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

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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.