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WELCOME, GRADE 7 ==== "What is Informational Technology?" Seventh graders experience this term as they work on a movie projects through out the school year. Computer Safety and the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) will be discussed. I ntranet and Internet Safety in relation to Digital Citizenship will be researched using www.isafe.org, Brainpop:@http://digitalcitizenship.net/Nine_Elements.html and Netsmartz: ==== https://www.netsmartz.org/NetSmartzKids.

**//__Trimester 1__//**

Discuss the goals for the semester. Children will pick topics for Research and Presentations. They will work in a group and collaborate on Noodletools to document their research and then create a storyboard and shared presentation in Google Drive. They create Notecards in Noodletools and collaborate with partners to share research. Also, they collaborate with the teacher.

Children should focus on creating a scholarly movie about their topics.

Research tools are on this site: http://materdeiit.wikispaces.com/Research+Tools.

Children will view Google Scholar for articles about their topics and begin a Google Power Search Video:

[] This is a course with activities and tests. They are not required to finish all videos at home but if they complete the tests, it will be used in creating a better grade for them, noted as an extra activity.

The videos are meant to supplement our classes.

Students use Google Slides to organize the data that they have from research. They design slides that are saved as JPEG files and used to make movies in PowerPoint, Moviemaker and iMovie.

1. Collaborate with partners to research and share information on the groups chosen topic.

Research topic using:

 worldbookonline.com

 Google Scholar

 materdeiit.wikispaces.com resources for research, copyright, multimedia resources.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Use Noodletools to create a bibliography and notecards. There should be 5 sources. Only 1 can be an electronic encyclopedia.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2. Collaborate in Google Slides to form their information in a logical sequence to present. Add the information and pictures -design the slides in other words.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Download the file as a PowerPoint file to their personal account. Save the PowerPoint as a JPEG format. Select the option every slide. Google Slides requires one slide be converted to a Jpeg, one at a time.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3. The slides will be converted and downloaded into a folder.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">4. Another choice in Powerpoint is to Save and Send as a Video. Students will choose that option, also.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Discuss the goals for the semester. Children will pick topics for Research and Presentations. Then they will be grouped according to their preferences. They will work in a group and collaborate on Noodletools to document their research and then create a storyboard and shared presentation in Google Drive. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Create Notecards in Noodletools and collaborate with partners to share research. Also, collaborate with the teacher. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Children should focus on creating a scholarly movie about their topics. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Research tools are on this site: http://materdeiit.wikispaces.com/Research+Tools. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Children will view Google Scholar for articles about their topics and begin a Google Power Search Video: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">[]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The videos are meant to supplement our classes.

__//**In Trimester 2**//__ Students are being diverted from movie making for a few weeks. They are trying a new device called a, Makey Makey. Some children from the Computer Ambassadors group learned how to connect the device to a computer. They chose games for Christmas in the SCRATCH program to instruct the students in how it operates They want to continue. They will create a small program that will use the Makey Makey.

Then they will learn to research instrumental music, add to audacity, and export as a sound file to use in a movie. Then they will explore other videos to crop and put into their movie.

//__**In Trimester**__// __**3**__ Children will write a script in Google Doc to continue the movie that they are making. They will use Teleprompter App to add script. It will enable them to read their scripts while they stand in front of a green screen to record what they want to say. Then they will add to their movie. They can research more pictures or videos to layer with their green screen video. 1. Upload MPEG4 movie from Moviemaker to Google Drive on the PC. 2. Download to their iPad, into Moviemaker. 3. Save to their Camera Roll in HD format. 4. Write Script in Google Doc. It can be factual or presented as a play. 5. Install Teleprompter App and Do Ink App to iPad from Self-Service. 6. Copy and Paste Script from Doc to Teleprompter on iPad. 7. Get Screen mounted. Ask others to help if they need someone to hold Teleprompter. 8. Video using the camera on the iPad. All should be in the camera roll. 9. Open Do Ink. Import everything from Camera Roll. 10. Edit and review. 11. Save as video in HD.

Khan Academy Junior Breakthrough Challenge
 * Anyone interested in the Junior Breakthrough Challenge, come to Mrs. Morley.