This course is designed to provide an introduction to information technology
concepts and careers as well as the impact information technology has on the
world, people, and industry and basic web design concepts. The content
includes information technology career research; operating systems and
software applications; electronic communications including e-mail and
Internet services; basic HTML, DHTML, and XML web commands and design; and
emerging technologies and Web page design.
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“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” - Dr. Seuss
"High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation." -
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Jack Kinder
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Week 21 (6/1/2009)
- Final Projects - Finals
YEA! FINAL WEEK - LOOK OUT SUMMER!
DUE THURSDAY
Show Me Your World Project
DUE Thursday
Essay (50 points)
All missing work since 4/30/09 = 50% of original points
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Week 20 (5/25/2009)
- Final Projects
PLEASE BRING A NEW, CLEAN WHITE T-SHIRT (CREW NECK) AND NOT RIBBED FOR
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3RD - THIS IS PART OF FINAL. IF YOU CAN'T GET ONE, PLEASE LET
ME KNOW BY MONDAY. I CAN SHOP FOR YOU $3.00 OR IF MONEY IS PROBLEM, LET ME
KNOW.
SHOW ME YOUR WORLD - see Handouts (4)
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Week 19 (5/18/2009)
Friday - Event
Thursday - Edit/Animate/Submit
Wednesday - Peer Review Again
TUESDAY - Storyboards
MONDAY - Work on Project
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Week 18 (5/11/2009)
*****You may use Flash or Fireworks or both to illustrate your project!
Monday-Wednesday: Finish Lesson 2
Wednesday: Start on Project - Character Trait Organizer due Thursday
Thursday: Review websites posted below - Pick one scene and create a
storyboard
Friday: Work on Project
Monday: End of class - Project due
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Week 17 (5/4/2009)
- Project Week
- Monday -
* Lesson 1 Creating Animations DUE ON FRIDAY
- Tuesday - SFC Exam Day;
- Thursday: Lesson 2 Enhancing Animations -
- Project Day: The 12 Labors of Hercules
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Week 16 (4/27/2009) - OFFICE BOOTCAMP WEEK
FRIDAY
RESOURCES FOR NEXT WEEK
Artist Toolkit: http://www.artsconnected.org/toolkit/index.html
- Go to the Encyclopedia and click on Shape and Color
- Check out the artist video's
- Explore the toolkit on Shape and Color
Meaning of Color: http://www.color-wheel-pro.com/color-meaning.html
Twelve Labors of Hercules
www.perseus.tufts.edu/Herakles/labor.html
www.mythweb.com/hercules
REVIEW the websites above. Write a paragraph on the meaning of color. Pick
one of the 12 labors for your project.
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THURSDAY - Work on Venus Transit in Fireworks.
WEDNESDAY -
1. Completed any missing work and turn in by end of class.
2. VISIT THIS SITE TO REVIEW WORD 2007 -
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2007/Word/index.asp
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Week 15 (4/20/2009)- Fireworks
Monday - Complete Tutorial B
Tuesday - Fireworks Banner Tutorial
DUE Monday 4/27:
- Create a "Space" Banner
- Use Fireworks to create the Venus transit. ****NOW DUE 5/4/09
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Week 14 (4/13/2009) - Fireworks
- Tutorial A
- Concepts Review
- Visual Workshop (A24)
- Tutorial B
- Concepts 13-21
- Skills Review
- Visual Workshop (B24)
TUESDAY HOMEWORK - Venus Transit Research and 7 Questions
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Week 13 (4/6/2009) SPRING BREAK
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Week 12 (3/30/2009)
Monday Homework:
- Algorithms (Add the pb&j for extra 10 points) - type your algorithms and
submit via email attachment.
- Programming Languages chart (This was assigned last week)
Tuesday - work in myITlab; complete homework; flowcharts
Wednesday - SCRATCH Animate your Name...SEE the Handouts for challenge
requirements.
