Sixth+Grade

= St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School Technology Class =

6th Grade
The Diocese of Arlington's Technology Standards were revamped for the 2015-2016 school year and they encompass:


 * **Technology Systems (Use It)**
 * Develop foundations in the understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.
 * **Digital Citizenship (Protect It)**
 * Demonstrate an understanding of the history of technology and its impact on society. Practice ethical, legal, and responsible use of technology.
 * **Research and Information Management (Find and Organize It)**
 * Use digital tools to locate, gather, evaluate, and organize information and data.
 * **Learning, Collaboration, and Problem Solving (Solve It)**
 * Use a variety of technologies to support and enhance learning, encourage collaboration, increase productivity, and solve problems.
 * **Communication and Creativity/Innovation (Create and Communicate It)**
 * Use technology for communication, creative thinking, and developing innovative products using various media formats.

The students will be growing and strengthening their technology skills in these areas, as they complete assignments and projects created in support of the Diocesan curriculum in the various content areas.


 * Keyboarding:









Coding: Code Monster



Computer Basics:

Parts of a Computer Input/ Output Device Technology Glossary Choose grade level: Multimedia:

Animation  Presentation Skills: 1. Powerpoint title page [|2. Making Slides]

3. [| Insert Clip Art or Text]

4. [|Review Presentation]

Spreadsheets: Introduction Review Spreadsheet Understanding Spreadsheet

Word Processing Review

World Wide Web/ Internet Safety:

www. Surf Safely Safety Review

Educational Games/ Apps!

Write a Friendly Letter/ Poetry: Poetry Comic Strips

Language Arts Websites:

Reading Strategies:



Math Websites: Reseach Websites:





||  [|Sign in] | [|Recent Site Activity] | Report Abuse || Powered By ** [|Google Sites] **  ** Sketch Up Your Home ** ** Estimated # of Days: 7 **

**Career Field** Careers Using These Knowledge and Skill Sets: [|Architects]

[|Drafter]

Structural Engineers ( [|Civil] )

[|Interior Designer]

**Needed Materials** Equipment
 * Computer
 * Printer

Tools
 * Pencil
 * Sketch Up software ( [|Free download Here] )

Consumables
 * Assignment [|Graph Paper]

**What You Should Be Doing** Learning about architecture and construction.

Learning about 3D modeling

**The Steps to Getting it Done**
 * Using Sketch-up to draw your house (or part of it) as a 3D model
 * 1) Measure your home:
 * 2) Use a piece of [|graph paper] to sketch the outside shape of your home.
 * 3) Use a tape measure to measure all of the sides of your home and write them on your sketch
 * 4) Measure the size of each of the inside rooms.
 * 5) You may use a set of house plans for your home to get the measurements, but you must sketch the house yourself.
 * 6) If your house has more than one floor (basement & main...) you may just do the main floor. See the chart below for the required rooms.
 * 7) You need to locate each door and window on your sketch.
 * 8) Look at the example sketch to see how to draw the elements.
 * 9) Examine the outside of your home so you can duplicate what it looks like.
 * 10) Pay attention to closets, their locations and sizes.
 * 11) Save your sketch to turn in at the end of the unit.
 * 12) When your sketch has all the required elements and measurements go to BUILD YOUR HOME IN 3D
 * ** Your home must have AT LEAST these rooms ** ||
 * Front Room ||
 * Kitchen ||
 * Bathroom ||
 * Bedrooms (2) ||
 * **Your house must include the following elements** ||
 * Windows ||
 * Entrance door ||
 * Interior doors ||
 * Kitchen appliances ||

