![]() 1. Have you ever used a "Spreadsheet", including Microsoft Excel (or Google Sheets)? If so, when/where/how? If not, take a guess at what a spreadsheet is or does (make up a definition). Choose the correct word in parentheses: 2. Rows run (horizontally or vertically) (left to right or up and down) 3. Columns run (horizontally or vertically) (left to right or up and down). 4. Explain how to calculate an "average" of a set of numbers. 5. What is the average of these numbers: 4, 6, 3, 3, 4 ? Monday, April 29th, 2019 ![]() With one of the question type options on your survey being about "time", this article that came across my newsfeed caught my attention (you don't have to read the article now, I'm posting it for reference) - https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/52737/how-a-later-school-start-time-pays-off-for-teens It talks about how some school districts across the nation (like Seattle, WA) are opting for later start times for their school day to help teens at school. (*don't forget, it doesn't change the total amount of time schools have to be in session during a school year...) 1. Is this a good idea or bad idea? Would something like that work here? 2. What are pros (good) and cons (bad) parts of a later start time to the school day? 3. Other school districts, in an effort to save money, are going to 4-day school weeks. What are your thoughts about such a plan? 4. On average, what time do you think MOST middle school students go to bed? What time do you think MOST wake up for school? 5. About how many hours of sleep do you think is "enough" for middle school students? Earth Day was Monday of this week. With all the new and amazing gadgets and devices coming into our lives, the old ones have to go somewhere...right? While a landfill is not the best place for them, more and more of our electronics are able to be recycled! Check out this video to see how E-Waste (Electronic Waste) can be managed. As you watch and listen, collect 3 to 5 facts, interesting points, or questions it makes you have. Thursday, April 25th, 2019 ![]() 1. Choose at least one of the questions from your survey - make a PREDICTION about how the results will turn out. Make a guess at how most students will respond. 2. Should survey results be "Trusted"? Explain your answer. 3. What are some things to be aware of or that could go "wrong" when you're sending out a survey for students to take? Are there any ways to avoid some of the problems that could come up? 4. Now that you've seen how Google Forms are created and how they work, on a scale of 1 to 10 (1 being "comfortable" and 10 being "uncomfortable", how comfortable are you with creating and using Google Forms? 5. We are doing a survey for students in this project. What are some of the other ways you or someone else could use a Google Form in their work or daily life? 1. At this point, how many of your 5 questions have you moved from your DRAFT copy onto your team's actual survey? Use the above image for the following questions:
2. Is this question currently "Required"? 3. What type of question is this? Match the following with the labels on the image above: 4. Delete the question 5. Write the question 6. Change question type 7. Copy/Duplicate the question 8. Type the response choices 9. See other options for a question such as "Response Validation" 10. Move or rearrange the question within the form COLLECTION DAY!!! Thursday, April 18th, 2019 TURN IN once you've completed the bellringer. As always with videos, collect 3-5 facts, interesting points, or questions it raises. Wednesday, April 17th, 2019 ![]() Some questions of curiosity . . . 1. If you have a cell phone, at what AGE (or grade level) did you get your FIRST phone? 2. What age or grade level SHOULD kids get their first phone? 3. Have you ever taken a typing / keyboarding class? If so, when? 4. When do you think students SHOULD begin learning to keyboard and type? (What grade level?) 5. The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) says that you need to be at least 13 to sign up for services such as SnapChat. Do students sign up before that age? What PERCENT of students under 13 would you guess already have things like SnapChat? 6. During our SBAC testing, strict rules state that you are not to have your phone with you and if you do, you are asked to turn it in to your teacher during the test. Would/Could/Should that rule apply to every "normal" day of school? Why or why not? Tuesday, April 16, 2019 (yes, even if you're testing, you need to make up bellringers you missed) ![]() 1. What menu or button do you use if you want to include a picture of yourself taken with the built-in camera? 2. True or False? - Websites need your permission to turn on and use the camera and microphone of your computer. 3. If you want to adjust the brightness, color, contrast, etc. of an image you put into your Google projects, what do you click and do to accomplish that? 4. The ________ tool lets you trim a picture to a certain shape. It is slightly different from the ________ tool which only lets you change or trim an image vertically and/or horizontally. 5. True or False? - At school, you can use your computer's camera feature whenever you want, as long as it's in class. 6. While most Google tools have their own unique website address (slides.google.com, for example), what's another way to quickly switch between Google apps? 7. What menu and submenu allow you to change the size of a slide or page? ![]() 1. How are you doing on your 4th quarter goals (you set some a few weeks ago)? What do you need to do to achieve them by the end of the semester (which is quickly approaching)? 