Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thank you all for your patience; Explanation for My not using blogspot for almost a month
Our class was to temporarily reside inside of the computer lab used by the Reconnect Program's students. Reconnect students are at risk students who are on their last chance to get back into school after a series of serious disciplinary issues. These guys don't make for the best classroom mates. The number of these students grew and grew until there weren't enough computers for all of the Reconnect students and mine. It also got very loud; one day I climbed on top of a filing cabinet, cupped my hands and yelled instructions. My student sitting three seats from the filing cabinet did not hear me.
With no end in site, I put my foot down and we got out of there. We moved around to different classrooms for about 10 days. Then I moved us into our new room. Unfortunately, our new room is not setup yet. It is very difficult to teach students without computers. We have some working computers now, but they don't have LAN School installed on them, so I can't control student access.
I hope and prey that our computers will be setup when we return from Thanksgiving. My students have been so patient - I appreciate that so much. After Thanksgiving, I intend to return to our routine of students checking my blog for instructions at the beginning of class and entering their work in their blogs.
With no end in site, I put my foot down and we got out of there. We moved around to different classrooms for about 10 days. Then I moved us into our new room. Unfortunately, our new room is not setup yet. It is very difficult to teach students without computers. We have some working computers now, but they don't have LAN School installed on them, so I can't control student access.
I hope and prey that our computers will be setup when we return from Thanksgiving. My students have been so patient - I appreciate that so much. After Thanksgiving, I intend to return to our routine of students checking my blog for instructions at the beginning of class and entering their work in their blogs.
Monday, November 3, 2008
Animated Internet
Today we will review with them the Animated Internet lesson on how to connect to the net and why http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/animate.htm . This is a very important lesson that I presented very well, but you all were too distracted to get it all; Some of you are also new students who weren't here when we did that lesson. I will use the Lanschool features "Show Teacher to Students" and "Show Student to other Students" to make the lesson interactive. In other words, I will show them something from my screen, ask a question and then hand over screen control to a student for them to demonstrate the answer. By playing this game with the lesson, I should be able to get away with doing it a second time. We need to know this material for the midterm exam.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Viewing Sourcecode
- In Internet Explorer, follow the link below to Barack Obama's Louisiana page http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/lahome .
- On the menu bar, click on the view menu and choose source.
- The source code for the webpage will open in notepad.
- Save the file to your desktop (notice the file name).
- Close the file.
- On your desktop, right click on the file (the one that you just closed).
- Choose Open with from the menu, then choose Wordpad.
- With the source code open in Wordpad, click on the Print Preview Icon (this is the Icon with a magnigying glass in front of a piece of paper; It is inbetween the printer icon and the binocular icon).
The purpose of viewing the source code in this way is for us to view page numbers, and thereby be able to go through the document together.
Our goal is to isolate the source code for the Louisiana page from the code that is repeated on each page.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Tuesday 1st - 4th; Monday 5th-8th period
We will map barackobama.com. Instead of us all mapping the entire site, you may choose a link from Barack Obama's home page that you want to map; Check with me first to see if someone else has already chosen that link. At the end of class, make sure to upload your Powerpoint.
Instead of using the box and line tools as we used last week, students have decided that we use an organizational chart to create the maps. The link below is an example of a very simple map that Sashambry Hollins created http://www.slideshare.net/Shanky9/shollins-presentation/
To create this, in Powerpoint click on the Insert menu and choose diagram. The diagram menu opens, but it is already defaulted to the organizational chart that we want, so just press OK. This creates a four box pyramid organizational chart (one on top and three on the bottom). Name the top box "Home". You will only need one box at the second level, so click on and delete the second and third boxes (if you accidentally delete the entire chart, don't panic - just click on undo in the edit menu). Name the remaining second-level box the name of the link that you chose from Obama's site. Right click on this box and choose Subordinate from the drop down menu. You may have to click on your second level box and add more subordinates to it if there is more than one link to map out. Add subordinates at any level as needed.
