What a great week! I think info tech class really enjoyed learning about emerging technology, and especially liked participating in the hour of code. Hopefully it opened some eyes to see that it can be fun to do, and that there will be a big demand for it when they start looking for jobs.
Next week we will be wrapping things up for the term. We will do some video editing on Monday and Tuesday. Wednesday we will review for our final exam and make sure all of our make-up work is complete and turned in. Thursday we will take our final (I will send home a study guide). Friday we will clean shop (empty out our network drives, save anything we want to keep to our google drive, reset user-name and passwords for info tech accounts, etc...).
Although we are near the end for this class, do not slack off at the end of the term. We have a big video project grade and obviously our final exam grade that will have a huge impact (positive or negative) on our grades as we finish up.
Friday, December 12, 2014
Friday, December 5, 2014
Emerging Technology & Hour of Code
Next week we will be learning about emerging technologies and will do some activities that are centered around an hour of code.
On Tuesday we will look at some examples of emerging technologies. Some of the technologies we will talk about are text-to-speech http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4596374/machine-language-how-siri-found-its-voice, and google project glass. We will discuss pros and cons of various emerging technologies, then students will research and find more about other emerging technologies. We will finish up with predicting what technologies we will see the most advancement in the next 5 years and discuss what that will look like. Many of the most in-demand jobs for the next ten years haven't been created yet, so it is important to discuss this.
On Tuesday we will look at some examples of emerging technologies. Some of the technologies we will talk about are text-to-speech http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/17/4596374/machine-language-how-siri-found-its-voice, and google project glass. We will discuss pros and cons of various emerging technologies, then students will research and find more about other emerging technologies. We will finish up with predicting what technologies we will see the most advancement in the next 5 years and discuss what that will look like. Many of the most in-demand jobs for the next ten years haven't been created yet, so it is important to discuss this.
On Wednesday, we will be participating in a world-wide initiative called hour of code, the largest learning event in history. The goal is to introduce programming and coding to as many people as possible in one week. Information about the event can be found here http://hourofcode.com/us.
Wednesday we will be introduced to the basics of code, Thursday will be activities centered around block-coding, and Friday we will have an introduction to java. Hopefully the kids will have fun, learn lot, and are looking forward to it as much as I am.
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