Cyber Foundations I (Period 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th) Assignments

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing to work on our websites and learning new code to add to it every week. State tests will be given this week so some days may be mixed up with classes.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing to work on our Code and creating our own personal websites. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will continue working today in Major Clarity, a platform for students 7th through 12th grade. This program will assist the students with planning and choosing possible career choices and activities/programs that interest them. Students will log into Major Clarity through the Clever Portal and work for the entire class period today. Today’s lesson will be focused on careers in the music industry since March was officially designated by the National Association for Music Education as Music in Our Schools Month. Students will be given a worksheet to accompany this lesson where they will brainstorm as many music related careers as they can think of and research the performing arts career cluster to answer questions. After completing the worksheet they may use the rest of the class period to explore careers that may interest them.

I hope this week finds each of you safe and healthy as we were unexpectedly cut short last week by the bad weather. This week will be a continuation of last week to finish up a few things and continue to work on our personal webpages. Assignments and homework are as follows:

 

Monday: Students will continue working today on the Code.org website and work on a beginner coding unit. Students will be given 15 minutes to wrap up typing their websites with the beginning 3 requirements in Code.org. Students will then log into Code.org and go to Lesson 5, Bubble 1 where they will take a step back from students’ work developing web pages to help them articulate what personal information they choose to share digitally and with whom. It also reinforces the notion that much of the information that they choose to share digitally falls largely out of their control the moment it is released. Students will look at several social media pages to determine what sorts of information people are sharing about themselves or one another. Last, students reflect on what guidelines they think are appropriate for posting information online. The ultimate point of this lesson is not to scare students, but rather to experientially bring students to realize that they don’t have control over information released online. Students will complete Journal Entry #6 today and write a one paragraph reply to the following prompt: How can you make sure that your private information stays private? Students will also take down the vocabulary word digital footprint and the definition. Students will then be given a worksheet to complete using the example social media sites on the Code.org bubble 1.  If the students do not complete this worksheet in class they will complete it for homework. 

 

 

 

 

Week 4, 4th Nine Weeks

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing to work on beginner code on Code.org. Students will begin their own personal webpages this week and continue to build them until the end of the school year. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:

 

Monday: No School!

 

Tuesday: Students will log into their  Code.org and begin on Lesson 4: Mini Project: HTML Web Page, bubble 1 today. In this bubble they will review all code learned so far and deal with some debugging and how to fix broken code. After completing Bubble 1 they will go on to Bubble 2 where they will begin to work on their websites. The class will look at the slides on the board for the mini project and begin this process by continuing their Journal Entry #4 and answering the prompt: What is one personal value that you would like to share with the world?? Students will be given a few minutes to think about what they would like to share and narrow down their subject until they have chosen a topic for their websites. Students will then be given a worksheet, HTML Project. Students will answer the questions and sketch what they want their website to look like. This guide is only a starting point of what they want their website to be, but may change as they add and take away things in the next couple of weeks. Students will use the remainder of the period today to work on their project guides and begin thinking about what they want to say and how they want to code their websites. 

As a starting off point, students will be required to have at least 2 different headings of 2 different sizes, 3 paragraphs of information, and a list (ordered or unordered) containing information that they choose to put on a website. This will cover all tags and code that have been learned so far.  Students will begin with a sketch on a piece of white paper of their headings, paragraphs, etc that will be put on the page. A rough craft copy must be done before they can begin adding code and content to the page.  Students will then be given worksheets to complete for homework, Excerpt from Black Beauty and Finding the Mean, Median, and Mode.

Wednesday: Students will continue today working on their project guides and the rough draft (or written copy) of their websites. Students must have the paragraphs properly researched, well written sentences with good quality content, and the correct code for each element that will appear on the website. Students will use the remainder of the period today to complete this draft and begin adding the content and code on the Code.org website on Lesson 4, Bubble 3. Students must remember all requirements for the website up until this point. Students will then be given a vocabulary matching worksheet on all the vocabulary and code learned so far for homework.

