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Please check out Strikingly.com. It is a little hard to understand at first, but your results are going to be fantastic. If you master this tool, you will be creating stunning, professional-quality sites in no time! Have Fun With This Project! PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT SINGLE-PAGE WEBSITE ASSIGNMENT IMPORTANT NOTE:  YOU MUST NOT INCLUDE OR DISPLAY ANY INFORMATION ABOUT YOU, THIS SCHOOL OR ANYTHING THAT COULD PROVIDE A WAY FOR PEOPLE WHO SEE THIS SITE TO CONTACT YOU!  NO TWITTER, INSTAGRAMS, EMAIL ADDRESSES. NO PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT YOU OR COLLEGIUM IS ALLOWED ON THESE SITES FOR ANY REASON! Mr. Scribner's SAMPLE Website: Photography Is Cool MR SCRIBNER'S SAMPLE STRIKINGLY.COM "ANTI-BULLYING" SITE (Click Here) Please go to Strikingly.com and create a website. Create an account using your Gmail address and a password you can remember. On Strikingly.com you just click "Create Account" and enter your First Name, Email Address, and a Password you can rem

Today everyone will spend time choosing and researching the topic of their choice for this project.  No two students can work on the same topic.  See yesterday's post for the link to the S1 Topic List. Create a Google Document to store your information, links, pictures and other items you will need when you begin building your websites next week. MR. Scribner's Sample Document Make sure you check out my Sample PSA Website Here:   (Selfie Sticks Should Be Banned) Have fun with this project and DO YOUR BEST! Happy Friday! - MR. S OBJECTIVE & STUDENT OUTCOMES Students will use online collaboration tools (STRIKINGLY.COM) to create a single-page webpage.  Students will learn to use the online toolbar in Strikingly.com to add content to their website, share their website, and publish their website online.  Students will comment (positively) on other pages posted. STUDENTS MUST READ ALL DIRECTIONS ON THIS WEBSITE PRIOR TO STARTING ANY TASK!   Students will enter the class quietl

Exploring Websites (Unplugged) Code.Org CS Discoveries Unplugged Lesson Plan (U2L01) Technology Journal Entry Prompt What was the last website you visited? (NOT SCHOOL RELATED) Why did you go to that website? Overview:   Every website has a purpose, a reason someone created it and others use it. In this lesson, students will start to consider the purposes a website might serve, both for the users and the creators. Students will explore a handful of the most-used websites in the United States and try to figure out how each of those sites is useful for users and how they might also serve their creators. Purpose:   Unit 2 is all about the World Wide Web, with a focus on creating websites for self expression. To start students thinking about why they might want to create a website, they must begin to consider how websites are useful tools for both users and creators. The lesson starts with popular websites because they all serve clear purposes for a large number of users, but eventually st

Today you will design graphic organizers on DRAW.IO. Please create a Personal Timeline and Family Tree in a digital format. You must create these from scratch using DRAW.IO. YOU MUST CREATE A HAND-DRAWN VERSION BEFORE WORKING ON A DIGITAL VERSION ONLINE! To start, use a blank piece of paper to list your birthday, list all the schools you have attended, list any significant events in your life (birthdays, deaths, weddings, graduations, holidays, family trips, honors, awards, or any other events you can remember) and the dates they happened. Sign In to Google. Open DRAW.IO and CONNECT it to your Google Drive. Open a New Blank Document. Begin to drag boxes into the timeline and label them in order. Once you have created your first box with a date underneath, you can now select the box, copy and paste a new one next to it, and link them with an arrow. Continue until you have listed all the events up to today's date.  You need to list 15 events to complete the project. To create your  F

Today you will spend some time working on GAMESTAR MECHANIC! This is an introductory program to teach the basics of creating video games. Please use the link below to join our class: Gamestar Mechanic CCSTECH 17-18 Sign-Up Link Once you have joined, spend time in class today working through the QUEST and initial levels. You can work on this from any place you have an internet connection. Once you see how basic game design works, by completing the story-line and levels, you will then be able to put this together with the basic coding we work on later this year. Take your time and work through this at your own pace. Enjoy today's fun day, and be ready to work on creating web sites next week. Relax and Enjoy this reward for your hard work over the last few weeks! - Mr. S  STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS CLICK THE LINK ABOVE Look For "I Do Not Have An Account" Click "I AM AUTHORIZED TO JOIN THIS CLASS" TYPE In A USERNAME (Your Choice But Appropriate) TYPE In A PASSW

Please think about the following project for this school year in preparation for the 9/11 Rememberance Activities, Veteran's Day in November and Memorial Day in May: WHAT IS A HERO? (Click Here For Video)    Click Here For Another Video While we remember the terrible events of 9/11, celebrate our Veteran's in November, or reflect on Memorial Day in May, please bear in mind that these days should be a solemn time for us.  The following excerpt from About.com explains the difference between Veteran's Day and Memorial Day like this:   "Many people confuse Memorial Day and  Veterans Day . Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle. While those who died are also remembered on Veterans Day, Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime." Use

All students will complete a Technology Journal Entry about "Heritage". Once complete, you will use your time in class to begin a 10-slide presentation on Google Slides called "MyBio". You will include at least 4 pictures and 10 slides. See instructions below for specific requirements. You must SHARE this project with Mr. S for credit. "HERITAGE" Please read the following article "What Is Heritage" below and write a Constructed Response in your Technology Journal (4-5 Sentences) about why learning about your own family heritage should be important to you. Please include a brief description of where your family is from, and how you could spend time in search of your ancestors (What sources could you use to help find out about your Heritage?) Heritage is the full range of our inherited traditions, monuments, objects, and culture. Most important, it is the range of contemporary activities, meanings, and behaviors that we draw from them. Her

Autobiography Project Instructions Today you will log in to your Google Gmail Account and then open your Google Drive. You will CREATE a new document. This document will be a one-full-page Autobiography all about you. I have copied and pasted my example below. Please use the whole page to describe everything about you since you were born. You must use proper grammar, spelling, sentences, and be prepared to SHARE it directly from Google Drive to Mr. S. You must use no larger than a 12-font Times New Roman and single space lines. Please leave a line between paragraphs. I am looking forward to reading these, and you will be creating a Presentation from the content later this week. Make sure you include LIKES, DISLIKES, where you grew up, things you did, schools and activities you participated in, and add some things people do not know about you. Good Luck! Click Here For A GREAT Article That Will Help You Get Started! Please click here to watch a video with more information about "Wh

Google Drive Introduction: Collaboration Made Easy! Today you will be learning the basics about using your Google Drive and other online and computer-based tools.  Read the passage below as an introduction to these tools, and be prepared to follow along in class while we Log-In, Create, Share, and Collaborate on different projects!   Google Drive is a great way to create, store, share, and collaborate files such as documents, spreadsheets, photos, slide shows and PDFs.  If you create a personal Gmail account (ONLY WITH PARENTAL PERMISSION) , then you automatically have 15 GB of free space.  If you have an education account, like all CCS Students, then you have unlimited space to store files.  Your files in Drive can be reached from any smart phone, tablet, or computer with an Internet connection. So wherever you go, your files follow.  What a deal, right? You can quickly invite others to view, download, and collaborate on all the files you want.  There is no email with an attachment ne