Welcome to Technology Class A brief orientation with Mr. Walters (and Strongbad)

Stuff you already know A Quick Survey Raising of Hands The Quiz Your Job / My Job / Our Job Activity Responsibility Looks like / Sounds like

A Quick Survey

Raising of Hands

The Quiz

Your Job / My Job / Our Job

Activity

Responsibility

Looks like / Sounds like

looks like // sounds like Log In / Edline Calendar / Get to work Use all of your class time wisely Participate Extend Think! (Try to solve problems) May I help? I’m finished, may I… Add more? Try x program? Go back to x program? I found that x works better if I…

Log In / Edline Calendar / Get to work

Use all of your class time wisely

Participate

Extend

Think! (Try to solve problems)

May I help?

I’m finished, may I…

Add more?

Try x program?

Go back to x program?

I found that x works better if I…

What is Technology? Activity (collaborate with the person beside you to): Explain what technology is in exactly 3 sentences. Be prepared to respond to others. Intro ( video )

Activity (collaborate with the person beside you to):

Explain what technology is in exactly 3 sentences.

Be prepared to respond to others.

Intro ( video )

Technology is a tool. Learning the tools and strategies to build lasting technological fluency: ID and Choose the best technology tool (s) for the task at hand Use those tools in a way that you can create stuff that flows easily between the selected tools without a lot of hand-holding.

Learning the tools and strategies to build lasting technological fluency:

ID and Choose the best technology tool (s) for the task at hand

Use those tools in a way that you can create stuff that flows easily between the selected tools without a lot of hand-holding.

PBL: Project-Based Learning You will be given tasks to accomplish. I will be teaching new tools every day. You will select the best tools for you to accomplish your task and do it. Now, on to your first task…

You will be given tasks to accomplish.

I will be teaching new tools every day.

You will select the best tools for you to accomplish your task and do it.

Now, on to your first task…

Who are you? Intro with Technology… Eg: Introduce yourself in 4 PPT slides. Slides: 1, Title Slide Name 2, Hobbies, best subject 3 Favorite applications of technology 4 a completely random fact Mr. Walters should know about me ? **Remember: PowerPoint is a tool… could you do this better with MovieMaker , A Voki , or something else?? If so, Go for it.

Intro with Technology…

Eg: Introduce yourself in 4 PPT slides.

Slides:

1, Title Slide Name

2, Hobbies, best subject

3 Favorite applications of technology

4 a completely random fact Mr. Walters should know about me

What are we doing this year? Why ? Proficient Users of Technology Who: Solve Problems Communicate Collaborate

Highlights MS Office Integration Web 2.0 Interactive Multimedia Company Site plan

MS Office Integration

Web 2.0

Interactive Multimedia

Company

Site plan

Evaluation Real-world Evaluation vs. Grades ABI A: 100% Done with awesomeness B: 85% Done right I: 0% Not done / do it again Deadlines…

Real-world Evaluation vs. Grades

ABI

A: 100% Done with awesomeness

B: 85% Done right

I: 0% Not done / do it again

Deadlines…

Our Classroom Policies & Procedures Book Storage Signing in and out Drills Printing Sectionals Log in, log out, & Shake it all about Rules Handbook Levels of Behavior Computer Ethics and Use

Book Storage

Signing in and out

Drills

Printing

Sectionals

Log in, log out, & Shake it all about

Rules

Handbook

Levels of Behavior

Computer Ethics and Use