You have the following assignments:

Your printed assignments, Britannica? Wiki? What? and Website Layout should be in your manilla file folders in the computer lab.

By the end of the 9 weeks, you need 2 folders in the TOP LEVEL of your folder: computer & website. Do not capitalize!! You may have MORE items in the folders, but you must be organized. You may either resave and rename your files, or click and drag them to move them between folders.

In your computer folder you need to have gwigle.doc, icon.png, icon.gif, iconp2.png, iconp2.gif.

Your website folder needs to have index.htm and the images folder.

Your images folder needs to have all .gif files for your website and a folder called working for all .png files.

Take your favorite icon from Part 1 and create 6 icons which share the same features or harmonize. See examples below. You may determine that you need to adjust the look and feel of the icon from Part 1. This is okay, as long as your final six have a consistent look.
Save the file into your computer folder as iconp2.
Export the file: Go to File> Choose Image Preview> For Format Choose GIF> Click Export> name file iconp2 (yes, this is okay, I promise). Export this to your computer folder as well.

Open 2 web browser windows or tabs. Go to http://www.britannica.com/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page.
Explore each site.
Determine a topic which has substantial information on both sites.
Open a Word document, and create a table to compare and contrast the features of Wikipedia and Britannica, (include a column to indicate the specific page where you got the information).
Compare and contrast the ways in which the two sites are: Organized, Readable, Understandable, Useful. Also address: Who the authors are, What the missions of the sites are,and How current is the information.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:10_things_you_did_not_know_about_Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Introduction

http://corporate.britannica.com/board/
Write a 2-3 paragraph paper describing the relative value and purposes for which you might use each site. Use the information in your table to support your claims. This assignment goes in your manilla folder.

Grading Rubric:

• Name 5 web search engines besides Google.
• You would like to go to a PG movie at 7:00pm in Charlottesville. Name at least 2 options.
  
• Determine what you would write in a Google search box to look for information on the term flash, but not the program that we use. 2 legitimate answers.
• Write the mark you would use around a phrase to ensure that you were searching for it exactly.
• Type the search that you might use to find sites that would store bookmarks on the web.
• Copy/paste your favorite definition of music and the website it comes from.
• Copy/paste a photo graph of a computer teacher's potential headstone.
• List 3 other organizations named Peabody.
• Name how many sets of 4 can be made from 20.

Middle School Technology Grading Policy:

This year we will be using a new grading system in technology class. This system will used to assess all assignments, whether required or optional. Certain assignments will be mandatory and have more structured deadlines and requirements, while other assignments will be created through individual student/teacher agreements. All assignments will require a reflection piece, most likely in written form.  The following rubric items will be used in the majority of assignments, but may be modified, abbreviated or expanded depending on individual projects throughout the year.

Quarter grades will be calculated based upon the weighted grand totals of all completed projects. Weighted totals will be determined by the number of weeks that the assignment takes; this may vary according to type of assignment, student mastery, or type of goals. Certain assignments may have a limit to the number of weeks for which credit can be received. Students will not be penalized for excused absences. Here are some examples:

Joey completes 5 assignments over the quarter, which had 9 weeks. One assignment took 4 weeks; the rest took 1 each. Joey missed one computer class during the 9 weeks. Joey’s grade calculation would look like this:

A1+A1+A1+A1+A2+A3+A4+A5/8

Sally completes 2 assignments over quarter, which had 9 weeks. “Assignment 1” took 4 weeks; the other took 5 weeks. “Assignment 1” could only be used for 2 weeks worth of work. Sally had no absences.

A1+A1+0+0+A2+A2+A2+A2+A2/9

You can choose to do long or short assignments, but you must do required assignments, and you must do certain assignments in a timely manner.

At the end of each class period, you must record the following information about your day’s work.

• Date:
• Assignment:
• *Specific* Tasks Completed
• Questions for Miss Dolly
• Behavior self check (0-3, 3 being the best)
• Explanation of behavior self check value

This is not your reflection piece. If this is not completed in a timely manner (usually during class, but sometimes within 1-2 days of class), you will not receive credit for that week’s work.