Holiday Tackk.com Webpage - Widener Engineering Camp For Girls 2014

 Today you will have some time to create a HOLIDAY TACKK Webpage!



Since this is not your first time creating a Tackk.com Webpage, I will keep it simple and too the point:



Your new page must be created using Tackk.com



Make sure you add the following items:

1. Heading must be "Crossroads@Meade Holiday Tackk"


2. You must include "by (Your First Initial and Last Name)"


3. You must include a list of the 10 things your most thankful for this time of year.


4. You must include a holiday video


5. You must include a BUTTON with a link to your favorite song online.


6. You must include a MAP to the block you are spending the holidays on. (Not the complete address, just the closest major intersection)


7. You must include a holiday message to everyone.


8. You must include the following KEYWORDS: #caatech and #xroadsholidaythanks2103


9. Please email me the link and share the link with your classmates!

Here is an example of what I am looking for:

Mr. Scribner's Holiday Tackk (Click Here)



Happy Holiday to everyone and have a wonderful New Year!  See you all in January!



- Mr. S



PS. Ask Mrs Cohen (Coco) about the free Girls Engineering Camp at Widener University.  Here is the link for the application:

CLICK HERE FOR INFO:  WIDENER ENGINEERING CAMP FOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS

HISTORICAL FIGURE FACEBOOK PROJECT - TACKK. COM WEBSITE PAGE

Today you will be required to create a new Tackk.com website page about your Historical Figure Facebook Project.  You must EXPORT or SAVE your project as a set of Pictures (JPEG Files).  I will show you in class today how to do that.  Those pictures must be uploaded to Tackk.com on your webpage as a Photo Slide Show (Not Individually).  Below are the step-by-step instructions on how to complete this assignment:

STEP 1:  Open your project either as as Powerpoint Project or as the PDF that you emailed to me.



STEP 2:  If you opened it as a PowerPoint project you need to go to the File heading and click Save As Pictures.



If you opened it as a PDF (Open it in Preview) you need to go to the File heading and click Export.  Pick the Pictures Choice.



STEP 3:  Either way, you must now save your work as Picture Files (JPEG) to the Desktop.



STEP 4:  Open Tackk.com and Sign In.



STEP 5:  CREATE a new Tackk Webpage and customize the color, text and other settings.



STEP 6:  Design and Create your new Tackk Webpage with a Heading similar to the example posted here:  COOKIE MONSTER TACKK PAGE (Click Title Link To View Example)



Your Tackk Webpage must include the following items for credit:

• Title "Historical Figure Facebook Project"


• Subtitle I: "[Your Historical Figure's Name]"


• Subtitle II: "by [Your Name]"


• Subtitle III:  "Computer Science Class"


• Subtitle IV: "Crossroads@Meade (Philadelphia, PA)"


• Picture Slide Show of your COMPLETE Facebook Project Pages (6)


• Written Description of your Historical Figure:  2-3 Paragraphs in YOUR OWN WORDS!




• Include Why You Chose your Historical Figure and what you learned.




• Embed a VIDEO about your Historical Figure's Life or the Time they lived in.


• Add your SOURCES as working links to the websites you used for research.


• Add a Map of the Area of the World your Historical Figure lived in.


• Add the following KEYWORDS so your Tackk Webpage can be found easily:




• #caatech


• #HFFacebook2013

STEP 7:  Find the Button in your TOOLBAR on Tackk.Com that allows you to FINISH your Project.  Once you depress that button, your page will go LIVE and a link will show in the Bottom Right-Hand Corner of your Window.  Copy that link and email it to me for credit!



MAKE SURE THAT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROJECT YOU FOLLOW THE CLASS RULE OF "ASK THREE BEFORE ME!"  PEER MENTORING AND EXPLORING HOW TO COMPLETE THESE PROJECTS INDEPENDENTLY IS THE BASIS OF THE WAY WE LEARN IN THIS CLASS.  You will learn how to be Technologically Literate much faster if you are required to TEACH someone else how to do what you just learned in class.