Thursday: Students will continue to work in Code.org on Lesson 4 Bubble 3 adding all content and code for their own personal website. Students must have all requirements of the website completed by today. These requirements include at least 2 different headings of 2 different sizes, 3 paragraphs of information, and a list (ordered or unordered) containing information that they choose to put on a website. This is simply a starting off point for the website and will continuously be added to as the nine weeks progresses. Students will have a vocabulary test tomorrow that will cover all vocab and definitions, code, and notes given so far on this unit. Study!!! Students will also have a timed typing test tomorrow, a 5:00 minute test entitled Text Messaging Safety with a goal of 36 wpm. 

Friday: Students will take a timed typing test today, a 5:00 minute test, Text Messaging Safety, with a goal of 36 words per minute. After completing the timed typing test students will then take a vocabulary test on all the vocab, code, and tags that have been written down in journals for beginner code. After completing the timed test and the vocab test today students will be given the rest of the class period to make sure they have all of their information in their websites coded correctly, all the content is there and paragraphs have at least 5 sentences, and they have a good plan for their websites. If the student's websites are complete up to this point, they may use the remainder of the class period to work on their Edutyping or play Nitrotype.

 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing to learn HTML and how to use beginner code correctly. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:

 

Monday: Students will continue working today in Major Clarity today. Students will log into Major Clarity through the Clever Portal. Today’s lesson will be focused on Career & Technical Education Month. Students will have a student worksheet to complete as they follow the directions and focus on 4 jobs in this field, Electrical Trades, Advanced Manufacturing, Video Production, and Software Programming. If the students complete this worksheet and have time left, they may continue to explore other careers that may interest them.

 

 

Wednesday: Students will begin today Lesson 4, Bubble 2 where they will complete the ordered and unordered lists there.  Students will take out their journals and take down the new code for an ordered and unordered list in Journal Entry #4. They will also add a list item, and the definitions for a child and a parent element. As they continue to work in Lesson 4, students will start their own personal webpage!! The class will look at the slides on the board for the mini project and begin this process by continuing their Journal Entry #4 and answering the prompt: What is one personal value that you would like to share with the world?? Students will be given a few minutes to think about what they would like to share and narrow down their subject until they have chosen a topic for their websites. Students will then be given a worksheet, HTML Project. Students will answer the questions and sketch what they want their website to look like. This guide is only a starting point of what they want their website to be, but may change as they add and take away things in the next couple of weeks. Students will use the remainder of the period today to work on their project guides and begin thinking about what they want to say and how they want to code their websites. 

As a starting off point, students will be required to have at least 2 different headings of 2 different sizes, 3 paragraphs of information, and a list (ordered or unordered) containing information that they choose to put on a website. This will cover all tags and code that have been learned so far.  Students will begin with a sketch on a piece of white paper of their headings, paragraphs, etc that will be put on the page. A rough craft copy must be done before they can begin adding code and content to the page. Students will then be given worksheets to complete for homework, Excerpt from Black Beauty and Finding the Mean, Median, and Mode.

Thursday: Students will continue today working on their project guides and the rough draft (or written copy) of their websites. Students must have the paragraphs properly researched, well written sentences with good quality content, and the correct code for each element that will appear on the website. Students will use the remainder of the period today to complete this draft and begin adding the content and code on the Code.org website on Lesson 4, Bubble 3. Students must remember all requirements for the website up until this point. Students will then be given worksheets to complete for homework, Solving Two Step Equations and Commonly Confused Words.

Friday: No school!  Happy Easter!!

This week in Cyber Foundations we will begin a new unit of coding utilizing the Code.org website and learning about why and how websites are made. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:

Journal 3-2-1: 3 - What are three topics you might be interested in creating a website about? 2 - What are two reasons you think someone might visit a website that you create? 1 - What's one thing you're most interested in learning about creating websites?