Example Sketch

Build Your Home in 3D > or by looking in the Start Menu. Free Download [|HERE]
 * 1 -- Start Sketch-Up on one of the student work stations by double clicking the desktop Icon
 * 2 -- Watch the videos to get started on Sketch-Up. Try each thing you see to be sure that you understand how the tools work.
 * 3 -- Draw your home in Sketch-Up:
 * 1) When you enter Sketch-Up use the feet/inches template
 * 2) Draw exterior walls 8" thick unless you were able to measure their actual thickness
 * 3) Draw interior walls 5" thick
 * 4) Include windows and door openings
 * 5) Watch this video for some basics on how to draw the house success.
 * 6) Decorations are optional
 * 7) Do not attempt to draw a roof unless you can group it so it can be moved away from the house for grading.
 * 8) Print the best view of your house at the end of each period to document your work
 * 4 -- Grade your project
 * Use this [|Rubric] to fill out on the computer using WORD
 * Print this [|Rubric] to fill out by hand on paper
 * Look at the requirement on the rubric and grade yourself with an appropriate number in the appropriate column. Be honest in your self-assessment. Add up your totals. When you have completed your assessment give it to the teacher for his assessment. Include the sketch you did of your house.
 * Look at the requirement on the rubric and grade yourself with an appropriate number in the appropriate column. Be honest in your self-assessment. Add up your totals. When you have completed your assessment give it to the teacher for his assessment. Include the sketch you did of your house.

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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">(Hint: Use the Find command to making searching this page easier. Go Edit ...Find.

<span style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Enter a keyword for what you are looking for (a name, or the word "web" for example). Click Find. To repeat the process go Edit ... Find again.) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">20. Which is older? You or the World Wide Web? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">21. Project Gutenberg puts on the Internet public domain literature and information.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> What was the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|first document] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> posted? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">22. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|USB flash drives] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> have replaced floppy disks. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">23. What is a USB flash drive? Think about it - Give an example of a use for one. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">24. How many <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|megabytes] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> of data can a factory made audio CD hold? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">25. Which can hold more information - a CD, a DVD, a USB thumb drive, a portable media player? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">26. Douglas Engelbart was a computer visionary of the 1960's. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What did he invent] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> that you find handy? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">27. What is a <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|computer virus] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">28. Name three <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|computer peripherals] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">29. What does <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|GUI] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (pronounced "goo-ey") mean? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">30. What is an advantage of the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Dvorak keyboard?] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">31. How did <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Marcian Hoff's] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> invention change computers? Look him up using Inventor Search. Do all computers include one of his inventions? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">32. Apple Computer's G4 is a supercomputer because its operations can be measured in gigaflops. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What is a gigaflop] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">? <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">33. Name a mammal, other than humans, uses a computer. (Use your online research skills to find Project Delphis) <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">34. Who said this quote: "If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves." ||

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">35. List the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|4 NETS] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for better Internet searching. 36. List 3 <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|synonyms] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Internet] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. 37. Search engines maintain massive databases of the WWW. What is a <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|database] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">? 38. Give three examples of <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|common paper databases] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. 39. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What is spyware?] [|What does it do?] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> How does a computer user often get it in their computer? 40. Yahoo is an Internet directory. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Scan this tutorial] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. How is it organized? 41. When is a directory helpful? 42. A specialized search engine is a great asset when hunting for a particular thing on the web.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Here is a directory of some.] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a. List two engines for finding images: b. List one for finding info on states or counties. c. Which would locate an online version of a book written by Dickens or Franklin? d. Which would be best for finding out who won the recent election?

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">43. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What is a domain name] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">? ( <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|A second explanation] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">) 44. Suppose you are doing a research project about NFL football. You harness a search engine.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> You enter football and get tons of hits about soccer.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> How can you <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|search the WWW] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> for info on football excluding sites/pages on soccer? 45. In a building, a firewall prevents the spread of fire within the structure. They often surround staircases with a firewall to protect the escape route. Savvy computer users on networks also have firewalls. What is a computer firewall? (Look it up) 46. You want to connect to a site you have bookmarked. But instead you get a 404 message.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Enter two <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|reasons for getting the message] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. a. b. 46. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|What can you try] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, before leaving the site, to try to relocate your page? 47. FYI - Do you have a computer acronym you would like to understand? Find it at <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The Acronym Database]

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What do the following acronyms mean? FAQ - LOL - IM - IMHO - 48. Why should you " <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Post to be Private] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">" in social networking sites?
 * <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">49. Look into this powerful idea: **

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> You would not leave a faucet running constantly in the off chance you need to wash your hands.

