Student Resources“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”“Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.”

Will Rogers

Digital Information Technology 2016 / 2017

Here students will find class information such as quizzes, tests, vocabulary, links, etc. posted to help them achieve excellence throughout the school year. Here are tools. Use them.

Miami Beach Senior High School

DREAMWEAVER CS6THESE ARE EXCELLENT!

TUTORIALS ONLINE AT:https://acatestprep.com/dreamweaver/dreamweaver_cs5username: daveschmidt@dadeschools.net-stupassword: Hi Tides #1

FREE TRIAL DREAMWEAVER SOFTWARE (FOR 30 DAYS):http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver.html

CERTIPORT TESTING SITE DREAMWEAVER SUPPORThttp://www.certiport.com/Portal/desktopdefault.aspx?page=common/pagelibrary/adobe_DW.html

Gmetrix Dreamweaver Sitehttps://www.gmetrix.net/

COMMUNICATING PRIVATELY PRESENTATION

PREPARE A 3-5 MINUTE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR NEXT CLASS THAT INCLUDES ANSWERS FOR YOUR SCENARIO TO THESE QUESTIONS:

SEARCH ENGINE SCAVENGER HUNT PROJECTStudents will create a twenty (20) question scavenger hunt, using at least five (5) of the websites below. Choose a topic that you are interested in to use for your scavenger hunt. Save your scavenger hunt in a Word document and upload it to your OneDrive in your student portal by the due date.

1 The Wayback Machine: www.archive.org2 Google Maps: http://maps.google.com3 Wikipedia: www.wikipedia.org4 Encyclopedia Britannica: www.britannica.com5 Mapquest: www.mapquest.com6 Internet Movie Database: www.imdb.com7 Switchboard: www.switchboard.com8 Yellow Pages: www.yellowpages.com9 How Stuff Works: www.howstuffworks.com10 YouTube: www.youtube.com

You may use other sources if approved for education. DUE Date: B Day – Friday 9/16/16

A Day - Monday 9/19/16

-----------------------------------------------------------------DREAM COMPUTER PROJECT

1. BUILD THE DREAM COMPUTER YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE.2. LIST THE IMPORTANT COMPONENT TYPES SUCH AS:

A. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP-WHAT ARE YOU MAINLY USING IT FOR?

B. PROCESSOR (CPU)C. OPERATING SYSTEMD. MEMORYE. HARD DRIVE STORAGE (MEMORY)F. OPTICAL DRIVE (DVD)G. MONITORH. VIDEO CARD (GRAPHICS CARD)I. SOUND CARD......OTHER ACCESSORIES?

FINAL PRESENTATION SHOULD HAVE:1. IT CAN BE A POWERPOINT, VIDEO, SKIT, OR OTHER.2. MUST HAVE A TITLE WITH MEMBERS NAMES.3. HAVE THE TWO DIFFERENT COMPUTERS, YOURS & YOUR PARTNER’S.

4. WHICH COMPUTER YOU CHOSE.5. WHY YOU CHOSE THIS COMPUTER.6. LIST THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS OF THE DREAM PC.7. WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO USE YOUR COMPUTER FOR.8. HOW MUCH YOUR DREAM COMPUTER WILL COST. $

SEVEN SLIDES OR MORE… ABOUT 5 MINUTE PRESENTATION.-------------------------------------------------

Here is where you can access the Adobe Dreamweaver Tutorials:

https://helpx.adobe.com/dreamweaver/how-to/what-is-dreamweaver.html?set=dreamweaver--get-started--overview

Classroom Rules To Remember

#1 No Food, Drinks, or Playing Games in class

#2 Be on time to class, in your seat at the bell

#3 Leave assignments due in the tray up front

#4 Place your personal items under your desk

#5 No Cell Phones-follow the BYOD policy for learning

#6 Stay in your assigned seat

#7 Raise your hand to speak. Don’t be rude

#8 Give respect to all and you will get respect

#9 Follow the school dress code & wear your ID

#10 Report any computer problems ASAP

#11 Do not change any settings on computers

#12 Leave the room, work area, and your desk the way you found it or better, so that we all have a nice environment to learn each period.

Planner Cover Contest Requirements1. Use One color, with black, white, & gray2. Print out in 8.5” x 11” portrait orientation3. Include a slogan for school spirit

4. Include the next years 2017 - 20185. Include the School Name6. Include Your Name (preferably in the bottom right)

7. Include a graphic, artwork, or logo One talented student will have their artwork selected by Mr. Donohue to be on next year’s agenda cover!STUDENTS WHO CANNOT GET INTO THEIR PORTAL GO HERE:  

http://www2.dadeschools.net/passwordreset/passReset.asp?lang=en-us

Learn these terms for better understanding of Information Technology and computers.

Term Definition

antistatic bag A polyethylene bag, usually pink or shiny transparent black, used to store computer components such as expansion cards to keep them safe from ESD.

Bit The smallest unit of data that a computer can use, having a value of either 0 or 1. The word is an abbreviation for binary digit.

Bus The electronic pathways between hardware components used to transfer data back and forth.

Byte A group of eight bits.

cache memory A type of memory used to temporarily store frequently used data or programs for quick access; similar to RAM but faster.

central processing unit (CPU)

The “brain” of the computer that interprets and executes instructions; also called the microprocessor or processor.

circuit board A flat piece of insulating material inside a computer on which electrical components are mounted.

compact disc (CD) drive An optical storage device that reads data on compact discs; variations include CD-ROM drives (read-only), CD-R drives (record once, read many times), and CD-RW drives (rewritable). CDs have a smaller storage capacity than digital video discs (DVDs).

computer system A four-part system consisting of hardware, software, data, and people that performs four basic actions: input, output, processing, and storage.

Data The raw information, including text, numbers, sounds, and images, that a computer reads and stores in the form of numbers.

digital video disc (DVD) drive

An optical storage device that reads data on digital video discs; variations include DVD-ROM drives (read-only), DVD-R drives (record once, read many times), and DVD-RW drives (rewritable). DVDs have greater storage capacity than CDs.

dual-core processor A single chip with more than one processing core; it acts like two processors but requires only one socket on the motherboard.

electrostatic discharge (ESD)

The rapid flow of electric current between two objects of different electrical potential. Because it can carry a large charge, ESD can cause serious damage to electronic equipment.

expansion board/card A small circuit board used to add extra functions or resources to a computer.

expansion slot A socket on a computer’s motherboard used to hold an expansion board and connect it to the bus (data pathway).

floppy drive A magnetic storage device that reads data from and writes data to a floppy disk, which is a metal disk (usually 3½ in.) inside a rigid plastic case. These are found mostly on older machines—few new ones have floppy drives.

gigahertz (GHz) A billion cycles per second; a measurement used to express a computer system’s clock speed or clock rate.

hard drive The primary, magnetic storage device in a computer. It is made of a group of

Read To transfer data from a storage or input device into memory, or from memory into the central processing unit.

read-only memory (ROM) A type of memory that contains data that is retrievable but cannot be changed.

Software A set of electronic instructions, also called programs, that tells a computer what to do.

Storage The media and devices used to record and hold data and programs permanently.

storage devices The hardware components that read and write data to and from storage media.

storage media The physical materials on which data is stored, such as hard disks, compact discs and digital video discs, floppy disks, and magnetic tape. (Note that magnetic tape is typically used for backup applications.)

system board Another name for the motherboard.

system clock An electronic source that generates a steady stream of electronic pulses.