To check yourself to see if you got all of the links, view the source of the page that you chose. Search for "a href =". Every where that you find an "a href =", you can be assured that this is another link.
When you are done, upload your PowerPoint to slideshare.com (If you had already created one on slideshare.com and need to edit it, you can click on the download link next to your presentation in slideshare.
After uploading your final PowerPoint, ask me for note cards. Write one link from your map on each note card. Hopefully, we will be in our new room today. If so you can place them on our wall in the new classroom. We will match them together to build a map of his entire website.
Instead of using the box and line tools as we used last week, students have decided that we use an organizational chart to create the maps. The link below is an example of a very simple map that Sashambry Hollins created http://www.slideshare.net/Shanky9/shollins-presentation/
To create this, in Powerpoint click on the Insert menu and choose diagram. The diagram menu opens, but it is already defaulted to the organizational chart that we want, so just press OK. This creates a four box pyramid organizational chart (one on top and three on the bottom). Name the top box "Home". You will only need one box at the second level, so click on and delete the second and third boxes (if you accidentally delete the entire chart, don't panic - just click on undo in the edit menu). Name the remaining second-level box the name of the link that you chose from Obama's site. Right click on this box and choose Subordinate from the drop down menu. You may have to click on your second level box and add more subordinates to it if there is more than one link to map out. Add subordinates at any level as needed.
To check yourself to see if you got all of the links, view the source of the page that you chose. Search for "a href =". Every where that you find an "a href =", you can be assured that this is another link.
When you are done, upload your PowerPoint to slideshare.com (If you had already created one on slideshare.com and need to edit it, you can click on the download link next to your presentation in slideshare.
After uploading your final PowerPoint, ask me for note cards. Write one link from your map on each note card. Hopefully, we will be in our new room today. If so you can place them on our wall in the new classroom. We will match them together to build a map of his entire website.
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Friday 1st through 4th | Thursday - 5th through 8th period
If you have not already signed up with slideshare.com, please do so. In order to complete the assignment Creating a webstory board to plan your website layout posted on 10/7, we need to build a storyboard (a map of how webpages are connected to make a website) in Powerpoint. As with all of your classwork, you must post these Powerpoints to your blog. Blogspot does not allow us to simply upload Powerpoints, so must sign up with slideshare.com which will give us a location on the web to upload our Powerpoint presentations to so that we can link them to our blog.
Tuesday, we made a quick Powerpoint about anything (only 3 slides long) and uploaded them to our slideshare accounts and linked them to them in a new blog post. If you have not done this, please do so quickly. Do not spend much time on it. The purpose of this exercise is to upload the file and link to it; creating Powerpoints is not the purpose of the exercise.
Once you have completed all of the above, we will begin mapping out barackobama.com. Instead of us all mapping the entire site, you may choose a link a link from Barack Obama's home page that you want to map; Check with me first to see if someone else has already chosen that link. At the end of class, make sure to upload your Powerpoint.
You have a choice of one of two tool options to build your map in Powerpoint: 1) You may use an organizational chart to map your such as Sashambry Hollins did http://www.slideshare.net/Shanky9/shollins-presentation/, or 2) The box and line tools as we used last week.
At the end of the week we will print the maps out and place them on our wall in the classroom. We will match them together to build a map of his entire website.
Tuesday, we made a quick Powerpoint about anything (only 3 slides long) and uploaded them to our slideshare accounts and linked them to them in a new blog post. If you have not done this, please do so quickly. Do not spend much time on it. The purpose of this exercise is to upload the file and link to it; creating Powerpoints is not the purpose of the exercise.
Once you have completed all of the above, we will begin mapping out barackobama.com. Instead of us all mapping the entire site, you may choose a link a link from Barack Obama's home page that you want to map; Check with me first to see if someone else has already chosen that link. At the end of class, make sure to upload your Powerpoint.
You have a choice of one of two tool options to build your map in Powerpoint: 1) You may use an organizational chart to map your such as Sashambry Hollins did http://www.slideshare.net/Shanky9/shollins-presentation/, or 2) The box and line tools as we used last week.