Wednesday: Today students will go back to the Code.org website and resume Bubble 2 and watch the Introduction video located there. They will then go to Bubble 3 and play around with the HTML and learn about the inspector tool. In Bubble 4 we will watch another video on the Intro to Web Lab part 2. Students will then take out their journals and take down the following vocabulary words for Journal Entry #2: HTML - Hypertext Markup Language, a language used to create web pages

HTML Element - A piece of a website, marked by a start tag and often closed with an end tag

HTML Tag - The special set of characters that indicates the start and end of an HTML element and   

                    that element's type

Website Content - the text and images on a website

Website Structure - how the content of a website is organized

 Students will also be introduced to their first tags that will be put in their journals, <!DOCTYPE>, <html>, <head>, <p> and <body> Students will also learn the difference between opening and closing tags. Students will then continue to bubbles 5, 6, and 7 and complete the challenge to conclude Lesson 2. Students will then be given a homework paper for ELA support on understanding the author’s language (Across the Plains), citing sources (The Survivor of North America) and Alaska Accelerates Indoor Agriculture.  

Thursday: Students will pick up today with Lesson 2, Bubble 6 and complete the directions before going to bubble 7 and completing the directions there. Students will then go to Lesson 3, Bubble 1 and watch the video on pair programming. Students will then take out their journals and complete the journal entry #3. Students will first answer the prompt: What are the advantages and disadvantages of pair programming?  Then the class will click on bubble 2 and take down the following vocabulary in their journals: bug and debugging. Students will then travel to Bubble 3 and write the vocab work headings and the definition found there. They will then take down the new code for headings 1 through 6. Students will read about headings more and complete the activity underneath.  If time allows students will also complete bubbles 4 and 5 on Lesson 3. Students will be given worksheets to complete for homework, Anne of Avonlea and the poem The Rose That Grew From Concrete. 

Friday: First off today, students will take their first timed typing assessment of the 4th Nine Weeks, a 5:00 test entitled Internet Research with a goal of 35 words per minute. Students will log in today to Lesson 3, bubble 6 and watch the video there on debugging. They will continue to bubble 7 where they will complete activities a through d, bubble 8, and bubble 9 where they will complete activities a through f. Here they will take out their journals and add the following code to Journal Entry #3: line break, horizontal rule, special characters <, &, and >, Students will continue to Lesson 4, Bubble 1 and complete the review of HTML there as they work lessons a through f. Students will then be given a homework worksheet to complete for homework, Oliver Twist summary and Bird of Prey. 

Monday: After Science Benchmark students will work on their Google Slides Module located in Canvas. Students will complete Unit 2: Text Boxes, Images, Shapes, and Word Art, Lesson 1: Text Boxes and Images. As the students complete their worksheets and watch the video they will also make a slideshow of their favorite city to share with Ms. Thompson. After completing this work, students will work on the Edutyping Presentations Lesson 5: Formatting Text Boxes.
Tuesday: After the ELA Benchmark students will work on their Google Slides Module located in Canvas. Students will complete Unit 2: Text Boxes, Images, Shapes, and Word Art, Lesson 2: Copy, Cut, and Paste Objects. As the students complete their worksheets and watch the video they will continue to work on their slideshow of their favorite city to share with Ms. Thompson. After completing this work, students will work on the Edutyping Presentations Lesson 6: Using Basic Shapes.
Wednesday: After Math Benchmark students will work on their Google Slides Module located in Canvas. Students will complete Unit 2: Text Boxes, Images, Shapes, and Word Art, Lesson 3: Shapes and Word Art. As the students complete their worksheets and watch the video they will continue editing and making changes to their slideshow of their favorite city to share with Ms. Thompson. After completing this work, students will work on the Edutyping Presentations Lesson 7: Formatting Basic Shapes.
Thursday: After completing the writing benchmark students will continue to work on their Google Slides Module located in Canvas. Students will complete Unit 2: Text Boxes, Images, Shapes, and Word Art, Lessons 1-3. As the students complete their worksheets and watch the video they will continue editing and making changes to their slideshow of their favorite city to share with Ms. Thompson. Students can then go to Canvas and take their quiz for Unit 2. After completing this work, students will work on the Edutyping Presentations Lesson 8: Arranging and Enhancing Shapes and Objects.
Friday: Today will be a make-up day for students to make up any assignments from this week. Students need to make sure they are done with Unit 2, Lessons 1-3, the Unit 2 quiz, and the Edutyping PR Lessons 5-8. If all of these assignments are done for the week students may Nitrotype for the remainder of the period.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will continue to work in our Google Slides 1: Essentials Module learning how to present more professional and creative presentations. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

