Vocabulary Word #24

Definiton:
USB-short for Universal Serial Bus- is a connection to the computer used by all sorts of devices like scanners, flash drives, cameras, etc.

Explanation:
USB ports and cables are used to connect devices such as printers, scanners, flash drives, external hard drives and more to a computer. In fact, USB has become so popular, it's even used in nontraditional computer-like devices such as video game consoles, wireless phones and more.

Sentence:
My printer is connected to my computer by a USB cord.

Vocabulary Word #23

Definition:
A device that links a computer to other computers through a telephone line.

Explanation:
The modem lets a computer send and receive binary data over a telephone line by changing the bits into sound waves that can be sent over the phone lines.

Sentence:
"You can always use a faster modem."

Vocabulary Word #22

Definition:
An icon is a tiny picture on the screen that represents a program, file or folder.

Explanation:
Icons make it easy to find what you are looking for. To tell the computer to open a file, folder or program, double-click on the icon. To select an item, click only once on the icon.

Sentence:
"Double-click on the KidPix icon to launch the program."

Assignment: e-mail format

Vocabulary Word #21

Definition:
The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is the chip which is the brains of the computer. It is also known as the processor.

Explanation:
The CPU processes data and instructions. It does calculations and does what the software programs tell it to do. The CPU is the most important part of a computer.

Sentence:
"You might say that the CPU runs the computer!"

Assignment:
letter format/email format with attachment

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition:
Binary means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Explanation:
Computers use the binary system to work with data. All data in the computer is stored in binary code as 1's and 0's (bits). For example, the letter "A" is stored as 01000001.

Sentence:
"The decimal number 186 is the binary number 10111010."

Assignment: letter format, binary code

Vocabulary Word #19

Definition:
A virus is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems.

Explanation:
Your computer can get a virus from another computer, through modems, networks or jump drives. You can protect your computer from viruses by using virus protection software, and by only downloading programs from sources you trust.

Sentence:
"My computer got a virus from the game I downloaded from the Internet."

Assignment:

Letter Format

Friday Quiz 1-18

1. Keyboarding

2. Vocab Quiz #3 on words 1-18


3. go baqck to typimg

Vocabulary Word #18

Definition:
megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes.

Explanation:
"Mega" means "million." Measuring the number of megabytes tells you how big a file, a hard drive or your memory capacity is, by counting millions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The Home Page program is 1.6 megabytes."

Assignment: QUIZ TOMORROW WORDS !-18
E-mail format

Vocabulary Word #17

Definition:
Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.

Explanation:
"Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes

Assignment: Memo Format

Vocabulary Word #16

Definition:
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.

Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.

Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."

Assignment:
Memo Format

Vocabulary Word #15

Definition:
Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.

Explanation:
People chat on the Internet and on commercial services. Many people can chat at once in a "chat room."

Sentence:
"I had a chat with Aunt Sue over the Internet."

Assignment:

1. Typing with Pandora
2. go over Quiz
3. Finish PowerPoint on Online consequences
4. Rice Vocabulary Game

Friday Quiz Day

1. Keyboarding

2. Quiz Today Vocab Words 9-14

-internet
-e-mail
-URL
-software
-download
-cursor

3. back to keyboarding til all quizzes are completed and saved

Vocabulary Word #14

STUDY FOR VOCAB QUIZ #2 TOMORROW!!!!
Definiton:
Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Explanation:
In the example above, the I-beam is used to put the cursor in place. The definition of cursor is changing; I-beams and other pointers are often called cursors.

Sentence:
"Put the cursor before the letter N."

Assignment:
Online consequences assignment.
STUDY FOR VOCAB QUIZ #2 TOMORROW!!!!

Vocabulary Word #13

Definition:
Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.

Explanation:
Download means "receive." You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software.

Sentence:
"Let's download the image of Lincoln."

Assignment:
Online Consequences Assignment

Vocabulary Word #12

Definition:
Software- is all programs that run on your computer

Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.

Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."

Assignment:
Letter Format to friend

Vocabulary Word #11

Definition:
URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web

Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.

Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov

Assignment:
Social Networking Assignment

Vocabulary Word #10

Definition:
e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another

Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.

Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."

Assignment:
Social Networking Video

Vocabulary Word #9

Definition:
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.

Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"

Assignment:
Terrible Texting Presentations

VOCAB QUIZ #1

Vocabulary Words 1-8
Quiz Today

Vocabulary Word #8

Definition:
hard drive- is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.

Explanation:
The hard drive has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.

Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."

Assignment:
cyberbullying Presentations
QUIZ FRIDAY

Vocabulary Word #7

Definition:
Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor.

Explanation:
"Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel.

Sentence:
"This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels."

Assignment:
Cyberbullying

Vocab Word #6

Definition:
WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.

Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.

Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?

Assignment:
continue Internet Safety

Vocab Word #5

Definition:
Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Explanation:
A browser helps you link to pages on websites around the world. To find a website, type in a URL (web address) or click a link or a button in the toolbar.

Sentence:
"What is your favorite browser, Firefox or Explorer?"

Assignment:
Internet Safety

Vocab Word #4

Definition:
Memory: Memory is temporary storage space on chips in your computer.

Explanation:
Memory holds programs and data temporarily while you use them. RAM is the most important kind of memory, and "memory" usually refers to RAM.

Sentence:
"I have so much memory I can run several programs at once."

Assignment: Internet Safety

Vocab Word #3

Definition:
Monitor- is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information.

Explanation:
Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels.

Sentence:
"Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes."

Assignment: Internet Search_web

Friday's

No Vocab

Keyboarding with Pandora

Assignment:
Internet Search_web

Vocab Word #2

Definition:
Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware.

Explanation:
A Local Area Network (LAN) is small, perhaps a few computer together.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) is large, with many computers linked between towns or countries.

Sentence:
"Let's get on the network and send e-mail to Jane."

Assignment:
Internet Search_WEB

Vocab Word #1

Welcome Back
Welcome Back to Technology. This is the first Vocabulary word.

Word:
Computer: is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)

Explanation:
Computers are made of HARDWARE
- input devices like the keyboard and mouse
- the CPU and memory
- storage devices like hard drives
- output devices like printers and monitors

Assignment:
-expectations
-keyboarding
-folders
-Internet Search_web

Vocabulary Quiz Word 1-10

Vocabulary Quiz 1-10!!!!!

Computer
Network
Monitor
Memory
Browser
WWW
Pixel
Hard disk
Internet
e-mail

Assignment: continue Evaluating Website with partner

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition:
Binary-means "two," or "base two." The binary system is a way of counting using just the two numbers 0 and 1.

Explanation:
Computers use the binary system to work with data. All data in the computer is stored in binary code as 1's and 0's (bits). For example, the letter "A" is stored as 01000001.

Sentence:
"The decimal number 186 is the binary number 10111010."

Assignment:
continue Internet Search_WEB, study for Vocab Quiz 1-10

Vocabulary Word #19

Definition:
virus- is a computer program that was written to purposely damage computer systems.

Explanation:
Your computer can get a virus from another computer, through modems, networks or disks. You can protect your computer from viruses by using virus protection software, and by only downloading programs from sources you trust.

Sentence:
"My computer got a virus from the game I downloaded from the Internet."

Assignment:
continue Internet Search WEB

Vocabulary Word #18

Definition:
megabyte-is a unit of measure equal to 1,048,576 bytes, which is about a million bytes.

Explanation:
"Mega" means "million." Measuring the number of megabytes tells you how big a file, a hard drive or your memory capacity is, by counting millions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The Home Page program is 1.6 megabytes."

Assignment:
Internet Search

Study for Vocabulary Quiz #3

Vocabulary Word #17

Definition:
Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.

Explanation:
"Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes

Assignment: Internet Search

Vocabulary Word #16

Definition:
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.

Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.

Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."

Assignment:
World Wide Math

Vocabulary Word #15

Definition:
Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.

Explanation:
People chat on the Internet and on commercial services. Many people can chat at once in a "chat room."

Sentence:
"I had a chat with Aunt Sue over the Internet."

Assignment:
Math Fact Search

Vocabulary Word #14

Definiton:
Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Explanation:
In the example above, the I-beam is used to put the cursor in place. The definition of cursor is changing; I-beams and other pointers are often called cursors.

Sentence:
"Put the cursor before the letter N."

Assignment:
MS Word/Internet Math Facts

Vocabulary Word #13

Definition:
Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.