At the end of the week we will print the maps out and place them on our wall in the classroom. We will match them together to build a map of his entire website.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Bell/Blog work - Tuesday pop quiz
Remember, sharing answers will lead to a zero for both parties.
This also means that during test time, you are restricted from clicking on other student's links from my blog. Don't forget, I can easily check your browser history.
Answer the following two questions in your blog. Title it Tuesday pop quiz. Raise your hand when you are done and I will record your answers.
Question one: To connect to the Internet, You need all of the following except _______
A. Internet Service Provider
B. Modem
C. FTP
D. Dial up connection software
E. Computer
Question two: To have a website http://www.yourname.com/, you to do all of the following except________
A) Create a file named index.html
B) Upload the index.html using FTP software
C) Buy a web server
D) Buy space (a directory) on an ISP's web server to which you can upload your files
E) Buy the domain name yourname.com
Classwork - Creating a webstory board to plan your website layout
Objectives
■ Identify the various Web site organizational structures
■ Distinguish between the various Web site organization structures as they relate to audience,preparation time, commonality, and server requirements
■ Create a Web site storyboard
Time Required - This lesson takes two class periods to complete.
Materials Required
■ Internet - John McCain's http://www.johnmccain.com/palin.htm and Barack Obama's websites http://www.barackobama.com/
■ Powerpoint
First, Read the following:
CREATING A WEB STORYBOARD is very important aspect of creating a Web site is page organization. This is more important even than how your pages look – if users can’t find their way around your site, they will leave before they accomplish what they came for. Before building your first page, you should have a clear path laid out to ensure your site is easy to use. The following is a discussion of the five most common types of Web page organizational charts, as well as a discussion on building a Web storyboard, the blueprint for your Web site.
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS
Website Organizational Type One - Heirarchical:
Hierarchy (most common) – Also referred to as a page tree, this organizational method is characterized by a centralized starting point – the home page. Additional pages in the site are linked in levels (or branches, hence the treereference) off of the home page, with each level being stored in its own folder. This structure follows this basic layout: With hierarchy, users move up levels for general information, or down levels for specific information. Users generally have little difficulty knowing where they are in the structure. Providing a link to the home page on all lower level pages allows users to quickly reorient themselves in the site.
Website Organizational Type Two - Linear:
Linear – Also referred to as a slide show, this structure begins at the home page and follows a succession of pages, each leading from the one before it to the one after it. This layout works best if you are creating a site with step-by-step instructions. Typically, the user can choose to go forward or back within the structure. Because this type of organization is similar to reading a book, it is very limiting in the variety of information that you can present.
Website Organizational Type Three - Multi Level Linear:
Multi-level Linear – While many directions have a beginning to end progression, it may be necessary at times to deviate from the path to cover supplemental material. That is the purpose of this structure. Observe the difference between this and a normal linear layout: As an example, let’s say you are presenting instructions on how to load an operating systemon a computer. After several pages explaining steps common to both a PC and Mac, you may want to split the instruction so users are taken todifferent pages that cover their particular machine. After discussing the things that are unique to each computer, both paths may then converge as you explain general steps to testing the installation.
Website Organizational Type Four - Heirarchy/Linear:
Hierarchy/Linear – The reality is that very few Web sites are strict linear sites. More common is a mix of hierarchy and linear elements. A hierarchy/linear structure may look like this: Home >Home >Home >Home. In this way, authors can build a page that offers a wide variety of information, while also including instances of slide show use. Continuing our example from above, your page may include a discussion of the various types of computer operating systems (OS’s - MacIntosh vs PC). Your site may compare pricing, performance, features,availability, etc., and then include links to the installation instructions. Keep in mind that combining two organizational styles may cause users to get lost more easily. A site map is a big help when using this structure.
