Thursday, February 26, 2015
Digital Videos
Tomorrow we will be starting our final section for the term. Students will be getting an introduction to digital video. We will start off with a TED talk with Chris Anderson, who discusses how online video accelerates world-wide innovation and creativity. After we discuss his theory, we will jump into creating digital videos. If students have a strong interest in this, they should talk to their guidance counselors and get signed up for digital media for next year.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Emerging Technologies
Next week we will be learning about emerging technologies. We will watch a few short clips about trends in mobile devices, then will go on to learn about different ways students can create apps on their own. With only 10 days left for this course, it's important students stay on top of their work and don't let their grades slip. We need to take advantage of every opportunity to learn as much as we can with the time we have left!
Here are a few short clips about some of the emerging technologies we will be discussing next week.
Here are a few short clips about some of the emerging technologies we will be discussing next week.
Thursday, February 12, 2015
Databases
Today we have finished up presentations in Information Technology class. Students really demonstrated a strong amount of background knowledge with Powerpoint, which allowed us to move quickly onto web 2.0 presentation software and cloud computing.
Next week we will start learning about databases. We will use Microsoft Access for this unit, and students will be able to create and manipulate various databases. They will then learn to create forms and reports to go along with their database.
On another note, parent teacher conferences are Thursday the 19th at NPHS. I look forward to meeting parents and having conversations about their children's learning.
Next week we will start learning about databases. We will use Microsoft Access for this unit, and students will be able to create and manipulate various databases. They will then learn to create forms and reports to go along with their database.
On another note, parent teacher conferences are Thursday the 19th at NPHS. I look forward to meeting parents and having conversations about their children's learning.
Friday, February 6, 2015
Presentation Software
We are now finished with our spreadsheet unit, and are ready for presentation software. Students will be creating 3 presentations in this section, one non-linear powerpoint (we will start this on Monday), one web 2.0 presentation, and one collaborative presentation using google drive.
The non-linear powerpoint requires students to troubleshoot their way through creating a non-linear powerpoint. That means there is no real order for the presentation. An example could be creating an interactive map that allows people to click on cities to learn more information, then click to return back to the map. Students will need to use creativity and problem-solving skills to figure out how to achieve this. One slide will need to include sources of where they got information, pictures, etc...
The non-linear powerpoint requires students to troubleshoot their way through creating a non-linear powerpoint. That means there is no real order for the presentation. An example could be creating an interactive map that allows people to click on cities to learn more information, then click to return back to the map. Students will need to use creativity and problem-solving skills to figure out how to achieve this. One slide will need to include sources of where they got information, pictures, etc...
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