08-22+to+08-26

=Welcome to 2012-2013!!=

Goals and objectives for the week:

 * Students will become familiar with daily routines and acceptable practices in the computer lab.
 * Students will review HISD internet policy and create a list of acceptable and unacceptabe computer behavior.
 * Students will be introduced to and begin to understand vocabulary terms related to file formats, compatibility, and document portability.

Vocabulary for this week--spend a few minutes reviewing these terms, and be prepared to discuss. Students will be asked to generate definitions based on what they know about the words. Vocabulary Routine--
 * 1) Format
 * 2) File Extension
 * 3) Document
 * 4) Application
 * 5) Compatible
 * You'll get a new 5 word list every 2 days. So you will be defining and discussing 10 new words per week. You won't be creating your own definitions list; we will define and discuss the words as a class.
 * You may define the words with a short answer, you may give an example or you may give a synonym. What you MAY NOT do is read the definition aloud from a website.


 * Every two weeks you will be given a written list of words that we have discussed and used in class.
 *  You will be expected to create a study sheet from this list. You will then have a vocabulary test during the first part of the 3rd week. So right now we will be having a voculary test not next week, but the week after on either Monday or Tuesday.

Next--Using post-it notes, create a list of acceptable and unacceptable computer behavior.

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<span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Monday and Tuesday <span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Check this wiki EVERY DAY!! Even when I'm not here and there is a sub. YOUR JOB is to tell the sub that we check here every day. Be honest.

<span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This year will be different in the Tech Lab. There are 3 courses going on this year.

<span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Each Day you will begin each class here on the Wiki where you will most likely be clicking on links for your class. You'll read and follow directions and work with me and work independently.
 * <span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">General Technology is a basic technology class for 7th and 8th graders.
 * <span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">PhotoJournalism and Yearbook are team classes where we will collaborate to take pictures and create a yearbook.
 * <span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Multimedia is an advanced class for 8th graders where we will expand what we've been doing and create innovative multimedia presentations.

<span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Today we're doing getting to know you exercises and going over the lab handbook.

<span style="color: #c80e0e; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Tomorrow we'll begin examining vocabulary and working together to construct our word wall.