Thursday, May 12, 2011

5/12 Multi-Media / Collision

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 Keynote Quiz - Review http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_4/yDCNj.htm
Question of the Day: "Musical Enhancements" How does music help to enhance a presentation project? 

Daily Objectives: 
Organize information from multiple sources.Present the information in a logical and effective way.Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.Use multiple, documents, applications and web tools to create and modify projects.

Word of the Day:  Multi-Media - Create appealing presentations with photos, art images, movies, and audio. Create stunning and instructive visual aids with tables, 2D and 3D charts, and shapes.
 
ICT Essentials 2  Critical Programming Concepts Quiz - Review http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_7/5Ob2Y.htm
Question of the Day: "Programming Lessons" What other skills do you think you learn from computer programming? How will these skills help you in the future?


Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day: Collision. An event that occurs whenever two sprites come into contact with one another on the stage.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

5/11 Cloud Computing / Broadcast Message

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: "Music and Technology"How has technology changed the way people listen to music?  What are the pros and cons of these changes?


Daily Objectives: 
Organize information from multiple sources.Present the information in a logical and effective way.Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.Use multiple, documents, applications and web tools to create and modify projects.

Word of the Day:   Cloud Computing  refers to applications and services offered over the Internet.
 
Question of the Day: "Music and Technology"How has technology changed the way people listen to music?  What are the pros and cons of these changes?


Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day: Broadcast Message. An electronic message sent between sprites as a means of coordinating application activity.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

5/10 Music loop / Boolean

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 are the long term effect of wearing ear-buds and listening to music constantly?  What can you do to help prevent any negative effects? 
Daily Objectives: 
Organize information from multiple sources.Present the information in a logical and effective way.Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.Use multiple, documents, applications and web tools to create and modify projects.

Word of the Day:  Music loops -  In electronic music, a loop is a sample which is repeated.
 
Question of the Day: What do you think are the long term effect of wearing ear-buds and listening to music constantly?  What can you do to help prevent any negative effects? 

Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day: Boolean. A term used to represent data that has either of two values, true or false.

Monday, May 9, 2011

5/9 Podcast / Application Troubleshooting

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: Tablets that take orders, entertain guests and accept check payments are coming to a table near you.  What do you think are the pros and cons of using tablets at restaurants and other retail stores?  How do you think this will affect you both as a patron and a worker?
Daily Objectives: 
Organize information from multiple sources.Present the information in a logical and effective way.Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts or others employing a variety of digital environments and media.Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats.Use multiple, documents, applications and web tools to create and modify projects.

Word of the Day:  Podcast - An audio or video file that is made available on the Internet for download and playback using a computer or a mobile device such as an Ipod.
 
Question of the Day: Tablets that take orders, entertain guests and accept check payments are coming to a table near you.  What do you think are the pros and cons of using tablets at restaurants and other retail stores?  How do you think this will affect you both as a patron and a worker?

Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day: Application Troubleshooting. This involves the identification, location, and elimination of programming errors, or bugs, that prevent applications from executing as they are supposed to.

Friday, May 6, 2011

5/6 Fading / Sprite Programming

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: Watch the video and answer the question. Do you think what the girls are doing is just a harmless joke or very cruel?  What would you do if you saw someone being made fun of online?  Would you say something to the person or persons doing this?  What would you do if they asked you to help them?  Write a detailed response of at least one paragraph.

Daily Objectives: 
What information should I use to prove my point of view?What is the best way to present the information?How should I present the information?What can I do to communicate the information effectively to various audiences?What are the best programs and tools to use to effectively communicate my information?

Word of the Day:    Fading in and out - a Fade is a gradual increase or decrease in the level of an audio signal.
 
Question of the Day: Watch the video and answer the question. Do you think what the girls are doing is just a harmless joke or very cruel?  What would you do if you saw someone being made fun of online?  Would you say something to the person or persons doing this?  What would you do if they asked you to help them?  Write a detailed response of at least one paragraph.

Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Sprite Programming. This involves the use of sprites as the basis for developing graphical programs.

Thursday, May 5, 2011

5/5 Convergence / Application and Game Development

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 is the difference between the Internet and cable/satellite TV?  How are these similar?  Do you think that these and other technologies will converge?

Daily Objectives: 
What information should I use to prove my point of view?What is the best way to present the information?How should I present the information?What can I do to communicate the information effectively to various audiences?What are the best programs and tools to use to effectively communicate my information?

Word of the Day:    Convergence can refer to previously separate technologies such as voice (and telephony features), data (and productivity applications) and video that now share resources and interact with each other, synergistically creating new efficiencies. 
Question of the Day: If you were the Principal, what would you do with students that wear clothes that violate the dress code policy?  Should there be exceptions to the rule?   What do you think would be a fair dress code?

Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Application and Game Development. This involves the creation of different types of computer application projects.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

5/4 Timing / Event Handling.

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: The way someone tells a joke is as important as the joke itself. This is comic timing.  How is this timing related to the way you present the information in your project?  Is the timing of your presentation important?  How can the timing enhance your presentation?  Defend your answer.

Daily Objectives: 
What information should I use to prove my point of view?What is the best way to present the information?How should I present the information?What can I do to communicate the information effectively to various audiences?What are the best programs and tools to use to effectively communicate my information?

Word of the Day:    Timing - the regulation of occurrence, pace, or coordination to achieve a desired effect (as in music, theater, athletics, mechanics). Presentation timing is use of rhythm and tempo to enhance a presentation. The pacing of the delivery of a presentation has a strong impact on its effectiveness; the same is also true of the delivery of a speech or live presentation.
 
Question of the Day: If you were the Principal, what would you do with students that are constantly late to School or Class?

Daily Objectives: 
Use Statements to command a sprite.Use Boolean expressions in a computer program.Use conditions in a computer program.Use Loops in a computer program.Use Variables in a computer program.

Word of the Day:  Event Handling. This involves the initiation of script execution based on the occurrence of predefined events, such as the pressing of keyboard keys, the pressing of the green flag key, or the receipt of a synchronization message.