Monday: Students will begin working today on Major Clarity, a new platform for students 7th through 12th grade. This program will assist the students with planning and choosing possible career choices and activities/programs that interest them. Students will log onto Major Clarity through the Clever Portal every Monday, Students will work in the tool for the entire class period today. Today’s Lesson will be on the students’ understanding how to interpret career path fit scores and review top career path matches. Students will also complete a test drive activity and rate compatibility.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing out our unit on Google Sheets and be completely done with spreadsheets.  We will have a unit test and a typing test this week and begin our final unit of the nine weeks, Google Slides on Friday. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing our lessons on spreadsheets and hopefully will be wrapping up this unit next week.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows:

This week in Cyber Foundations we will continue to work in our Google Sheets 2: Fundamentals module. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will begin working today on Major Clarity, a new platform for students 7th through 12th grade. This program will assist the students with planning and choosing possible career choices and activities/programs that interest them. Students will log onto Major Clarity through the Clever Portal every Monday; Students will work in the tool for the entire class period today. Today students will go through an introduction lesson where the students will learn how to log into the program, take a personality assessment, and learn how to navigate the career exploration tab.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing up our unit on Google Sheets 1: Essentials with a module test and begin Google Sheets 2: Fundamentals. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will continue our module on Google Sheets 1: Essentials by finishing up Unit 1: Introduction and going to Unit 2: Basic Formulas and Functions. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

Welcome back again!  I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable extended holiday weekend due to the icy weather.  Due to being out an extra couple of days, assignments and homework will be cut short for the two days left in the week.  This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing out unit on Google Sheets learning about spreadsheets.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

Monday: No School!  Martin Luther King holiday

Tuesday: Now school due to weather!

Wednesday: No school due to weather!

Thursday: Students will log onto the AES website where they will continue the unit on Google Sheets 1: Essentials.  They will continue Unit 1: Introduction where they will watch the video for Lesson 5: Deleting and Clearing Cells. While the students are going through the video they will also open the attachment that will be emailed to them, Basketball Team Stats. Students will edit this document according to the directions given throughout the AES video and share with Ms. Thompson for grading when completed. Students will also have a worksheet to accompany this lesson to be completed as they complete this lesson. When the students complete the Google Sheets Introduction Lesson 5 worksheet and the Basketball Team Stats spreadsheet, they will work on the Edutyping Spreadsheets Lesson 5: Retrieving & Proofing Your Worksheet. Students will share this document with Ms. Thompson for grading. 

Welcome back!!  I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas break and is ready to get started with this second half of the school year. Homework and assignments are as follows: 

Monday: No school today!

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing up our Nine Weeks with Benchmark Testing and Nine Weeks Testing. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

Monday – Students will continue to work on their Public Speaking Module by watching the video for Lesson 4 and completing their outlines for their speeches. They may continue to do research on their speeches.
Tuesday: Students will complete the Public Speaking Module with Lesson 5 by watching the video and completing their worksheets. They will then take the quiz for the Public Speaking Unit. They may use their worksheets to help them on the quiz. Then they will begin putting their speech together and writing a 2 – 3 minute speech. 
Wednesday – Students will continue to do research and write their speeches.
Thursday – Students will continue to do research and write their speeches. Some will finish today.
Friday – Students will take their Nine Weeks Test today, a 2:00 timed typing test with a goal of 30 words per minute. After the test, all students will complete their speeches and turn them in. 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing up our unit on Personal Financial Literacy with a module test and begin a new unit on public speaking. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving Break! This week we will be back at work in our Personal Financial Literacy Module working in Unit 2: Managing Your Money and then learning about Credit. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will log into the iCEV Learning Website and continue in the Module on Personal Financial Literacy, Unit 2: Managing Your Money, Lesson 3: Budgeting. Students will use their earbuds to individually go through the lesson to watch the video. The students will use the remainder of the class period to complete their worksheet for Lesson 2. After completing the video and worksheet that accompanies this lesson, students will be given a worksheet for homework, Keeping a Running Balance, where the students will keep a check register to record deposits and transactions.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will begin a new unit on Personal Financial Literacy.  Students will learn about managing their money, as well as earning income and being able to handle a budget. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 

