December 16

Year 9 - I hope you understand the terms, "copyright" and "creative commons license" a little better. Please include a small paragraph explaining each of these terms in your INVESTIGATE.

Now, on to another topic of research. Year 9's are expected to investigate the problem (independently) so let's think about what to do.

The main topic that you want to discuss is HTML. Think about and formulate (make) 4 questions that will help you learn a lot about HTML.

December 15

I believe that our electrical problems have all been sorted. So let's go.

The first 2 questions of your investigation are:
1. What is a "Creative Commons license"?

2. What is "copyright protection"?

Here are some sites to check out:
http://www.copyrightkids.org/ ,
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/Copyright-Kids/ ,
http://creativecommons.org/
http://www.cesu.k12.vt.us/K-4Resources/greatsites.htm

Let's look at Google's copyright policy: http://www.google.com/dmca.html



Due December 15

December 9

Year 9 - Before we get started today, let's look at the technology of the Middle Ages . . .



First things first. Please create a file folder in your folder on the school's server entitled "TERM 2-IT-HTML"

The open a word document and type INVESTIGATE at the top of the page.
Click on Insert and then click on Header. Type your name and today's date.

The first 2 questions are this:
1. What is a "Creative Commons license"?

2. What is "copyright protection"?

Here are some sites to check out:
http://www.copyrightkids.org/ ,
http://www.richmond.k12.va.us/schools/jones/Copyright-Kids/ ,
http://creativecommons.org/
http://www.cesu.k12.vt.us/K-4Resources/greatsites.htm

Remember to document your sources.

December 2

Year 9 - Welcome to Term 2 IT.

You will be creating a webpage using HTML. It's a lot of fun - but it's also a lot of work. Be prepared to stay busy and become a contributor to the world wide web!

Let's complete Exercise1 and Exercise 2