Monday, September 4, 2017

Welcome to Principles of Computer Technology, Fall 2017!

Wednesday:

Welcome! 
Discuss rules and expectations, course outline, current events assignment, "Good Questions".

Thursday:
homework for the beginning of class today: register for turnitin, bring back parent/guardian contact information sheet, take this survey to help me know a little about you.
Mr J's homeroom, also please bring back the yellow 'Student Handbook Acknowledgement Form", and any other beginning-of-year forms that you need - emergency information, transportation, and military recruiting info.

Ones and zeroes: introduce binary/hex numbers, give out worksheet.


Friday:
homework for the beginning of class today: "Good Questions", binary/hex worksheet due

Complete binary/hex numbers discussion.
Begin discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans

What is Unicode?
Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Autotune
Audacity - free audio software
Begin discussing digital representation of sounds and images, digital cameras, CAT scans
Give out internet vocabulary sheet - due Tuesday