Welcome to Technology Literacy !

•Please take a seat •Choose any seat except mine•DON’T touch the computers!•Don’t sit near someone who might get you in trouble!

Technology Literacy6th grade

Mr. WhippleInstructional Technology Specialist

IntroductionWho am I?What will we talk about today?

Short overview of expectations for behaviorOverview of topics for this courseYour questionsIf time, logging in to the computers

What’s this course about?

This course will prepare you for the technology you use in middle school, high school and beyond

Since some of that technology has not been invented yet, I aim to teach you how to learn to use new software and other tools

Rules for the Start of ClassDON’T open the computers until told to do so!Be on time! I will start most classes with

instructions for the day, and you’ll miss them if you’re late!

Please ask questions after instructionsDon’t cross in front of the projector (anytime)!Don’t leave the room without checking with

me

Big Five Rules (anytime)1. Don’t Interrupt when I (or anyone else) is

speaking

2. Be Patient when asking for help, and try to solve your problem while you’re waiting

3. Follow Directions and re-read them when you have a problem

4. Always Give Your Best Effort

5. Have Fun

Special Code for Mr. Whipple’s Class

If you shout out “Mr. Whipple, Mr. Whipple!” or wave your hands around, that means:

“Mr. Whipple, I’m doing just fine and

I don’t need your help!”

A Brief Tour of Your Electronic ResourcesLinks Page

Introducing KMSWEB.ORGClass blog

Where I post the instructions for each class, as well as links to other important resources

Moodle (coming soon!)Where you post your work and check your grades

Technology Literacy WikiWhere you can find copies of many of the

documents for this classYou won’t need to worry about that one too often

Topics for the next 10 weeksIntroduction/Review

Computer BasicsLogging InUsing Applications

Ethics and SafetyCyber-bullyingPlagiarism

Spreadsheets and GraphingCreating a spreadsheet and organizing dataCreating graphs, charts, tablesOpening, editing, saving documentsInserting images

Topics, part 2Information Literacy

Basic search techniquesOnline research

PodcastingUse of GaragebandSaving and inserting imagesRecording sound, adding effects

Possible Additional TopicsLOGO graphic drawing toolSTYKZ stick figure animation

Logging in

If time allows, we’ll log in and try this out today

If not, we will definitely cover it next class

Questions?Review

Start of Class RulesBig Five RulesTopics for this course

Logging in to the computerWhen you turn on the computer, log into it:

User name: studentPassword: studentWhen using the student/student log in, DO

NOT change anything about the desktop

On the next slide I’ll show you how to log in under your own name

Logging in With Your Own NameUse the first two letters of your first name and your

last name:

User name: josmithPassword: <student ID number>

For this year only, you can save documents when logged in as yourself. THIS WON’T WORK NEXT YEAR!

When you’re connected, go to http://www.kmsweb.org