Website Organizational Type Five - Random:
Random – This layout is simply a set of pages that are linked together in some way, but with no real underlying organization or overallstructure. Users move from page to page at random (hence the name). This structure is very similar to playing a computer game where the player wanders through various rooms. It is amorphous (changing shape) and without restrictions. Each page usually defines itself well, and provides links that allow users to explore, similar to moving from room to room in an unfamiliar building. The main problem with the layout is that users may get lost easily. Besure to provide them a way back to the homepage.
Website Organizational Type sixe - Grid:
Grid – This structure is somewhat complex in that all pages are of equal importance. This layout often includes an image map or a complex table design. The main disadvantage of this structure is that it is very easy for users to get lost in the site. Care must be taken to ensure users always know where they are.
Storyboarding:
Storyboarding is a concept taken from the film industry, and works much the same way for the Web. It involves planning the pages you intend to create, what information will appear on them, how they will look, and how they will be linked together before you begin creating pages. The idea is to create a visual representation of the Web site that can be easily manipulated, and allows you to work without having to remember where each pages fits in an often complex design. Storyboards allow multiple users to build different parts of the same site in an efficient manner. Additionally, members can physically check a page off the storyboard when completed and move to the next one. Storyboards can get rather complicated, as the following example shows: There are several ways to set up a storyboard, from a simple piece of paper with boxes and lines on it, to placing note cards on a bulletinboard with strings to indicate links. We will use Powerpoint to create a storyboard that is easily manipulated, and will provde a way for each page creator to indicate when a page is complete. If you are building a site with just a few pages, a story board may seem unnecessary. While this may be true for laying out how pages link to each other, a storyboard can still help to organize your thoughts and to get you started working.
Now, Open John Mcain's website and Powerpoint. We will work together to map out Jon McCain's website (the more simplistic site). Later, you will map out Barrack Obama's website on your own. Later, we will analyze the structures.
FYI (For your information) This lesson covers the following TEKS:
126.28(c) 1A Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems and networkingcomponents
■ 126.28(c) 1E Use vocabulary related to web mastering
■ 126.28(c) 2B Demonstrate proficiency in the use of keyboard and mouse
■ 126.28(c) 6A Evaluate the design and functionality of WWW pages and compare the methodwith other established methods
■ 126.28(c) 11A Synthesize and publish information in a variety of ways including printed copyand monitor display
■ 126.28(c) 12B Seek and respond to input from peers and professionals in evaluating the product
■ Identify the various Web site organizational structures
■ Distinguish between the various Web site organization structures as they relate to audience,preparation time, commonality, and server requirements
■ Create a Web site storyboard
Time Required - This lesson takes two class periods to complete.
Materials Required
■ Internet - John McCain's http://www.johnmccain.com/palin.htm and Barack Obama's websites http://www.barackobama.com/
■ Powerpoint
First, Read the following:
CREATING A WEB STORYBOARD is very important aspect of creating a Web site is page organization. This is more important even than how your pages look – if users can’t find their way around your site, they will leave before they accomplish what they came for. Before building your first page, you should have a clear path laid out to ensure your site is easy to use. The following is a discussion of the five most common types of Web page organizational charts, as well as a discussion on building a Web storyboard, the blueprint for your Web site.
TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHARTS
Website Organizational Type One - Heirarchical:
Hierarchy (most common) – Also referred to as a page tree, this organizational method is characterized by a centralized starting point – the home page. Additional pages in the site are linked in levels (or branches, hence the treereference) off of the home page, with each level being stored in its own folder. This structure follows this basic layout: With hierarchy, users move up levels for general information, or down levels for specific information. Users generally have little difficulty knowing where they are in the structure. Providing a link to the home page on all lower level pages allows users to quickly reorient themselves in the site.
Website Organizational Type Two - Linear:
Linear – Also referred to as a slide show, this structure begins at the home page and follows a succession of pages, each leading from the one before it to the one after it. This layout works best if you are creating a site with step-by-step instructions. Typically, the user can choose to go forward or back within the structure. Because this type of organization is similar to reading a book, it is very limiting in the variety of information that you can present.
