2/3 Avatar

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

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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.

Complete all of your assignments.
Question of the Day:   What does your Avatar say about you?  How can you make an Avatar to keep you safe?
Post your Avatar on your blog.

 Watch: Avatar Movie
Pause the Video and complete the steps to create your Avatar     

 http://planetcreation.co.uk/createpic/ 
Avatar.yahoo.com 
IMVU

Use your Image to Create and Post your Avatar on your Blog (Turn In in Engrade) Use Photobooth to take your Photo.

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: Avatar

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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.

Complete all of your assignments.
Question of the Day:   What does your Avatar say about you?  How can you make an Avatar to keep you safe?
Post your Avatar on your blog.

 Watch: Avatar Movie
Pause the Video and complete the steps to create your Avatar     

 http://planetcreation.co.uk/createpic/ 
Avatar.yahoo.com 
IMVU

Use your Image to Create and Post your Avatar on your Blog (Turn In in Engrade) Use Photobooth to take your Photo.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

1/31 Blog Posts

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

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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.

Question of the Day: 

1. Complete the Two Windows Assessment
2. Take a screen shot (Apple-Shift-4)
3. Sign up for Engrade
4. Turn in your screen shot in Engrade

 Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

• Download and Watch: How to Write a Blog Post Video 

 Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

How to use Multiple Windows.
Sign up for Engrade.
Check out Clipping Magic.

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: Blog Post

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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.

Question of the Day: 

1. Complete the Two Windows Assessment
2. Take a screen shot (Apple-Shift-4)
3. Sign up for Engrade
4. Turn in your screen shot in Engrade

 Read:"How to Write a Blog Post"

• Download and Watch: How to Write a Blog Post Video 

 Select one Question

1. Why do you think Blog posts that have spelling, grammar and punctuation mistakes reflect poorly on the Author?   
2. Why should you make sure the spelling, grammar and punctuation are correct before jazzing up a blog post?

How to use Multiple Windows.
Sign up for Engrade.
Check out Clipping Magic.

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

1/30 Does technology make us alone?

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

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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: Does Technology Make Us More Alone?
Does Technology Make Us More Alone? Audio

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

 
Question of the Day: Technology is supposed to make us more connected. We can stay in touch with our friends all the time on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, and, of course, by texting. But are our smartphones actually getting in the way of real socializing? Could technology be making us more alone?

 
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: Technology

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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: Does Technology Make Us More Alone?
Does Technology Make Us More Alone? Audio

By MICHAEL GONCHAR

 
Question of the Day: Technology is supposed to make us more connected. We can stay in touch with our friends all the time on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr, and, of course, by texting. But are our smartphones actually getting in the way of real socializing? Could technology be making us more alone?

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

1/28 Think Before You Post

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

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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: Think Before You Post
Read: ThinkB4u Click on BE AWARE ABOUT WHAT YOU SHARE
Search: think before you post
Find an Image

Question of the Day: Information that you put online is there forever. Why do you think it is important to think before you post? 

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: Multi-Task

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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: Think Before You Post
Read: ThinkB4u Click on BE AWARE ABOUT WHAT YOU SHARE
Search: think before you post
Find an Image

Question of the Day: Information that you put online is there forever. Why do you think it is important to think before you post?

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

1/27 Welcome

Do Now: Search for the definition for the Word of the Day and define it in your own words.  
Word of the Day:
CIT (Computer and Information Technology)  Also ICT - Information and communication technologies in education deal with the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) within educational technology. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICT_(education)

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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.

Question of the Day: How do you listen? Why is listening important?  What do you think you can do to improve your listening skills?

Mr. Viereck's Class - Add the Flipboard App to your mobile device

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: Web Page Design/HTML - The basic idea is this... A web page is nothing more than a file, a HTML file to be exact. It's called HTML because web page documents have the file extension .html or .htm. HTML stands for Hyper Text Mark-up Language. (If you are unclear about this file extension stuff, then you really are newbie!!

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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.

Question of the Day: How do you listen? Why is listening important?  What do you think you can do to improve your listening skills?

Mr. Viereck's Class - Add the Flipboard App to your mobile device

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

1/23 Turn in your Projects

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Word of the Day: Programming

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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.

Question of the Day: Complete all your assignments

1. Robot Project  
2. Project Evaluation Rubric
3. Comment on all the Blog Projects posted in your class.
4. light-bot
5. Program a virtual robot
6. Angry Birds Puzzle
7. Light-Bot advanced 
   

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: Recycling Guide

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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.   
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Question of the Day: Complete all your assignments

1. Recyclables Project  
2. Recycling Guide

Requirements		Possible Points	Earned Points
1	Web Page
	Folder was created and named properly	10
	Tables had correct title and changed background color	10
	Table had correct number of columns	10
	Table had correct number of rows	10
	Horizontal rule was correct incorporated	10
	Table had the correct border	10
	HTML page had student's name and date	10
2	Web Page clearly addresses the Global issue	6
3	Clearly identifies a possible solution	6
4	Clearly includes research from resources	6
5	Clearly addresses sustainability	6
6	Includes benefits to the environment	6
	Total	100

1. Complete About You in Code Academy
2. Angry Birds Puzzle   
3. light-bot

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