Assignment ONE: Sign up for a Blog!
1. You will use your Gmail -Email account to create your blog. ( If it does not work see me for help) If you exit out and log in sometime it works.
2. Blogger Account Set Up http://www.blogger.com/
You need to set up a blogger account to use to complete your work for the Internet Unit.. If you have any questions this tutorial may help you with setting one up.
http://danielcraig.wikispaces.com/file/view/Blogger+Tutorial.pdf
You will need to use your class gmail email account and create a user name and password.
User name should be studentbcb and then your number example studentbcb5
For your blog title and url call it Studentbcb and your number. same as user name studentbcb5
See handout at: http://www.riverviewschools.com/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=4932&fileitem=2525&catfilter=ALL
Pick your theme and create your blog.
Watch the screencasts below if you need some help.
POST 1. Make your first post to your blog . Write a good paragraph about your favorite assignment you did for this class. Describe the assignment and tell why it is your favorite. What did you enjoy about it. Make sure you save it.
Blogger part 2 help video. How to sign in again and insert things into your blog.
POST 2: List the name of your five favorite sites. Post them as links in your blog to the side in a link gadget. (Make sure you post them in a link list gadget not just in a new post)
Post a link to my netvibe page. http://www.netvibes.com/computers2011#Today
Post a link to my blog : http://basiccomputersb1.blogspot.com/
1. You will use your Gmail -Email account to create your blog. ( If it does not work see me for help) If you exit out and log in sometime it works.
2. Blogger Account Set Up http://www.blogger.com/
You need to set up a blogger account to use to complete your work for the Internet Unit.. If you have any questions this tutorial may help you with setting one up.
http://danielcraig.wikispaces.com/file/view/Blogger+Tutorial.pdf
You will need to use your class gmail email account and create a user name and password.
User name should be studentbcb and then your number example studentbcb5
For your blog title and url call it Studentbcb and your number. same as user name studentbcb5
See handout at: http://www.riverviewschools.com/education/components/docmgr/default.php?sectiondetailid=4932&fileitem=2525&catfilter=ALL
Pick your theme and create your blog.
Watch the screencasts below if you need some help.
POST 1. Make your first post to your blog . Write a good paragraph about your favorite assignment you did for this class. Describe the assignment and tell why it is your favorite. What did you enjoy about it. Make sure you save it.
Blogger part 2 help video. How to sign in again and insert things into your blog.
POST 2: List the name of your five favorite sites. Post them as links in your blog to the side in a link gadget. (Make sure you post them in a link list gadget not just in a new post)
Post a link to my netvibe page. http://www.netvibes.com/computers2011#Today
Post a link to my blog : http://basiccomputersb1.blogspot.com/
Post a link to Voki's log in: http://www.voki.com/Voki_for_education.php
Post 3: You are going to create a voki and add it to your Blog.
If you want to call in to record your voki message you must do it from home. No Cells phones allowed in the classroom during this time. If you want to record your voki using a microphone see me before school or after school. You can also do it from home. The easiest way to do this here is to type in your message. It will have to be a short message if you type in the words. Ideas for your voki. You can do a hello message welcome to my blog intro. What your favorite song is. What your favorite group or singer is. Your Voki must be approved before you post it on your blog. Here is a video on how to create a Voki.
You can also add you Internet Safety Voki to you blog. ( Make sure you email them for approval to me @ mrslstack.
Post 4 Create a Wordle picture for your blog . Go to http://www.wordle.net/create
Click on Create tab. Pick 5 or more words about something appropriate for your blog and School. Can be technology related or school sports or clubs. Type in your words and use ~ between words to keep them together. The more you type the word the bigger it will be. Use at least 5 words. When you are finished click on F11 and then print screen. (Do NOT PRINT)
Open paint and paste in paint. Click on the select tool and draw around your Wordle. Slightly move the framed Wordle and right click and copy. Open a new paint file and click on paste. You need to add the link for copyright purposes. So on you paint Wordle copy this link and paste in somewhere either on the top or bottom of you Wordle picture.