Explanation:
Download means "receive." You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software.

Sentence:
"Let's download the image of Lincoln."

Assignment:
Review for Word Quiz

Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary Quiz Words 7-12 Today!!

after quiz please go into Type to Learn 4 or Keyboarding games on Website.

Vocabulary Word #12

Definition:
Software- is the programs that run on your computer

Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.

Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."

Assignment:
Go over Quiz. Review for Vocabulary quiz tomorrow.

Vocabulary Word #11

Definition:
URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web

Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.

Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov

Assignment:
Quiz Today

Vocabulary Word #10

Definition:
e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another

Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.

Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."

Assignment:
practice Word Quiz. Quiz tomorrow!!

Tech Friday

No Vocab
Typing with Pandora

Assignment:

Word

Vocabulary Word #9

Definition:
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.

Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"

Assignment:
Word Assignment

Vocabulary Word #8

Definition:
hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.

Explanation:
The hard disk has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.

Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."

Assignment:
word menus continued

Vocabulary Word #7

Definition:
Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor.

Explanation:
"Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel.

Sentence:
"This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels."

Assignment:
word menus

Vocabulary Word #6

Definition:
WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.

Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.

Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?

Assignment:
continue Internet Search and Internet Safety

Vocabulary Word #5

Definition:
Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Explanation:
A browser helps you link to pages on websites around the world. To find a website, type in a URL (web address) or click a link or a button in the toolbar.

Sentence:
"What is your favorite browser, Firefox or Explorer?"

Assignment:
Internet Search Skills-start Internet Safety

Vocabulary Word #4

Definition:
Memory: Memory is temporary storage space on chips in your computer.

Explanation:
Memory holds programs and data temporarily while you use them. RAM is the most important kind of memory, and "memory" usually refers to RAM.

Sentence:
"I have so much memory I can run several programs at once."

Assignment: Internet Search Skills

Vocabulary Word #3

Definition
Monitor:A monitor is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information.

Explanation:
Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels.

Sentence:
"Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes."

Assignment: Internet Search Skills Project

Vocabulary Word #2

Definition:
Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware.

Explanation:
A Local Area Network (LAN) is small, perhaps a few computer together.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) is large, with many computers linked between towns or countries.

Sentence:
"Let's get on the network and send e-mail to Jane."

Assignment:
continue Scavenger Hunt -if completed start Vocab Games and/or Hangman

Welcome Back

Welcome Back to Technology. This is the first posted Vocabulary word.

Word:
Computer: is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)

Explanation:
Computers are made of HARDWARE
- input devices like the keyboard and mouse
- the CPU and memory
- storage devices like hard drives
- output devices like printers and monitors

and SOFTWARE
- the instructions that tell the computer what to do)
- system software
- programs (application software)

Assignment: continue Scavenger Hunt

Vocabulary Quiz

Quiz Words 19-23

Words:
HTML
Hard Disk
Network
Pixel
Virus

Assignment:
pandora/typing and powerpoint presentations

Vocabulary Word #22

Definition:
Pixel-is a tiny dot of light on the monitor.

Explanation:
"Pixel" stands for Picture Element. It is the smallest part of every image you see on the monitor. The color of a pixel is partly determined by how many bits (on/off units) are used to store the pixel.

Sentence:
"This icon is 32 pixels wide by 32 pixels tall. It contains a total of 1024 pixels."

Assignment:
continue PowerPoint and present

Vocabulary Word #21

Definition:
Network: is a number of computers connected together to share information and hardware.

Explanation:
A Local Area Network (LAN) is small, perhaps a few computer together.
A Wide Area Network (WAN) is large, with many computers linked between towns or countries.

Sentence:
"Let's get on the network and send e-mail to Jane."

Assignment:
PowerPoint Presentations

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition:
hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.

Explanation:
The hard disk has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.

Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."

Assignment:
continue powerpoint

Vocabulary Word #19

Definition:
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.

Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.

Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."

Assignment:
Create PowerPoint Presentations

Vocabulary Quiz #4

Quiz Words 13-18
Chat
Computer
Cursor
Download
Gigabyte
Internet

Assignment:
after Pandora/Keyboarding continue with PowerPoint

Vocabulary Word #18

Definition:
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.

Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"

Assignment:
continue Research and start PowerPoint

Quiz Tomorrow
Quiz Words 13-18
Chat
Computer
Cursor
Download
Gigabyte
Internet

Vocabulary Word #17

Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.

Explanation:
"Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes

Assignment: continue Research

Vocabulary Word #16

Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.

Explanation:
Download means "receive." You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software.

Sentence:
"Let's download the image of Lincoln."

Assignment:
Start Research on Historical Figure

Vocabulary Word #15

Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Explanation:
In the example above, the I-beam is used to put the cursor in place. The definition of cursor is changing; I-beams and other pointers are often called cursors.

Sentence:
"Put the cursor before the letter N."

Assignment:
Research Project

Vocabulary Word #14

Computer: is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)

Explanation:
Computers are made of HARDWARE
- input devices like the keyboard and mouse
- the CPU and memory
- storage devices like hard drives
- output devices like printers and monitors

and SOFTWARE
- the instructions that tell the computer what to do)
- system software
- programs (application software)

Assignment:
Start Research Project

Vocabulary Word #13

Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.

Explanation:
People chat on the Internet and on commercial services. Many people can chat at once in a "chat room."

Sentence:
"I had a chat with Aunt Sue over the Internet."

Assignment:
Share the Glogster with the class and go over Fridays Quiz.

Vocabulary Quiz #2

Vocabulary Quiz #2 GOOD LUCK;)

WORDS and Definitions:

Words:

Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup
_____________________________________________________________
When done with Quiz: Start Type to Learn 4 and Pandora

Vocabulary Word #12

CD-ROM: A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information.

Explanation:
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. Years ago, you could only "read" information from most CD-ROMs. Now you can also "write" (save) information on them.

Sentence:
"Let's see if the Grolier CD-ROM has any information about earthquakes."

Assignment: Study For Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!!

WORDS and Definitions:

Words
Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup

Vocabulary Word #11

Cable: is a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts.

Explanation:
You need a different cable for each device you hook up to your computer. Each end plugs into a port.

Sentence:
"My printer didn't work because one end of the cable wasn't plugged in."

Assignment: finish Internet Safety Assignment, if not finished come in for Study Hall today and tomorrow.

Note: Cables are also used to connect computers to other computers, and networks to other networks.

Glogster

Vocabulary Word #10

Backup:An extra copy of a document, file or program.

Explanation:
You should make backups of all important work. A backup of a file on the hard drive can be saved on a floppy or zip disk. A backup of a floppy disk file can be on the hard drive or another floppy or zip disk.

Sentence:
"Don't forget to make a backup of your book report!"

Assignment: continue Internet Safety Assignment

Vocabulary Word #9

Monitor: A monitor is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information.

Explanation:
Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels.

Sentence:
"Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes."

Assignment: Start Internet Safety Assignment

Vocabulary Word #8

Memory: Memory is temporary storage space on chips in your computer.

Explanation:
Memory holds programs and data temporarily while you use them. RAM is the most important kind of memory, and "memory" usually refers to RAM.

Sentence:
"I have so much memory I can run several programs at once."

Assignment: finish the Safeside Video.

Vocabulary Word #7

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Explanation:
A browser helps you link to pages on websites around the world. To find a website, type in a URL (web address) or click a link or a button in the toolbar.

Sentence:
"What is your favorite browser, Firefox or Explorer?"

Assignment:
Today we will continue the Internet Safety Section, by watching the Safeside video created by John Walsh.

Vocabulary Word #6

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.

Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.

Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?

Assignment:
All Assignments are graded-look in your folders. Start Internet Safety

Vocabulary Quiz 1

Today is Vocabulary Quiz #1
GOOD LUCK;)

Words:

CPU
Hardware
Software
e-mail
URL

Assignment:
Quiz and go over Answers!! GOOD LUCK;)

Vocabulary Word #5

URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web

Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.

Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov

Assignment:
Internet Safety Assignment.

Vocabulary Word #4

e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another

Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.

Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."

Assignment:
Start Internet Safety Assignment

Vocabulary Word #3

Software- is the programs that run on your computer

Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.

Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."

Assignment: continue Internet Scavenger Hunt if completed start your vocabulary word assignment.

Friday Topics

Friday's TO DO:
-create Pandora account or use Tech's Account
-Start keyboarding with Pandora

Assignment:
continue Internet Scavenger Hunt, when done Computer Wizards will help another student.

