TF Digital Tech Literacy

Introduction

Digital Literacy Class: We are going to learn about so many incredible ways to be creative, collaborative, and to communicate. We will focus on computer skills and applications. Some topics you already know about, and you will know better, and other topics and applications will be new to you! Either way, we will work together to find the ones you are able to use best. This class consists of Project-Based-Learning. You will be given plenty of time to learn the skills and applications that you will use for a lifetime. I hope you enjoy the material we will cover. - Mr. S

Monday, June 9, 2014

FINAL EXAM 2014

2013-2014 School Year Final Exam

Copy
and Paste these questions into a GOOGLE DOCUMENT and SHARE THEM WITH ME FOR CREDIT
(hscribnercaa@gmail.com) when you have completed them.

Answer
The Following Questions (Each question should be explained with a paragraph answer, 3-4 sentences, with
proper structure.):

Question
1: Describe, in your own words, how
technology has changed the world you live in (compare it to the world your
parents and grandparents grew up in):

Question
2: List and explain five ways you will
use the tools you have been given in this course during the upcoming summer
vacation.

Question
3: Explain how the technology tools you
have been taught this year will help you in High School.

Question
4: Describe a time when you could pass
on your knowledge in the coming year.
Who would you teach? What skills
or tools would you show someone else?
Why?

Question
5: What does the term “Technologically
Literate” mean? Explain how you could
increase your Technology Literacy in the coming year.

Question 6: Explain how you will protect your "Online Permanent Record" for the rest of your life. List at least three (3) ways to improve your Internet Safety and Security Level.

Final
Question: You must list and describe
(1-2 Sentences) 10 or more specific tools you have learned this year in
Computer Science. Add one sentence for
each item about how you used it, or will use it in the future.

See the example below for an idea of what I
am looking for:

FINAL QUESTION EXAMPLE ANSWER (Do Not Use As One Of Your Answers!)

1. GMAIL/EMAIL: Email is used in place of sending letters to
people. It is electronic mail that can
be transmitted electronically. Senders
can write a letter in different formats and then by addressing it to as many
people as required, send each recipient the same message. Recipients can send replies, and emails can
be forwarded. Everything happens in
fractions of a second. The sender can
also attach files such as documents, pictures and hyperlinks along with the
email. We have used email all year to
communicate, turn in work, and to receive classroom instructions.

Friday, June 6, 2014

Final Budget Project 2014 & Extra Credit

TODAY IS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE D-DAY INVASION DURING WORLD WAR II

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bTMAdcmsLY

Please view the video above in class and write a short Journal (Weebly) Entry on what it must have been like to be 18 years old and having to come ashore on those horrific beaches in the midst of battle. Why do you think that the men and women of that era are known as "The Greatest Generation". Know too that the living record of that time is quickly disappearing. WWII Veterans are almost all dead, and we owe our freedoms and respect to them as we move forward!

Next, Follow the Directions Below to Create Your Budget Presentations for Next Week!

Today you will turn your Personal Monthly Budget into a Google Presentation.
You must open Google Drive and CREATE a new Presentation. Label your
new presentation "PMB (Your Last Name) P(1-6)".

You must have the following items:

5 or more slides. All Items in your Personal Monthly Budget must be presented. See the following list of Items to Add to your Presentation:

Introduction Slide

College and Major

New City and Job

How you travelled to New City

Show a Map of Places You Found (Print PDF To JPEG)

Stores you shopped at and Dream Car

Utilities and Insurance

Grocery and Food (Specifically Your Family Dinner)

What is there to do for fun in your new city?

Wrap Up!

You must have a picture on every slide. Do not write full
sentences, only use the presentation to remind you of what to talk about
next.

Make sure you pick a theme and background. You will present these projects to each other over
the next on Monday and Tuesday. You will be selected at random to present. If you are not ready WHEN CALLED ON, you will take a zero on the presentation portion of the project Be ready to comment and give each other feedback!

You must SHARE this project with me at hscribnercaa@gmail.com for credit prior to our presentation day on Monday, June 9th (Must be shared by 8am Monday morning for Credit)!

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT:

Create a Tackk.com webpage and include all the items above. Email me the link to grade for credit by Tuesday, June 10th at 4pm!

It is almost over! Do not quit now! Keep driving through the end of the year!

- Mr. S

Thursday, June 5, 2014

Final Budget Changes 2014

Everyone:

Here are the final changes to your Family Monthly Budget. Please record
the changes and email me your final budget forms. I will review your
budget and comment on them next week. This will be a major part of the
grade for this marking period:

1. Add 5 pints of your favorite ice-cream to your grocery bill for the month

2. Add $150 to your budget for home repair

3. Add a Doctor’s visit to your budget ($20 copay)

4. If you did not add a vehicle to your initial budget, you need to find a car and insurance.

5. Get a pet: dog, cat, fish, snake, whatever….but budget for the animal, veterinarian and care products.

6. You are taking a class at a local college….add $425 for tuition and $125 for books.

7. You went to the movies with your niece/nephew/child/etc…..add enough to cover popcorn and tickets.

8. You took first prize in a writing contest….add $100

9. Add $50 per month for an increase in cell phone service

10. Find a bicycle for fun and add the cost to your budget

11. You went to the mall to shop for clothes… add $125.

12. You won the lottery……$150…scratch off… add to your budget

13. Your mom’s birthday is coming up…get her a gift….add it

14. You utility bills are 10% higher than you budgeted for…..add it

Don't forget to estimate your monthly grocery budget by multiplying your
weekly grocery shopping plus your fast food budget by four. Add those
values to your budget as well.

Add all of the above changes to your budget sheet somewhere appropriate (your choice). Make sure your shopping lists are correct and complete. Make sure that your entries are complete for groceries and eating out. Finally, please send me an email stating your budget is complete and ready to be checked. Next week you will be creating a Tackk Webpage showing your budget, explaining how you chose the city and career you picked, describing the items you bought and how you live, and showing pictures of the new city, apartment, and other items.

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Overall Academic Class Standards

SELF-ASSESSMENTS

Student Self-Assessments refer to training students to evaluate themselves, and their work, for the purpose of improving outcomes. To become capable evaluators of their work, students must have:

- a clear target (goal)

- the opportunity to help create definitions of the quality of work.

- the opportunity to correct, or self-adjust, their work before turning it in.

Students are also prompted to reflect and evaluate strengths, weaknesses, and areas of improvement. These skills will allow for planning, improvement, goal-setting, and reflection. Emphasis will be placed on integration of previous learning across the school curriculum.

ISTE 2. Communication and Collaboration

Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others:

a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media

b. Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats

3. Research and Information Fluency

Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information:

a. Plan strategies to guide inquiry

b. Locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media

General Computer-Based / Project Based Classroom Standards Met:

PA Common Core 8.5.6-8G: Integrate visual information (e.G. charts, graphs, maps, video, etc.) with other information in print or digital format.

ISTE 3.3A: Students plan and employ effective research strategies to locate information, and other resources, for intellectual and other pursuits.

ISTE 3.3D: Students build knowledge by actively exploring real world issues and problems, developing ideas, and pursuing answers and solutions.

CSTA Collaboration 1: Apply productivity/multimedia tools, and peripherals, to a group collaboration and support learning throughout the curriculum.

CSTA CPP1: Use advanced tools to create digital artifacts.

PA CEW Standards Met

PA 13.1.8A Career Awareness and Preparation

Relate careers to individual interest, abilities, and aptitudes.

PA 13.1.8G Create an individualized career plan including, but not limited to Assessments, Career Goals, individual interests and abilities, and Training/Education requirements.