Website Organizational Type Three - Multi Level Linear:
Multi-level Linear – While many directions have a beginning to end progression, it may be necessary at times to deviate from the path to cover supplemental material. That is the purpose of this structure. Observe the difference between this and a normal linear layout: As an example, let’s say you are presenting instructions on how to load an operating systemon a computer. After several pages explaining steps common to both a PC and Mac, you may want to split the instruction so users are taken todifferent pages that cover their particular machine. After discussing the things that are unique to each computer, both paths may then converge as you explain general steps to testing the installation.
Website Organizational Type Four - Heirarchy/Linear:
Hierarchy/Linear – The reality is that very few Web sites are strict linear sites. More common is a mix of hierarchy and linear elements. A hierarchy/linear structure may look like this: Home >Home >Home >Home. In this way, authors can build a page that offers a wide variety of information, while also including instances of slide show use. Continuing our example from above, your page may include a discussion of the various types of computer operating systems (OS’s - MacIntosh vs PC). Your site may compare pricing, performance, features,availability, etc., and then include links to the installation instructions. Keep in mind that combining two organizational styles may cause users to get lost more easily. A site map is a big help when using this structure.
Website Organizational Type Five - Random:
Random – This layout is simply a set of pages that are linked together in some way, but with no real underlying organization or overallstructure. Users move from page to page at random (hence the name). This structure is very similar to playing a computer game where the player wanders through various rooms. It is amorphous (changing shape) and without restrictions. Each page usually defines itself well, and provides links that allow users to explore, similar to moving from room to room in an unfamiliar building. The main problem with the layout is that users may get lost easily. Besure to provide them a way back to the homepage.
Website Organizational Type sixe - Grid:
Grid – This structure is somewhat complex in that all pages are of equal importance. This layout often includes an image map or a complex table design. The main disadvantage of this structure is that it is very easy for users to get lost in the site. Care must be taken to ensure users always know where they are.
Storyboarding:
Storyboarding is a concept taken from the film industry, and works much the same way for the Web. It involves planning the pages you intend to create, what information will appear on them, how they will look, and how they will be linked together before you begin creating pages. The idea is to create a visual representation of the Web site that can be easily manipulated, and allows you to work without having to remember where each pages fits in an often complex design. Storyboards allow multiple users to build different parts of the same site in an efficient manner. Additionally, members can physically check a page off the storyboard when completed and move to the next one. Storyboards can get rather complicated, as the following example shows: There are several ways to set up a storyboard, from a simple piece of paper with boxes and lines on it, to placing note cards on a bulletinboard with strings to indicate links. We will use Powerpoint to create a storyboard that is easily manipulated, and will provde a way for each page creator to indicate when a page is complete. If you are building a site with just a few pages, a story board may seem unnecessary. While this may be true for laying out how pages link to each other, a storyboard can still help to organize your thoughts and to get you started working.
Now, Open John Mcain's website and Powerpoint. We will work together to map out Jon McCain's website (the more simplistic site). Later, you will map out Barrack Obama's website on your own. Later, we will analyze the structures.
FYI (For your information) This lesson covers the following TEKS:
126.28(c) 1A Demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems and networkingcomponents
■ 126.28(c) 1E Use vocabulary related to web mastering
■ 126.28(c) 2B Demonstrate proficiency in the use of keyboard and mouse
■ 126.28(c) 6A Evaluate the design and functionality of WWW pages and compare the methodwith other established methods
■ 126.28(c) 11A Synthesize and publish information in a variety of ways including printed copyand monitor display
■ 126.28(c) 12B Seek and respond to input from peers and professionals in evaluating the product
Monday, September 29, 2008
Bell/Blog Work
Log on to your email and open the email from Barack Obama "The debate and what's next". Click on the link "Find a Debate Watch Party in your area and RSVP today." Find an upcoming debate watching party in your area (just enter your zipcode). You may RSVP if you would like. If you would like to have a debate watching party of your own at your favorite hangout (one with a TV), click "Host an event" link on the right webpage frame and create your own party. If you create your own debate watching party, please post a link to your party on a comment for this post.
