Internet Safety/How To Keynotes

Today's Tasks

1. Finish your How To Keynote

• final version should be submitted to the 2013 Drop Box
• named 1_madsonjamie_howto

2. Internet Safety Video & Quiz

• Click here to access the Internet Safety video. When you are finished watching the video, complete the Internet Safety Quiz.

How To Work Day

Today's Tasks:

1. Watch the THIRST presentation.

THIRST

View more presentations from Jeff Brenman.

2. Complete the THIRST form.

3. Work on your How To Keynote.

How To

1. Fill out the How To Presentation form.
2. Use Google image search to start image mining for your How To presentation. Remember to save the URLs.

First Day

Welcome to the 8th Grade Edition of Digital Literacy. I'm excited to build on what you learned last year. Today's tasks are detailed below.

Change your desktop background to the standard Apple blue.

• open Safari
• go to this website
• control-click on the image
• select this
  

(this is a no exceptions policy...changing your desktop background will result in a network violation)






Remove all files from your desktop.

• everything must be stored in your Documents folder
• develop a system for organizing your stuff
• have your folders checked by Mr. Madson

set your browser's homepage to http://rms8.blogspot.com/

View the Meet Henry and Death By Powerpoint presentations.
Complete the online form Presentation Design.

Meet Henry

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: meet henry)

Death by PowerPoint

View SlideShare presentation or Upload your own. (tags: tips powerpoint)

Begin designing your How To Presentation

Final Test/Course Evaluation

Today is a quiet work day. Your task over the course of the next two days is to participate in the World Math Day and complete the Final Test/Course Evaluation.

World Math Day Update

As of 7:45 this morning, our totals were...we are less than 8,000 correct answers from our goal!

And, the big news is...the world record has been shattered! As of 7:45 this morning, the worldwide total was. Those of you who participated have now officially been a part setting a new world record. Congratulations.

Doodle for Google/World Math Day

Welcome to World Math Day 2009! Our goal for the next two days is 25,000 correct answers. Before you start competing, you should first type your Doodle 4 Google Artists Statement. According to the contest regulations, your artist statement should follow the format below.

Please tell us briefly about how your doodle expresses the "What I Wish for the World" theme (max 50 words).

When finished, your statement should be printed out and turned in to the appropriate art folder.

Finally, at some point in the next two days you should check the Assignment Checklist to ensure you are done with your tasks for Digital Literacy.

Grading

After careful consideration, the following items are what your grade in Digital Literacy will be based upon. These items should be your first priority as we work through the final week of Digital Literacy.

Follow the link below to check for assignment completion.

Assignment Checklist