Thursday, September 15, 2016

Friday, August 26, 2016

Definition and image.

  1. Computer Input/Output 
  2. Operating System or OS 
  3. Directory File Structure 
  4. Shareware and freeware software 
  5. Digital divide 
  6. Ms office macros 
  7. Probeware 
  8. Antivirus software
  9. Compression and extraction tools 
  10. Database 
  11. Groupware software 
  12. Search engines

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Create your own word clouds

Word cloud generators are online websites that allow you to use text to generate visually stunning word cloud compositions. Just try it!
Go to: www.tagxedo.com
Tagxedo

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Computer Basics

1.- Create your email account a gmail.com
2.- Once you have a working e-mail account learn how to change your profile picture in gmail.
3.- Go to google and type in "google themes" the serch will take you to the google store were you will be able to chose a theme for your google. Choose a theme and apply it to your profile.
4.- locate your google apps (upper right corner icon) and arrange them in a way that it works for you. some apps to have accesible are: Google docs, blogger, gmail, calendar.

5.- Open the app called "Docs" it is very similiar to Microsoft word. Learn how to use it, explore the menu and other options.

6.- Create a document in docs titled "Basic parts of a computer"
7.- Find an image that lists and shows the basic parts of a computer and include it in your document.

8.- Answer the following question:
What is a computer?

9.- Find information on the following computer parts:
computer case
monitor
keyboard
mouse
power cord

Monday, April 11, 2016

Scratch projects

Scratch.mit.edu 
Basic Programming



https://scratch.mit.edu

http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/104380074/
Animated Cat
Press Space after the cat is done dancing to make him go back to the dance floor.

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/99142778/
Grand X
Space Shooter

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

US History - The Thirteen Colonies

Use Google Docs for the following:

1.- Identify reasons for European exploration and colonization of North America.
(why did Europeans had to explore and colonize North America?)
Provide a numbered list of reasons and include a gallery of images.


2.- Why did the 13 English colonies were established?
These reasons could be political, economical, religious and social.


3.- What is the colonial period?


4.- Who were the Paleo-Indians?


5.- What is the Mayflower compact?


6.- Find information and facts about Jamestown. Create a list.

7.- Where did Pilgrims and Puritans settled?

8.- Where did the Quakers settled?

9.- Compare and contrast Puritans, Pilgrims and Quakers. 
How are they alike? 
How are they different? 
You can create a chart and use illustrations.


10.- What do we know about the "Bread colonies"?


Vocabulary:
Migration
Hunter-gatherers
Ice age
Culture
Jamestown
Quaker
Pilgrim
Puritans

Thirteen Colonies Infographic
Use the information about the thirteen colonies to create an infographic.

What is an infographic anyway?
check this link to learn and get some inspiration for your infographic:
http://www.slideshare.net/BernardMarr/what-is-an-infographic

You can use one or some of these services to create yours:

http://www.easel.ly/
You can create your infographic here.

http://www.wordle.net/
Generate word clouds that you can then incorporate into your info graphic.

http://www.statsilk.com/
Create amazing and great looking visualizations.

http://creately.com/
a great tool for creating diagrams and flow charts.