Exam Instructions

Audio not working on the video I created so you will just have to read the instructions instead.

Today you are going to use MS Word to create a web page. To do this following the instructions below:

1. open Word
2. Click on the Office Button
3. Click on Save As - save as: Web Page
4. save in your P drive
5. file name must be: Smith Web Page (Smith is replaced by your last name)
6. make sure you save the file again each time you close

Your web page MUST contain the following:

1. a banner at the top with your name
2. a bulleted list describing the steps you follow when adding an RSS feed to your blog
3. a hyperlink to your personal blog
4. at least one graphic (must follow Creative Commons license rules)
5. numbered list detailing Creative Commons license rules in your own words)
6. a short description about you

After completing your web page then send it to me in an email as an attachment. Subject line: Smith Web Page.

Make sure that you do not have any spelling mistakes, grammar or punctuation mistakes.

You can view your web page simply by opening it.

Have fun and good luck. I have really enjoyed having you in class and I hope to have you back in more of my classes.

Exam Study Terms

You are to define these terms in a Word document and then use it as a study guide for the exam. We will begin our exam on Wednesday of next week. Make sure you print and take home this study guide and any other notes you need.

·         Authentication

·         Bandwidth

·         Blogs

·         Broadband

·         Browser Technologies

·         Cascading Style

·         Culture of Participation

·         Delicious

·         Dial-up

·         Digg

·         DSL

·         E-Mail

·         Facebook

·         Flash

·         Flickr

·         Google

·         HTML

·         Hyperlinks

·         Images

·         Messaging

·         Password strength

·         Personal Web

·         Platform

·         Plug-in

·         Podcasts

·         Profile Page

·         Read/Write Web

·         RSS

·         Social Networking

·         Static Content

·         Streaming Video

·         Tabbed browsing

·         Tag

·         Thumbnail

·         Upload

·         User-generated content

·         Web 2.0

·         Web Applications

·         Web Browser

·         Web site

·         Wikipedia

·         Yahoo

·         YouTube

·         Authority value

·         Back link

·         Banner

·         Blog member

·         Blogger

·         Blogging

·         Blogosphere

·         Bookmark

·         Cascading Style Sheets

·         Compressed image format

·         Content management systems

·         Dashboard page

·         Embedded

·         Flash

·         Formatting setting

·         Forum

·         Gadgets

·         Google blog Search

·         HTML-formatted text

·         Online journal

·         Open source software

·         Permissions setting

·         Search box

·         Sidebar

·         Technorati

·         Text editor

·         Uncompressed image format

·         Video blog

·         Widgets

·         Blog’s Web feed

·         Blogger ·         Feed Reader ·         Feed reader application ) ·         Offline browsing ·         Podcast ·         Syndication ·         Social bookmarking ·         Privacy policy ·         Identity Theft ·         Creative Commons ·         Flikr ·         Voki ·         Avitar ·         Online Image ·         Piracy ·         Attribution ·         NoDerivs ·         NonCommercial ·         Cloud computing ·         Cyberbullying ·         FTC ·         Phishing ·         Spam ·         Folders ·         USB/storage resources ·         Digital footprint ·         ·

Zoo Project Notes and Questions

Make sure that you have read the Zoo Research document on the S drive. You are to use the Zoo Project Script document to create your script for the project. Make sure you have created a folder on your P drive in the Projects folder. Name the folder: Smith Zoo Project (replace Smith with your last name).

ALL work for the zoo project MUST be saved to this folder. Complete ALL research before making your script. Create your script in Audacity after you have completed the Zoo Project Script document.

Remember: you must create 1 audio file per slide in Audacity
After recording an audio file in Audacity, click on File, click on Export as WAV, save in your Zoo Project Folder. Give the audio file a meaningful name such as: Slide1, Slide 2, etc.

To add the audio file to the slide, you will click on insert, then on sound file, then point to the recorded audio file in your Zoo Project folder. A small picture of a speaker will appear on the slide.

Make sure that you are documenting the sources of all your graphic files. Give credit where credit is due.

Remember:
All slide should have the same look, layout, font, etc.
If you use a background for a picture, make sure you read the text through the picture.
DO NOT put long paragraphs of information on your slides. Slides should contain 4 to 5 bulleted items that are prompts.


SAVE OFTEN.

Audacity is free and your can download it and use it at home. Your research and script can be completed at home if necessary. 

Post any questions you may have about the project as a comment here on the blog.

PowerPoint Lesson

Good morning, after completing the PowerPoint tutorial do the following:

Using Flickr, you are to create a PowerPoint presentation of places that you want to visit. The presentation MUST be at least 24 slides (not including the title slide). You must use pictures found on Flickr AND you must use a variety pictures that have different Creative Commons license. Create a folder on your P drive in your projects folder. Name the folder: McCormick PowerPoint Flickr Project. Replace McCormick with your name. ALL pictures must be copied to this folder and your presentation must be saved to this folder.