Save you Wordle picture on your H:Drive My pictures. Call it Wordle and make sure you save it as a JPEG file. Add your picture to you blog. Can do it like I did or put it on the side of your blog. You can save your paint file if you like but you do not need to publish or print your Wordle. Close out the Wordle site.
Sites to help with this assignment.
FAQs: http://www.wordle.net/faq#shape
Keeping words together use ~ between words.
http://blog.wordle.net/2008/06/keep-words-together-with-tilde.html
How to take a screen shot: http://take-a-screenshot.org/
Post 5: Put either a calendar or fish tank widget in you blog . at the bottom or side posts. Go to layout and click on gadgets. Click on “more gadgets” and type in search box calendar or fish tank. You can do both if you like.
Post 6: Search Engines
You will use search engines to complete this assignment. See the links at the end of the directions.
1. Pick a city in Europe. Do a search on this city. Use at least two engine searches
2. On your blog post your results for both searches . * Type in the name of the engine search you use. *What you typed in the search box . * and how many hits it gave you.
Example. Google: typed in nice France Results: 1 - 10 of about 92,500,000 for nice France ( look to the top right and it will give you how many hits)
Post 3: You are going to create a voki and add it to your Blog.
If you want to call in to record your voki message you must do it from home. No Cells phones allowed in the classroom during this time. If you want to record your voki using a microphone see me before school or after school. You can also do it from home. The easiest way to do this here is to type in your message. It will have to be a short message if you type in the words. Ideas for your voki. You can do a hello message welcome to my blog intro. What your favorite song is. What your favorite group or singer is. Your Voki must be approved before you post it on your blog. Here is a video on how to create a Voki.
You can also add you Internet Safety Voki to you blog. ( Make sure you email them for approval to me @ mrslstack.
Post 4 Create a Wordle picture for your blog . Go to http://www.wordle.net/create
Click on Create tab. Pick 5 or more words about something appropriate for your blog and School. Can be technology related or school sports or clubs. Type in your words and use ~ between words to keep them together. The more you type the word the bigger it will be. Use at least 5 words. When you are finished click on F11 and then print screen. (Do NOT PRINT)
Open paint and paste in paint. Click on the select tool and draw around your Wordle. Slightly move the framed Wordle and right click and copy. Open a new paint file and click on paste. You need to add the link for copyright purposes. So on you paint Wordle copy this link and paste in somewhere either on the top or bottom of you Wordle picture.
Save you Wordle picture on your H:Drive My pictures. Call it Wordle and make sure you save it as a JPEG file. Add your picture to you blog. Can do it like I did or put it on the side of your blog. You can save your paint file if you like but you do not need to publish or print your Wordle. Close out the Wordle site.
Sites to help with this assignment.
FAQs: http://www.wordle.net/faq#shape
Keeping words together use ~ between words.
http://blog.wordle.net/2008/06/keep-words-together-with-tilde.html
How to take a screen shot: http://take-a-screenshot.org/
Post 5: Put either a calendar or fish tank widget in you blog . at the bottom or side posts. Go to layout and click on gadgets. Click on “more gadgets” and type in search box calendar or fish tank. You can do both if you like.
Post 6: Search Engines
You will use search engines to complete this assignment. See the links at the end of the directions.
1. Pick a city in Europe. Do a search on this city. Use at least two engine searches
2. On your blog post your results for both searches . * Type in the name of the engine search you use. *What you typed in the search box . * and how many hits it gave you.
Example. Google: typed in nice France Results: 1 - 10 of about 92,500,000 for nice France ( look to the top right and it will give you how many hits)
Find the following information and type post it on the same blog post (6) you put your search information.
Name of City:
Hotels:
Flight Prices:
Attractions:
Popular Foods:
Currency:
Exchange rate:
Weather:
Shopping:
5 fun facts about this City.
Name of City:
Hotels:
Flight Prices:
Attractions:
Popular Foods:
Currency:
Exchange rate:
Weather:
Shopping:
5 fun facts about this City.
