Class+Workspace+2011-2012

=Class Workspace - Semester 1=

This is the area where you will find the plans for each day and/or a record of what we did each class. If you need additional details, ask a classmate or your teacher.

October 13, 2011
We will start with the computer security presentations.

Then we will summarize the reading that you did last time together, as a class. Finally, we will take a look at metadata in more detail. Metadata Activity

October 17, 2011
We will do a typing test to start: Please go to [] and type Aesop's Fables for 3 minutes. We will record our scores here: @https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dHRZUExsU1hEeVdBczNVWDFyRjhCRGc6MQ We will continue in our discussion of metadata and DNS.

HTML Tutorial: You need to read this: [] You must get to Chapter 6 and read through the review and read chapter 9 []. After you have done this, you need to create a webpage with the following information: -(1 mark) The title needs to have your name in it. -(1 mark) You need to have an header with your name in it. -(3 marks) You need to include an unordered list with 3 things that you like to do as hobbies. -(1 mark) You must have a horizontal line between your list and the rest of the page. -(2 marks) After the line, you need to have a short paragraph answering the question: If you could do anything in your life, what would it be? (Be sure to use appropriate tags for your paragraph!) -(1 mark) After your paragraph, you must have a link to[| http://www.google.com]. -(1 marks) You must have appropriate,  and  tags for a total of 10 marks. Bonus: Discretionary bonus marks will be given for additional attributes (such as colours), pictures or links.

October 19, 2011
Grade 7: We will continue our discussion of bandwidth and metadata. Grade 8: We will start with a BrainPop movie and a discussion of the last few concepts related to the internet. You need to be responsible for these terms (in addition to those already covered): -bandwidth -DNS -server -domain

When you have watched the movie, you have three things to complete (in order): 1. Finish your HTML page from last time. Please upload it onto the T: drive, under MSIT>Internet. Please ensure that your name is somewhere in your page. If you want to learn more about how to add pictures and change colours, you may spend some time doing this. 2. Take the BrainPop quiz from the video here: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/emailandim/ Click on Login and use the Username: logosinternational and Password: 123456 3. When you have finished this, you may try @http://typeracing.net/, but only when you have completed the other two items.

October 21, 2011
Grade 8 students: You have three items to complete today. If you are not done number 3, you need to **do it for homework!** (Yes, computers homework!) Ms. Cooper has printed copies of the article.

1. You need to finish your HTML page from October 17. Be sure to take note of the ways that you can get marks and also be sure to save your work on the T: drive.

2. Take the BrainPop quiz (review quiz) from the video: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/emailandim/
 * Click on Login** and use the Username: logosinternational and Password: 123456

3. Read the article @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8227117.stm and answer these questions: a) What is the problem that is discussed in the article? b) Why is it a problem? c) What is the solution that is discussed in the article? d) What are some of the advantages of switching everyone to broadband internet? e) Do you think this is a good enough reason to spend a significant amount on upgrading internet lines? Explain why or why not.

When you have finished all of the above items, you may try http://typeracing.net/. However, I will be asking for your answers on Tuesday, so please be sure that you are finished everything!

October 25, 2011
Grade 7 students: 1. You need to finish your HTML page from October 17. Be sure to take note of the ways that you can get marks and also be sure to save your work on the T: drive.

2. Take the BrainPop quiz (review quiz) from the video: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/emailandim/
 * Click on Login** and use the Username: logosinternational and Password: 123456

3. Read the article @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8227117.stm and answer these questions: a) What is the problem that is discussed in the article? b) Why is it a problem? c) What is the solution that is discussed in the article? d) What are some of the advantages of switching everyone to broadband internet? e) Do you think this is a good enough reason to spend a significant amount on upgrading internet lines? Explain why or why not.

Grade 8 students: I had hoped to take up the questions from the article, but I am wheezing like a cat and boiling like a pot of water(?) at home, so we will leave this for Thursday.

If you have not put your HTML file on the T: (transfer) drive, do it now. If you have not taken the BrainPop quiz, do it now (see Grade 7). If you have not read the article (which was homework!) do it now (see Grade 7). If you have done all of these things, you may practice your typing. This website: @http://www.typingweb.com/tutor has a good course on it, if you want to learn how to type better. Remember that your goal is to be at 50 words per minute (with 90% accuracy) by the time the year is over (to obtain A+ for speed and accuracy). The typing test that we use is here: http://www.typingest.com

October 27, 2011
Grade 7 students: We will take a poll to find out how many people are done the three tasks from last class. According to the results from this we will either have more time to work or we will take up the article from last class. Then we will talk about how networking experts have tried to fix this problem.

Grade 8 students: We will take up the article from last class and talk about how networking experts have tried to fix this problem. Then we will watch a movie.

When we are done, we will try this logic puzzle, for fun  Mrs. Robinson's 4th grade class took a field trip to the local zoo. The day was sunny and warm - a perfect day to spend at the zoo. The kids had a great time and the monkeys were voted the class favorite animal. The zoo had four monkeys - two males and two females. It was lunchtime for the monkeys and as the kids watched, each one ate a different fruit in their favorite resting place. Can you determine the name of each monkey, what kind of fruit each monkey ate, and where their favorite resting place was?
 * Monkey Business**


 * 1) Sam, who doesn't like bananas, likes sitting on the grass.
 * 2) The monkey who sat on the rock ate the apple. The monkey who ate the pear didn't sit on the tree branch.
 * 3) Anna sat by the stream but she didn't eat the pear.
 * 4) Harriet didn't sit on the tree branch. Mike doesn't like oranges.

This will begin our unit on logic and Boolean logic!