Thursday - SCRATCH Venus Transit SEE HANDOUTS
Friday - Future Tech Movie
NOTE: ALL WORK DUE 4/13/09
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Week 11 (3/23/2009)
Monday - Finish all work
Tuesday - Midterm Written
Wednesday - MyITLab; Software
Thursday - PB&J
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Week 10 (3/16/2009)
DUE BY FRIDAY 3/20
- Tutorial (SAVE and SHARE)
- Skill Builder 1 (SAVE and SHARE)
- Report (See BELOW)
- Logo Design/Holiday Project will be due 3/24
MIDTERM 3/24 and 3/25
Part 1 3/24 - Logo/Holiday
Part 2 3/25 - Written
Computer History
Scratch Getting Started
Yearbook - Let's get it Done
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SCRATCH WORK SHOULD BE SHARED (UPLOADED) UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE!!!!!
Week 9 (3/9/2009)
Using Scratch to build Robots
1. Ask to become a Scratch friend to Mrs. Gennaro (mrsgennaro)
2. Become Scratch friends with three people in the class who you don't already
know.
3. Download and install Scratch on your home computer.
4. Identify 3 useful resources on the Scratch site or other sites for learning
about Scratch. Email your list to me.
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CLASSWORK AND HOME FOR 3/11/09
COMPLETE the GETTING STARTED TUTORIAL located in the INTRO/SCRATCH folder
under Student Files. If you finish before the bell and/or for homework start
on the following project:
Skill Builder 1 - Write a program in Scratch and "share" it on the Scratch
website.
Create a Scratch project with one Kung Fu or dancing character that can be
controlled by the arrow keys.
Left arrow = left move
Right arrow = right move
Up arrow = jump up or spin clockwise
Down arrow = duck a hit or spin counter-clockwise
How did you do?
80% - bare minimum with instruction to user
10 - add sound effects that corresponds to moves
10 - interesting background
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DUE MONDAY 3/16/09:
Write a short summary of your work including:
1. Your "Scratch" name.
2. Identify 2-3 classmates with whom you have become "Scratch friends"
3. Identify a project on the Scratch site that you found interesting.
Download it, study the code and comment in three short paragraphs on (a) why
you found it interesting, (b) what parts of the Scratch code you understand -
explain how it works, (c) what part of the Scratch code you do not understand.
4. What is Scratch? Does your experience match the statement on the Scratch
website about the goals of the creators? Do you think you are learning to
program? How do you see yourself using Scratch in the remainder of this
course? What is your passion? Do you want to create a game, a tutorial, and an
interactive story?
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Vocab for Week 9
Sprite
Library
Costume
Background
Import
Algorithm
Event Handler
Sequence
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START Design Logo and Matching Scratch Project for one of the following
Holidays.
St. Patrick's Day
Easter
Earth Day
Arbor Day
Cinco de Mayo
Armed Forces Day
May Day
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Mother's Day
Father's Day
TRY to pick different holidays then other's in the class. If you want to work
with a partner, please get my approval first. Again, a plan should be used
and points will be shared.
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Week 8 (3/2/2009)
- Nanorover vs. the Manipulator
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Week 6 (2/23/2009)
- Blog Introduction
- Basic Electronics Circuit Handout DUE FRIDAY
- Inventor Trading Cards WILL COMPLETE CARDS ON THURSDAY - WORKSHEET DUE
THURSDAY
- Basic Electricity and Hardware Quiz on FRIDAY
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Week 5 (2/16/2009)
Snap Circuits and Electricity
- Turn in Digital Electronics Handout on Friday 2/17
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Week 4 (2/9/2009)
-Group Activity (#1 on page 592 - Brainstorming) (Continued from Friday) due
2/10/09
-Read textbook pages 573-586
-Answer Question 2 on page 593 (Brainstorming New Uses)
-Design Robot: http://www.mos.org/robot/robot.html
1. Identified the role your robot will play in helping a human.
2. Task List for your robot
3. Generate a drawing representing what the robot and parts will look like.
Label the drawing indicating the choices you made for the characteristics
(refer to the online site to understand the choices in each category).
