Homework, due May 21 (please post BEFORE Monday's class)

Please post a follow-up response. This must be done PRIOR to class on May 21, otherwise you are unprepared and will receive discipline points.

QUESTION: While exploring the SCRATCH programming application in class, identify something that you got "stuck" on - and then explain how you got "unstuck"!

In other words, what errors or bugs did you come across, and how did you debug them?

Remember to sign your post, and then post as an "Anonymous" user.

Homework (due Monday, May 14, before class)

Please post a follow-up response. This must be done PRIOR to class on May 14, otherwise you are unprepared and will receive discipline points.

QUESTION: While exploring the SCRATCH programming application in class, what was something SURPRISING / ORIGINAL / UNIQUE / COOL that you were able to discover?


Post your discovery in the comments section below!

Remember to sign your post, and then post as an "Anonymous" user.

Rick ROTFL: Exam, Part II

Please read and follow all directions.

1. Fix the following link so that it works. Post your corrected hyperlink into the comments section of the blog.

a href="http">Yo bro!< a




2. Download the following file: Right-Click and choose "Save As..." to Download!

In the file (a Word Document), find where it says ANSWER:, type in the title of this blog post.

3. Complete the rest of the document.

Week 5: MBPS

In class we talked about Megabytes Per Second, which is your download speed. We're going to compare our download speeds for homework.

DIRECTIONS
1. Right-click on the video below. (You should probably watch the video first to allow YouTube to calculate your speed)
2. Then choose "Take speed test".
3. Find your speed (see picture below for an example).
4. Post your speed in the comments.



Example screen shot:

iPad users can click here: http://www.youtube.com/my_speed

Source: BoingBoing

Week 4: More With Hyperlinks

Click on this link.

What do you notice about that page when you first get to it? Are you at the top of the page, or somewhere else?

For homework, in the comments, answer the following:

1. What do you notice that is different about the URL in the link above, compared to what you usually see?
2. Use html to post another example of this type of link (can be from wikipedia, or any site, but please do not use my example, or copy from your classmates!)

EXTRA CREDIT: What color did I use for the homework questions? (Hint: Right-click and use "View Page Source" to see the code)

Week 3 Homework: HTML =/= Hotmail

If you copy and paste a link in the comments section, it will just show up like this:

http://www.bergencharter.org

No one will be able to click on it.

Unless... you use HyperText Markup Language (or HTML)!

Here is what you do:



(Replace the fake website with a real site, and replace the text inside the brackets [ ].)

Here is a sample that you can test out if you need help:

Try This!

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FOR HOMEWORK

1. Use the html code to post a WORKING LINK to a useful or entertaining page about technology.

2. Use the html code to post a WORKING LINK to your favorite site or an interesting article (on anything).

Please do not post something that students above you have already posted! You will lose points!

For EXTRA CREDIT, use the following site to find out how to BOLD or ITALICIZE the text in your comment:

Advanced HTML Tags

Week 2 Homework: Linespace

During class, we talked about the proper Microsoft Word formatting for a formal letter, including line spacing and margins. Some sources differ, but your letter should look something like this (click image to embiggen):

However you choose to format your letter, remember, the line spacing is much different from that of a paper or essay, which should be double spaced so that it is easier to read and so that a teacher can add notes.

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HOMEWORK QUESTION: In the comments, explain the idea you came up with for your classwork assignment on writing a letter.

How will you answer our technology questions by using a letter?

REMEMBER TO SIGN YOUR POST, and publish as "Anonymous".

Welcome To The World: Week 1 Homework

Invent scenarios for each of the 3 scatter plots shown below.

Example: Graph #1 shows that the more you study, the higher your grade will be.

Respond using the comment section below (publish as "Anonymous").

*** Remember to sign your post. ***

Graph #1

Graph #2

Graph #3

This is a test....

Welcome to the new class blog!

We will use this for homework assignments, as well as for communicating a variety of classwork discussion topics and activities.

Today's practice assignment is to simply post a comment to test the site and make sure you know how to use it!

See my example comment below and follow the example.