2. What are TWO new skills you have or tools you've learned how to use in Computer Literacy? 3. What's ONE cool or interesting thing you've learned or done in another class? 4. 4th Quarter Midterm is NEXT WEEK! What's ONE thing (from any area or class) you'd like to improve before then? How will you do it? Friday, April 12th, 2019 - VIDEO BELLRINGER - As ALWAYS with videos, collect 3 to 5 things you learned, thought were interesting or questions it caused you to have. After collecting data with a survey or poll, the results are often shared visually with a chart or graph - simple, right? Not always. As this TedTalk video demonstrates, graphs don't always tell the "whole story". ![]() Getting the information you want is all about asking the right types of questions. For the questions below, use the list of question types to decide which type(s) would be best to get the information you want:
Wednesday, April 10th, 2019 Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences sheds light on teens' changing social media habits and why some kids are more deeply affected by -- and connected to -- their digital worlds. The report is a nationally representative survey of more than 1,000 kids age 13 to 17. And because it tracks changes from 2012 to today, we can see how teens' social media use continues to evolve. The following "Infographic" was created from a survey done by CommonSense Media. FOR TODAY'S BELLRINGER - SKIM the Infographic (below). Choose 1 or 2 stats that jumped out at you, surprised you, or you thought were interesting. Write them down and explain WHY they caught your attention. ![]()
Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 Use the image below to match the RED letter with its definition/description: 1. Click here to see a preview of your site (on a computer or what it would look like on a phone or tablet).
2. This button takes your site from "Drafts" to being "live" on the Internet. You also click it each time you make changes so your visitors can see the new changes. 3. If you are inserting documents that you created in your Google account, you would use this button. 4. Use this button to "Upload" or "Select" pictures for your site. 5. This area lets you choose the overall "look" for your site including colors, fonts, etc. 6. This area is known as the "Header" of your website. 7. Not sure how to arrange your information? Choose one of these from this area to give you a start. 8. After you use this button for the first time, it "splits" into two buttons - the new one allows you to "View Published Site" or "Unpublish" your site. ![]() In our next unit, we will be using the tools "Google Forms" & "Google Sheets" to conduct surveys and analyze the results. 1. Have you ever taken an online survey? Was it for school, part of social media, offered by a business (like a customer service survey)? 2. How have you taken MOST of the surveys you've completed -on paper? computer? phone? 3. What are TWO (appropriate) survey questions you would want to ask all the students in Hardin Middle School? 4. What makes a survey "easy" to complete? (For example, how many questions is "just right" or "too many"? What types of questions are easiest to answer (essay, short answer, multiple choice, true/false))? Friday, April 5th, 2019 - COLLECTION DAY - As always with video, write down 3 - 5 things you learned, thought were interesting, or questions it caused. Turn in with Google Classroom.
This young man is now "grown up" (21 years old) and you can find out more about him on his site: http://slgonzalez.com Thursday, April 4th, 2019 ![]() The theme of today's Q3 Awards Assembly is "Superheroes". 1. Other than the superhuman powers that define the heroes from fiction, comics, and movies, what are some of the qualities and characteristics of people we consider "Heroes"? List at least 3. 2. Who is someone in your life who you consider a "Hero" (Role Model)? Why? What about them makes them a "Hero" to you? 3. What are ways you can be a "Hero" (Role Model) to others in your life? (classmates, peers, younger students, brothers, sisters, etc.). "What do YOU think?" Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 "Options for tracking kids' online activities vary from tools for your (internet) router capable of tracking the websites users visit to apps letting you review your child's smartphone call logs and text messages." Your thoughts? 1. What rights and responsibilities do parents & kids have toward each other when it comes to technology / cell phone use? 2. How aware do you think parents are about their kids' online/phone activity? 3. Should parents check or be allowed to check kids' phones/computers? 4. Should it depend on who's paying for the phone/service? 1. A piece of code that you can use to cause a step to happen over and over again.
Monday, April 1st, 2019 ![]() 1. In a previous Daily Digital, you were asked to set THREE goals for this final quarter. How are those goals coming along? Are you on track to reach them? If not, what adjustments do you need to make (either of your effort or of the goal)? 2. Which of the Coding tools/sites have you had a chance to try so far? Which tool(s) are you enjoying the most at this point and why? 3. As you start to take your SBAC tests this week, what's one test-taking strategy or test-taking advice you're going to use to do your best? 4. If you were here last Thursday or Friday when we had a guest teacher, in your opinion, how did things go? If you were gone one or both days, what do you need to do to get caught up in Computer Literacy? |
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