4/29 Fair Use / Boolean Logic

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  Big 6 Quiz  - Review
Question of the Day: Would you want someone to use your Photograph for a school project?  Do you think that they should get your permission first?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  Fair Use guidelines are rules (called exemptions) that make it acceptable for students and teachers to use copyrighted material in certain situations. Copyright law provides four standards to determine fair use: purpose of use, nature of the work, proportion/extent of the material used, and effect on marketability. All four standards must be met when copying for educational purposes.

ICT Essentials 2 Scratch Scientist Test review

Question of the Day: Would you want someone to use your Photograph for a school project?  Do you think that they should get your permission first?  Why?

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Boolean Logic. This involves the application of programming logic that executes based on the analysis of true/false data provided by Scratch during program execution.

4/28 Copyright / Iterative Processing.

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  Big 6 Quiz  - Review
Question of the Day: Do you think it is fair to use copyrighted material?  What should you do when using someone elses information, slides recordings, videos, or images?

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  Copyright - grants an author or creator exclusive rights to reproduce, distribute, adapt, perform, or display their protected work. Unless you have the creator’s permission you may not use, copy, or alter the work. A copyright gives the author or creator the right to control all forms of reproduction, including photocopies, slides, and all recordings on cassettes, videotapes, compact disks, and other digital formats. 

ICT Essentials 2  Scratch Scientist Test review

Question of the Day: How do you think that news websites might emphasize certain stories? In your opinion, why might a news organization want to do this?

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Iterative Processing. This involves the repeated execution of code blocks to process large amounts of information or to control the repeated execution of code blocks required to direct the execution of a game or application.

4/27 Works Cited

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

The source of the saying "Give Credit Where Credit is Due" traces back to either a roman quote which means "Give Caesar what belongs to Caesar, give to God what belongs to God" also found in the bible in Romans, "Render therefore to all men their due". With the timeless references, Give Credit Where Credit is Due a concept that has withstood the test of time and can serve as a principle by which to guide interaction with others.

ICT Essentials 1  Big 6 Quiz  - Review
Question of the Day: Why do you think it is important to cite the sources you used when completing your project?  Complete a work cited slide at the end of your project using Zotero.

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  Works Cited (it is similar to a bibliography) - an alphabetical list of the sources (also called "works") you used in the body of your project. 

ICT Essentials 2 Scratch Scientist Test review

Question of the Day: What does "Give Credit Where Credit is Due" mean to you?  How does this apply particularly to social networking and electronic media?

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Use of Variables. This involves the storage, retrieval, and modification of data during application execution.

4/26 Conclusion / Conditional Programming Logic

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: Write the conclusion for your project.  Put it in outline form and include 3-5 bullets.  Copy it into your project.

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  A  conclusion is, in some ways, like your introduction. You restate your thesis and summarize (list) your main points of evidence for the reader.  You can usually do this with 3 to 5 points.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Chicago School Bans Bag Lunches, Forces Kids to Eat School Fare
In your opinion, how might you and your peers react if a similar ban on bagged lunches was established at your school? Do you think that students at your school would make healthier choices if school food were the only food available? Explain.

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Conditional Programming Logic. This involves the conditional execution of code blocks based on data collected during application execution.

4/25 Introduction / Sequential Processing

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: Write an introduction for your project.  Put it in outline form and include 3-5 bullets.  Copy it into your project.

Daily Objectives: 

Engage (e.g. read, hear, view, touch) the information in a source.

Extract relevant information from a source.

Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions.

Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

Organize information from multiple sources.

Word of the Day:  An introduction is the first thing people see, hear, or experience about your project. It has two parts: 1. A general introduction to the topic you will be discussing  2. Your Thesis Statement

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:Computer Simulation Cracks Chicken-Egg Puzzle : Discovery News

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Now British scientists claim to have finally come up with the definitive answer:

How has technology made this possible?  What riddle would you like to solve using technology?

Daily Objectives: 

Develop a script to control movement of a sprite with the mouse.

