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.

4/6 Factual / Boolean expressions

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: How do you know if information is factual or an opinion?  Describe how you will evaluate your information to determine if it is an actual fact or an opinion?  

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: Factual - Has verifiable evidence (It can be proven).  Opinion - A judgment or belief based on special knowledge and given by an expert.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Boolean expressions
What is a Boolean expression?
What is the shape of the Scratch block that is a Boolean expression?
When do you use Boolean expressions in programming?
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: Boolean Expressions - In programming, a Boolean expression is an expression that is either true or false. In Scratch, any block shaped like an elongated diamond is a Boolean expression.
One such block is:

After all, it is either true that the mouse button is down or it is false.
Another such block is:

After all, it is either true that some number is less than another number or it is false.
With Boolean expressions can we construct conditions, to which we turn our attention next.

4/5 Rights

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 the cartoon.  What do you think of people who do not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?  If you do not stand explain why you don't?  Why do you think you should or should not stand?  Remember if you don't stand for something you will fall for everything.

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:  Rights - The basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read the cartoon.  What do you think of people who do not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?  If you do not stand explain why you don't?  Why do you think you should or should not stand?  Remember if you don't stand for something you will fall for everything.

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: Rights - The basic rights and freedoms that all humans should be guaranteed, such as the right to life and liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law.

4/4 Objectivity / Statements

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 do you think you should include or not include in your online profile for this class? Why? Update your Google Profile.

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:  Objectivity - existing independently of perception or an individual's conceptions: are there objective moral values? Undistorted by emotion or personal bias.

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day: Read: Statements

What is a statement? What are some words that mean the same thing?

What are some examples of statements in Scratch? List 2 examples of statements in programming.

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: Statements - In programming, a statement is simply a directive that tells the computer to do something. Think of it as a command or an instruction. In Scratch, any block whose label reads like a command is a statement.
One such block instructs a sprite to say something:

Another such block instructs a sprite to go to some location:

Sometimes, you only want a statement to be executed under certain conditions. Such conditions are defined in terms of Boolean expressions, to which we turn our attention next.

4/1 Accuracy / Speech bubble

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: Click Here to get 1000 Extra Points.
April Fools has started to become a big deal online.  Do you think that April Fools jokes are all in fun or are they a waste of time?  Do you think that April Fools jokes are harmless or go to far?  Why?  
Take the April Fools day test.

Save resources at http://www.delicious.com/  use the same tag for each.

Include at least one source from each

Web Search-Books-Scholar-News-Directory-Blog Search-(Images - Picasa- Flickr)- (Videos-Optional)    

Daily Objectives: 

Determine the range of possible sources (brainstorm).

Evaluate the different possible sources to determine priorities (select the best sources).

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

Identify the criteria for evaluating websites and online resources.

Use the criteria to evaluate preliminary websites.

Word of the Day:  Accuracy - The quality of correctness as to fact and precision as to detail in information resources and in the delivery of information services. In libraries, it is essential that the resources used by librarians to provide reference service be free of error. ...

ICT Essentials 2

Question of the Day:  Click Here to get 1000 Extra Points.
April Fools has started to become a big deal online.  Do you think that April Fools jokes are all in fun or are they a waste of time?  Do you think that April Fools jokes are harmless or go to far?  Why?  
Take the April Fools day test.
Daily Objectives: 

Identify the Vocabulary and and computer programming concepts.

Program a sprite to move a specific distance.

Program a sprite to move a specific direction.

Arrange statement in logical order.

Evaluate and enhance threads in Scratch.

Word of the Day: Speech bubble: Used to make your sprite speak.