Monday: The students will begin a new unit today on the iCEV Education website called Personal Financial Literacy. Students will be learning life skills pertaining to understanding or how finances are organized and utilized to live successfully. Today students will do an activity in class about everyday living expenses. Students will be asked to determine living costs for one month to calculate salary/cost of living ratio. Students will make a  list of monthly expenses such as rent, utilities, transportation, groceries, phone, internet, etc.  Students will total their monthly cost and we will discuss totals/salaries. After the class discusses their totals and sees the estimates for each category on the board, students will take out their journals and complete Journal Entry #16. The prompt is: How close were your estimates to the averages put on the board. Which numbers surprised you?  Do you think it is difficult for some people in certain jobs to cover their monthly expenses?

This week in Cyber Foundations, students will be finishing up their unit on Google Docs with a module test on Tuesday and skills assessment on Thursday and Friday. Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be concluding our final unit in Google Docs 2: Fundamentals, Completing a Report Using MLA. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Today students will work on the iCEV Education website, Google Docs 2: Fundamentals Module, Unit 3: Completing a Report Using MLA, Lesson 1: Introduction to Style Guides.  Not only will the students complete their worksheet for this lesson, they will also edit the document as directed in the video to share with Ms. Thompson for grading, the Gettysburg Address. If the students complete Lesson 1: Introduction to Style Guides, they will work on the Edutyping Lesson 12: Using Shapes.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will continue to work in Google Docs, focusing this week on Unit 2: Working with tables.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will work on the iCEV website today in the Google Docs 2: Fundamentals Module, Unit 2: Working With Tables, Lesson 1: Organizing with Tables lesson.  Students will complete the worksheets with this lesson, as well as make a table on their own in Google Docs and submit it for grading by sharing the document with Ms. Thompson. Students will then be given Edutyping Word Processing Lesson 9: Setting Custom Tabs to complete. Students will complete this lesson using Google Docs and submit by sharing with Ms. Thompson. 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will continue with our lessons on Google Docs utilizing the iCEV website for practice and activities.  Assignments and homework for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will work on the iCEV website today in the Google Docs 2: Fundamentals Module, Unit 1: Formatting Lists, Paragraphs, and Documents, Lesson 1: Top 10 List lesson.  Students will complete the worksheets with this lesson, as well as make a Top 10 List on their own google Docs and submit it for grading by sharing the document with Ms. Thompson. If the students complete Lesson 1: Top 10 Lists, they will begin the next Edutyping Word Processing Lesson 6: Creating a Bulleted List. Students will complete this lesson using Google Docs and share the document with Ms. Thompson.

 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing our lessons through Google Docs and preparing for 3 tests this week, a vocabulary test, a Google Docs 1 Module Test, and timed typing test.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

 

Monday: Students will continue today with the iCEV Module: Google Docs 1: Essentials that is being accessed through their Canvas, Unit 2: Editing and Review Tools, Lesson 2: Review Tools. Students will complete the worksheets that accompany this lesson as well, as well as making more corrections and adjustments to the Choosing a Family Dog Doc that goes along with this lesson. Students will send this doc to Ms. Thompson for grading once all the corrections have been made. After completing all of the module activities for today, students will begin on Edutyping Word Processing Lesson 3: Working with Bookmarks. Students will be given a matching activity at the end of class to help them review the vocabulary that will be on the test on Wednesday.