4. Summary Report: that will include descriptions for what it looks, sensing,
movement, manipulation, energy and for intelligence. Not all robots have to
have all six characteristics. For example, some robots don't need to
manipulate things, so they have no manipulating characteristics. Some robots
have more than one manifestation of a characteristic. For example, a robot may
be able to sense its environment using both a vision system and sonar.
-Define the following vocabulary words and use it in a context sentence:
anthropomorphic
humanoid
nano-robot
prosthetic
prototype
-Discussion question 1:
List all the robots you know, whether from movies, television, literature,
toys, etc., and then think about why all these creatures are considered to be
robots. Think about how you can tell if something is a robot. Is it by looks,
behavior, or something else? How would you communicate with a robot? Would you
use speech, press button, type words, make gestures? Are these things
different from what you'd do if you were talking to a computer?
-Discussion question 2:
Why it has been difficult to build robots that replicate human
characteristics. Will it ever be possible to build a robot whose intelligence
will be close to that of a person?
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Week 3 (2/2/2009)
Vocab and Unit 1 Quiz - 2/2/09 CANCELLED
Unit 2 - Hardware/Inside the Case
Objectivies:
• Analyze the main parts of a computer system and describe how they interact
• Identify the primary components inside the case of a personal computer and
compare the purpose/function of each
• Demonstrate understanding of the main factors that affect the processing
speed of a computer
Comic Life Poster - 2/4/09
HOMEWORK for 2/2/09 - Research a microprocessor manufacturers and bring in
the specifications for at least one of the CPU's that they make. We will be
comparing and contrasting.
TUESDAY - Open the "Understanding Computers" document under handouts and
follow the directions.
DUE 2/6/09: Take Home Quiz on Unit 2
DUE Monday 2/9 Computer vs Person and Computer vs Calculator Comparisons
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Week 2 (1/26/2009)
Computer History
Digital Autobiography Due 1/30/09
Vocab Quiz Friday - Moved to Monday 2/2/09
Unit 1 Quiz Friday - Moved to Monday 2/2/09
Comic Life Poster - "How Computers are Used In...." - Due 2/4/09
HOMEWORK FOR 1/28/09: Since computers were first introduced, there has
been considerable debate concerning their effect on employment. For example,
some people argue that computers have replaced many workers and are,
therefore, a social evil. Others argue that the computer industry has
created many new high-paying jobs in the technology field. Have computers
had an overall good effect or bad effect on society. Explain your answer.
Your paper should be at least one paragraph but no more than a page.
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Week 1 (1/19/2009)
HOMEWORK FOR 1/20/09: Write a description of what information technology is
and how it affects you on a day to day basis. Use any resource you choose
to define sources and how you use information technology to accomplish in
and out of school tasks.
HOMEWORK FOR 1/21/09: A taxonomy is used to group related words into
categories. The handout given was an example that you should use to complete
your Taxonomy. This will give you an idea of what your completed taxonomy
will look like.
In the wide top margin of the page, write "General Taxonomy of Information
Technology." Then write the letters A to Z on the left of the red margin
line, using one line for each letter. You may need to double or triple up
some letters such as J and K or X, Y, and Z in order to fit 26 letters on
the page. Begin independently by thinking of a word that belongs with the
topic. For Information Technology, a word might be Internet. Write Internet
next to the letter I. Set a timer for 5 or 10 minutes and include as many
words as you can think of that relate directly to IT. You may write more
than one word for each letter and they should not worry about finding a word
for every letter.
WARM-UP FOR 1/22/09: Explore the Tech Terms Computer Dictionary website
(http://www.techterms.com/) and find definitions of words you have in your
taxonomies. Jot down any of the definitions that you find interesting so
that you can share them with the class.
HOMEWORK FOR 1/22/09: Read the Student Resource 2.1, Reading: The Meaning of
Information Technology and Computer Literacy, and write about what you see
as the three most important points in the reading. Your paper should be at
least one paragraph but no more than a page.