Vocabulary Word #2

Definition:
Hardware- the parts of the computer system you can touch.

Explanation:
Examples of Hardware are input devices like keyboards and mice, output devices like printers and monitors, storage devices like disk drives, and the computer itself.

Sentence:
"Let's take apart this old computer and look at its hardware"


Assignment: continue Internet Scavenger Hunt

Vocabulary Word #1

Definition:
Central Processing Unit or CPU- is the chip which is the brain of the computer. It is also known as the processor.

Explanation:
The CPU processes data and instructions. It does calculations and does what the software programs tell it to do. The CPU is the most important part of the computer.

Sentence:
The CPU runs the the computer.


Assignment: Start Internet Scavenger Hunt

Welcome to Technology Class

Today's Overview:

1) tornado drill or book fair
2) show PowerPoint Presentation for Class Expectations
3) keyboarding
4) Vocabulary
5) Questions
6) folders
7) saving
8) pandora accounts

Tomorrow's Assignment:

start Internet Scavenger Hunt

Last Technology Class

Today's Assignment:

1) make sure all assignments are turned in
2) start your keyboarding-with Pandora
3) finish Graph and save in your folder
4) extra time play on the Educational Games or Vocabulary Games

Good Luck 4th Quarter! See you next year;)

Vocabulary Quiz #4

Overview of Vocabulary Words:
8 Vocabulary Words will be chosen for Final Quiz.

Assignment:
Start/Finish Graph and save in your folder

1. keyboarding
2. Quiz
3. Graph

Assignment

Assignment:
1)Typing
2)collect data for graph
2)start creating graph in MS Excel

Tomorrow will be the FINAL vocab Quiz-8 Words will be chosen.

Vocabulary Quiz #3

Vocabulary Words: 13-20 Good Luck!!!

Chat
Computer
cursor
download
gigabyte
Internet
HTML
Hard Disk/Hard Drive

Due to error on Friday the Quiz will be retaken.

Assignment:
Finish Quiz #3. Start collecting Data for Excel Graph.

Vocabulary Quiz #3

Vocabulary Words: 13-20 Good Luck!!!

Chat
Computer
cursor
download
gigabyte
Internet
HTML
Hard Disk/Hard Drive

Assignment:
Star Reader Test--Then Vocabulary Quiz #3--start keyboarding. If you do not finish Quiz save in your folder and you can finish on Tuesday.

Vocabulary Word #20

Definition:
hard disk is a round, metal platter in the hard drive of the computer; it stores large amounts of information.

Explanation:
The hard disk has a magnetic coating. It is sealed into the hard drive and often installed inside the computer where you can't see it.

Sentence:
"Let's save our HyperStudio stack in the Student Folder on the hard drive."

Assignment:
continue presenting. QUIZ Tomorrow

Words
Chat
Computer
cursor
download
gigabyte
Internet
HTML
Hard Disk/Hard Drive

Vocabulary Word #19

Definition:
HTML:is known as "the language of the Web," is the set of codes used to make Web pages.

Explanation:
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coded instructions that tell a browser how and where to place information, graphics and links on a web page.

Sentence:
"I changed the HTML to put a link to NASA at the top of my web page."

Assignment:
Present PowerPoint Presentations

Vocabulary Word #18

Definition:
Internet is millions of computers around the world connected to each other.

Explanation:
When you're on the Internet, your computer is connected to others by networks of telephone wire, cable and satellite. The Web, e-mail, chat, and newsgroups are things you can do on the Internet.

Sentence:
"Is this computer on the Internet?"

Assignment:
finish PowerPoint Assignment and start presenting;)

Vocabulary Word #17

Gigabyte: is a unit of measure equal to 1,073,741,824 bytes, which is about one billion bytes.

Explanation:
"Giga" means "billion." Measuring the number of gigabytes tells you how big your hard drive is, by counting billions of bytes.

Sentence:
"The size of my new hard drive is 200 gigabytes

Assignment: continue PowerPoint. Start presenting next class.

Vocabulary Word 16

Download: to download a file is to get it from someone else's computer, over a network, and save it on your own computer or floppy disk.

Explanation:
Download means "receive." You can download many kinds of files from the Internet, including images and software.

