12/23 Extra Credit

Please enjoy a peaceful and safe holiday break and I look forward to seeing you on Monday, January 3, 2011.

2010's 100 Best Innovations of the Year, All in One Place

Please sign in and respond in the forum for extra credit during the break. Check for more assignments and ideas on Engrade and The Question of the Day.

Extra Credit assignments.

Write in complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation. Credit will only be given for thoughtful well written responses of 5 sentences or more and 2 responses to others.

Join the ICT Online Study Group.  Reply to the question: How will this online study group help you learn better?  Start your own discussion about ICT. (100 points)

Which is the best XBox, Playstation or Wii? (100+ points)

Overall, which of the next generation consoles is most appealing to you? Best Game System Extra Credit

Make a Holiday or New Years Voki. (100 Points)

Post your message from the Application Gallery. (100 points) 

Read technology articles and post your responses on your blog. (100+ points)

Questions about issues in the news for students 13 and older. Post your comment to any of the articles.  Include your post on your blog.

 (100+ points)

Make a presentation or podcast on a technology topic of your choice and post it to your blog. (100+ points)

Make a video showing someone how you use a technology device. (100+ points).

Make a slide show with captions of your holiday photos on your blog. (100+ points)

Share your touching or amusing holiday stories. Write a story, make a comic, make a presentation or video.(100+ points)

Email me with your own project ideas.

Don't forget to make up your missing work.

12/22 Desktop

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

Computers & Electronics for Teens - Gifts.com

Holiday Gift Guide: Best Gadgets for Teens

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Listen to the message (Voki) then write your own holiday wish. What is your wish for others this holiday season? Record your wish as a Voki (or in PhotoBooth) and post it on your blog.

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Desktop - Your computer's desktop is much like a physical desktop.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Listen to the message (Voki) then write your own holiday wish. What is your wish for others this holiday season? Record your wish as a Voki (or in PhotoBooth) and post it on your blog. 

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  The microprocessor or processor does all the computations such as adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.

Photo Funia

Try PhotoFunia

12/21 Dashboard / Integrated circuits

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

PopSci's Guide To The 30 Coolest College Classes in the Country

Navy Says Video Games Can Boost "Fluid Intelligence" of Warfighters
Best Game System Extra Credit

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  How has technology changed the way people prepare for and celebrate holidays?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Dashboard  is a user-interface feature Apple introduced with the release of Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. It allows access to all kinds of "widgets" that show the time, weather, stock prices, phone numbers, and other useful data.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How has technology changed the way people prepare for and celebrate holidays?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  Integrated circuits, or IC, is small chip that can function as an amplifier, oscillator, timer, microprocessor, or even computer memory.

12/20 Clipboard / Logic gates

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

Video: Personal Massage 'Bot Drives Around Your Back For a Gentle Caress
Wii-Powered Robot Chair Lets Infants Zoom Around On Their Own
Best Game System Extra Credit

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day:  How much homework should teachers give during a vacation?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Clipboard  is a section of RAM where your computer stores copied data.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How much homework should teachers give during a vacation?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  Logic gates perform basic logical functions and are the are the fundamental building blocks of digital integrated circuits.

12/17 Test 2

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

ICT Online Study Group

This Slinky Black Dress Is Also a Cellphone

Reprogrammable Card Can Be Many Credit Cards In One

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Go to Engrade for part 1 of your test. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quiz tab.  2. Click on the quiz.
Part 2:
Do You Text at the Dinner Table?

By SHANNON DOYNE and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO

Give us your take on whether “warm family moments” like the Feilers’ are ruined when someone reaches for a tech device. Do devices ever cause tension in your family? When and why, if at all, do you or other members of your family text or do Web searches during dinner? Is it acceptable or taboo in your family to do so?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day:  User Friendly -(Write a definition in your own words)

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Go to Engrade for part 1 of your test. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quiz tab.  2. Click on the quiz.

Part 2:Do You Text at the Dinner Table?

By SHANNON DOYNE and HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO

Give us your take on whether “warm family moments” like the Feilers’ are ruined when someone reaches for a tech device. Do devices ever cause tension in your family? When and why, if at all, do you or other members of your family text or do Web searches during dinner? Is it acceptable or taboo in your family to do so? Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day: User Friendly -(Write a definition in your own words)

12/16 Cynicism / GUI

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

ICT Online Study Group

Tascam Portastudio for iPad could make you a four-track superstar all over again

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How does technology affect the thinking patterns of the teenagers of today?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Cynicism -  An attitude of scornful or jaded negativity

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How does technology affect the thinking patterns of the teenagers of today?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  GUI - Graphic User Interface (Write a definition in your own words)

12/15 Widgets / DOS

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

ICT Online Study Group

Toshiba's Dual-Screen Libretto W105

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: What do you think is the greatest problems facing the teenagers of today?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Widget - It's a small application that can be installed and executed within a web page.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: What do you think is the greatest problems facing the teenagers of today?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  DOS - Disk Operating System (Write a definition in your own words)

12/14 Balloons / BIOS

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

ICT Online Study Group

Air Force Unveils Fastest Defense Supercomputer, Made of 1,760 PlayStation 3s

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to create a Facebook account?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: Speech balloons (also speech bubbles, dialogue balloons or word balloons) are a graphic convention used most commonly in comic books, comic strips and cartoons to allow words (and much less often, pictures) to be understood as representing the speech or thoughts of a given character in the comic.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to create a Facebook account?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  BIOS: Basic Input/Output System (write a definition in your own words)

12/13 Gadget / Punched card

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

Apple TV

The remarkably small Apple TV ($99) has both Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity. It connects to your TV via an HDMI connection. It outputs 720p video. That's not full high-definition video, but most won't notice the difference.

