the classroom?  Why?

New-Word of the Day: Accuracy  - the condition or quality of being true, correct, or exact; freedom from error or defect; precision or exactness; correctness.

ICT Essentials 2
What reasons do they give for using Smartphones in the article?  Do you agree or disagree with using Smartphones in the classroom?  Why?

New-Word of the Day: Router-  physical devices that join multiple wired or wireless networks together.
 

4/14 Electronic Devices Policy

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 

Industry Makes Pitch That Smartphones Belong in Classroom

ICT Essentials 1
Why do you think that these is a policy against using electronic devices such as smartphones in the at Campus High School?  Do you agree or disagree with this policy? Why?

New- Word of the Day: Authority - an accepted source of information, advice, etc.

ICT Essentials 2
Why do you think that these is a policy against using electronic devices such as smartphones in the at Campus High School?  Do you agree or disagree with this policy? Why?

New- Word of the Day: Protocol - When computers communicate with each other, there needs to be a common set of rules and instructions that each computer follows.

4/13 Unknown Attachments

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

10 Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online

ICT Essentials 1
Even though they know it it is risky, why do you think that people open email attachments from unknown sources? What could happen when you open email attachments from unknown sources?

ICT Essentials 2
Even though they know it it is risky, why do you think that people open email attachments from unknown sources? What could happen when you open email attachments from unknown sources?

4/12 Online Risks

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.) 

10 Most Dangerous Things Users Do Online

ICT Essentials 1
What do you think are the most dangerous or risky things people do online?  How can these be avoided?

ICT Essentials 2
What do you think are the most dangerous or risky things people do online?  How can these be avoided?

4/9 Tablet Computers

WePad	Slate
iPad	Android iPad

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1
Read about the new tablet computers. How will they change the way you use technology? How will they change the way you learn?

200 Points Extra Credit - Make a chart (spreadsheet on Google Docs) comparing the features of each Tablet Computer.

ICT Essentials 2
Read about the new tablet computers. How will they change the way you use technology? How will they change the way you learn?

200 Points Extra Credit - Make a chart (spreadsheet on Google Docs) comparing the features of each Tablet Computer.

4/8 Schools Internet Access

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1

Do you think that it is important for schools to have Internet access? Why?

ICT Essentials 2


Do you think that it is important for schools to have Internet access? Why?

4/7 iPad for Colleges

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

ICT Essentials 1
Read the article then answer the question.
Should colleges (High Schools) start giving Apple's iPad to students?
What do you think?

ICT Essentials 2
Read the article then answer the question.
Should colleges (High Schools) start giving Apple's iPad to students?
What do you think?

4/6 School Aid Reductions

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

School Aid Reductions

School District:	East Orange
Total 2009-2010 State Aid:	$198,425,174
Total 2010-2011 State Aid:	$188,212,290
Change in State Aid:	-$10,212,884
Percentage of Change in State Aid:	-5.1%

ICT Essentials 1
How will New Jersey budget cuts affect public schools?
Do you think the cuts in state aid to schools in New Jersey will effect the quality of education?  How will these cuts effect the use of technology for education?

ICT Essentials 2
How will New Jersey budget cuts affect public schools?
Do you think the cuts in state aid to schools in New Jersey will effect the quality of education?  How will these cuts effect the use of technology for education?

4/5 iPad Hype

(You only have 5 minutes to answer this question)
(Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.)

Welcome Back!!

ICT Essentials 1

Read: iPad: "Like the Beatles of 2010"
Tech Analysts Say Apple's New Tablet, Which Doesn't Seem To Be a Computer At All, Will Rewrite How We See and Use Technology.
Apple sold over 700,000 iPads the first day. Why do you think there is so much hype over the iPad?


ICT Essentials 2

Read: iPad: "Like the Beatles of 2010"
Tech Analysts Say Apple's New Tablet, Which Doesn't Seem To Be a Computer At All, Will Rewrite How We See and Use Technology.
Apple sold over 700,000 iPads the first day. Why do you think there is so much hype over the iPad?