Attribution
Attribution - NoDerivs
Attribution - NoDerivs - Noncommercial
Attribution - Noncommercial
Attribtution - ShareAlike
Attribution - noncommecrial - sharealike

Remember the tutorials will show you how to insert pictures.

On each slide you must size the picture so that you can include a text box that contains the Creative Common license for the picture.

In the speakers notes you must include a description of the picture, why you picked that picture and the tags used for the picture.

Remember the tutorials will show you how to add speakers notes. You can also use the HELP.

PowerPoint Lesson

Good morning, after completing the PowerPoint tutorial do the following:

Using Flickr, you are to create a PowerPoint presentation of places that you want to visit. The presentation MUST be at least 24 slides (not including the title slide). You must use pictures found on Flickr AND you must use a variety pictures that have different Creative Commons license.

Attribution
Attribution - NoDerivs
Attribution - NoDerivs - Noncommercial
Attribution - Noncommercial
Attribtution - ShareAlike
Attribution - noncommecrial - sharealike

Remember the tutorials will show you how to insert pictures.

On each slide you must size the picture so that you can include a text box that contains the Creative Common license for the picture.

In the speakers notes you must include a description of the picture, why you picked that picture and the tags used for the picture.

Remember the tutorials will show you how to add speakers notes. You can also use the HELP.

Google Reader Help

Go to all of the Google Products page. Find the 'Reader link.

Go to the Help (HINT: look at the bottom of the page)

Locate the 'Getting Started Guide'

Read and take notes on ALL of the topics.

Change your window to LIST view.

Google Reader Video

Watch and take notes for the following video:

RSS Feeds VIdeo

Reading About Google Reader

Go to this link, read and take notes on the information:

http://www.google.com/intl/en/googlereader/tour.html

Following the Red Panda

Assume that we are interested in finding and following blogs about the Red Panda. It is possible to search Google for any blogs related to this topic.

Make sure you are looking at all of the Google products. Find the 'Blog Search' product.

Search for blogs ONLY for the Red Panda. Find 5 interesting and useful blogs and follow them. Make sure that you are only looking for posts that have been within the last year.

Internet Searching Assignment

Determine keywords and search terms for the following scenario:
You have been given the task of preparing a presentation for your class about kangaroos.

Think about the various pieces of information that you would want to include in your presentation: habitat, food, species, pictures, sounds, etc.

List the keywords and search terms you used.
Bookmark your findings on Delicious (TAG AS: kangaroos). You must bookmark sources from each search engine listed below..


Do a search or your keyworks and search terms using EACH search engine (Google, Bing, Yahoo).

Screen print your search results (just like we did when we screen printed the Delicious screens). Copy the screen prints into a Word document and save. You will turn this in on Thursday.

For this posting, comment on the following:

What search engine worked best and why?
What are the differences in the search results for each search engine?

Searching the Web

http://www.learnthenet.com/how-to/search-the-web/index.php

Use the above URL to read the associated article.

http://www.learnthenet.com/animated-internet/how-search-engines-work/index.php

Watch the animated presentation about "How Search Engines Work"
Respond in detail to the following questions: (YOU MUST USE YOUR OWN WORDS! DO NOT COPY AND PASTE)

What are some of the search tools you can use to find information?
What is the difference between an index and a directory?
When would you use an index? When would you use a directory?
Which ones do you currently use? Which do you prefer and why?
What are some ways to refine your search? (Give specific examples)

The World According Google

After watching the 'World According to Google' movie, what are your overall impressions of Google?

Describe in detail how Google 'ranks' their searches for the user.

Describe in detail how Google makes money even though they don't actually "make" anything.

Who founded Google? And what are their professional backgrounds (education, work experience, etc)

Sexting Article

You are to write a 175 - 225 word article on sexting. Follow the same guidelines as the others.

Email to me as an attachment.

Smith - Sexting Article.

Netiquette Article

You are to write a 150-175 word article on Netiquette. DO NOT copy and paste from the Internet. You must formulate the article so that it is information and geared toward teens. Keep in mind that your article will be used in our project newsletter next week.

Send the article as an email attachment with the following subject line:
Smith - Netiquette Article

Create the article in Word just like the others.

See the next posting for today for next assignment.

Malware Good or Bad

Your job is to investigate 'malware' and inform the rest of us about malware. Tell us what it is, why it may be harmful, how it is used, etc. Tell us how to protect ourselves and our computers. Give us tips if you want.

Tell us how widespread malware is in our lives.

You do not need to respond to other students posting for this post.