Digital Literacy
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Week 1
August 17, 2022
First day of school!! I am so happy that we are back in school and I get to see your happy faces. I am looking forward to this year. Today we discussed the classroom procedures, grades, expectations and guidelines to help keep us safe and happy. You can access that information here! I also handed out a syllabus that you are required to read then sign and return the last page only.
August 18, 2022
Today I let the students pick a computer that will be their assigned seat for the quarter. After they logged into the computer and then logged into typing.com. There is a video that shows you how to login to yping.com. Your username and password will be your school login name and password. Then the students completed the "Tech Readiness" lesson along with learn the keys - J, F, & space. At the end of class I taught them how to log out of the computer correctly, it is different than what they are used to so please watch the video to learn how. Remember these are new computers and I need you to be soft on the keys and treat them carefully.
August 19, 2022
I had students log in and begin typing on typing.com. They practiced for 5 minutes and then we did a fun activity learning about keyboard technique. In order to type well there are important techniques that need to be practiced. We learned these techniques by folding a frog and labeling it. Here is the "Frog powerpoint presentation" that I shared in class. Here are the list of keyboarding techniques you need to know.
Week 2
August 22, 2022
Welcome back to the 2nd week of school. Today we did 5 minutes of typing on typing.com (please do this if you were late or absent) and then we learned how to log on to Canvas as well as explore the settings of Canvas. We learned how to change the view and remove or add a color overlay on the course card. We also explored how to change the color of the overlay along with giving it a nickname. I also showed students how to add a user picture to their account along with notification preferences. Lastly I showed students how to access the calendar. The calendar is a great tool that lets you quickly see when assignments are due. It is very important to get in the habit of checking Canvas daily.
After exploring canvas I had students do the "About Me" assignment (video link) found in the modules tab on canvas. Videos for all of these will be coming soon.
August 23, 2022
Today was a busy day. Students typed for the first 5 minutes of class and then finished their "About Me" word art project. For more information about that see yesterday's assignment or look it up on Canvas. Some classes finished early and we were able to begin Module 2- which is how a computer works.
August 24, 2022
Computer Hardware lab- Students took apart a computer and identified the hardware and filled out the companion worksheet. Here is a presentation on the different parts that were found and identified along with a description of what they do. Computer Hardware lab Presentation
August 25, 2022
We continued with the Computer Hardware lab- Students took apart a computer and identified the hardware and filled out the companion worksheet. Here is a presentation on the different parts that were found and identified along with a description of what they do. Computer Hardware lab Presentation
4th period was ahead so this was a catch-up day and a day for puzzles
August 26, 2022
Peripheral Devices- Input and Output.
Week 3
August 29, 2022
Computer Hardware lab- Students took apart a computer and identified the hardware and filled out the companion worksheet. Here is a presentation on the different parts that were found and identified along with a description of what they do. Computer Hardware lab Presentation
August 30, 2022
In Digital Literacy we completed a Nearpod about algorithms and loops. You can find a copy of the nearpod in canvas. In the Nearpod students were able to go to Code.org and perform simple coding commands.
August 31, 2022
Today we learned about conditionals. Conditionals are If-Then statements. For example if I you hit the target you get 10 points else you lose 3. We practiced some simple conditional coding at code.org "HERE" . Try coding conditionals here.