This should take you 10 minutes. When you are finished, you may begin working on today's assignment "The computer and the Internet."
This should take you 10 minutes. When you are finished, you may begin working on today's assignment "The computer and the Internet."
Saturday, September 27, 2008
The Computer and the Internet
The following assignment is due on Wednesday October 1st for 5th-8th periods, and Thursday October 2nd for 1st-4th .
Assignment: You have been hired to work with the Golden Oaks Retirement Home in training their residents on how to use the Internet and what it is. These folks grew up way before computers and they really have no idea how they work or how to use them to find information. It is your job to make a presentation to them to show them 1) What is it that the net can do for them (what can they do on the net)? What is the Internet? What is an Intranet?
2) What will it take to get them connected to the Internet - what equipment will they need? What should they consider when buying a computer to access the Internet ( RAM, hard disk capacity, CPU speed) and what will they need to connect to the Internet (hardware & software)? Who will they need to contact? Consider that they are one of several retirement homes that might want to connect together; for this discuss What is the Internet? What is an Intranet? What is a WAN and a LAN?
3) How can they create their own website with their own name.com. What is HTML? Source Code? What would they need to do to publish their own website? What is a URL?
Directions
1. Get into groups of three. You assign each group member a role. One person is the recorder, one person is the researcher, and one person creates the presentation.
2. Use PowerPoint to create your final project. You can be creative, but remember that you need to keep your audience in mind. In other words, keep it simple. Also, think of who you are and why you are talking to these people - are you a salesman, do you work for the nursing home?
3. The following topics must be researched and included in your presentation:
Use vocabulary related to Web Mastering and delineate between the Internet and an Intranet (indicate the exact line between them; when you are doing something, are you using the Internet or Intranet).
4. Grading for this project will be based on the attached rubric.
Research Sources:
http://www.internet101.org/internet101.html
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/animate.htm
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Education/Internet/Help_and_Tutorials/Internet_Beginners_Guides/
Assignment: You have been hired to work with the Golden Oaks Retirement Home in training their residents on how to use the Internet and what it is. These folks grew up way before computers and they really have no idea how they work or how to use them to find information. It is your job to make a presentation to them to show them 1) What is it that the net can do for them (what can they do on the net)? What is the Internet? What is an Intranet?
2) What will it take to get them connected to the Internet - what equipment will they need? What should they consider when buying a computer to access the Internet ( RAM, hard disk capacity, CPU speed) and what will they need to connect to the Internet (hardware & software)? Who will they need to contact? Consider that they are one of several retirement homes that might want to connect together; for this discuss What is the Internet? What is an Intranet? What is a WAN and a LAN?
3) How can they create their own website with their own name.com. What is HTML? Source Code? What would they need to do to publish their own website? What is a URL?
Directions
1. Get into groups of three. You assign each group member a role. One person is the recorder, one person is the researcher, and one person creates the presentation.
2. Use PowerPoint to create your final project. You can be creative, but remember that you need to keep your audience in mind. In other words, keep it simple. Also, think of who you are and why you are talking to these people - are you a salesman, do you work for the nursing home?
3. The following topics must be researched and included in your presentation:
Use vocabulary related to Web Mastering and delineate between the Internet and an Intranet (indicate the exact line between them; when you are doing something, are you using the Internet or Intranet).
4. Grading for this project will be based on the attached rubric.
Research Sources:
http://www.internet101.org/internet101.html
http://www.learnthenet.com/english/animate/animate.htm
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Education/Internet/Help_and_Tutorials/Internet_Beginners_Guides/
Thursday, September 25, 2008
How a computer works and Copyright
Blog/Bell Work:
The class will take a http://copyrightkids.org quiz together. I will give you the URL; we will all pull up the quiz at the same time, but will not guess at any answers (Don't click any of the radio buttons or the submit button). I will propose the question to the class. Then I will take a show of hands on who thinks each answer is correct. I may also ask students to volunteer their opinion on why each answer is right or wrong.