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to play violent video games?  Should parents buy violent video games for minors? Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Produce a multimedia project using text, graphics, moving images, and sound.

Combine different software and tools to create multimedia projects.

Use a web browser that includes add-ons and extensions.

Identify and use new and emerging tools, technologies and software.

Keep up to date on current technologies.

Word of the Day: A gadget is a small technological object (such as a device or an appliance) that has a particular function, but is often thought of as a novelty.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How old do you think someone should be before they are allowed to play violent video games?  Should parents buy violent video games for minors? Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe the way a computer stores and processes data.

Identify and evaluate different methods a computer uses to store data.

Describe how Operating Systems work.

Word of the Day:  A punched card (also known by various synonyms) is a piece of stiff paper that contains digital information represented by the presence or absence of holes in predefined positions.

12/10 Avatar / Boot Disk

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

Samsung Building a Tablet with Slide Out Keyboard

ICT Essentials 1 -  My Technology Evaluation
Question of the Day: Should stores sell violent video games to minors? 

Daily Objectives: 

Use a digital camera to take photographs.

Use photo editing and photo capture software and tools.

Create a Photo story.

Describe and use desktop publishing software and tools to create a finished project.

Understand the design principles used in desktop publishing.

Word of the Day: Avatar specifically refers to a character that represents an online user.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Should stores sell violent video games to minors? 

Daily Objectives: 

Understand the basic hardware that makes up their system.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how the Binary code is used in computer processing.

Convert binary numbers to base 10. Convert base 10 numbers to binary.

Word of the Day:  Boot Disk  is a disk that a computer can start up or "boot" from.

12/9 Buffer

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

Mattel has come out with an electronic dog tag called "Puppy Tweets," and it does exactly what you think. Just attach it to your dog's collar, install the USB dongle to your PC, and start following your pet's Twitter account. 

ICT Essentials 1 -  My Technology Evaluation
Question of the Day: How are your own teachers using technology? Does it help you learn? Do you have any suggestions for ways that your school can better use technology to promote learning and class participation?

Daily Objectives: 

Use a digital camera to take photographs.

Use photo editing and photo capture software and tools.

Create a Photo story.

Describe and use desktop publishing software and tools to create a finished project.

Understand the design principles used in desktop publishing.

Word of the Day: Buffer -A buffer contains data that is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory (RAM).

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How are your own teachers using technology? Does it help you learn? Do you have any suggestions for ways that your school can better use technology to promote learning and class participation?

Daily Objectives: 

Understand the basic hardware that makes up their system.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how the Binary code is used in computer processing.

Convert binary numbers to base 10. Convert base 10 numbers to binary.

Word of the Day:  Buffer -A buffer contains data that is stored for a short amount of time, typically in the computer's memory (RAM).

12/8 Cloud Computing

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

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Do you have a smartphone or other device on which to download apps? What are your favorites? Why? Even if you don’t have one of these devices, what apps seem most entertaining, useful or valuable?

Daily Objectives: 

Use a digital camera to take photographs.

Use photo editing and photo capture software and tools.

Create a Photo story.

Describe and use desktop publishing software and tools to create a finished project.

Understand the design principles used in desktop publishing.

Word of the Day:  Cloud Computing  refers to applications and services offered over the Internet.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Do you have a smartphone or other device on which to download apps? What are your favorites? Why? Even if you don’t have one of these devices, what apps seem most entertaining, useful or valuable?

Daily Objectives: 

Understand the basic hardware that makes up their system.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how the Binary code is used in computer processing.

Convert binary numbers to base 10. Convert base 10 numbers to binary.

Word of the Day:  Cloud Computing  refers to applications and services offered over the Internet.

12/7 Cookie

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

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: How much should parents in general know about their teenagers’ life online? Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Use a digital camera to take photographs.

Use photo editing and photo capture software and tools.

Create a Photo story.

Describe and use desktop publishing software and tools to create a finished project.

Understand the design principles used in desktop publishing.

Word of the Day:   Cookie is data sent to your computer by a Web server that records your actions on a certain Web site.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How much should parents in general know about their teenagers’ life online? Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Understand the basic hardware that makes up their system.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how the Binary code is used in computer processing.

Convert binary numbers to base 10. Convert base 10 numbers to binary.

Word of the Day:  Cookie is data sent to your computer by a Web server that records your actions on a certain Web site.

12/6 Photo Story / Memory

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

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Check your grade on Engrade.  Check out Mr. Viereck's Hints for Improving Your Grade.  Reflect on the things that you have been doing to get this grade. What will you do to improve your grade?  Write a plan that includes at least 3 things that you will do.

Daily Objectives: 

Use a digital camera to take photographs.

Use photo editing and photo capture software and tools.

Create a Photo story.

Describe and use desktop publishing software and tools to create a finished project.

Understand the design principles used in desktop publishing.

Word of the Day:  Photo Story - story told through photographs: a collection of photographs in a magazine or book, often accompanied by a short commentary, that tells a story

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Check your grade on Engrade.  Check out Mr. Viereck's Hints for Improving Your Grade.  Reflect on the things that you have been doing to get this grade. What will you do to improve your grade?  Write a plan that includes at least 3 things that you will do.

Daily Objectives: 

Understand the basic hardware that makes up their system.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Identify ways a computer stores, organizes, and accesses information.

Describe how the Binary code is used in computer processing.

Convert binary numbers to base 10. Convert base 10 numbers to binary.

Word of the Day:  Primary memory which is stored on chips located on the motherboard, and Secondary memory that is stored in the hard drive.