<span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> You should not leave your computer running, either. Consider the costs of leaving a computer on all the time. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|The cost of electricity] [|How Much Juice Is Your Computer Using at Night?] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> | <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|Greening your computer usage] <span style="font-family: 'Calibri Light',sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">“PCs are not hurt by turning them on and off a few times a day,” said Jonathan Koomey, a project scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. “Economic obsolescence is much more dangerous to PCs than turning them on and off.” a. What do you conclude should be done? Leave it on / turn it off b. Estimate the number of computers your school has. How much would your school save on electricity by turning them all off at night and on weekends?

ü Gmail account: Because of the extensive use of Google Classroom, a gmail **created and approved by parents is required** as most of the online technology tools require an email account. It is highly recommended that this is a __must__ so as not to delay the students doing online works or projects. || Major Assignments || There will be projects assigned quarterly as part of the quarterly grade. || Attendance, Respect of Property, Cheating, Style Sheet Guidelines and Conduct Grade Guidelines ||
 * Teacher || Mr. Benjamin M. Wage ||
 * Class Name || 6th Grade Technology ||
 * Location || Room 106- Computer Lab ||
 * Contact Information || **Email**: bwage@aquinastars.org Email is the most recommended way for communication.
 * Phone:**(703) 491-4447 ext.983 ||
 * Texts || There is no textbook but online materials are available at Teacher’s Homepage available at the Faculty portion of Aquinas Homepage and at class Edmodo. ||
 * Other Supplies || ü Flash drive (recommended)
 * Class Description || This is a computer lab based program. Each lesson will begin with the teacher modeling a skill or task for you and then you will be asked to replicate that skill. At this point the expectations for the class will be announced. Please make sure you listen (and pay attention) to these first ten minutes of class. The classroom is organized into acceptable lab configuration. I provide an LCD projected image of my laptop to help you visually understand the lessons. Students are to be seated in the same seats throughout the year. Students will be repositioned according to the needs of the teacher. ||
 * Grading || I will follow the student handbook
 * Test will count 40% of the students grade
 * Quizzes count 35% of the students grade
 * Homework counts 25% of the students grade ||
 * Forms of Assessment || Part of the assessment is typing test and we will follow the diocesan requirement. Projects, always a big chunk of the grade; quizzes (mostly online); activities and projects; homework and participation in class. All rubrics provided as posted at the teacher’s homepage and at class Edmodo. ||
 * Make-Up Work || We will follow the Aquinas Handbook as recommended. ||
 * Make-Up Tests || Make up tests should be scheduled upon the students return to school. ||
 * Preparation for Class || Students will receive notice at the Teacher’s Homepage and at class Edmodo and that include topics to be studied and assignments. Each student is responsible for arriving to class, with all materials and in their seat on time. ||
 * Homework || Work submitted on time will receive full credit. //The Aquinas Handbook// states that work submitted on time receives up to a 100% credit, a day late receives up to 50% credit, and any time after a day will receive a zero. ||
 * Special Projects and
 * See **//Parent/Student Handbook//** for school-wide policies concerning:


 * Summary: **

As we enter the ever changing world of 21st century learning, we believe that it is essential for our students at STARS to have the tools necessary to be safe, effective, and respectful digital citizens. We will follow the latest and recommended curriculum using the acronym, SMART:

S afety first

M y creation or give credit

A wareness of accuracy

R esponsible postings

T raceable footprint

At each grade level we have accumulated lessons and support materials that will allow us to empower students with technology essential tools.