 

 

 

 

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be working in the iCEV modules to learn all about Google Docs.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will log into their Canvas, where they will click on a new module, Google Docs 1: Essentials.  Here they will begin to go through Unit 1: Introduction to Google Docs, and cover Lesson 1: Google Docs Tour, Lesson 2: Working with Text, and Lesson 3: Formatting Text.  Students will more than likely only get through Lesson 1 today as they will be given worksheets to accompany these lessons as well.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing up our App Project and doing presentations on Tuesday and Wednesday.  We will then begin our unit on Google Applications. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will continue to work on their App Project today! Students will pick up with the steps that were completed in class yesterday and continue to complete the input, storage, processing, and output of an app that will solve a real world problem. Students will complete a rough draft within their packet of what the app will look like, and will be required to make a poster at home for the app presentations later in the week. Students will complete all sections of the Project Guide and the poster (at home). Presentations will be done on Tuesday and Wednesday. 

Tuesday: Students will prepare for presentations today. Students will also be instructed to take notes during each student&#39;s presentation. Students must keep up with every students name, problem they are solving, and how their app will solve the problem. Students will give presentations today (at least 2:00 minutes presentations).

Wednesday: Students will prepare for presentations today. Students will also be instructed to take notes during each student&#39;s presentation. Students must keep up with every students name, problem they are solving, and how their app will solve the problem. This will be turned in for a daily grade. Students will give presentations today (at least 2:00 minutes presentations). The students will be given the Readworks Articles Crash Test and A Special Delivery to complete in class today as we complete presentations. If the students do not complete this in class they will complete these articles for homework. If the students all complete their presentations and articles in class today, they will Edutype for the remainder of the class period.

Thursday: Students will begin a new module today Using the iCEV website to learn more about Google Drive, Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Students will be shown how to access these resources from their own Google and what each app icon looks like, works, saves, etc. Students will utilize the iCEV Website to log into the new module today by going to their Canvas using the Module assigned there, Getting Started with Google Applications. From here, students will click on Unit 1: Introduction to find information on each application and how it works. Students will work independently at their desks with earbuds to watch the video and complete the worksheets that accompany this
lesson. Students may turn these worksheets in if they complete them, but more than likely it will take two days to complete this unit as this unit is estimated to take 2 hours.
Students will complete all four of these lessons: Lesson 1: Google Apps Tour, Lesson 2: Google Drive, Lesson 3: User Interface, and Lesson 4: Getting Help.

Friday: Students will pick up where they left off yesterday in the iCEV website, Getting Started with Google Applications Module. Students will again work independently
through the lessons to complete all 4 lessons on the Introduction Unit. When the students complete the video lessons and complete the worksheets for all 4 lessons,
students will go to the quiz for the Getting Started with Google Module and complete it online. If the students finish the Lesson worksheets, they will be given a Readworks Article to read and answer the question about, Presidents Come Alive.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be finishing up our unit on privacy, the problem solving process, and the steps of a computer: input, output, process, and storing. 

Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be working in the problem solving process and also moving on to discover how computers take in input, process and store information, and finally give output to the user.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows: 

Monday: Students will continue to work today in their Problem Solving Packets. Students will work independently to complete the word search located on the front of the packet. Students will then be placed into groups of 2 to 3 students per group to complete the Redesign A Classroom activity. Students will work together to think about the most important aspects of their redesign, figuring in all aspects of learning and design. Students will set goals for their classroom and use the problem solving process to try and reach these goals the best they can. Students must then complete the back page of their packets and reflect upon how the problem solving process was used in each activity. What were the steps of the process for each particular activity? If this is not completed in class, students will need to complete this page of the packet for homework.

