7th

=(2013-2014: Quarter 3) =

//(Follow along with Ms. Villwock if you need assistance downloading/saving)//
 * Download the Student Packet and save to your Documents folder or Desktop.

__Unit 1: My Media __ EQ //: What are you personal media habits, and how much time do you spend with different forms of media?// EU //: Students will be able to...//
 * 1) //Assess how much time they spend with media activities//
 * 2) //Record and compare the time they spend with different forms of digital media (cell phone, Internet, etc.) and in different activities (texting, posting, and watching or creating videos).//
 * 3) //Formulate a viewpoint on the role that digital media plays in their lives//

My Media Activity:
 * 1) // Log in to your CPS Email account and open your Drive. //
 * 2) // Create a new document and title it My Media Log. //
 * 3) // Record, for 4 minutes, every time to use a digital media device. //

Open the Student Packet and scroll to page 5 - My Media Log

=____________________________________________________ = =(2013-2014: Quarter 1) = =__Identifying High-Quality Sites __=

When can you trust what you find on the Internet?
Hurricane Sandy photo album

__**Vocabulary**__ **Publish** - to present a finished piece of work to the public.
 * Trustworthy** - accurate and dependable
 * Evaluate** - to carefully examine something to figure out its value
 * Criteria** - standards on which you base a judgment

1. Wikipedia: Year-round School 2. PBS NewsHour: Year-Round School Commits to Students from Middle School to Last Day of College 3. About.com: Year-Round Education: Pros and Cons 4. Family Education: Year-Round Schooling 5. The National Association of Year-Round Education 6. Stop Year-Round School 7. //The New York Times:// "Classes the Year Round Pass the Test for Many"
 * __Site Preview__**

== You and a partner will be assigned one of the site above. Use the Identifying High-Quality Sites worksheet to evaluate the website and see if it is a reliable and useful source of information on the subject of Year-Round Education. ==

=__Internet Resources and Credibility __=


 * URL = Uniform Resource Locator **

//** Domain ** : Part of the web address between [|http://www] and the __first__ /. //

// Example: [] In this address, the domain is mvcc.edu // // where “mvcc” is the host name and “.edu” is the domain it falls under. //


 * 1) **Download and complete the Domain Worksheet below. **
 * 2) **Email the completed worksheet to Ms. Villwock. Don't forget a subject! **

=__ Strategic Searching __= // What steps can help you find what you're looking for when you search online? //

__** Key Vocabulary **__
 * effective**: achieving a desired goal or result
 * efficient**: doing something in a way that saves you time and energy
 * strategy:** a course of actin designed to help you reach a specific goal or result

**__ Assessment __**

 * 1) Download the Strategic Searching Assessment
 * 2) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">Send Ms. Villwock an email answering the 3 questions on the assessment.

*Don't forget a subject in your email*
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