Links to help with the search.
Altavista.com
http://www.altavista.com/
Google
http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en
U.S. Airways
http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx?redir=http://www.teachercreated.com/books/2448/51_60/
Weather
http://www.weather.com/
Post 7: You are going to create a screencast of your Animation PowerPoint you did last trimester.
Altavista.com
http://www.altavista.com/
http://www.google.com/ig?hl=en
U.S. Airways
http://www.usairways.com/default.aspx?redir=http://www.teachercreated.com/books/2448/51_60/
Weather
http://www.weather.com/
Post 7: You are going to create a screencast of your Animation PowerPoint you did last trimester.
First open up you PowerPoint presentation.
Sign in using your gmail Email account @ http:// screenr.com
Follow the directions I gave in class.
Record your presentation and post to you blog.
Post in HTML/Java Script ~ Gadgets.
Post 8: You are going to look at websites and evaluate them to see if they are real or fake. Go to these websites and read about Evaluating Web Sites.
http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating
Post 9: REMEMBER all must be school appropriate!
You are going to create a web page using this site: http://www.yola.com/
Your URL name should be Studentc and then your Number. Studentc33
Follow the directions below and create a web page.
Email me the link to your web page and post the link on your Ikeepbookmarks page and your blog Link List.
FACT OR FICTION-YOU DECIDE
1. DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO A HOAX OR LEGIT WEB PAGE
2. DECIDE YOUR WEBSITE TOPIC
3. CREATE ONE PAGE WEBSITE WITH INFO REGARDING YOUR TOPIC
4. AT LEAST 2 PICTURES (PER LINK)
5. AT LEAST 2 FAKE OR REAL LINKS
6. A WORKS CITED PAGE
7. COPYRIGHT & CONTACT INFO
8. Copy and past the url for your blog spot and your Yola website url in Word. Type in your name, print and turn in.
Post 10: Using your YOLA website add a page and call it "The Scoop On Ice Cream"
Follow the web quest directions from Glencoe On Line Learning Center. Here is the link
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078612357/student_view0/unit3/webquests.html
Post 11: Read the dos and don't on this website.
Google two website to compare. ( Sites must be Appropriate. )
Use the handout at this site to rate both of your sites.
Create a post with your 2 url links (websites) that you rated.
Write a paragraph on your ratings of the site. Tell what was best about each site and what was not so good about each site design. Tell how many yes and no's each site received and why. ( Turn in both copies of the cyberguide ratings worksheet.)
Post 12: Evaluate the following sites. Tell what is good and bad about them. Tell some facts about each website. Its the site legit or a hoax? You should have at least a paragraph for each site. Do them in the order listed below.
Site 1: http://dhmo.org/
Site 2: http://www.thedogisland.com/
Site 3: http://petsorfood.com/
Site 4: http://www.snopes.com/
Post 13: You will need to take about 5 - 1 0 pictures. Make you pictures relate to each other so that you can create a photo story using them. This will be due June 8th. Save them on a flash drive or you can create a flickr account at home. You can also email them to your epals email account. You will need to create an account at home or sign up at home for a yahoo email account. (if you already have one then you will be OK to sign up for flickr at school)
If you want to create a flickr account AT HOME: http://www.flickr.com/
You are going to create a photo story using the guidelines from Flickr. Use the link below and read the directions. Post you flickr photo story in a post on your blog. Write a short paragraph about your photo story.
Link for directions for photo story post.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory
Post 14: Go to big hug labs. Explore! Pick one or two things to create using a photo. Create it and post it in your blog. http://bighugelabs.com/
Post 15: Create a sketchcast account. Follow the directions and create a sketchcast. Post it in your blog in a blog post. http://sketchcast.com/
Post 16: Go to Make believe comix site and create an account. Create an appropriate comix related to one of the topics we talked about in class. Internet safety, Learn the Net, Copyright laws. http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ Create your comix by following the directions on the site. When you have created your comix hit F11 to take away the tool bars. Line up your comix so you can see it on the screen. Press PrtSCn = print screen and open paint. past your comix in paint. Crop it so that you see the website and the comix. Move it slightly and save it as file name: Comix and must also change SAVE AS Type From 24 bit bipmap to Jpeg .
http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/research/evaluating_web.html
http://www.library.jhu.edu/researchhelp/general/evaluating
Post 9: REMEMBER all must be school appropriate!
