General information; Internet Safety

There are several items I want to cover before we do anything else today.  These items are general pieces of information that will be important for you to remember as we continue through the semester:

1. Class exits - you are able to leave the class 4 times throughout the semester.  These may be used to go to the restroom or your locker.  Once you have used your 4 exits you will not be allowed to leave unless it is an obvious emergency.  The positive side of this is that if you do not use yours you will get an extra credit point for each one not used.  The process works like this:  when you need to leave the room grab a form to take with you; ask me to leave; once you return fill out the form, have me sign at the bottom (or a sub if there if I am gone) and put it in the gray tray on the corner of my desk.
2. When you arrive to class you are to be in only the software programs that I have given you permission to access.  In other words, visiting websites that you have not been asked to go to, chatting in Google (this should NEVER occur in here), searching for images on Google, playing in Logo (you'll learn about this later), etc., etc., etc., is not going to be tolerated.  You should be where you are asked to be...if you are not you are violating the computer lab policy as well as being insubordinate.  These offenses are worthy of a blue slip if I (or a substitute) decide that it is necessary.
3. Do not log someone else in to their computer.  Even though you know their username and login, everyone should login themselves.  
4. If you want to know what we are doing for the week, the objectives will be posted on the board. This should give you an idea of what we are going to be learning and what to expect from your time in Computer Apps class.  
5. On the west wall you will find the missing assignment lists for each hour.  I try to keep these updated about once a week.  You should look at them frequently to find out if you have any missing work.  If you do have missing work you need to complete it as soon as possible and get it turned in.  Any assignment turned in one day late will receive a 10% deduction; 2 days will receive a 20% deduction; anything after 2 days will receive a 50% deduction.  **NOTE** - turning in an assignment 2 weeks late is better than not turning it in all because 50% credit is better than a 0!

Today we are going to do a little bit of a review with the keyboard, then you will be given time to work on your Internet Safety project.  I am embedding the storyboards below for you to look at (and print at home if needed); I have printed these out and put copies next to the printer for you to use.

Storyboard 2X2