edwardscomputerlit Mrs. Edwards
Creekwood Middle School Computer Lit. Teacher
 
On the Agenda for the Week of April 26 - 30, 2004:
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Monday - "What can you find on the Internet"  handout.
Tuesday - TAKS
Wednesday - Internet Scavenger Hunt - handout.
Thursday - Aggies Formatting Worksheet
Friday - My Favorite Pet Handout.  Print Warmups.
Good luck on your TAKS test.  Do your best.  Have a good week!
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Vocabulary  -  Copy and paste these words into your vocabulary notebook.  Then use Bookshelf, Onelook.com or your glossary folder to define.  Always use the "Computer Science" definition.

Module 1
global village
computer
interactive
PDA

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Slide Show Presentation

See Handout for information to be placed on slides.

Slide 1 - The Global Village
Slide 2 - Who Uses Computers?
Slide 3 - Computers, Computers Everywhere
Slide 4 - How A Computer Remembers
Slide 5 - Programming Language
Slide 6 - Applications Software
Slide 7 - Computers Are Fun!

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Remember I will be looking for a presentation that HAS...
*****CLEAR AND INTERESTING GRAPHICS AND LOTS OF THEM - 50pts.
*****IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT TEACHES - SHORT PHRASES THAT GET THE MESSAGE ACROSS - 50pts.


Module 2 Vocabulary

input
processing
storage
output
systems software
applications software
hardware
software
Read-Only Memory  (ROM)
boot
soft copy
Central Processing Unit CPU
data
control unit
Arithmetic Logic Unit  ALU
integrated circuit
silicon
chip
microprocessor
binary system
bit
byte
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Module 3 Vocabulary -

Kilobyte  (K)
Megabyte  (MB)
Gigabyte  (GB)
terabyte  (TB)
primary storage
secondary storage
floppy disk
hard disk
CD-ROM

FAMILY SCRAPBOOK ACTIVITY

1.  Auto-Bio Poem - Place your photo at the top - 15 pts.
2.  Autobiography - Place your photo at the top - 15pts.
3.  Family Picture - 15 pts.
4.  Family Tree - 15 pts.
5.  Business Cards - 15 pts.
6.  Collage - 15 pts.
7.  Coverpage with picture - 10 pts.
Total:  100 pts. (2 grades)

Module 7

telenetworking
network
e-mail
file transfer
modem
baud rate
online

Cyber Terms
browser
Netscape Navigator
web site
home page
icon
search engine
LAN
hyperlinks
hypertext links
HTTP
HTML
domains
bookmarks
toolbar
scroll bar
uploading
downloading
server
ISP
telecommunications
network
e-mail
file transfer
modem
baud rate
online

VISIT SEA WORLD INTERNET ACTIVITY

Objectives:
1.  Locating a specific Web site on the Internet.
2.  Scrolling up and down on a Web page.
3.  Scanning through information on the Internet to find interesting facts.
4.  Writing Internet facts in your own words.

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.  Students will launch the Internet and go to Sea World at:  http://www.seaworld.org
2.  Once Sea World is launched, students will click on "Animal Resources" on the left-hand side.
3.  Next, students will click on "Animal Bytes" and a long list of animals will appear.
4.  Students will scroll through the list and choose five different animals.  Once students have clicked on an animal, they should scroll down to "fun facts".  Students should read through these "fun facts" and rewrite in their own words.  Stress how important it is to not copy directly from any source but to put facts into their own words.
5.  After writing facts, students will capture the web address and an image from this site to add to their facts.

THE ABC’S OF EVALUATING WEB SITES

You must choose 6 sites to evaluated.  Three educational and three fun (game)sites.  Use the questionnaire below to evaluate each. Open a word processing document and be sure to include a heading and title "Game Evaluation".  Print when complete and save to your folder.
1.  What is the name of the game?
2.  List the URL.
3.  What type of game is it? fun or educational?
4.  Describe each of the following:
a.  sound
b.  graphics
c.  plot
5.  Would you describe the game as . . .
****  EXCELLENT
***GOOD
**FAIR
*POOR

6.  Explain your rating.
7.  What features could be added or improved to make this game better?
8.  Image.


Module 4
computer graphics
graphical user interface (GUI)
icon
touch pad
graphics tablet
scanner
digitizing tablet
clip art
pixel
resolution
toolbox

Module 5
copy and past
cut and paste
delete
insert
word wrap
find and replace
formatting
flush left
flush right
justified
boldface
desktop publishing
impact printer
nonimpact printer

NEWSLETTER ACTIVITY:
Newsletter must contain these elements:
1.  Bold title "The Computer Update", date and name (20 pts)
2.  Six articles on six different computer related topics. (20 pts)
3.  Graphic with each article (20 pts)
4.  Bold and larger sized heading (20 pts)
5.  Size 12 font for article.  Use only Arial or Times Roman for articles (20 pts)
Total:  100 pts.

Module 6
database
file
record
field
entry
sort
arrange
search
find
template

Module 8
spreadsheet
grid
coordinate
column
row
cell
address
active cell
selected cell
status line
formula line
formula

Module 9
card
field
button
page
hypermedia
bug
debugging 



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