I HOPE EVERYONE ENJOYS THEIR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND! TRY TO REALLY REMEMBER TO REFLECT ON WHY YOU ARE THANKFUL THIS TIME OF YEAR. THINK OF OTHERS, IN OTHER PLACES, WHO DO NOT HAVE THE FREEDOM, OPPORTUNITY, FAMILY, OR RESOURCES YOU HAVE AS A PERSON FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES! PEACE TO ALL OF YOU DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
WARNING: Students have had a tough time signing up for a Twitter Account on the School District Internet. If you cannot sign up today, you must sign up for an account over the weekend and follow @CAA_TechGuy and @MrScribner by Monday, December 2nd, 2013. This will count as a quiz grade for the 2nd Marking Period. We will be using Twitter in future classes. This Twitter account should only be used for class. YOU MAY ONLY FOLLOW AND POST TO APPROVED SOURCES AND TWITTER FEEDS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT ON THESE PAGES. Your Gmail and Twitter accounts for Crossroads should be considered your Personal/Professional accounts and you should use them for schoolwork only. Any items posted to these will be reviewed and inspected and should meet or exceed School District of Philadelphia Computer and Internet Use Guidelines at all times. SEE OPEN LETTER TO PARENTS BELOW!You will notice an email in your inbox (GMail) for Trello.com. Please sign up using your Crossroads@Meade GMail account. This is an organizational tool that I found from a friend. I thought we might be able to use it somehow in class. Check it out and tell me how you might use it, now or in the future (High School, College, Workplace, etc.) Thanks!!
Today we will be creating Twitter Accounts and going on a Scavenger Hunt. Please go to www.Twitter.com and create an account with your Gmail Email account. Sign In and add @CAA_TechGuy and @MrScribner to your following list. As you add me, I will add you.....Then The Fun Begins!
YOUR TWITTER USERNAME SHOULD BE @(First Initial)(Last Name)caa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o
SCAVENGER HUNT
(This Counts As A Quiz Too!)
(This Counts As A Quiz Too!)
Copy the following questions into an email and add the answer and the weblink you found it at:
1. Find information about a new Baskin Robbins Ice Cream flavor.
2. Where can you find information on how people without computers can access “Welcome to the White House”?
3. What are the Italian and Chinese names for Mickey Mouse?
4. Who won the 2002 White House News Photographers’ Association photographer of the year award?
5. What college did WNBA player Diana Vines attend?
6. Find a site with the daily feature ”On this Day in TV History.”
7. When was Pluto the dog first seen and in what movie?
8. Find a band with “guava” in its name.
9. What player appears first on the College Football Hall of Fame New Members site?
10. Where is the Red Feather Lodge located?
11. In season 3 of “The X-Files,” what was the name of episode 3X12, which aired January 5, 1996?
12. How many Beanie Babies are there?
13. Which college team holds the 1997 USILA Club championship?
14. Where is Camp Lachenwaldlocated?
2. Where can you find information on how people without computers can access “Welcome to the White House”?
3. What are the Italian and Chinese names for Mickey Mouse?
4. Who won the 2002 White House News Photographers’ Association photographer of the year award?
5. What college did WNBA player Diana Vines attend?
6. Find a site with the daily feature ”On this Day in TV History.”
7. When was Pluto the dog first seen and in what movie?
8. Find a band with “guava” in its name.
9. What player appears first on the College Football Hall of Fame New Members site?
10. Where is the Red Feather Lodge located?
11. In season 3 of “The X-Files,” what was the name of episode 3X12, which aired January 5, 1996?
12. How many Beanie Babies are there?
13. Which college team holds the 1997 USILA Club championship?
14. Where is Camp Lachenwaldlocated?
15. What happened to Bill Cosby on November 11th 2004?
OPEN LETTER TO CROSSROAD'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUT TWITTER USAGE:
OPEN LETTER TO CROSSROAD'S PARENTS/GUARDIANS ABOUT TWITTER USAGE:
Dear Crossroads@Meade Parent/Guardian:
I am writing to request permission for your student to create a Twitter Account for class use only. Your student has already created and begun to use GMail email accounts, Weebly.com E-Portfolio Websites and many other online tools. As a Computer Science teacher it is my job to teach our students how to use digital tools for the 21st Century. In this regard, it would not be responsible of me to leave out Social Media Platforms. While the School District of Philadelphia does block Facebook, Twitter is allowed and in use throughout the district. I use Twitter to have the students post updates on current events in class, opinions on articles, and links to projects and webpages. They also learn how to “Tag” items so they can be searched for easily, by others, using Keywords. I try to teach them about their digital footprint, online responsibility and Internet Safety & Security while they are in my class. They are required to keep these accounts (Gmail, Twitter, etc.) as a Personal/Professional account and only follow appropriate sources (School District of Philadelphia Appropriate Use Policy). The information is on the open web, but we use it sparingly and for academically social networking. Many of the students will ultimately be exposed to Social Media applications, if they are not already, and I want to teach them to use them responsibly. They are already being taught to make sure they verify information they view and to question and double-check their sources. Identifying sources of comments and verifying accuracy is an important skill to learn at this age for the research portion of my class. You should know that your students have already demonstrated a high level of responsible behavior with both the physical equipment we use in class and the websites they are allowed to use. I have been very impressed with their projects in my class this year!
Thank you for your support of this endeavor!
Sincerely,
Harvey Scribner
Teacher / TTL
Crossroads@Meade
hscribnercaa@gmail.com
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