Students: Please know that this course requires you to be on the computer for almost the entire class. I need to be able to trust you to use the school computers appropriately. This means that you are only to be on the sites that are approved by your teacher. If you choose not to follow these directions, you will not be permitted to work on the computers and an alternate activity will be arranged for you. It will be impossible to complete these activities without access to the computers. Streaming videos and music, browsing through pictures, and online off-task behaviour of any sort, other than what your teacher directs you to and approves of is strictly forbidden! This is your only warning!
**Please also note that In this class, you will need to watch some videos, so you will need your own headphones.
First Things First:
- You need to create a "Technology" folder in your Horizon School Division Google Drive. To do this, open a Google browser.
- You need to create a "Technology" folder in your Horizon School Division Google Drive. To do this, open a Google browser.
Once your browser has opened, follow the steps in the image below.
Once you click on the "Google Drive" icon (pictured above), you will see one of the two pages shown below.
If Google recognizes you and knows that you have an account, you may be prompted to select your Google account (or from your numerous Google accounts), as you see below and to the left. Be sure to select the Gmail account associated with Horizon School Division. Clicking on the correct account will take you to the Horizon School Division Google Drive.
If Google doesn't recognize you, then you will see the page below and to the right. If you see the page below and to the right, you need to use your Horizon School Division email and password to log into your Horizon School Division Google Drive. With this information, you can access your Horizon School Division Google Drive from anywhere in the world that has Internet!
If Google recognizes you and knows that you have an account, you may be prompted to select your Google account (or from your numerous Google accounts), as you see below and to the left. Be sure to select the Gmail account associated with Horizon School Division. Clicking on the correct account will take you to the Horizon School Division Google Drive.
If Google doesn't recognize you, then you will see the page below and to the right. If you see the page below and to the right, you need to use your Horizon School Division email and password to log into your Horizon School Division Google Drive. With this information, you can access your Horizon School Division Google Drive from anywhere in the world that has Internet!
Begin Log in to your Horizon School Division Google Drive by entering your Horizon School Division email address. For example: [email protected] The format is always <[email protected]>
Then, you will be taken to the screen where you enter your password. You need to use the same password that you use to access the school computers, laptops, iPads, and Chrome Books. **NOTE: It would also be wise to unclick the box that says "Stay Signed In", so that no check mark appears.**
After you have logged in successfully, You should see the "My Drive" desktop of your "Horizon Drive" (Horizon School Division Google Drive). Once in your drive, click on the blue "New" button and select "New Folder."
A pop up window will appear, prompting you to name the new folder.
name it "Technology", and click on the blue "Create" button. This folder is where you will put all of your Technology assignments.
Your newly-created folder will appear in "My Drive." It is where you will drag, as well as create your assignments, so that they will always be saved and available.
Course Outline:
- The link below will take you to the course outline, which details, tentatively, how the course will run, as well as my expectations of student behaviour.
technological_literacy_9_course_outline__2017_.doc | |
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Mr. Schermann, What do I do when I am finished?:
- Once I have witnessed your completed and submitted work, and after you have asked for my permission, then, and only then may you have some free time on the following, approved websites:
- Game On: Increasing Learning Through Online Games
https://sites.google.com/site/gameonlearning/la-middle-school-games
- Learning Games for Kids:
http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/
- Learn4Good: educational Online Games FOR High School Students:
http://www.learn4good.com/games/for-high-school-students.htm
- How to E-D-U: 50 Free Online Educational Games That Are More Fun Than Yo Think:
http://howtoedu.org/2010/50-free-online-educational-games-that-are-more-fun-than-youd-think/