TUESDAY, December16, 2008

Objective: Create a Web site on how to cite information found on the Internet.

DO NOW: Read: "Learn" all the way to "apply" -in Techconnect ac184

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  Create 2 Thank you  Cards for teachers.  Use the handout provided.

WEEK AGENDA: Mon-Wed-Finish your "How to Cite Sites" page Thursday-Create cards for teachers Friday-Create cards for teachers.

Using MS Word, create a Web page entitled “How to Cite Sites.”

Your Web page should contain:

A title

A summary, paraphrase or quotation from at leastthree Web sources

A list of basic rules for citing online sources

Appropriate illustrations using clip art or other non-copyrighted art sources

A bibliography, using proper online citation.

Determine the layout of your page. To do so, ask yourself questions like “Where will I place the various pieces of information?” and “What colors will I use for my page’s background and fonts?” As a general rule, be sure to use fonts and background colors that contrast with one another. For example, use a dark font against a light background so users can easily read your page.

Monday, December 15, 2008

Objective: Create a Web site on how to cite information found on the Internet.

DO NOW: Read: "Learn" all the way to "apply" -in Techconnect ac185

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  Create 2 Thank you  Cards for teachers.  Use the handout provided.

WEEK AGENDA: Mon-Wed-Finish your "How to Cite Sites" page Thursday-Create cards for teachers Friday-Create cards for teachers.

Using MS Word, create a Web page entitled “How to Cite Sites.”

Your Web page should contain:

Title

Summary, paraphrase, or quotation from at least four Web sources

List of basic rules for citing online sources

Appropriate illustrations using clip art or other non-copyrighted art sources

Bibliography, using proper online citation

OBJECTIVE:  QUIZ in QUIA

DO NOW: Review in Techconnect with interactivity.

1)Log into Techconnect, click on Learn, then click on the "INTERACTIVTY" hyperlink.

2)Do not screenshot the crossword puzzle to your blog.  I don't want students to see the answers.

3)After you have SUCCESSFUL, finished crossword puzzle type access code, "TC187"

4)Answer the 5 question, they are similar test questions.

5)QUIZ in QUIA

OBJECTIVE;  Summarize how Hacking is unethical.

DO NOW: Robert, 13 years old, is very good with computers and likes a challenge. Exploring the Internet, he figures out how to enter the computer system used by his school. Just for fun, and to prove he was there, Robert makes a very small change to the school’s home page. He adds, “It’s MY school!” Would you consider this
a harmless joke? Why or why not? 

ASSIGN YOURSELF:  NO HOMEWORK

AGENDA:

1)  Do Now

2)  Finish typing your Newletter Article

3)  Add clipart images as needed

4)  Use Rubric to grade yourself

5)  Proof and edit someone else's newsletter

6)  Leave at least 3 sentences explaining how they need to edit their newsletter.

7) Create a TAKS Track log in use hyperlink on the left side of my blog.

Monday, December 8, 2008

Objective: Students will learn that hacking is illegal

Assign Yourself: No Homework

DO NOW: Answer & post to your blog:  Hackers do what they do for a number of reasons. What might be some common reasons why teens hack? What are some likely consequences? Can hacking ever be ethical?

Mission:

1)  Read all of "LEARN" ac187-ac 189

2)  Read one of the 15 stories on "teen hacking"

• Grey hat hair hacker suspect charged in Maserati extortion case (23 September 2008)
• MySpace celebrity hacker downs hacking forum (7 December 2007)
• Grifters find rich pickings on social networking sites (17 May 2007)
• MySpace hackers avoid extortion rap (27 February 2007)
• Wired editor smokes out MySpace pedo (16 October 2006)
• MySpace phishing scam targets music fans (14 October 2006)
• Social networking site fined for gathering children's data (11 September 2006)
• Social sites a breeding ground for malware: report (10 August 2006)
• MySpace adware attack hits hard (21 July 2006)
• Crime agency asks kids to explain social networking (5 July 2006)
• Comment MySpace, a place without MyParents (3 July 2006)
• Interview Chat sites must take care of their kids (29 June 2006)
• Opinion MySpace case opens security can of worms (28 June 2006)
• Hacking students will need background checks (19 June 2006)
• MySpace to auction off its search (14 June 2006)
• Billy Bragg prompts Myspace rethink (8 June 2006)
• Man accused of crashing UBS servers (8 June 2006)
• Phishers aim to hook MySpace users (5 June 2006)
• Interactive TV to capture MySpace generation (25 May 2006)
• Six startups from the Web 2.0 swamp (24 May 2006)
• Murdoch wants teenagers'... (3 May 2006)
• MySpace takes down rude profiles (3 April 2006)
• Police find rape suspects on MySpace (27 March 2006)
• Letters Web 2.0: you're not even slightly whelmed (19 October 2005)

3)  Begin typing your newspaper column rough draft.

4)  Post to you blog before the end of the period.

OBJECTIVE:

Assess in QUIA

DO NOW: Interactivity to review for quiz ac178 and the TC178

ASSIGN YOURSELF- 

Vocab- HW in your booklet add the following and create drawings: email, email address, subject field, header, & URL.

You should begin your rough draft of your newspaper column.  Use the handouts with the attached research to create your rough draft.  DO NOT LOSE YOUR HANDOUTS! YOU WILL NEED THEM ALL WEEK.

THE MISSION TODAY!!

1) Do Now-15 minutes

2) QUIA-25 minutes

3) Begin Next weeks assignment- 20 minutes

WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED BEGIN NEXT WEEKS ASSIGNMENT!!

1) Can you Hack it ac187

Ac187- 6^th grade

Ac188 7^th grade

Ac189 8^th grade

December 4, Thursday

OBJECTIVE:

Review for quiz tomorrow with handout. Techconnect Ac179

DO NOW: POST TO YOUR BLOG- Finish your comments from yesterday about what I read to you about my space/facebook You must have 6 complete sentences!!!

ASSIGN YOURSELF-Study for quiz WITH HANDOUT.

Lesson Procedure 

1) Log into Techconnect- Using the rubric in"apply"  you will grade yourself

2) Complete Handout-questions and we will read the handout with vocabulary.

3) Then you will also have the tech Check- tc179 access code, these are a few questions to review for quiz

tomorrow.

4) Review for quiz-QUIA