Introdution To Technology Trimester 2 2010 Assignment Blog

Internet Assignments.
1. Google Docs.

You are going to create a quiz using forms in Google Docs.

https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=writely&passive=true&continue=http%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2F&ltmpl=WR_tmp_2_lfty&nui=1&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-bk&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=google.docs
The title of you Quiz put Student ( and your number) Student 33
Type a brief description or directions for taking your survey. Please take the following quiz on word, powerpoint and excel. Or Quiz yourself on word, powerpoint, excel.
Create at least 5 questions about using Word
Create at least 5 questions about using PowerPoint
Create at least 5 questions about using Excel
Make your last question. What is your student #?
Save your form and copy the link and post it to your netvibes public page under Microsoft and email the link to me at mrslstack@gmail.com.

Need help with Google Docs Check out the following Links.
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html

2. Internet Vs World Wide Web Live Blog with Class.




3. 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.

I suggest for your user name you use your student # (student 33)
For your blog title or url call it RCHSB2010( STUDENT #) RCHSB2010student33.
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 your netvibes link. Go to our Wikispace and click on your decade. Post that link on you blog. Post as a link your Google Doc Quiz.
Post a link to my netvibe page. http://www.netvibes.com/mrslstack#Today
Post a link to my blog http://rchs2010blogb.blogspot.com/


Can use the link below to get to your Decade page link.
Wikispace main page link: http://rchstechclass.wikispaces.com/

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.
















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.
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.
Links to help with the search. Notice I have others posted in my blog links.

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: Create a Glogster.
Follow the directions from Mrs. Stack to activate your account. Create a glogster using at least 4 pictures and 3 links. You can create print screens or use pictures you have taken and uploaded. When your glogster is finished add to your blog and your netvibes page. You will later add it to your web page that your are going to create after this.





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

You are going to create a web page using this site: http://www.yola.com/
Your URL name should be Studen and then your Number. Student33

Follow the directions below and create a web page.
Email me the link to your web page and post the link on your Netvibes page and your blog.
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. DUE AT END OF CLASS ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 3RD