The How a Computer Works video was cancelled as we could not access it.
The class will take a http://copyrightkids.org quiz together. I will give you the URL; we will all pull up the quiz at the same time, but will not guess at any answers (Don't click any of the radio buttons or the submit button). I will propose the question to the class. Then I will take a show of hands on who thinks each answer is correct. I may also ask students to volunteer their opinion on why each answer is right or wrong.
The How a Computer Works video was cancelled as we could not access it.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
COPYRIGHT LAW
COPYRIGHT LAW Read the copyright document at the following URL http://library.williams.edu/copyright.php . Also read, http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/midnightsun.html. In a new blog post, answer these questions: Do the copyright laws pertain to what happened to Stephanie Meyers book, Midnight Sun?
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tin Hat Internet Baics
INTERNET BASICS
Go to (in an Internet Explorer browser window, type or copy and paste the following URL into the address box) http://www.tinhat.com/internet_basics/how_the_internet_works.html
In a new post on your blog, answer:
1. What do Jelly Beans in this story represent? (I'm looking for two words d____ p_____)
2. Explain the significance of the writing on the Jelly beans; in other words, on the thing that the Jelly Beans represent (d____ p_____), explain:
4. David is the only one pretending to be this kind of equipment, but are there more pieces of equipment like this in the game they are playing? Is there only one of these on the Internet or are there more? Where do you think they are and what do they do?
5. How is the Internet Resillient? How does this resillience relate to streaming video that we talked about on learnthenet.com (hint: something to do with why your video pauses or freezes).
How is does the Internet's use of DNS relate to the way the postal service routes our mail?
Go to (in an Internet Explorer browser window, type or copy and paste the following URL into the address box) http://www.tinhat.com/internet_basics/how_the_internet_works.html
In a new post on your blog, answer:
1. What do Jelly Beans in this story represent? (I'm looking for two words d____ p_____)
2. Explain the significance of the writing on the Jelly beans; in other words, on the thing that the Jelly Beans represent (d____ p_____), explain:
- What the writing is
- How they use it
- How the writing relates to it's name
4. David is the only one pretending to be this kind of equipment, but are there more pieces of equipment like this in the game they are playing? Is there only one of these on the Internet or are there more? Where do you think they are and what do they do?
5. How is the Internet Resillient? How does this resillience relate to streaming video that we talked about on learnthenet.com (hint: something to do with why your video pauses or freezes).
How is does the Internet's use of DNS relate to the way the postal service routes our mail?
September 22nd - how to connect and why
Go to http://learnthenet.com/english/animate/connect.html
Create a Blog entry with the following title:
How to connect to the net and why.
Create a Blog entry with the following title:
How to connect to the net and why.
Vocabulary
FTP - File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
Server - a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.
Webserver - A computer program that is responsible for accepting [] requests from web clients, which are known as web browsers, and serving them HTTP responses along with optional data contents, which usually are web pages such as HTML documents and linked objects (images, etc.).
Domain name is a name given to a collection of network devices that belong to a domain which is an administrative space managed according to some common characteristics of the members. For example, the computers of a corporate network running Windows NT services are said to belong to a domain (NT domain). In particular, the term domain name is best known in connection with the Internet where it describes the regions of administrative authority within the Domain Name System, the facility to locate resources on the Internet.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language: a set of standards, a variety of SGML, used to tag the elements of a hypertext document. It is the standard protocol for formatting and displaying documents on the World Wide Web.
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol: the standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web.
Upload
To transfer (data or programs), usually from a peripheral computer or device to a central, often remote computer.
ISP Internet service provider is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet using dial-up or other means of data telecommunication. ISPs may provide Internet e-mail accounts to users which allow them to communicate with one another by sending and receiving electronic messages through their ISPs' servers.
URL
1.Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet.
2.an address that identifies a particular file on the Internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.
Server - a computer that makes services, as access to data files, programs, and peripheral devices, available to workstations on a network.
