Third: Keep Practising
1. Welcome back! After "a week off" of typing, your timings would be lower than before the break, so let's do some practise to get your skills back... and prepare for the final part of the unit...
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Fourth: Real-Life Typing [starting Tuesday, Feb 25th]
1. Mr. Hackl will have a file-of-documents that need typing. As with anything "real-life", your job is to make the digital copy look as close to the original as possible. Keep in mind these reminders:
> Font = "Times New Roman" or "Cambria" or "Calibri"
> Font Size = "12"
> use 'numbered lists' and 'tabs' when required, rather than just pressing the spacebar
2. You'll notice there are points awarded for each document. Your job is to SCORE 20 POINTS (this will make up part of your summative score for the unit). More on this in class...
Monday, February 24, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014
Typing Unit: Week 1 [Feb 10 to 14]
First: Get a "Baseline Speed"
1. Create a new word processing document (Microsoft Word or GoogleDrive document) to keep track of your timing unit 'formative' work.
2. Set up an account at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/ AND THEN email Mr.Hackl your username-and-password (so I can track your progress during the unit)
3. Using the sites below, DO A TOTAL OF 6 "TIMING TESTS" to see your 'average starting typing speed'. You can use any 2 or 3 of these sites below (they each test a little differently):
#1 = http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php
#2 = http://www.typingtest.com/ (choose a 2 minute test...)
#3 = http://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test (choose a 2 minute test...)
** after each timing, add your information into your document. You may get something like this:
Second: Practise, Practise, Practise!
1. Sign in at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/ AND do the Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced lessons (in that order).
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Meanwhile: On Your Blog
As part of this unit, you'll need to make blog posts to respond to these articles:
#1: Do violent video games make teenagers (and everybody, really) less empathetic?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26049333
1. Create a new word processing document (Microsoft Word or GoogleDrive document) to keep track of your timing unit 'formative' work.
2. Set up an account at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/ AND THEN email Mr.Hackl your username-and-password (so I can track your progress during the unit)
3. Using the sites below, DO A TOTAL OF 6 "TIMING TESTS" to see your 'average starting typing speed'. You can use any 2 or 3 of these sites below (they each test a little differently):
#1 = http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php
#2 = http://www.typingtest.com/ (choose a 2 minute test...)
#3 = http://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test (choose a 2 minute test...)
** after each timing, add your information into your document. You may get something like this:
1. Sign in at http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/ AND do the Beginner/Intermediate/Advanced lessons (in that order).
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Meanwhile: On Your Blog
As part of this unit, you'll need to make blog posts to respond to these articles:
#1: Do violent video games make teenagers (and everybody, really) less empathetic?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-26049333
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Personal & Business Ethics
Good day!
So far, you have done a lot of "setup" for the year. You have:
1. set up your email account,
2. made sure your email is working
3. created your Google Account
4. sent your first 'shared document' from Google Drive (aka... GoogleDocs)
Between now and Friday, you should also create a blogger site (from http://www.blogger.com), which will use your Google Account information to set up your 'online portfolio'. Please email me the address of your blog site when you have finished this (thanks).
Now...
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Theme: Personal & Workplace Ethics
Start Date: February 5th, 2014
End Date: February 7th, 2014
Before we look at creating, learning, and applying skills that will help you in your future workplace skills, we'll take some time to look at "Workplace Ethics". [In the future, I may add this into other coursework, as a reminder].
Employers always appreciate when people act "ethically"... but what does that mean? Ethics refers to the reasons why people do what they do... is it for selfish reasons? is it to help other people? is it to work together to solve problems? The ethics a person has will guide how a person acts in many different situations.
The goal of this first assignment is for you to describe your personal ethics, and how you will be able to show it in this class. You'll also be able to analyze different situations in business where ethics guides decisions that people make.
What to Do:
1. InfoPro 10-20-30: Create a 'Google Drive Presentation' and add a Title Slide with your name, the class, and the theme you see above. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO HAND IN, share the presentation with Mr.Hackl.
2. From slides #2 to #5, (a) find any 3 definitions of 'ethics' (cite your sources), and use them to develop your own definition of the term ETHICS. (b) Describe where you think your ethics comes from, and why it is important to be "ethical" in your workplace (and general life, too). (c) Finally, explain why it is true that a "good student" in this class will also be "ethical". [Use appropriate pictures to highlight all of these thoughts.]
3. Finish the Presentation:
> InfoPro10: Use the 3 files in the >Public >InfoPro >10 folder: "Honesty/Integrity.pdf" , "Beginning a New Job.pdf", and "Workplace Health.pdf". On your powerpoint...
a) Type ANY 1 (ONE) of the case's word-for-word [one for each file], and then
b) Answer the questions provided for ALL the cases in the file.
