Coverage for 2013-09-25

Post date: Sep 24, 2013 1:57:50 PM

If you have any questions about the following, please email me or fill in the comment box and I will try to respond as quickly as possible. Everyone should stay on task!

If students need to leave class, please ask them to fill in the Time Tracker at the bottom of their online daybook.

Period 1 - TIJ1O Exploring Technologies

The priorities are:

1. Cheerios assignment ("2010_06_CheeriosBox_PC").

   1. 3D Models assignment.

   2. Choose any SketchUp egg tutorial (experiment!) and do it.

   3. Bill of Materials for egg vessel. Use of Google Docs preferred.

   4. Hand-drawn sketch of egg vessel.

   5. Egg vessel design created in SketchUp.

   6. Print and complete the Safety Crossword. It can be handed in later.

At the end of class, please remind the students to log out of their computers and push in their chairs.

Period 2 - TGJ3M, TGJ4M Communications Technology

The priorities for the grade 11's are:

• 1. Finish all Inkscape tutorials. If complete, see Bradley for details about the "Turkey Trot" assignment.

1. Photoshop Painting Basics 101

2. Tree in Niagara Falls

3. Multiplicity

   1. Reminder of Inkscape test on Friday.

The grade 12's are working on their independent projects. Please remind them to update their journal and submit their progressat least weekly.

At the end of class, please remind the students to push in their chairs.

Period 3 - TEJ2O Computer Technology

The priorities are:

• 1. Electronics Safety Rules Poster Assignment. Submit!

  2. Electronics Tutorial Website Review. Be sure all spelling and grammar is 100%. Check your peers' work and help them with any mistakes (tell them; don't fix the mistakes!).

  3. If finished the website review, start evaluating the other websites students have found to come up with a "top 3" list.

  4. Interactive Ohm's Law. Read and experiment!

At the end of class, please remind the students to push in their chairs and turn off all the computers.