Webserver - A computer program that is responsible for accepting [] requests from web clients, which are known as web browsers, and serving them HTTP responses along with optional data contents, which usually are web pages such as HTML documents and linked objects (images, etc.).
Domain name is a name given to a collection of network devices that belong to a domain which is an administrative space managed according to some common characteristics of the members. For example, the computers of a corporate network running Windows NT services are said to belong to a domain (NT domain). In particular, the term domain name is best known in connection with the Internet where it describes the regions of administrative authority within the Domain Name System, the facility to locate resources on the Internet.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language: a set of standards, a variety of SGML, used to tag the elements of a hypertext document. It is the standard protocol for formatting and displaying documents on the World Wide Web.
HTTP
hypertext transfer protocol: the standard protocol for transferring hypertext documents on the World Wide Web.
Upload
To transfer (data or programs), usually from a peripheral computer or device to a central, often remote computer.
ISP Internet service provider is a company which primarily offers their customers access to the Internet using dial-up or other means of data telecommunication. ISPs may provide Internet e-mail accounts to users which allow them to communicate with one another by sending and receiving electronic messages through their ISPs' servers.
URL
1.Uniform Resource Locator: a protocol for specifying addresses on the Internet.
2.an address that identifies a particular file on the Internet, usually consisting of the protocol, as http, followed by the domain name.
First day of class
On the first day of class, each student will create a yahoo email account (if they do not already have an email account) and a blogspot.com account. Sign up on bararackobama.com.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Daily Bell/Blog Work
At the beginning of each class period for 10 minutes, students will type an entry into their blog. This is called Bell / Blog work. In order for an entry to be counted toward your grade, it must concern a question I have posted on my website.
Students will use proper English in their blog entries. Grammatical errors will not be counted off of this daily blog grade, however students should respond to my guidance (that I will post in the comments section under any student posting needing guidance) on their blog with an acknowledgment (Students should post these in a subsequent comment).
Students will use the subsequent 5 minutes, to review blog entries of their schoolmates and will make appropriate comments and suggestions in thier schoolmate’s blogs. Students may access links to their classmate’s blogs through the Student Blog Sites link on my website. These comment must concern the question of the day and be of a technical or grammatical nature; Students who make comments on their own blog or other student’s blogs that are not technical or grammatical nature will be counted against the student’s Bell / Blog Work grade. Any student that has presented a question in their blog post that they want their schoolmates to respond to, may draw attention to their post by posting a Help Request through the Help Request link on my website www.mrsstovall.com. During this time, students should check the Student Help Request link on my website to see if one of their schoolmates has requested help.
If the student is absent, he will still be responsible for his daily blog. If the student does not have access to a computer to complete this task from home on the day of the absence, he will have 3 days after his return to school to attend my afternoon tutorial session to make a blog entry. He will label this “Make up blog entry for xx/mm/yyyy.
Students will use proper English in their blog entries. Grammatical errors will not be counted off of this daily blog grade, however students should respond to my guidance (that I will post in the comments section under any student posting needing guidance) on their blog with an acknowledgment (Students should post these in a subsequent comment).
Students will use the subsequent 5 minutes, to review blog entries of their schoolmates and will make appropriate comments and suggestions in thier schoolmate’s blogs. Students may access links to their classmate’s blogs through the Student Blog Sites link on my website. These comment must concern the question of the day and be of a technical or grammatical nature; Students who make comments on their own blog or other student’s blogs that are not technical or grammatical nature will be counted against the student’s Bell / Blog Work grade. Any student that has presented a question in their blog post that they want their schoolmates to respond to, may draw attention to their post by posting a Help Request through the Help Request link on my website www.mrsstovall.com. During this time, students should check the Student Help Request link on my website to see if one of their schoolmates has requested help.
If the student is absent, he will still be responsible for his daily blog. If the student does not have access to a computer to complete this task from home on the day of the absence, he will have 3 days after his return to school to attend my afternoon tutorial session to make a blog entry. He will label this “Make up blog entry for xx/mm/yyyy.
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