> InfoPro20-30: Use the file in the >Public InfoPro >20 30 folder: "Professionalism in the Office.pdf" and finish these on your presentation:
a) Project 2 and Project 3,
b) define each of these with an example, and explain [with an example] how it can hurt a business:
rationalization, breach of confidence,
c) what is the benefit to a business of a positive self-image, and how can you develop one?
d) explain the value of a 'positive work environment', and how you can contribute to a 'positive class environment'
e) Project 7
f) Project 8
g) Project 9
h) explain how you can contribute to positive morale in class
So far, you have done a lot of "setup" for the year. You have:
1. set up your email account,
2. made sure your email is working
3. created your Google Account
4. sent your first 'shared document' from Google Drive (aka... GoogleDocs)
Between now and Friday, you should also create a blogger site (from http://www.blogger.com), which will use your Google Account information to set up your 'online portfolio'. Please email me the address of your blog site when you have finished this (thanks).
Now...
ASSIGNMENT #1:
Theme: Personal & Workplace Ethics
Start Date: February 5th, 2014
End Date: February 7th, 2014
Before we look at creating, learning, and applying skills that will help you in your future workplace skills, we'll take some time to look at "Workplace Ethics". [In the future, I may add this into other coursework, as a reminder].
Employers always appreciate when people act "ethically"... but what does that mean? Ethics refers to the reasons why people do what they do... is it for selfish reasons? is it to help other people? is it to work together to solve problems? The ethics a person has will guide how a person acts in many different situations.
The goal of this first assignment is for you to describe your personal ethics, and how you will be able to show it in this class. You'll also be able to analyze different situations in business where ethics guides decisions that people make.
What to Do:
1. InfoPro 10-20-30: Create a 'Google Drive Presentation' and add a Title Slide with your name, the class, and the theme you see above. WHEN YOU ARE READY TO HAND IN, share the presentation with Mr.Hackl.
2. From slides #2 to #5, (a) find any 3 definitions of 'ethics' (cite your sources), and use them to develop your own definition of the term ETHICS. (b) Describe where you think your ethics comes from, and why it is important to be "ethical" in your workplace (and general life, too). (c) Finally, explain why it is true that a "good student" in this class will also be "ethical". [Use appropriate pictures to highlight all of these thoughts.]
3. Finish the Presentation:
> InfoPro10: Use the 3 files in the >Public >InfoPro >10 folder: "Honesty/Integrity.pdf" , "Beginning a New Job.pdf", and "Workplace Health.pdf". On your powerpoint...
a) Type ANY 1 (ONE) of the case's word-for-word [one for each file], and then
b) Answer the questions provided for ALL the cases in the file.
> InfoPro20-30: Use the file in the >Public InfoPro >20 30 folder: "Professionalism in the Office.pdf" and finish these on your presentation:
a) Project 2 and Project 3,
b) define each of these with an example, and explain [with an example] how it can hurt a business:
rationalization, breach of confidence,
c) what is the benefit to a business of a positive self-image, and how can you develop one?
d) explain the value of a 'positive work environment', and how you can contribute to a 'positive class environment'
e) Project 7
f) Project 8
g) Project 9
h) explain how you can contribute to positive morale in class
Monday, February 3, 2014
First Day of Class!
Welcome to Information Processing!
This class is entirely on the computer... the only paper we'll be using is the 'finished products on paper' we'll be making from time-to-time. For everything else (responses, assignments, new creations), we'll be saving it online.Our class time involves three courses happening at the same time... Information Processing 10, 20, and 30. Please check your HomeLogic site to make sure you are in the correct class.
Since not everyone may be in their correct classes yet, we'll save the "Course Topics" until Wednesday, February 5th. Make sure you're here then... you'll see what our projects this year involve!
So today, here's the agenda:
1. Check to make sure your email is working.... and send a note to Mr.Hackl at ryan.hackl@lskysd.ca [you may wish to add me as a contact, as you'll be emailing me quite often]
2. Create a Google Account at http://docs.google.com. This will be the main way you'll "share documents" with me, so I know you're keeping up with the coursework. You will also use this to work on projects with others.
3. Create a GoogleDocs Document that answers these questions:
a) Why did you decide to take InfoPro this semester, and what are you looking forward to learning?
b) What were the challenges and successes from Semester 1 (that just finished) this year?
c) Using this link, describe your personality style, and whether you think this is accurate:
- PersonalityDNA: http://www.personaldna.com/tests.php
d) Using this link, describe your learning style, and whether or not you think this is accurate:
- Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-learning-styles-quiz
4. On your GoogleDocs Document, 'share' with Mr.Hackl.... ryan.hackl@lskysd.ca. I'll respond! Here's a link, if you've never done this before... https://support.google.com/drive/answer/2494822?hl=en
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