Tuesday: Students will be introduced to the Aluminum Boat activity. Each student will build their own 5x5 inch boat out of aluminum foil. Students will be given their piece of foil and an activity paper to begin construction of their boat and documentation of the boat building process. Students will then test their boats in a pan of water, noting how many pennies were held by each class member's boats. After this first testing, students will reassess their boat structures to determine what steps need to be taken to improve their boat’s Pennie holding capabilities. Now it is time to test their boats for the second time. Each class member will be given the opportunity to test their boats again, seeing if the improvements they made did in fact improve the structure and the holding capacity of their boats. A winner will be determined for each class. Students will complete their activity guides for the boat building, testing, evaluation, and what could have been done to improve their boat. If the students do not complete their activity guides in class today, they will need to complete it for homework (for the classes that complete all their testing on this day.)

Wednesday: Students will be given a few minutes at the beginning of class to finish the Aluminum Boat Activity (if needed…. Some classes are much larger than others, and each student will be given the opportunity to complete and test their boat as well as complete the activity packet.) Students will be given 2 Readworks Articles, “The Origins of the Internet” and “Going Viral” to complete in class today for a daily grade. Students will read the articles, highlighting or underlining important details, and answer the questions that follow. (1-10) When the students complete this activity, they will be allowed to Edutype of practice the ABCYA Keyboard Challenge for the remainder of the class period.

Thursday: Students will be given notes today for input, output, algorithm, store, and process. We will go over these notes and talk about them in class. Students will complete Journal Entry #11 today by answering the following prompt: How do computers use input and output to get and give the information that they need to solve
problems? Students will be given 5 minutes to think and write a one paragraph response to the prompt. Students will also add 3 vocab words to this journal today - computer, input, and output. Students will then log into Code.org where they will travel to Chapter 2: Computers and Problem Solving, Lesson 4: What is a Computer? Here they will watch a short video explaining what makes a computer a computer. Next students will continue on the Bubble 5 on Input and Output where they will work through the App Pet Chooser, App Story Creator, and the App Improved Pet Chooser. As the students go through the bubbles, they will also complete the worksheet that accompanies them, Activity Guide - Input and Output. If time allows, students will continue to work through the bubbles on input, output, storage and processing. Students will continue to Lesson 6 Bubble 1 on processing.

Friday: Students will go to the Code.org website where they will pick up where we left off yesterday with Lesson 6 Bubble 1 on processing information. Students will complete Journal Entry #12 and answer the following prompt: What are the different ways computers can process information? Students will write a one paragraph response in their journals and be introduced to the four common types of processing: if/then (conditionals), finding a match (searching), counting, and comparing. Students will take down these 4 types of processing in their notes, and one vocab word: processing. Students will then continue to work through the bubbles 1 through 8 to look more closely at processing of a computer and the different types. Students will also complete the worksheet to accompany these bubbles, Activity Guide - Apps with Processing.

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be continuing to work on Digital Citizenship and proper typing techniques, as well as take a test on parts of the computer, proper finger placement, and notes from our journals. Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

 

 

 

 

Thursday: Students will begin lessons today on Being Aware of What You Share and discuss privacy online and using social media.  Students will go through the power point lesson and take notes. Students will also complete Journal Entry #7 today by taking down the vocabulary for this lesson: cookies, opt out, privacy, privacy policy, privacy settings, terms of service. Students will be given the Ad Detective worksheet to complete at the end of class.  If not complete in class, students must complete for homework.  

Students will also be given the worksheets to complete for homework, History of Social Media and History of Cell Phones. 

Friday: Students will log into Code.org and begin the Problem Solving Process.  Students will begin with Lesson 3, which defines the problem solving process. Students will work through a problem solving activity guide as a class and discuss the process and how it can be applied to every day life. Students will be given a packet with a word search, planning a birthday party, and planning a trip.  Students must use the problem solving process to seat the guests according to the specifications given for the children.  If the students do not finish this activity in class, they will complete for homework.  

This week in Cyber Foundations we will be having our first timed typing test of the year, as well as our first unit test.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

Monday: Students will be given a vocabulary matching review to prepare for a quiz on Tuesday. Students may use their notes and this activity will be taken for a daily grade. Students will review all materials for the test tomorrow… including vocabulary and activities completed during the week. Study for test!!

