Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Dear Class:

Open up the first vocabulary file you saved last class. Please finish defining the following terms and save them on your server account with the file name “last name first vocabulary”. Please add the next five and define them as well.

1. RAM
2. CPU
3. DVD burner
4. TV tuner card
5. Video Card
6. LCD monitor
7. Surround Sound speakers
8. Computer Motherboard
9. Wireless Network Adapter
10. Optical Mouse

We will have a discussion on these terms. These terms will be part of the vocabulary that you will have to know for a test. There will be 20 total words that you will have to define as well as the information from the timeline you will work on today.

Furthermore, the first 13 words will be incorporated into a “virtual computer” that you will have to use the internet to search for each item, price them, and give me a final tally of what you “spent” on the hardware.

Introduction to students on the parameters of a search and internet.

http://hs.ddouglas.k12.or.us/ To go to this website, hold down the “Ctrl” key and click on the site.

We will go to the Library and Media Center, then to OSLIS, 'Learn How to do Research'. We will talk about 'defining' a term and then open 'Online Research Planner'. You will be filling this out based upon a targeted Research Paper that you will do that deals with technology. You will be researching a current technology area that interests you. For instance: nanotechnology, newest computer chips, robotics, metals technologies, "green" power generation, etc.

We will be starting with the basic parameters of research. We will be completing the worksheet by evaluating directories, search engines and metasearch engines. We will be using EBSCO Username: ddouglas
Password: ddhs


You will send me a copy of your finished work of the 'Online Research Planner' to me after you “save as”, rename with your last name and worksheet and e-mail it to me at jgreenhite@gmail.com

Sincerely,
Mr. Green-Hite