Sentence:
"Let's download the image of Lincoln."

Assignment:
continue with PowerPoint --Internet Safety-Cyberbullying-Social Networking

Friday Assignment

Assignment:
continue research on PowerPoint topic and start creating PowerPoint Presentation.

Vocabulary Words:
-Chat
-Computer
-Cursor

Vocabulary Word # 15

Cursor: A blinking line or shape on the screen that tells you where the next character will go.

Explanation:
In the example above, the I-beam is used to put the cursor in place. The definition of cursor is changing; I-beams and other pointers are often called cursors.

Sentence:
"Put the cursor before the letter N."

Assignment:
Social Networking Assignment. Start PowerPoint Research

Vocabulary Word #14

Computer: is an electronic machine that
1) takes in data and instructions (input)
2) works with the data (processing)
3) puts out information (output)

Explanation:
Computers are made of HARDWARE
- input devices like the keyboard and mouse
- the CPU and memory
- storage devices like hard drives
- output devices like printers and monitors

and SOFTWARE
- the instructions that tell the computer what to do)
- system software
- programs (application software)

Assignment:
Finish Cyberbullying #1-start #2. Start Social Networking Project.

Vocabulary Word #13

Chat: is a way people in different places can "talk" to each other by typing their words into a computer.

Explanation:
People chat on the Internet and on commercial services. Many people can chat at once in a "chat room."

Sentence:
"I had a chat with Aunt Sue over the Internet."

Assignment:
continue cyberbullying assignment. Quizzes and Internet Safety Assignment are grades in you network folders.

Friday Assignment

Assignment:
The next assignment--- you will be picking a topic to present to the class.

The topics are:
* Internet Safety
* Cyberbullying
* Social Networking

Be thinking about which topic you would like to discuss;)
Have A Great Weekend!!!

Vocabulary Quiz

Vocabulary Quiz #2 GOOD LUCK;)

WORDS and Definitions:

Words:

Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup

Defintions:
1. Name an Internet Browser
2. What is a homepage?
3. Name a software program
4. What does .com mean?
5. What does .org mean?
6. What does .gov mean?
7. Name a piece of hardware

Vocabulary Word #12

CD-ROM: A round, shiny portable disk that stores large amounts of software and information.

Explanation:
CD-ROM stands for Compact Disk - Read Only Memory. Years ago, you could only "read" information from most CD-ROMs. Now you can also "write" (save) information on them.

Sentence:
"Let's see if the Grolier CD-ROM has any information about earthquakes."

Assignment: Internet Safety and Cyberbullying
Study For Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!!

WORDS and Definitions:

Words
Browser
Memory
Monitor
CDROM
Cable
backup

Defintions:
1. Name an Internet Browser
2. What is a homepage?
3. Name a software program
4. What does .com mean?
5. What does .org mean?
6. What does .gov mean?
7. Name a piece of hardware

Vocabulary Word #11

Cable: is a long, rubber-coated bundle of wires, with plugs on either end, that connects computer parts.

Explanation:
You need a different cable for each device you hook up to your computer. Each end plugs into a port.

Sentence:
"My printer didn't work because one end of the cable wasn't plugged in."

Assignment: finish Internet Safety Assignment, if not finished come in for Study Hall today and tomorrow.

Note: Cables are also used to connect computers to other computers, and networks to other networks.

Friday Catch-up Day

Quiz
Vocabulary Quiz will be next Thursday-due to the Snow Days.
Vocabulary Words 7-12

Assignment
continue Internet Safety Assignment

Vocabulary Word #10

Backup:An extra copy of a document, file or program.

Explanation:
You should make backups of all important work. A backup of a file on the hard drive can be saved on a floppy or zip disk. A backup of a floppy disk file can be on the hard drive or another floppy or zip disk.

Sentence:
"Don't forget to make a backup of your book report!"

Assignment: continue Internet Safety Assignment

Assignment

Vocab Quiz Next Friday.

STUDY:
Quiz Part II
1. Name an Internet Browser
2. What is a homepage?
3. Name a software program
4. What does .com mean?
5. What does .org mean?
6. What does .gov mean?
7. Name a piece of hardware

Assignment: Keyboarding and Start Internet Safety Assignment.

