12/19 Insect Drones

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Insect Drones

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Read: Rise Of The Insect Drones

Engineers are building tiny, agile insect-inspired aircraft. They may soon swarm in a city near you. By Adam Piore

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Question of the Day: Scientist have are now able to reproduce flapping wing flight.  Do you think some day they will be able to reproduce human intelligence?  Why?

Project Directions
Download and Start your Project
Comic Life Tutorial 
Comic Life Free Trial
Transparent Images Tutorial
Clipping Magic
Complete the Robot Project Evaluation

Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 80 % or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Navigation Bar

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup

Question of the Day: Why are navigation bars important to the success of a website?

 

Read:How to Design the Best Navigation Bar for Your Website

Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.

7. HTML TABLES
Add a table to your template to use a navigation bar.
<table border="1">
    <tr>
        <td>row 1, column 1</td>
        <td>row 1, column 2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>row 2, column 1</td>
        <td>row 2, column 2</td>
    </tr>
</table> 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/17 Complicated

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Micro Robotics

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

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Question of the Day: Will Robots make your life easier or just complicate life?

Project Directions
Download and Start your Project
Comic Life Tutorial 
Comic Life Free Trial
Transparent Images Tutorial

Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 80 % or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Navigation Bar

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup

Question of the Day: What is the purpose of a navigation bar?

 

Read:How to Design the Best Navigation Bar for Your Website

Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.

7. HTML TABLES
Add a table to your template to use a navigation bar.
<table border="1">
    <tr>
        <td>row 1, column 1</td>
        <td>row 1, column 2</td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td>row 2, column 1</td>
        <td>row 2, column 2</td>
    </tr>
</table> 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 80 % on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/16 Social robots

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Social robots

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.  
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Fact or Opinion Video

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Question of the Day: What are people going to do if Robot's do all the jobs?  How is this good?  How is this bad?

Project Directions
Download and Start your Project 
Comic Life Tutorial 
Comic Life Free Trial
Transparent Images Tutorial

Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Layout

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup
Question of the Day:
Complete the assignments below: Create a new template with  a header, a footer and 2 columns.
Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.
 
6E. HTML Fonts Webpage

Add a style tag to your template.
Copy 3 paragraphs from your blog and make each one a different font family, size and color.

 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/13 Knight Rider?

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Modular design

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Check out Mr. Viereck's Robot Magazine
 
Question of the Day: Google's robots could be paired with its self-driving car research to help automate the delivery of goods to people's doors.  Is this a good thing or bad thing? Why?

Project Directions

Download and Start your Project 
Comic Life Tutorial 
Comic Life Free Trial
Transparent Images Tutorial


More Resources: Robotics Online 
Setting the Safety Standard for Cage-Free Robots
The Effect of Presence on Human-Robot ... - Wilma Bainbridge
Robots to Create More Than a Million Jobs by 2016
The influence of robots on the human society - RUDAR
Effects And Impact Of Military Robots
Will robots ever be just like people? 
Robot's Effect on Society
A Study of Human–Robot Interaction in a Collaborative Task
effects and impact of human service robots 
Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: <style>

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup
Question of the Day:
Complete the assignments below: 
Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.
 
6E. HTML Fonts Webpage

Add a style tag to your template.
Copy 3 paragraphs from your blog and make each one a different font family, size and color.

 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/12 Personal Robot

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Personal Robot

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Check out Mr. Viereck's Robot Magazine
 
Question of the Day: How will robots help me?  What can I do to help robots?

Create an Image of you with a robot.

Project Directions

Download and Start your Project 
Comic Life Tutorial 
Comic Life Free Trial
Transparent Images Tutorial


More Resources: Robotics Online 
Setting the Safety Standard for Cage-Free Robots
The Effect of Presence on Human-Robot ... - Wilma Bainbridge
Robots to Create More Than a Million Jobs by 2016
The influence of robots on the human society - RUDAR
Effects And Impact Of Military Robots
Will robots ever be just like people? 
Robot's Effect on Society
A Study of Human–Robot Interaction in a Collaborative Task
effects and impact of human service robots 
Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: <head>

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup
Question of the Day:
Complete the assignments below: 
Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.
 
6E. HTML Fonts Webpage

Add a style tag to your template.
Copy 3 paragraphs from your blog and make each one a different font family, size and color.