November 2, 2011
Grade 7 students: We will discuss the HTML assignment and watch a movie about email. You need to be responsible for these terms (in addition to those already covered): -bandwidth -DNS -server -domain

When you have watched the movie, you have three things to complete (in order): 1. Finish your HTML page from last time. Please upload it onto the T: drive, under MSIT>Internet. Please ensure that your name is somewhere in your page. If you want to learn more about how to add pictures and change colours, you may spend some time doing this. 2. Take the BrainPop quiz from the video here: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/emailandim/ Click on Login and use the Username: logosinternational and Password: 123456

Grade 8 students: If you are catching up on anything, you need to do this today. In particular, I am looking for the following: -Finished HTML page (see October 17) and saved on T: drive -Finished BrainPop quiz -You have notes on the article from October 25 on your H: drive -You have solved the logic puzzle from last class

If you have done all of this, you may try the following game. Note that I will be marking/quizzing all of the above items at an undetermined time, so it is your responsibility to ensure that you have all of those items done first. media type="file" key="light-bot-2205.swf" width="576" height="432"

November 4, 2011
Grade 7 students: 1. You need to finish your HTML page today and save it on the T: drive. This is the last day to work on it. If it is not done today, you will need to work on it in the library or at home. 2. Take the BrainPop quiz from the video here: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/emailandim/ Click on Login and use the Username: logosinternational and Password: 123456

3. Read the article @http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8227117.stm and answer these questions: a) What is the problem that is discussed in the article? b) Why is it a problem? c) What is the solution that is discussed in the article? d) What are some of the advantages of switching everyone to broadband internet? e) Do you think this is a good enough reason to spend a significant amount on upgrading internet lines? Explain why or why not.

If you are not done the article, it is homework.

If you finish all of this, you may play LightBot (see November 2)

Grade 8 students: Today we will review the last bit of the internet section of the course. Spend some time reading over the following items: -Computer Security pages -Notes from the article about IP exhaustion -Terms from BrainPop movie and in-class skit - DNS, domain, server and bandwidth - HTML basics - you need to know the theory of HTML tags (open, close tags; html, head, and body tags) and what, , , , ,  and  tags do, and how to use them

You may review on your own or with a partner. We will have a quiz next Tuesday on these items!

November 8, 2011
Grade 7: We will finish up all of the tasks from last time, and take up the questions from the article. Then, you will have time to play LightBot. Quiz coming after the holiday (Thursday).

Grade 8: Quiz! When you are done the quiz, read this article: @http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15553192

November 15, 2011
Grade 7: You need to review for the quiz that will be next period. It will cover: -Computer Security pages -Notes from the article about IP exhaustion -Terms from BrainPop movie and in-class skit - DNS, domain, server and bandwidth - HTML basics - you need to know the theory of HTML tags (open, close tags; html, head, and body tags) and what, , , , ,  and  tags do, and how to use them

Grade 8:Start by reading this article: @http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15553192

We are playing the ANDORNOT game! media type="file" key="AndOrNot.swf" width="471" height="471" When you are done, you can take a look at this BrainPop movie: @http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computersandinternet/videogames/

November 17, 2011
Grade 7: We will write a quiz and make characters for the ANDORNOT game. Grade 8:

November 21, 2011
Grade 7: We will play the ANDORNOT game in groups of 4. Then we will play Lightbot for the remaining time. media type="file" key="AndOrNot.swf" width="471" height="471" Grade 8: We will finish our work on Programming Languages, take it up, and start looking at Logical Operators.

November 23, 2011
Grade 7: Lightbot for 15 minutes, then start work on programming languages. Grade 8: We will take up the Programming Languages handout and start looking at Logical Operators.

November 25, 2011
Grade 7: Work on Programming Languages handout Grade 8: Work on Logical Operators.

November 29, 2011
Grade 7: Finish up Programming Languages handout. Start looking at Logical Operators. Grade 8: Finish up Truth Tables. When you have completed this, head over to Processing.org and take a look at the Play With Examples section. We will be going through the Getting Started tutorial as a way of learning about Processing.

December 1, 2011
Grade 7: Take up Programming Languages handout. Start looking at Logical Operators. Grade 8: Finish your truth tables. Check your answers here:. If you got one wrong, ask! Then head over to Processing.org and take a look at the Play With Examples section. When you have tried some of the examples, open Processing from your desktop. Click on Tutorials and Getting Started. Read from "Your First Program" to the end of the tutorial. Once you have those two programs working, read the tutorial on Color. When you have finished try the following challenges: 1. Make a green circle appear in the middle of the screen. 2. Make it turn red when you click on it.

**December 5, 2011**
Grade 7: We will work on truth tables and more complicated logic problems.

Grade 8: We need to take up the truth table questions from before we started processing. Then, we will have a "real" introduction to processing and continue working on drawing a word using lines.

December 7, 2011
Grade 7: Check your answers to the Truth Tables assignment: Then you may go to Processing.org and take a look at the Play With Examples section. When you have tried some of the examples, open Processing from your desktop.

Grade 8: We will continue with processing after doing a logic tables problem.

**December 9, 2011**
Remember: Quiz on Tuesday on Truth Tables! Grade 7: We are starting Processing! Grade 8: We continuing on with processing. After you have gotten the hang of drawing rectangles, ellipses and lines and changing colors, you may start on the first assignment. @Processing Assignment 1

December 12, 2011
Grade 7: Start with a quiz. Then you can finish writing a word in Processing. After this, we will learn how to make other shapes. Grade 8: Start with a quiz. We will continue with our slides on making shapes and changing colors. Then you will have a chance to work on Assignment 1.