Create a sprite with random movements.

Change a sprites costume when a specific condition is met.

Duplicate and modify sprite properties and scripts.

Describe and use multiple threads  to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Sequential Processing. This involves the processing of application code blocks, in the order that they are laid out, starting at the beginning of a script file and continuing to the end of the script.

EXtra Credit

Please enjoy a peaceful and safe Spring break and I look forward to seeing you on Monday, April 25, 2011.

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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, Birthday or Graduation 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)

Design a game using Scratch.  Download for Windows or MAC.  (100+ points)

Create an animation using Stykz.  Download for Windows or MAC.(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 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.

4/15 Clipboard / Events

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

Come join me on the new My Campus. - Mr. Viereck 



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

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day:  Clipboard  is a section of RAM where your computer stores copied data. When you copy something it goes to the clipboard.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:
What is an event?
How can events be signaled?
Describe IN YOUR OWN WORDS how sprites use events to communicate.
How are events like Social Networking?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Events - 
In programming, multiple threads can communicate with each other by signaling events and handling events. An event, then, is like a message from one thread to another. In Scratch, blocks whose labels begin with "broadcast" signal events whereas blocks whose labels begin with "when" handle events, the latter of which, recall, effectively represent threads themselves.
A block that signals an event is:

A block that handles an event is:

Not only can events be signaled by blocks, they can also be signaled by a user's actions. Clicking Scratch's green flag, for instance, effectively signals an event that is handled by:

In Scratch, not only do events enable threads to communicate, they also allow sprites to communicate with each other. For instance, two sprites might want to play Marco Polo with each other, with one sprite's behavior defined by the leftmost thread below and the other sprite's behavior defined by the rightmost thread below:

Out of statements, Boolean expressions, conditions, loops, variables, threads, and events can you construct interesting (and fun) programs. In fact, let's explore the inner workings of what, on first glance, appears to be a very complex program but, ultimately, is just an application of these building blocks.

4/14 Point of view / Threads

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

Come join me on the new My Campus. - Mr. Viereck 

ICT Essentials 1
Question of the Day: From your point of view why do you think that some people check their Facebook or Twitter accounts constantly?  Is this a form of addiction?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day: Point of view -

1. A particular attitude or way of considering a matter: "change his point of view".

2. (in fictional writing) The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:
What is a thread?
What happens when you use multiple threads?
What label begins a thread in Scratch?
Why do you think you should use separate threads?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Threads - In programming, a thread is like a mini-program within a program that can execute at the same time as other threads. A program with multiple threads, then, can do multiple things at once. In Scratch, any block whose label begins with "when" essentially demarks the start of a thread; think of what Scratch calls a "script" as a thread. (Technically, scripts run in threads, but never mind that.)
One such block is:

As the above block's label suggests, this thread begins to execute when the user click's Scratch's green flag. A program with two such blocks thus has two "threads of execution," both of which start simultaneously when the user clicks Scratch's green flag.
It's often helpful to use separate threads for conceptually distinct tasks. For instance, you might want to keep track of whether the user ever presses some key during a program's execution in order to, say, toggle sound on and off:

Notice how, in the above, the left-hand thread handles meowing, if appropriate, whereas the right-hand thread constantly checks and remembers whether the user has muted or unmuted sound by pressing 'm'.

4/13 Test

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

Come join me on the new My Campus. - Mr. Viereck 

ICT Essentials 1

Question of the Day: Complete the Midterm Exam Review http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_1/FYguE.htm

Go to Engrade. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quizzes tab.  2. Click on the quiz.

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day: Test

1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.

2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.

3. A basis for evaluation or judgment:

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:
Complete the Cycle 3 Test - Review http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_7/7X2Lk.htm


Go to Engrade. Sign in.  Click on your class.  1. Click on the quizzes tab.  2. Click on the quiz.
Image for questions 12-16


Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Test

1. A procedure for critical evaluation; a means of determining the presence, quality, or truth of something; a trial: a test of one's eyesight; subjecting a hypothesis to a test; a test of an athlete's endurance.

