2/28 Cyberbullying / 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 Essentials 1
Question of the Day: Do you think the HSPA test should be given on a computer or over the Internet?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

What is Internet safety and netiquette?	How do you practice Internet safety and netiquette?	How are Internet safety and Netiquette related?	When is it appropriate to use different behaviors online?	Why is netiquette so important?

Word of the Day:  Cyberbullying  to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants over the internet or other network.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Do you think the HSPA test should be given on a computer or over the Internet?  Why?
Daily Objectives:

What is Artificial Intellegence?	Why is a computer like Watson so influential?	What new technologies were used to create Watson?	How is Watson able to understand the complexities of human thoughts and ideas?	What is Artificial Intellegence?

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

2/25 Emoticons / Packet Switching

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

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Question of the Day: Do you think that portable devices such as smartphones, ipods, game boys, etc. have value for education?  Should they be banned from school or used to enhance education?

Daily Objectives: 

Discuss Computer and Internet Safety.

Describe Students Expectations and Responsibilities.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Identify, Observe and Practice proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Word of the Day:  Emoticons - A graphical representation, either in the form of an image or made up of ASCII characters, of a particular emotion of the writer
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Do you think that portable devices such as smartphones, ipods, game boys, etc. have value for education?  Should they be banned from school or used to enhance education?

Daily Objectives: 

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

Keep the up to date on current technologies.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Word of the Day: Packet Switching - Break up information into smaller pieces when traveling on the Internet?

2/24 Netiquette / Time Sharing

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


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ICT Essentials 1

Question of the Day: Why do you think it is important to have good manners online?

Daily Objectives: 

Discuss Computer and Internet Safety.

Describe Students Expectations and Responsibilities.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Identify, Observe and Practice proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Word of the Day:  Netiquette - Internet manners, is a combination of the words network and etiquette. Currently, it is a movement to establish a code of good behavior on the internet.
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: What is you first was the first thing you remember doing on the Internet?  How old were you?  What did you use to access the Internet?  


Daily Objectives: 

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

Keep the up to date on current technologies.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Word of the Day: Time sharing - when more than one person connects to a computer at the same time.

2/23 Digital Citizenship / Batch Processing

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

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Question of the Day:  Why are digital citizenship and literacy key to Online Safety 3.0?

"When people see themselves as community stakeholders – citizens – they behave as citizens because they tend to care about the well-being of the community itself and the individual and collective behaviors that affect it."( Online Safety 3.0: Empowering and Protecting Youth)

Daily Objectives: 

Discuss Computer and Internet Safety.

Describe Students Expectations and Responsibilities.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Identify, Observe and Practice proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

Word of the Day:  Digital Citizenship - A member of the online community?
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: What is you first memory of using a computer?  How old were you? What did you do on the computer? How did it make you feel?

Daily Objectives: 

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

Keep the up to date on current technologies.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Describe how a computer processes information.

Word of the Day: Batch Processing - working on on task at a time

2/22 Online disinhibition / ARPANET

 Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: Read: Online Safety 3.0 - on and off the fixed and mobile Internet
How is technology woven into your life?  Do you socialize different online and offline? Or do you socialize the same way?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify and Observe the East Orange School Districts Guidelines for Acceptable Internet Use.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

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

Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

Word of the Day:  Online disinhibition, the effect on people’s behavior of not having visual cues and voice inflection from the people to whom that behavior’s directed.
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:  How is technology woven into your life?  Do you socialize different online and offline? Or do you socialize the same way?
Daily Objectives: 

Describe how the Internet operates.

Recount the history of the Internet.

Describe appropriate behavior and the rules that govern the Internet.

Describe and compare how Internet protocols and universal resource locators work.

Word of the Day: ARPANET - Defense Advanced Research Project Agency the first computer network.

2/17 Net Effect / Artificial Intelligence

 Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: How and why do you think the "Net effect" effect online behavior? 

Daily Objectives: 

Identify and Observe the East Orange School Districts Guidelines for Acceptable Internet Use.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

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

Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

Word of the Day: Net Effect - the effect on people’s behavior of not having visual cues and voice inflection from the people to whom that behavior’s directed.
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Artificial intelligence could put fantasy experts in jeopardy
Could a computer be competitive in a fantasy league?
Daily Objectives: 

Describe how the Internet operates.

Recount the history of the Internet.

Describe appropriate behavior and the rules that govern the Internet.

Describe and compare how Internet protocols and universal resource locators work.

Word of the Day: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent.

2/16 Identity Theft /Artificial Intelligence

 Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: Read: Newark teen's online identity stolen and used to destroy her reputation   What would you do if someone created a page on Facebook using your name and information?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify and Observe the East Orange School Districts Guidelines for Acceptable Internet Use.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

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

Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

Word of the Day: Identity Theft - is a crime in which an impostor obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, in order to impersonate someone else.
 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Watson made his debut on Jeopardy this week.  He is doing very well.  How do you think Watson's performance on Jeopardy compares to the Folktale "John Henry"?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe how the Internet operates.

Recount the history of the Internet.

Describe appropriate behavior and the rules that govern the Internet.

Describe and compare how Internet protocols and universal resource locators work.

Word of the Day: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the area of computer science focusing on creating machines that can engage on behaviors that humans consider intelligent.

