Computer Applications for the Week of Sept. 12

WEEK OF SEPT. 12


Internet Safety:
We again have a lot to accomplish this week.  We have several different objectives, the most notable of which is the finishing of our Internet Safety project, and learning how to use Xtranormal.


Vocabulary:
In addition to that we are also having our first set of vocabulary words this week.  This means that one group of 5-6 people will be doing research to find definitions for the 11 words on this weeks vocab list (shown below).  It also means that you will be having your first vocab quiz this Friday - please plan accordingly when it comes time to preparing for it.  It would be great if everyone could add to what is written on the wiki by including a video (school appropriate, of course!) or a link to a website that might also help everyone else to understand more about the vocab word.  Or, you could also post a link to an online image so everyone can see what it is that we are talking about - this is particularly effective for Hardware words (which, coincidentally, are this week and next week!).  


Last week I sent you 11 files - 10 Microsoft Word files (each file contains the vocab words for a specific week) and 1 Microsoft Excel file (this file contains which week you will be responsible for working collaboratively to find definitions to that week's vocabulary list of words).  The vocabulary definitions should be posted before Wednesday so everyone can view the definitions and have time to review/study/learn them before Friday.  Remember when you post a definition to put your name in parentheses after the definition (first name followed by first initial of last name).  Those who don't pull their fair weight will lose points.  The people responsible for definitions this week are as follows:


3rd hour - Barakat, Charlet, Lewis, Lovett, Ramsey, VanQuakebeke
4th hour - Bravata, Frerichs, Henderson, Neff, Payne Olson, Whittington
6th hour - Cosgrave, Esparza, Mielke, Moore, Rice, Snider
7th hour - Anderson, Andrios, Hager, Miller, Williams
8th hour - Bergheger, Himmelman, Hofer, Monson, Pettifer


Remember, it's important to post early in the week, and the definition needs to be something that everyone can understand!






Wiki:
And...speaking of posting (which is done on the wiki)....there are 2 additional pages on the wiki besides the vocab page.  One page is labeled "Everything I learned, I learned in Computer Apps".  This page is designed to find out exactly what you have learned in class.  I would like everyone in class to post on this page with anything new they've learned while in this class.  It may be something you hear me talk about that you didn't know before, or it may be something that we do in class.  Either way, anytime you learn something new post it to this page.  THE CLASS WITH THE MOST ENTRIES ON THIS PAGE WINS A REWARD AT THE END OF THE QUARTER, AND AT THE END OF THE SEMESTER!


The other page on the wiki is a FAQ page.  If you are not aware, FAQ stands for Frequently Asked Questions (believe it or not this is another one of our vocab words this year).  So, if you have something you want to ask, put it here.  One of your classmates may be able to answer your question, or if I think it's something that may be a little more advanced and they will not be able to answer then I will post an answer.  Some questions may have several answers (for example, if someone asked how to Bold in Microsoft Word there could be about 4 different answers).  Realize, however, that this should NOT take the place of asking a question in class if you don't understand something we are covering.  This is just a place to ask technology-related questions that may not be covered in class.




New Keys:
We also are going to learn 2 more keys this week - the W and the Right Shift Key.  To type the W you use your left ring/3rd finger; to type the right shift key you use the right little/4th finger.  Remember, when using the shift keys you are holding down a shift key and typing a capital letter with the opposite hand.  In other words, only use the right shift key if you are typing a capital letter with your left hand (for example, capital D, S, F or T).