Tuesday: Students will take their first timed typing test on Edutyping - Home Row Keys 30 second test. Students will take a test today on vocabulary, cyberbullying, and phishing. As the students finish both of these assignments, they will continue lessons on Edutyping for letters H, E, I, and R.

Wednesday: Students will be given a list of vocabulary words for the parts of the computer. Students will need to place this paper (which will be hole punched) in their binder for safekeeping. Students will complete Journal Entry #5 today. Writing prompt: What is a digital footprint?? Do you have one? Why or why not. Students will begin the lecture today on what a digital footprint is and how we make our own footprint. Key vocabulary to be taken down in notes: (add to journal) digital footprint, invisible
audience, persistent. We will go through the slideshow on digital footprint and watch the video located there. (Using Common Sense Media) Students will be given a worksheet to complete: Truth Be Told. Students may finish this for homework if it is not completed in class.

Thursday: Today students will discuss how we tend to have addictive tendencies that are not necessarily in our best interest. For example, social media and video games can become addictive and make our days long and stressful if we are not getting work done that needs to be done. The students will go through a slideshow to discuss different options of how to make better choices for our lives. Students will also watch a short video located on the Common Sense website about the pressure to stay connected for teens. After taking down the following vocabulary words in their latest journal entry, (addictive design, feedback loop, habit, and humane design) students will complete the worksheets given in class, Humane or Brain Drain?? If the students do not finish this worksheet in class they are to complete them for homework.

Friday: Today students will talk more about our roles to each other when using social media and how it affects the people in our lives. Students will identify the role of social media in their lives, reflect on the positive and negative effects social media use has on their relationships, recognize red flag feelings when using social media and use the Feelings Options thinking routine to consider ways to handle them. Students will go through a slideshow in class and take down the following vocabulary in their journals: oversharing, red flag feeling, and social media. Students will then watch the following video: Teen Voices: Friendships and Social Media. Students will then be given a worksheet to complete in class, Noticing Red Flag Feelings. If the students do not complete the worksheet in class, they will complete it for homework.

Welcome back everyone!!  I cant believe the summer came and went as fast as it did, but I know we are all excited to get this new school year started.  This week in Cyber Foundations we will begin looking at the keyboard and learning how to type, as well as begin our lessons on digital citizenship.  Homework and assignments for the week are as follows:

 

Monday: Students will then watch a video on computer science. Computers are slowly taking over the world, but what exactly do the people behind the computers do? Learn more about what computer science is and how it impacts our world today. What Is Computer Science? - YouTube Students will then be introduced to Canvas with an introductory tutorial video, and a brief intro on how to find assignments and so on. Students will be given an article to read, “Making Sense from a Computer.” Students will read the article and answer the questions that follow. This will be homework if not completed in class today. Students will then log into Edutyping and begin typing.  Students will type for the remainder of the class period.

 

 

Wednesday: We will begin the lesson with slide #4 on the Common Sense Website - Don't Feed the Phish.  Class will discuss the question on the board, What is something you have that someone else might want to steal???  Class will continue on through the slide show discussing terms and answering questions together until we reach slide 13.

Students will receive homework activity - How to Catch a Phish and may begin working on it.

Thursday: Students will take a safety quiz today. Students will also fill out a student competency form for Ms. Thompson to keep on file that records their progress throughout the year. Students will log into Edutyping today and begin incorporating the letters H, E, I, and R.  Daily observations and corrections will be given. Students will practice typing for the remainder of the class period.

Friday: Cyber Bullying activity - The students will discuss what cyberbullying is and why it occurs.  Vocabulary words: cyberbullying, target, bully, empathy, bystander, upstander, ally. Students will go through the slide show as a class using the Common Sense website and discuss reasons for bullying, how to respond, ways to be an upstander, etc. Students will be given an activity sheet - the Mia worksheet and Kevin and Jose worksheet to complete at the end of the class and Sondra’s story will be given for homework