Day 1

1. Create a Google gmail account and use your account to create a Google Website. If you already have a gmail email address you may use it. If you already have a Google website from a previous year ... Guess what, you need a new one with a fresh start for this year. Give it an appropriate name like: Dylan's Comm Tech

IMPORTANT - I do ALL the marking from the material you post to your website. If you do not post the required material to your website, it cannot be graded and you will receive a zero.

2. Once you have created the website, copy the URL for the site and send it to me via email mrjonesbtt@yahoo.ca.

3. You are going to use an online comic tool called BitStrips to create an Avatar (digital representation) of yourself. Here is mine for example:

If you are in Block A your classroom code is: psds1

If you are in Block B your classroom code is: psds2

Here is the login page.

4. Once you have created your Avatar, complete the Introduce Yourself Activity. Make a Cartoon that shows what you did over the exam break last week, or what you plan to do this summer. Your cartoon should have text/talking and at least 6 different cells.

5. Print the Introduce Yourself Activity, this will prompt you to open a PDF version of your comic. Save this PDF file to your My Documents.

6. Log in to your Google Website. Create a new webpage called Intro. Below is a picture of the Add New Page button found at the top right side of your website. The angled pencil beside it is for editing a page.

Attach the Introduce Yourself pdf file you just made to the new webpage. Please ask for help if you are stuck or have a question.