 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/9 Robot Swarm

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Word of the Day: Robot Swarm

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

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Question of the Day: Robot swarms can do things that a single robot can't.  What can you learn about collaboration from Robot Swarms?

• Complete your Robot Post from last week.
• Add the  link to the specific Question of the Day?
• Include Inline Links 
• Check grammar, spelling and punctuation 

• 12/6 Robots Create Jobs
• 12/5 Cage Free
• 12/4 Robot Future
• 12/3 'How will robots affect future generations?'...

Download and Start your Project 

More Resources: Robotics Online 
Setting the Safety Standard for Cage-Free Robots
The Effect of Presence on Human-Robot ... - Wilma Bainbridge
Robots to Create More Than a Million Jobs by 2016
The influence of robots on the human society - RUDAR
Effects And Impact Of Military Robots
Will robots ever be just like people? 
Robot's Effect on Society
A Study of Human–Robot Interaction in a Collaborative Task
effects and impact of human service robots 
Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Style

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch Dreamweaver Setup
Question of the Day:
Complete the assignments below: 
Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.
6E. HTML Fonts Webpage

 

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level

12/6 Robots Create Jobs

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day: Autonomous

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites.

Watch the video: Online Sources. Take the quiz in Engrade.

Check out Mr. Viereck's Robot Magazine

Read: Robots to Create More Than a Million Jobs by 2016

Question of the Day:  Humans fear that Robots will take over the world.  At least they will take away jobs.  But, maybe they are not so bad.  They could actually save us and replace the dog as man's best friend.  

"In world terms three to five million of jobs would not exist if automation and robotics had not been developed to enable cost effective production of millions of electronic products, from Phones to Playstations." - "Positive Impact of Industrial Robots on Employment" by Metra Martech November 2011

How will Robots help to create jobs in the near future?  List at least 5 ways Robots will make our lives better?

Include an image of a robot working as man's best friend?

More Resources: Robotics Online 
Setting the Safety Standard for Cage-Free Robots
The Effect of Presence on Human-Robot ... - Wilma Bainbridge
Robots to Create More Than a Million Jobs by 2016
The influence of robots on the human society - RUDAR
Effects And Impact Of Military Robots
Will robots ever be just like people? 
Robot's Effect on Society
A Study of Human–Robot Interaction in a Collaborative Task
effects and impact of human service robots

Daily Objectives: 

• Using the World Wide Web and a blog, students will describe similarities and differences, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will read, discuss and analyze information from articles, analyze, and think critically about online context, using written (Blog post), graphic, pictorial, or multi-media methods, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 6 out of 12 on the project rubric.
• Given a variety of multimedia texts and videos, students will analyze online issues and tecnological effects, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• Students will watch videos and complete an assessment with 65% or better.

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Do Now : Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day:

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• Post a response to the Question of the Day in your own words. 
• Use complete sentences, proper grammar, spelling and punctuation.   
• Copy and paste the link to the specific Question of the Day? 
  
• Include an Inline Link to Websites. 

Check out Mr. Viereck's Robot Magazine

Question of the Day: 
Complete the assignments below: 
Download and Create a Template. Turn your completed template in on Engrade.
Add Navigation to your Template.

• 4. HTML IMAGES
• 4C. IMAGES Webpage  
  1. Open your Template in Sublime text and save as 4C. IMAGES.
  2. Add your super hero image to your TEMPLATE.
  3. Add 1 image of your choice from the Internet.
     
     • Image Tag - <img src="Paste Image Location" width="32" height="32"/>
• 5. HTML LINKS 
  5D. HTML LINKS WEBPAGE
  

  1. Open your Template in Sublime text and save as 5D. LINKS.
  2. Add a link to your favorite website. 
  3. Add your Super Hero or a Logo as an IMAGE link to your Blog.
  • Link Tag - <a href="Paste Link Location">Link Name</a>
    Image as a Link - <a href="Paste Link Location"><img src="Paste Image Location" width="32" height="32"/>Link Name</a>
• 6. HTML BACKGROUNDS
• 6E. HTML Fonts Webpage
• 7. HTML TABLES

Daily Objectives: 

• Students will read the text on HTML Links to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing, with a student performance at the basic level or above and 65% on writing rubric.
• After reading the text, students will complete the HTML Links assessment, with a score of 9 out of 10 or better.
• Using Dreamweaver students will create an HTML Web Page, with a student performance at the basic level