September 30

Year 9 - I'm checking your work (#'s 1-8) and feel that you are on the right track;-) Remember that this work will develop into your Investigation (Criterion A) and feedback is important.

General notes: Give Complete Answers. This is the research part of your project and it's important to be thorough. This is the part of the project where you are looking for facts.

Remember to run the spell check!

1. I'm trying out a new polling site, please participate by choosing 1 of the answers provided.

2. Question: Is the Internet and the World Wide Web the same thing? Explain. (Look at the worksheets that I returned to your yesterday for more info;-)

3. Analyzing Web Sites: Before you begin to design your own web page, it is a good plan to study a number of sites on the WWW to get ideas. View 3 web sites and rate each item on a scale of 1 to 3 (3=excellent, 2=good, 1=poor). Which web page was the most effective? Why? (Give detailed answer).

4. Begin to gather information, links, images about your author/artist/musician/historical figure. Be sure to save your data in a folder for easy access.

September 29

Year 9 - Let's continue

Period 3

5. How does HTML work?
6. How did HTML change the world?
7. Why is HTML important?

Period 4
Now let's look at source code. . .

8. What is source code?


Now, look at the source code on this site: http://www.geocities.com/rddietrich/index.html
You can see exactly what I did to create this page.

One place that we can write HTML code is in Notepad. Click on Start, All Programs, Accessories, Notepad.

Let's look a bit closer now and learn the vocabulary associated with HTML.
http://html4kids.org/kid1.php

Before you leave today, please submit your work. Please make sure that your name is on it.

September 23 - Homework

Year 9 - We had bad luck today during Period 4 - NO Internet Connection.

As a result we have homework to do. Please do Questions 1, 2, 3 and 4. This is due Monday!

B. Research HTML (answer these questions)
1. What is HTML?

2. What was life like before HTML?

3. Who invented HTML?

4. How is HTML unique?

See you Thursday for the Activity Day!

http://www.yourhtmlsource.com/starthere/whatishtml.html Check this out!

September 23

New seating arrangement today to minimize distractions during class time.

Focus on the task at hand.

You have begun your investigation.

Please include an Introduction (Design Brief) and answer the 7 questions. Remember to include references.

This should be completed by the end of class today. Please print and hand in.

Please view this link: http://www.geocities.com/rddietrich/index.html I have begun to build an HTML page to house our links.

September 22

Year 9 - We have lots to do today


Period 3

1) Did you finish the HTML tutorial? If not, please finish it now.

2) Did you make an entry in your progress journal. Please open your blog and show me your work.


Period 4
Guiding Question: How can ICT be used to promote culture in the 21st century?


Let's start the Investigate portion of the project.

I. Identify an author/artist/musician

II. Design Brief - State Why/What/Where/Who and How for your problem
A. Describe what the problem is related to an AOI and offer a solution.
- Restate the problem in your own words and say how you are going to solve the problem (you will solve the problem by creating a web page)
B. Research HTML (answer these questions)

1. What is HTML?
2. What was life like before HTML?
3. Who invented HTML?
4. How is HTML unique?
5. How does HTML work?
6. How did HTML change the world?
7. Why is HTML important?

Remember this is research. You must do research to find the answers to these questions. AND you must document your research.

September 16

Year 9

Period 3
1- Let's finish up with Assignment #3
2- Check out this quiz:

Internet Terminology http://www.quia.com/quiz/1477981.html

Period 4
3-HTML tutorial: http://www.athropolis.com/help/html-preview2.htm
Follow the directions and see what happens. What have you learned? Make an appropriate
posting in your process journal.

September 15

Year 9. We are going to do something a little different today.

I have some handouts (yes, you read that right. I will be providing you with PAPER!) of an interesting activity for you to do. Before we set out to create web pages to upload to the www, I think it's important to get "the big picture".

Assignment 1: Internet Basics
Assignment 2: History of the Internet
Assignment 3: You and the World Wide Web

When you have finished, please take a minute and click here to take a test online. Good luck Year 9!


In addition, when making your process journal posting follow this template to keep the posting relevant:
From my research I found out . .
I have discovered that . . .
My conclusions are that . . .
I have kept my research relevant by . . .
I found ICT helpful when . . .

September 9

Year 9, what I would like for you to do today is to choose your author/artist/musician.

Next, I would like for you to do research and begin to formulate your Design Specification. Research other sites to see how they have organized their material. Collect data and ideas to incorporate into your own page.

Use your process journal/blog to record all the url's you are visiting and to reflect upon your investigation.

Remember. . .

Design Specification: A detailed description of the conditions, requirements and restrictions with which a design must comply. This is a precise and accurate list of facts such as conditions, dimensions, materials, process and methods that are important for the designer and the user. All appropriate solutions will need to comply with the design specification.

September 8

Welcome back Year 9!



Let's take a few minutes and dust off our process journals/blogs (hahaha).

Blogs are primarily a communication tool. People are more motivated when their blogs are visited and comments are made. I love visiting your blogs. However, I have more than 115 blogs to visit and, unfortunately, am unable to make it to all of your blogs on a timely basis. Therefore, we will organize groups whereby students within that group will visit and comment on each other's blogs and actively participate in each other's learning. Also, invite your friends and family to visit your process journal/blog.

Create a link list in the side bar to add links to the other members of your group.