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Week	Topic	Goals/Options/Resources
1	Typing Creative Commons/Copyright/ Plagiarism SOPA/PIPA	Touch Typing Test out with at least 40 words/min Learn about copyright and creative commons Research one of the following topics: plagiarism, copyright, or creative commons. Present to the class at least three great resources for understanding your topic. TED Talk about SOPA and PIPA A technical explanation of SOPA and PIPA (infographic)
2	Keyboard shortcuts browsers email	Learn intermediate and advanced skills in Safari, Chrome, IE, Firefox Create a compare/contrast media for the browsers (multimedia rubric) How to locate, create and use keyboard shortcuts Create a keyboard shortcut poster/infographic that includes at the top ten most useful keyboard shortcuts (multimedia rubric) http://lifehacker.com/keyboard-shortcuts/ Managing multiple emails. You'll need to have a gmail.com (or google apps) email for this course
3	MS Office and alternatives Internet Safety Managing your online image	MS Office, Open Office, Google Docs - strengths and weaknesses Internet Safety Download "Own your own space" Digital Book Keeping your location private Smartphone picture uploads Geotagging Use a search engine to find yourself, is this how you want others (including future employers) to see you? Social media and employers Social media and colleges
4	Websites, blogs and wikis	Select a platform for your online portfolio - Google Sites, Blogger, Wordpress, Wikispaces, Glogster, Vuvox, etc. Look over your options, pick one and start setting up your portfolio Make sure it will do everything you want/need it to Things to set up Portfolio Name A "working" section A gallery section Presenting what you know - portfolios 101 Awesome portfolio sites Landing Page examples: unbounce, lifehacker Example eportfolio rubric Step 1: Decide on a purpose for your eportfolio Step 2: Select a platform
5	Presentation Software/ presentations	Effective presentations with prezi, ppt, keynote, slide rocket, brain shark, website, etc TED Presentation Commandments Guy Kawasaki's 10-20-30 Presentation rule video blog How to TEDx (Presentation design tips) Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action Checklist Do you discuss the "why"? Do you follow the 10-20-30 rule? Less is more! Limited (and large text)
6	Programming 1	HTML Introduction to basic web design (read just this page) Tools of the trade Self Guided Tutorial from W3Schools Start here: HTML Introduction Pick a <!DOCTYPE> Hex Hub - named HTML color codes HTML tags Insert custom HTML, CSS and Javascript into Google Sites
7	Online Portfolio part 1 Cloud storage	Step 3: Add meaningful content to your eportfolio Working section Select things you've done in class so far that other people should know about or that you've gone an exceptional job on Gallery section This is your space to showcase your talents Art, sports, etc. Evernote, dropbox, server space, iCloud What is "cloud storage" Benefits and drawbacks Get Dropbox: http://db.tt/vjdcgqow
8	Programming 2	Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Introduction - the "why?" Basic CSS syntax Handy CSS Cheat sheets for Designers JAVA Script Introduction - the "why?" Code Academy Adding to an HTML document Webapps Basics of writing for iPhone How to Deck js. Stack overflow - getting help Programming for iOS
9	Choice week 1	Programming - please use red laptops (limit 10) Add a Timeline Google Earth - please use desktops (limit 4) Tutorials, Easier Sharing iMovie - please use macbooks (limit 3) Introduction and support Editing 101 Rule of thirds How to tell the difference between professional and amateur video Advanced Tools
10	Online Portfolio part 2	Add to your portfolio (e.i. do some coding, add google earth or iMovie projects) Grade your portfolio using this Example eportfolio rubric
11	Internet Research Evaluating Internet Sources	Using Google Effectively Infrographic, 20 tips, write your own Wolfram Alpha Open courseware MIT, Open Culture, Yale, Top 50 Collections Should you trust wikipeadia? Is a .edu better than a .com? Wikipedia as accurate as Britannica (in Nature)
12	Choice Week 2	Programming - please use red laptops (limit 10) Create header/navigation Google Earth - please use desktops (limit 4) Tutorials Garage Band - please use macbooks (limit 3) About, Support, How to
13	Choice Week 3	You tell me... Student Topic Choices Hooking up Kinect to a computer Hardware Differences in OS Using an iPad Netiquette File Types Prezi (advanced) Computer skills needed for jobs Excel
14	Mobile Devices	iOS, Android, WebOS Tablets Smart phones
15	Buyer's Guide	What best meets your needs? (Mac/PC, iPhone/Android, Kindle/Nook, iPad/Tablets) How to Pick the Perfect Laptop Mac or PC
16	Portfolio	Show off some advanced skills
17	Choice Week 4	Best Chart for your Data (Lifehacker)
18	Online Portfolio part 4	Your display section of your portfolio will be your final. The rubric for it can be found here.
19	Final	Present Portfolios

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