2/15 Moderate / Identity Theft

 Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: Why would you want to moderate the comments that are posted on your blog?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify and Observe the East Orange School Districts Guidelines for Acceptable Internet Use.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

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

Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

Word of the Day: Moderate - to decide which comments will be posted on your Blog.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Newark teen's online identity stolen and used to destroy her reputation   What would you do if someone created a page on Facebook using your name and information?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe how the Internet operates.

Recount the history of the Internet.

Describe appropriate behavior and the rules that govern the Internet.

Describe and compare how Internet protocols and universal resource locators work.

Word of the Day: Identity Theft - is a crime in which an impostor obtains key pieces of personal information, such as Social Security or driver's license numbers, in order to impersonate someone else.

2/14 Love Letters (Valentines Day Special)

ICT Essentials 1

Question of the Day: 
Read the Article: To What Piece of Technology Would You Write a ‘Love Letter’?
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/to-what-piece-of-technology-would-you-write-a-love-letter/#more-39817
Try your hand at writing a similar “love letter” to the piece of technology that means the most to you, whether it’s an iPod you own or a computer, television, camera, or cellphone you covet. Like David Pogue does, address the device directly and describe the details that make it “something special” to you. (You needn’t write about the tech specifics of the device unless you want to; instead, you might concentrate on how this device improves, or could improve, your life.)
Write three paragraphs supporting your opinion.  Post it on your Blog.

Daily Objectives: 

Identify and Observe the East Orange School Districts Guidelines for Acceptable Internet Use.

Identify and Observe proper Internet Safety and Netiquette.

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

Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create products that express new understandings.

Word of the Day: Cyber Ethics -  moral principles and standards of human conduct online.

 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: 
Read the Article: To What Piece of Technology Would You Write a ‘Love Letter’?
By KATHERINE SCHULTEN
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/10/to-what-piece-of-technology-would-you-write-a-love-letter/#more-39817
Try your hand at writing a similar “love letter” to the piece of technology that means the most to you, whether it’s an iPod you own or a computer, television, camera, or cellphone you covet. Like David Pogue does, address the device directly and describe the details that make it “something special” to you. (You needn’t write about the tech specifics of the device unless you want to; instead, you might concentrate on how this device improves, or could improve, your life.)
Write three paragraphs supporting your opinion.  Post it on your Blog.
Daily Objectives: 

Describe how the Internet operates.

Recount the history of the Internet.

Describe appropriate behavior and the rules that govern the Internet.

Describe and compare how Internet protocols and universal resource locators work.

Word of the Day: ISP (Internet Service Provider)- A company that provides users access to the Internet.

2/11 Digital Citizenship / Server

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: If you are in an online gaming room and someone that you do not know asks you about personal information (same age as you-or close), what should you do?

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day:  Digital Citizenship - the norms of appropriate, responsible behavior with regard to technology use. 
ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: As a teenager, how do you think the Internet, computers and technology changed or affected your life?
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: Server - a computer that provides client stations with access to files and printers as shared resources to a computer network.

2/10 Cyber safety / Client

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: Why do you think you should engage in the highly collaborative and interactive Web 2.0 in a safe and responsible manner?

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day:  Cyber safety - refers to the safe use of the Internet and ICT equipment/devices, including mobile phones.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: How can the internet help you to learn? What do you do to take advantage of this?
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: Client - any computer or computing device that is hooked up to a computer network.

2/9 Blog / IP Address

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

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Question of the Day: If you feel uncomfortable in any chat room, find something "a little weird" on Facebook/MySpace, or just think something is wrong.  What do you think you should do? Why?

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day:  Blog - web log: a shared on-line journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences and hobbies; "postings on a blog are usually in chronological order".

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Why do you think packets are broken up into smaller pieces when traveling over the Internet? 
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: IP Address - a unique number which identifies a computer and its location on the internet.

2/8 Safer Internet Day

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

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Question of the Day: What are your expectations for this class?  What would you like to accomplish in this class?

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day:  Expectations - belief about (or mental picture of) the future

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Today is Safer Internet Day.  What can you do to help make the Internet safer?
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: Time sharing - A technique permitting many users simultaneous access to a central computer through remote terminals.

Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/time-sharing#ixzz1DC5AWo3z

2/7 Technology / Packets

Post a response to the Question of the Day in 5 minutes or less, using complete sentences, use proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.
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Question of the Day: How does technology make your life better?
 

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day: Technology - Tools that help people do things better.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:   Watch "How the Internet Works in 5 Minutes" & "World Wide Web in Plain English"  Write an essay that answers the questions. What is the Internet?  What makes the Web work?  How are packets delivered using IP addresses and Web browsers?
 
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: Packets - one unit of binary data capable of being routed through a computer network

2/4 Internet

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: What is your definition of ICT Essentials?

Daily Objectives: 

What are the expectations for ICT Esssentials?

What are your responsibilities?

How will expectations and responsibility help you to succeed?

What skills and topics will you be using in ICT Essentials?

Word of the Day:  Internet - a global system of interconnected computer networks.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: What do you think are the dangers of connecting your computer or computer device to the Internet?
 
Daily Objectives: 

Identify Computer network hardware.

Describe the way the hardware components of a computer network operate.

Design, plan, and research a computer network.

Describe how wireless networks operate.

Identify pros and cons of wireless networks.

Word of the Day: Internet - a global system of interconnected computer networks.