We've Come Full Circle

I hope you all enjoyed your extra day off.  Mine was very busy.  I think we saw every type of weather with the exception of snow over the three days.  How did you spend your Memorial Day weekend?  Did you do what Mr. Gauthier asked?   Did you take a moment to think of those who have given of themselves so we can all have the freedoms we have in this country?  There were many celebrations around our villages.  Check out 20 ways to celebrate Memorial Day in our country's capital.

This week we will come full circle to where we started out our year.  You will share your knowledge of the two sides to your technological life.  Instead of creating a paper poster, you will create an infographic.  This form of digital media is taking over.  I'm sure you have seen then around, but may not have known what they are called.  What is this form of digital media anyway??
You have an assignment waiting for you in Google Classroom.  I can't wait to see what you create!!

Blog Collection Form

During class two you will be working on ISTE standard #2:  Communication and Collaboration.  This is you last opportunity to get your blogs ready for their final assessment.  Please be sure to take the time to check over all aspects of your blog carefully.  Use the rubric I have provided and the two resources on the back side of it.  You will need to complete the "student" column and turn it in before I will assess it.
You will also need to give me your blog URL as the final piece of this assignment.  Please use the Blog Collection Form to complete this step.  **It is very important for you to use the URL of the "View of your Blog", not your dashboard!!!

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Spreadsheets

This week you will explore using spreadsheets.  I have found a great tutorial to help you with this process.  Before beginning the tutorial, I would like you to complete a pre-assessment.  Please be sure to read the questions carefully and submit the form when you are done.  Please take the Spreadsheet Pre-Assessment now.
It is highly likely you will need to use a tutorial to teach yourself a new skill one day.  Perhaps some of you have already done so.  Using what you know and applying it to something new and similar is an important skill to have in life.  This week you will have an opportunity to do just that.  I have found a tutorial I would like you to complete.  The complete assignment and instructions are waiting for you in Google Classroom.  Please try your hardest and don't give up. You are all capable of completing the final challenge found on the last slide of the tutorial.  Have fun and learn something along the way!!

In My Absence

Hello My Young Techies,
       I will not be with you in class today.  In my absence I have left a couple of Brain Pop lessons for you to complete.  These lessons are a follow up to our Computer Careers lesson from class one.   Please read all of this post and then follow the instructions in order. You will go over your work before the end of class.
Fondly,
Mrs. White

Lesson Procedure: (Follow these steps in order)

Use the link at the bottom of the post to go to Brain Pop and log in.
Log In Information:
Username:   BIS123
Password:   redraider   (all lower case and one word)

Once in Brain Pop type "computer programming" in to the search box.  This will bring you to the computer programming lesson.

Watch the movie in its entirety.
When you have finished the movie, raise your hand and the teacher will bring you a packet which you will complete.
First:  Complete the quiz
Second:  Complete the vocabulary page.  Please use the movie, which you may re-watch or use an online dictionary to define the terms in your OWN words.
Next: Go back to the search tab of Brain Pop and type "digital animation" in to the search box.  This will bring you to the next lesson.
Watch the movie in its entirety.
Now: Complete the quiz.
Finally:  Complete the "Compare & Contrast" activity.

If you should complete all this work, please go back to the Brain Pop home and search for all technology topics.  Select one of the topics you have not yet worked on and watch the movie in that lesson.

The teacher will go over this work before you leave class and collect it at the end of class.

Brain Pop Link

Technology Related Careers

What a difference a week makes!   What a super weekend weather wise.  I hope you were able to get outside and enjoy the sunshine.  It's hard to believe May is half over already.  Time certainly flies by this time of the year.  Did you ever wonder where that expression came from?  Check out the explanation in Idioms by The Free Dictionary.  It's going to be tough to stay focused, but we can do it!!

This week you will take a look at computing careers.  What are some careers involving skills and interest in computers or technolgy?  I guess the simple answer would be almost all, but I have created a resource to help us look at some specific computer careers:  Computer Career Thinglink.

You have an assignment in Google Classroom related to the Thinglink above.  Please take your time and follow the directions carefully.  Once you have finished and turned in the assignment go back to the Thinglink and explore the other careers.  There are a total of nine different options.  You won't have enough time to check them all out in class, but you should get to look at a couple others.

Have a super week!!

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Week Two of Our Crazy Schedule

What a crazy weather weekend.  I felt like Mother Nature couldn't make up her mind.  One minute it was raining and the next it was sunny.  I was on my walk Saturday afternoon and about half way through it started pouring.  All I could do was laugh.  Not sure if I ever remember a Spring as wet as this one. Check out the Weather Channel's report. Did you get rained on this weekend?
During our first class this week, which will only be 25 minutes long, you will create your accounts for the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge.  I will give each of you a teeny tiny strip of paper with your username and password.  Both of these are crazy.  I will give you instructions to change your passwords.  Unfortunately you cannot change your username.  I will share a document with you via a Google Classroom assignment.  This document will be a place to record your final Scholastic log in information so you will be able to access it this summer; just in case you forget.  After we have updated your log ins, you will have some time to explore the site and try to come to up with some books to read over the summer.  Have some fun!!
Stay tuned for what's up for class two this week!

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Class Two: Plagiarism

Hello My Talented Students,
   I am giving you an independent day.   Please read all of this post and then follow the instructions in order.  We will go over your work before the end of class.
Fondly,
Mrs. White

Lesson Procedure: (Follow these steps in order)

Use the link at the bottom of the post to go to Brain Pop and log in.
Log In Information:  
Username:   BIS123
Password:   redraider   (all lower case and one word)

Once in Brain Pop type "plagiarism" in to the search box.  This will bring you to the plagiarism lesson.

Watch the movie in its entirety.
When you have finished the movie, raise your hand and the teacher will bring you a packet which you will complete.
First:  Complete the quiz
Second:  Complete the vocabulary page.  Please use the movie, which you may re-watch or use an online dictionary to define the terms in your OWN words.
Third:  Complete the "Identify It" activity.

If you should complete all three of these pages of the packet, please go back to the Brain Pop search box and type in "copyright."  Find this lesson and complete the same steps (in the same order) as you did for the the "plagiarism" lesson.

Brain Pop Link

Tips and Tricks

Happy Day After May Day!!  Sunday was the official "May Day."  What exactly is May Day?  How is it celebrated?  Is it still really celebrated?  Check out TheHolidaySpot for answers to these questions.  I saw a lot of virtual May Day wishes being shared on Face Book yesterday.  I have never seen anyone dancing around a Maypole, but think it is probably a pretty cool thing to see.  Did you do anything special to celebrate May Day this year?  By the way, April showers seems to be bringing more May showers, not flowers as promised!!
Before starting classes this week, the Broadcasting Club has asked me to share this Social Media Survey with you.  Please take a moment to independently complete and submit it.
This week our schedule will be impacted by PARCC testing.  Class one will remain in tact, but class two will be shorter for most of you.  We will work on some stand alone lessons during our PARCC testing time in the next couple of weeks.  During class one you will complete an assignment in Copyright and Fair Use.  Please start off by completing this form.  During class two you will learn some keyboard shortcuts and other "tricks" by completing your "Tips and Tricks" assignment in Google Classroom.

**If you were absent last week and did not complete the 21st Century Skills Post Assessment, you will need to complete it this week.