Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Day Three

Now that we have set up your user accounts, we will begin our first typing practice. Until Type to Learn is ready, we will use a free online tool.

Touch Typing

Your tasks today and tomorrow are the following.
  • Complete Lesson One in Touch Typing.
  • Have your folders checked by Mr. Madson. (due Friday)
  • Watch the BrainPop "What is the Internet" video
  • Take the "What is the Internet?" Quiz
  • Complete your Internet Mindmap with Inspiration.
  • Transfer your mindmap to Wordle.
  • Take a screen shot of your Wordle.
  • Import the Wordle screen shot into iPhoto.

MacFS Folders/Digital Literacy Creation

Welcome to the second day of Digital Literacy. We have three tasks on today's agenda.

1) Log in to your account.
2) Create folders in your Documents folder to store your files.
  1. create a folder for 6th Grade
  2. create a folder for 7th Grade
  3. create a folder for 8th Grade
  • create a folder for each subject (and place inside of grade level folders)
  • Digital Literacy
  • Language Arts
  • Math
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Academic Literacy
  • Cultural Literacy
  • Health
  • Art
3) Download a photo from the internet into iPhoto and cite appropriately. (Group A)
4) Use Inspiration to create your digital mind map. (Group B)