I hope you enjoyed this very complex project.



- Mr. S

HISTORICAL FIGURE FACEBOOK PROJECT - REBOOT DAY!

TODAY EVERYONE WILL CONTINUE THEIR WORK ON THE HISTORICAL FIGURE FACEBOOK PROJECT:



We will start with a brief Re-Introduction to the project and time for questions.  Most of you are on the right track, and just need additional time to get the project finished.  The projects are still technically considered late, but I want to make sure that everyone has a chance to present their best work.  Thursday and Friday of this week we will be turning our final drafts of this project into a Tackk.com webpage about our Historical Figure.  We will be working on this project for the next three days in class.  I want everyone to have the best chance of creating an interesting and complete project.  PLEASE USE THE LINKS BELOW TO REFERENCE THE PREVOUS POSTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT.  Pay particular attention to the PROJECT DETAILS PAGE below for specific information about what is required for each page of your project:



Cookie Monster Sample Project Page:

http://caatechnology.blogspot.com/2013/11/historical-figure-facebook-project_9331.html



HF FACEBOOK PROJECT DETAILS PAGE:

http://caatechnology.blogspot.com/2013/11/historical-figure-facebook-project_25.html



Download/Start Day Page (Download A Blank Version of the Template Here)

http://caatechnology.blogspot.com/2013/11/historical-figure-facebook-project_22.html



Timeline and Source Day Page:

http://caatechnology.blogspot.com/2013/11/historical-figure-facebook-project.html



HF Facebook Project Day 01 - Research Day Page:

http://caatechnology.blogspot.com/2013/11/historical-facebook-research-project.html



I expect an email from EVERY STUDENT BY TOMORROW at 4pm with an updated copy of the project for grading.  This project is worth at least 1/3 - 1/2 of your 2nd Marking Period Grade.  Make sure you take it seriously and you are paying attention to detail.  If you have any questions, ask!



- Mr. S

A WEEK OF CODE!

Today is a banner day in our class.  We will be working through a WEEK OF CODE.  As part of the Nation-Wide Computer Science Education Week, we will be working on the CODE.ORG Basic Tutorial.



We will all watch the Introduction Video in class, and you will have a chance to sign up for your account and begin programming afterwards.  Please use your TWITTER ACCOUNT to sign up and TWEET your progress to everyone in class.  Make sure that in your 140 character TWEET you use the HASHTAG #caatech so everyone can find your posts.  I will be coming around during the class to make sure you are on track.  You may use your EARBUDS in class to work at your own pace this week!  Please do not use large, bulky headphones as they are against classroom rules.  If you miss a day, you can start anytime this week.



Watch the Introduction Video again by clicking the link below:



INTRODUCTION VIDEO



Once you have watched the video, proceed to CODE.ORG and create an Account using your TWITTER Username.  Use a password that you can easily remember.  I cannot recover a lost password for you, and you will not get credit for this project if you cannot log in and show me your progress:

CODE.ORG



After you have completed each Level, LOG Into your Weebly.com Journal and write a few sentences to reflect on what you have learned.  You can keep this reflection as one Post for the whole project, or do a series of Posts, it is up to you.  There should be a few sentences about each level you complete.  It is a good idea to start keeping journals whenever you work on longer projects.  It will allow you to learn from mistakes and record ideas and interesting details that might be forgotten over time.  It is a good way to incorporate parts of the Scientific Method into your work/school life as well.



Additional sites that I recommend for extra credit, personal interest, or to complete work for Computer Science Seminar are below:



CODEHS.COM

Learn to help Karel the Dog move around his house.  Other great programming learning in here too!



KAHN ACADEMY Hour Of Code Project

Learn to Code and create a Holiday Card online.



UDACITY.COM

College/University Level Computer Science Program Online For FREE!



Have fun with this!



Mr. S