2. A series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability.

3. A basis for evaluation or judgment:

4/12 Social Networking

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

Come join me on the new My Campus. - Mr. Viereck 

ICT Essentials 1

Question of the Day: Read: A short guide to social networking 

Write a three paragraph essay  using complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

What are some of the problems that you face as teenager as a result of Social Networking?  This would include using social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, Instant Messaging, SMS and or Text Messaging.  How does interacting 24/7 affect the way you think and communicate?  Does social media affect your school work in a positive or negative way?  Do you agree or disagree with the author of this article that Social Networking affects both your writing skills and social manners?  What do you think?  Make sure to defend your position.
 

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day: Social Networking. . . It's the way the 21st century communicates today.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: A short guide to social networking 

Write a three paragraph essay  using complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.

What are some of the problems that you face as teenager as a result of Social Networking?  This would include using social networking sites, like Facebook and Twitter, Instant Messaging, SMS and or Text Messaging.  How does interacting 24/7 affect the way you think and communicate?  Does social media affect your school work in a positive or negative way?  Do you agree or disagree with the author of this article that Social Networking affects both your writing skills and social manners?  What do you think?  Make sure to defend your position.


Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Social Networking. . . It's the way the 21st century communicates today.

4/11 Thesis statement / Variables

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: Read: Thesis statement.  Write a Thesis statement for your project.

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day: Thesis statement - A thesis statement is a strong statement that you can prove with evidence. It is not a simple statement of fact. A thesis statement should be the product of your own critical thinking after you have done some research. Your thesis statement will be the main idea of your entire project. It can also be thought of as the angle or point of view from which you present your material. 

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Variables
What is a variable?
How are variable represented in Scratch?
What are the two types of variables and how can they be used?
What is a Boolean variable?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Variables - Sometimes, you want execute some statement multiple times, each time varying your behavior ever so slightly. We thus turn our attention to variables.
In programming, a variable is a placeholder for some value, much like x and y are popular variables in algebra. In Scratch, variables are represented with blocks shaped like elongated circles, uniquely labeled by you. Variables, generally speaking, can be local or global. In Scratch, a local variable can be used by just one sprite; a global variable can be used by all of your sprites.
Variables allow us, for instance, to instruct a sprite to count up from 1:

A variable that only takes on a value of true (i.e., 1) or false (i.e., 0), incidentally, is called a Boolean variable.

4/8 Information Literacy / Loops

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: Why do you think being able to find, evaluate and share information on the Internet (Information Literacy) is important?  How will you use information literacy skills now and in the future?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day:  Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Loops
What is a loop?
What are the labels of the loops in Scratch?
How is a conditional statement used in a loop?

Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Loops - In programming, a loop can induce multiple executions of statements. In Scratch, any block whose label begins with "forever" or "repeat" is a looping construct.
One such block is:

This construct allows us, for instance, to instruct a sprite to meow every other second:

4/7 Information Literacy / Conditions

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: Why do you think being able to find, evaluate and share information on the Internet (Information Literacy) is important?  How will you use information literacy skills now and in the future?

Daily Objectives: 

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness for specific tasks.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites

Locate sources (intellectually and physically). Find information within sources.

Locate, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media.

Word of the Day:  Information Literacy is the ability to identify what information is needed, understand how the information is organized, identify the best sources of information for a given need, locate those sources, evaluate the sources critically, and share that information.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Conditions - What is a condition?
What are some statements of a conditional construct?
What happens when you use the if construct?
What happens when a construct is nested

Daily Objectives: 

Describe and use statements to create a computer program.

Describe and use Boolean expressions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Conditions to create a computer program.

Describe and use Loops  to create a computer program.

Describe and use Variables to create a computer program.

Word of the Day: Conditions - In programming, a condition is something that must be true in order for something to happen. A condition is thus said to "evaluate to true" or "evaluate to false." In Scratch, any block whose label says "if," "when," or "until" is a sort of conditional construct.