Thursday, October 15, 2009

Computer Lab Day - Invertebrate Projects

Greetings. You are going to take on the persona of an invertebrate. All of your work needs to be in complete sentences and make sense (read it out loud to catch errors). You can be as creative as you want, just make sure you have all the required pars. You will have three-ish days to complete this project. If you need more time than that or are absent, make plans to work on it at home or during zero block.
*ALL WRITING NEEDS TO BE IN YOUR OWN WORDS
Your real name should not be anywhere on this project.

Today you are going to start your Invertebrate Fakebook Page, but first you need some information.
  1. The first thing you need to do is open a new folder on your number and name it "Marine Ecology."
  2. Next open a word document and save it in the Marine Ecology Folder. Name this document the name of your invertebrate. You are going to use this workspace to copy any useful links and website titles that you find. You can also use this page to paste important information, but realize that everything that goes on your fakebook page must be in your own words.
The first thing you need to know about your invertebrate is its scientific name. Scientific names are Latin and written in italics. This helps you distinguish exactly which species of an organism you are talking about. Once you have the Latin name, searching for information is a lot easier and you are more likely to get websites that are scientific and accurate.

Next you are going to gather information using books and websites. Please try to use the website I have linked above FIRST. Use google if you need to, but always search with the Latin names.

DO NOT VISIT INAPPROPRIATE WEBSITES. No YouTube or websites that have nothing to do with Marine Ecology. You will lose your computer privileges for the day (or for this project).
  • Find at least two websites with great information about your organism (where it lives, what it eats)
  • Find at least two great photos of your organism and save these photos onto your number in the Marine Ecology folder.
Now you are ready to start your Invertebrate Fakebook project.
  1. Go to the homepage. Click on the Gmail button and sign into your gtest email.
  2. The login for your gmail (if you have not changed it) is: Last-name First-Initial Middle-Initial so mine is JancaitisKT
  3. The password (if you have not already changed it) is: First-Initial Student-Number Last-Initial so mine would be K46311J
  4. In your email you should have an invitation to join Ning and the Invertebrate Fakebook Project.Follow the link.
  5. Put your invertebrate's name as the name, and put in one of those clear profile photos that you downloaded into your folder and get started.
  6. If you are to this point, then you need to see Miss J for the handout.
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Computer Lab Etiquette

You are in the computer lab to do work for this class. If you are not doing work, then we will have problems.

Do not pack up early. Work until the bell or until MsJ says.

SAVE OFTEN. And if you save to a key, also save it to your number. If you lose it, you will have to do it again.

If MsJ asks for your attention, stop what you are doing and listen to what she has to say.

You may watch videos about your organism through reliable websites.

You may listen to music through the computer if you have your own headphones. Rule1 MsJ cannot hear it. You get one warning. Rule2 Turn it on and listen – no million clicks and constant changing. Take both ear phones out when MsJ is talking.