Mrs. McLendon

Technology for 8th Graders
Mrs. McLendon
Laptop Lab

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Grades from the week will be posted on eGrades every weekend.
If your child did poorly on a task they were asked to do in class, they will be
given 2 days to correct their work and regraded the next weekend.

8th Grade Laptop Lab Daily Procedures:

1. Do not bring book bags and handbags books need to be placed in the front of the room. Only bring your agendas to your assigned seat.

2. Go directly to your assigned computer. Make sure you have your laptop and mouse. Report any problems with your laptop.

3. Log into your computer and check this website. Read the Date, Lesson, Essential question, Homework, Evaluation and Standard Course of Study Objective (SCOS)

4. Today's lesson and tasks

5. Any time left after your assignment is complete, work on your essential questions. Save your work to the designated file on the server.

6. Log off computers

7. Stay seated until you are given okay leave.

8. Assigned person needs to make sure:

Laptops and mice are in the correct location
Laptops are off
Last person to leave the room turns out the light

Date(s) Thursday, August 25, 2011 to Friday, August 26, 2011

Student Activity:

· Lab and class Procedures

· Saving and retrieving files

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Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Aug. 25th

Find our class website. Go over lab and class procedures.

Setup folders on the server. Use naming scheme (Last name, first initial and project title) Example: McLendon, J Essential Questions

Folders: Essential Questions, Mini Senior Project

Check yours and neighbors to make sure they named the files correctly and saved them in the correct location.

Essential Question(s):

1. Name three advantages of having your lessons on the website?

2. Do you know another instance where you would save files if you did not have a computer? How is this similar to files and folders in a filing cabinet?

3. Why is it important to know how and where to save and retrieve your work?

Homework: Show your parents where the class website is located. Show them the lab and class procedures and lesson. Have parents to email me that they have located the class website. janet.mclendon@carteretk12.org If they do not have Internet access at home or work then ask them to sign your agenda stating you do not have access.

Vocabulary/Word Wall:

Lan
server

Wan
retrieve

folder
save

file

Rubric:

Setting Up	4	3	2	1
Locating class lessons on the web.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website without any assistance.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance once.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance twice.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance three times.
Creating and naming files and folders	Named the file correctly using the naming format the teacher gave you. Use capital letters and commas in appropriate areas of the file name.	Left out one part of the name of the file. Used capital letters and commas in appropriate areas of the file name.	Left out one part of the name of the file. Didn’t use capital letters and commas in appropriate areas of the file name.	Either left out part of the name or didn’t use capital letters and commas in appropriate areas of the file name.
Saving	Saved all files and folders in the correct location.	Saved all but one file in the correct location.	No points if you didn’t save more than one file or folder to the correct location.	No points if you didn’t save more than one file or folder to the correct location
Retrieving	Student demonstrated how to go to his/her file located on the server without any assistance.	Student demonstrated how to go to his/her file located on the server and only asking for assistance once.	Student demonstrated how to go to his/her file located on the server and only asking for assistance twice.	Student demonstrated how to go to his/her file located on the server and only asking for assistance three times.
Locating the lessons	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website without any assistance.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance once.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance twice.	Student demonstrated how to go to the class website and only asking for assistance three times.
Class and Lab Procedures	Observed student following all lab and class procedures	Observed students only forgetting to follow one class or lab procedure.	Observed students forgetting to follow two class or lab procedures.	Observed students forgetting to follow more than two class or lab procedures.

Essential Questions	100	90	80	70
Answers	All questions are answered fully, in complete sentences and there is clear evidence of elaboration.	3/4 of the questions have been answered fully , in complete sentences and with some elaboration	1/2 of the questions have been answered fully , in complete sentences and with some elaboration	1/4 of the questions have been answered fully , in complete sentences and with some elaboration

Information Technology Standards

· 8.TT.1.2 Use appropriate technology tools and other resources to organize information (e.g. graphic organizers, databases, spreadsheets, and desktop publishing).