<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 15.5pt;">Areas of Study

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Our curriculum is based in part on the Computer Science Teachers of America (CSTA) Model Curriculum. Areas of study <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">include: •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Strategies for solving routine hardware and software problems •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Understanding concepts underlying hardware, software, and algorithms •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Legal and ethical use of information and technology •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Current changes in information technologies and their impacts •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Evaluate information from electronic sources to solve real-world problems •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Understand the use of graphs and other tools to represent information •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Understand the fundamentals of logic and its use in solving real-world problems •<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> Collaborating with peers to investigate problems, issues, and information in order to develop solutions

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Second Marking Period Expectations A. For the 2nd marking period, you will be making your Business and Pleasure Trip Project* by selecting one of the following: Due Date: January 15,2014 1. European Tour 2. Asian Tour 3. African Tour 4. Middle East Tour Using the following tools (Publisher, Excel, Word, Moviemaker, and Prezi: 1. Make Business Card Using Publisher  2. Letter of Inquiry to Travel Company Using your own Company Letterhead (Use Publisher)  3. Brochure of Travel Package (use Publisher 4. Itemized Expenses Using Excel 5. Itinerary from leaving the airport up to Arrival in Word or Excel 6. Pictures and Videos of your trip Using Prezi or Moviemaker 1-5 must be submitted in printed format at home or saved at your student folder 6 must be "share" online at my email:bwage@aquinastars.org or if a video must be in your school folder. B. Online Quizzes at Brainpop

C. Typing Lessons *realistic reflection of the current prices

In Sixth Grade, we


 * review and practice the following, including:
 * input, output, processing, and storage devices;
 * Internet safety;
 * Internet research;
 * presentation development and delivery;
 * spreadsheets and charts;
 * learn about programming;
 * write basic (not BASIC) programs.

Review AUP/Class Policies
 * **Date** ||=  ||= **Daily Lesson** ||
 * Aug 28 ||  || First Day Lesson

Something Funny that happened this summer... It is a new school year and ... [|Make your Own Comic Strip] || Typing Ergonomics, Home Row || create an Avatar www.myavatareditor.com ||
 * Sept 4 ||  || Keyboarding
 * Sept 11 ||  || Keybr Typing
 * Sept 18 ||  || Typing Web ||
 * Sept. 18 ||  || Typing Expert ||
 * Sept. ||  || Online Free Touch Typing

Typing Test || [|http://kafafa.com]
 * Sept. 14 & 16 ||  || Spanish Project, Web Searching, PowerPoint ||
 * Sept. 21 & 23 ||  || Spanish Project, Web Searching, PowerPoint ||
 * Sept. 28 & 30 ||  || ITBS Testing ||
 * Oct 5 - 26 ||  || Internet Safety, Predators, Cyberbullying, Virus, Privacy ||
 * Oct 26 ||  || Wordle ||
 * ||  || Star Child ||
 * ||  || Roller Coaster Database ||
 * March 17 ||  || Website
 * March 17 ||  || Website

Free to Use Pictures [] [|Free Stock Photos] [|Pics4Learning.com]

[|Flickr: Creative Commons] || <span style="color: #888888; font-family: Oxygen,helvetica,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline;">I** f you finished early, you can go to the following sites: **
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<span style="font-family: Oxygen,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 22px; vertical-align: baseline;">** Try some of these fun activities if you finish your work early! **
[|Lite Brite] || [|My Oats] || [|Drawminoes] || [|Flame Painter] || [|Crayola DigiColor] || [|Eye Candy] || [|This Is Sand] || [|Bomomo] || [|Flabby Physics] || [|Magnetic Poetry] || [|Solid Edge Garage] || [|San Diego Zoo] || [|Fraboom Online Museum] || [|Awesome Word Games] || [|Toon-Books Cartoon Maker] || [|Sporcle] || [|Youngzine] || [|Give the Dog A Bone] || [|Scrap Coloring] || [|Whizz Words] || [|Orisinal] || [|Stop Frame Animator] || [|Monster School Bus] || [|Line Rider] || [|Word Magic] || [|Tween Tribune] || [|Toy Theater] || [|Wordle] || [|Tagxedo] || [|Rotate & Roll] || [|Nick Jr. Spin Art] || [|EdHeads] || [|Sheppard Software] || [|Play Kids Games] || [|Auditorium] || [|Optical Illusions Challenge] || [|Isle of Tune] || [|Paint Like Pollock] || [|Must Pop Words] || [|Free Rice] ||
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