Vocabulary Word #9 and Assignment

Monitor: A monitor is the TV-like part of the computer that you look at to see information.

Explanation:
Monitors are sometimes called displays or screens. "Screen" refers to the glass front only, while "monitor" refers to the screen, the case and everything inside the case. Information on a monitor is displayed in pixels.

Sentence:
"Look at the monitor to see my slide show on volcanoes."

Assignment: Start Internet Safety Assignment.

Vocabulary Word #8/Assignment

Memory: Memory is temporary storage space on chips in your computer.

Explanation:
Memory holds programs and data temporarily while you use them. RAM is the most important kind of memory, and "memory" usually refers to RAM.

Sentence:
"I have so much memory I can run several programs at once."

Assignment: finish the Safeside Video.

Vocabulary Word #7/Assignment

Browser: a program that lets you explore the World Wide Web to find text, graphics, sound, movies, games, chats and more.

Explanation:
A browser helps you link to pages on websites around the world. To find a website, type in a URL (web address) or click a link or a button in the toolbar.

Sentence:
"What is your favorite browser, Firefox or Explorer?"

Assignment:
Go over Vocabulary Quiz results. Today we will start the Internet Safety Section. We will start by watching the Safeside video created by John Walsh.

Vocabulary Quiz/Assignment

Today is Vocabulary Quiz #1
GOOD LUCK;)

Words:
CPU
Hardware
Software
e-mail
URL
WWW

Assignment:
Quiz and go over Answers!! GOOD LUCK;)

Vocabulary Word #6

WWW-World Wide Web-the web is the part of the Internet that consists of pages (documents) linked to each other around the world. These pages have pictures, sounds, and more.

Explanation:
A website can have many pages; the first is the Home Page. You use browser to point and click your way to other pages or to do research.

Sentence:
Do you have a site on the Web?

Assignment:
Internet Scavenger Hunt will be handed back-make all corrections and turn back in. Next, we will be starting Internet Safety.

Vocabulary Word #5

URL-is the address of a website on the World Wide Web

Explanation:
To visit a website, you type the URL into a browser. URL stands for Uniform Resource Locator. Other Internet resources have URL's, too. but if teh URL starts with "http://" then you know its on the World Wide Web.

Sentence:
The URL for the NASA website is http://www.nasa.gov

Assignment:
Make sure everyone is finished with Internet Scavenger Hunt-if you are not you need to come in during Study Hall to finish.

Vocabulary Word #4

e-mail- is a way of sending messages from one computer to another

Explanation:
E-mail stands for "electronic mail." You send a message to someone, with attachments such as photos or files, using a modem or network. The message waits in another computer until the person goes online to get it.

Sentence:
"I got e-mail from Aunt Sue in Hawaii."

Assignment:
Continue Internet Scavenger Hunt-making sure you have websites to verify your answers on Questions 1-7

Vocabulary Word #3

Software- is the programs that run on your computer


Explanation:
Software is made up of instructions that tell the computer what to do. It is stored on disks in bits and bytes. Kidpix and Word are examples of software.

Sentence:
"Please load the Kidpix Software on the computer."


Assignment: continue Internet Scavenger Hunt if completed start your vocabulary word assignment.

Vocabulary Word #2

Hardware- the parts of the computer system you can touch.

Explanation:
Examples of Hardware are input devices like keyboards and mice, output devices like printers and monitors, storage devices like disk drives, and the computer itself.

Sentence:
"Let's take apart this old computer and look at its hardware"


Assignment: continue Internet Scavenger Hunt

Vocabulary Word 1

Central Processing Unit or CPU- is the chip which is the brain of the computer. It is also known as the processor.

Explanation:
The CPU processes data and instructions. It does calculations and does what the software programs tell it to do. The CPU is the most important part of the computer.

Sentence:
The CPU runs the the computer.


Assignment: Start Internet Scavenger Hunt

6th Grade Technology Class

Welcome 6th Grade to Technology Class. Technology Class will be Tuesday-Friday.

At the beginning of every class this will be put up on the big screen.

1. Each class will begin with the days Technology Vocabulary Word
2. 10 minutes of Keyboarding using Mavis or Type to Learn 4
3. Assignment/Lesson for the day

See you tomorrow for your first Vocabulary Word and assignment one;)