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2012 8th Grade Tech Test Practice and Review

Essential Question(s): What educational technology and information literacy skills should students know and be able to do to learn effectively and live productively in our increasingly digital world?

Learning goals: To demonstrate the skills and understandings of the Six Educational Technology Standards for 8th grade students.

Days activities: Review and practice for the 8th grade Tech Test

Six Standards Include:

1.Creativity and Innovation

Science fair projects, biosketches in LA, Computer Elective projects, Tech Ed Projects, Art Projects

2.Communication and Collaboration

Using Google Docs to collaborate with others

Using online presentation tools for communicating your project to others

Using Blogs and Wiki's to learn and communicate ideas

3. Research Skills

Reliable Websites

Search Engines & Databases to use for your research

Using Keywords for Searching

Using Citations and a Works Cited page

The Big Six Research Process

4. Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

Science fair projects, Language Arts projects (biosketches) Computer Elective projects, Tech Ed Projects, Art Projects

5. Digital Citizenship (Safe, Legal and and Responsible Use of Technology)

Cybersafety and Identity Theft

Plagiarism, Illegal downloading, Illegal or threatening postings online

Cyberbullying

6. Technology and Computer Skills (Be Computer Savvy)

Know what these types of software do: Word Processing, Presentation, Database

Wordprocessing Skills (Computer Savvy Practice)

Presentation Skills

Database Skills

Today We are...

Completing the "Computer Savvy Practice" Worksheet in pairs.

Sentences to copy and Paste:

It is only April, but I am already looking forward to summer. A vacation for me is going to the beach. I like to listen to the ocean waves and build sand castles. It is relaxing and fun!

Searching with Keywords and Online Research Practice

Keywords

Keywords help to narrow your search and take out useless or confusing words
Keywords help to find the correct meaning of a word in y9our search. Ex. Mercury
Use quotes around phrases or proper names. Ex "Queen Elizabeth" or "water pollution"

Quiz Game: Online Research and Search Engines How did you do?

Searching with Keywords Practice Worksheet In partners.

Other Games for MS Word you can do at home!

Match Your Basic Formatting Icons

MS Word Toolbar Buttons

Vocabulary Word Processing

MS Word Toolbar Study Guide

Word Toolbar

10/24/11 Non-fiction Power Point Project
Remember that not all websites have reliable information! Your research is only as good as the source you got your information from. For access to reliable articles or websites, you must use the JCPL Databases. Also these articles have the citation already done for you so it will make it easier on you when you go to do

Click on the following link to: JCPL Databases.

Go to the purple tab "Research Tools" and then click on the "Subscription Databases A-Z".

Then just click on letter that the database starts with.

For most of the databases you will have to use your own library card or use the Everitt card #:

Name: Everitt Barcode#: 260026000.

For your Non-fiction project, I recommend the following general databases:
Science Online (the citation is right below article)

Middle Search Plus (click on the HTML or PDF Full article and the citation is to the right---just click on "cite")
Kids Info Bits (the citation is at the top of the article)

To find reliable websites, go to the the purple "Research tools" tab and scroll down to the "Subject Guides" section.
Find the subject that is most like your topic. In this case your are looking at articles on the Environment so try clicking on the "Environment" subject guide. If you were going to research "recycling," then scroll down to find the websites on recycling. Another Subject Guide you may want to use is "Natural Disasters and Emergencies." Click on it and scroll down to the sites that are most relevant to your topic.

Here are a few Websites on Natural disasters:

Natural Disasters , National Fire Center , CO State Forest Service , Flood Smart , Great Flood of 1993 , AMOL Hurricane Research , KidsClick

Here are a few websites on Environmental issues:

Envirofacts , Alliance to Save Energy , Environmental New Network , Renewable Energy , NREL Renewable Energy ,

Citing Pictures

In general, cite the artist's name, title, usually underlined, and the institution or individual who owns the work, and the city. If you want to indicate the work's date, include it after the title. For a work of art you viewed online, end your citation with your date of access and the URL.

When citing an image, the caption underneath the picture should be labeled as Figure (usually abbreviated Fig.), assigned an arabic numeral, and then put in the full citation.

Example:

Fig 1. Nichols, Michael. 2011. Nichols Photography at National Geographic.Electric Tree House.Google Images.

Web. 17 October 2011. http://electrictreehouse.com/category/to-learn/conservation.

Citing a picture from an Online site:

Artist’s last name, first name. Title of artwork. Year. Name of institution/private collection housing artwork. Title of database or website. Publisher/sponsor of database or website. Medium consulted. Date of access. <URL >.

Example:

Moore, Albert. A Garden. 1869. Tate Britain. Art Project. Google. Web. 1 June 2011.

<http://www.googleartproject.com/museums/tate/a-garden-152>.

If you get stuck doing your citation or can't find good articles when you search your topic, make sure you ask for help! I have some articles printed up on some topics if you want to use those!