You are going to create a web page using this site: http://www.yola.com/
Your URL name should be Studentc and then your Number. Studentc33
Follow the directions below and create a web page.
Email me the link to your web page and post the link on your Ikeepbookmarks page and your blog Link List.
FACT OR FICTION-YOU DECIDE
1. DECIDE IF YOU WANT TO DO A HOAX OR LEGIT WEB PAGE
2. DECIDE YOUR WEBSITE TOPIC
3. CREATE ONE PAGE WEBSITE WITH INFO REGARDING YOUR TOPIC
4. AT LEAST 2 PICTURES (PER LINK)
5. AT LEAST 2 FAKE OR REAL LINKS
6. A WORKS CITED PAGE
7. COPYRIGHT & CONTACT INFO
8. Copy and past the url for your blog spot and your Yola website url in Word. Type in your name, print and turn in.
Post 10: Using your YOLA website add a page and call it "The Scoop On Ice Cream"
Follow the web quest directions from Glencoe On Line Learning Center. Here is the link
http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0078612357/student_view0/unit3/webquests.html
Post 11: Read the dos and don't on this website.
Google two website to compare. ( Sites must be Appropriate. )
Use the handout at this site to rate both of your sites.
Create a post with your 2 url links (websites) that you rated.
Write a paragraph on your ratings of the site. Tell what was best about each site and what was not so good about each site design. Tell how many yes and no's each site received and why. ( Turn in both copies of the cyberguide ratings worksheet.)
Post 12: Evaluate the following sites. Tell what is good and bad about them. Tell some facts about each website. Its the site legit or a hoax? You should have at least a paragraph for each site. Do them in the order listed below.
Site 1: http://dhmo.org/
Site 2: http://www.thedogisland.com/
Site 3: http://petsorfood.com/
Site 4: http://www.snopes.com/
Post 13: You will need to take about 5 - 1 0 pictures. Make you pictures relate to each other so that you can create a photo story using them. This will be due June 8th. Save them on a flash drive or you can create a flickr account at home. You can also email them to your epals email account. You will need to create an account at home or sign up at home for a yahoo email account. (if you already have one then you will be OK to sign up for flickr at school)
If you want to create a flickr account AT HOME: http://www.flickr.com/
You are going to create a photo story using the guidelines from Flickr. Use the link below and read the directions. Post you flickr photo story in a post on your blog. Write a short paragraph about your photo story.
Link for directions for photo story post.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/visualstory
Post 14: Go to big hug labs. Explore! Pick one or two things to create using a photo. Create it and post it in your blog. http://bighugelabs.com/
Post 15: Create a sketchcast account. Follow the directions and create a sketchcast. Post it in your blog in a blog post. http://sketchcast.com/
Post 16: Go to Make believe comix site and create an account. Create an appropriate comix related to one of the topics we talked about in class. Internet safety, Learn the Net, Copyright laws. http://www.makebeliefscomix.com/ Create your comix by following the directions on the site. When you have created your comix hit F11 to take away the tool bars. Line up your comix so you can see it on the screen. Press PrtSCn = print screen and open paint. past your comix in paint. Crop it so that you see the website and the comix. Move it slightly and save it as file name: Comix and must also change SAVE AS Type From 24 bit bipmap to Jpeg .
Save in computers h:/ drive. Go to blog post and use the picture icon in your post and upload your comix jpeg to your post.
Post 17: See handout for Invention Project. Follow directions and create a PowerPoint. Create an account with slideshare.net and upload your powerpoint to slideshare.net. Then get the embed code and post in your blog in edit HTML.
