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.