Assignment

Number

Points

Name

Description

17

20

Tech Issues #7

Do you see parents paying $1,000 for a football helmet if it could help reduce concussions in high school? What are some other "high tech" ways ordinary object could be enhanced.

17

20

Excel 60

Create a spreadsheet of employees and track their three month sales total for your business. Add formulas so information is automatically updated as the data is changed..

18

15

Website 15

Create a web page from scratch using HTML code and Notepad. Then insert a JavaScript game and create a link to your home page.

17

25

Website 25

Upload your web pages to GeoCities.com. Display your files on the Internet for the world to see. Be sure to upload images correctly as well. See step-by-step directions to learn how to do this successfully.

17

20

Tech Issues #6

Do you see parents paying $1,000 for a football helmet if it could help reduce concussions in high school? What are some other "high tech" ways ordinary object could be enhanced.

16

60

Website 60

Create two web pages -- an index describing your topic and a gallery page. Insert ten pictures into your gallery page and create links between the two pages.

15

20

Tech Issues #5

Today we use the Internet to extensively because for the most part it is safe. Learn about how encryption enables us to transmit personal data safely so others cannot see it.

14

40

Internet 40

Use different resources on the web to search a topic of your own interest. Then blog about that topic. Create links to the other sites that you found on the Internet.

13

20

Tech Issues #4

Good science fiction is combination of both legitimate science and intriguing fiction. Evaluate the science contained in the Star Wars movies. Do these films qualify as good science fiction to you?

12

60

Internet 60

Anybody can post things to the web. How do you know what is real and what is fake? What rules should wise surfers of the internet when reading claims on the Internet?

11

15

Word 15

Write a fake term paper about yourself. Create a ficticious student in the year 2075 who will write a paper about you, a famous American

10

20

Word 25

Create one side of a brochure for some group, event or store. Include two articles with images, titles, and other appropriate formatting

9

20

Tech Issues 3

Public safety is a huge issue especially after Sept. 11, 2001. In order to be safe, we may need to give up some of our liberties and freedoms. The Super Bowl is a major event that requires vigilent security. Evaluate the security that is provided. Is this acceptable to you, or does it seem excessive?

8

60

Word 60

Create a flyer of some event -- real or ficticious. Insert images, clipArt, and wordArt to enhance your flyer. Add a border around the flyer as well.

7

20

Tech Issues 2

IPods are used on college campuses. Do you think these devices are valuable teaching and learning tools? Or do you think they may be more of a fad to be used in the classroom? How might they be used at Carmel High School?

6

15

E - Mail 15

Create a signature, add a filter for incoming e-mails, create a group of uses, and add an automatic response to all incoming e-mails.

5

25

E - Mail 25

Ask advice of a professional in a field that you are interested in pursuing as a career. Rather than asking for a job, you are asking for the experiences, education, and expertise that you should acquire to attain a job in this field.

4

60

E - Mail 60

Send a thoughtful, well-written message to someone you don't know personally about an issue you feel is important and significant. 10 points for getting a response.

3

100

Typing Chart

Keep track of your weekly typing with Mavis Beacon. Record your score each week on this chart and turn it in at the end of the semester.

2

10

E-mail Mr. C

Set up a Yahoo! E-mail account and send Mr. C a greeting which introduces yourself. Write at least complete paragraph after you have set up your account.

1

20

Tech Issues #1

What are some of the devices or websites that you use? What are some that your parents or adults use? What does your chrystal ball say -- what are some of the devices or site that you hope to see in the not-to-distant future?

Step – by – Step Directions

Name

For assignment

Description

Format a term paper

Word 15

Format text into a term paper. Include a title page, double-space your text, add footnotes and a bibliography.

Creating a brochure

Word 25

Format a brochure. Rotate the page 90 degrees, insert three columns separated with lines, format text and create a title panel.

Inserting Pictures

Word 60

Insert, modify, and format images in a MS word document. Add images from the Internet, modify clipArt to suit your needs, and create wordArt images of text that is colorful and lively.

E-mail Options

E-mail 15

Add a filter that sorts messages into folders as they arrive, add text or images or both to outgoing message, and create an auto-response, similar to the President's.

Managing Addresses

E-mail 15

Insert addresses into your address book and create "categories" or groups of several people that you might e-mail regularly.

Set up Yahoo e-mail

E-mail Mr. C

Set up a new Yahoo! e-mail account for this class. Please do this even if you have your own e-mail account which you enjoy. It will make things much easier from my end if you do.