8th Grade Assignments for Week 6A

(For Two Weeks)

by Dr. Data


    Daily Typing warmups: 10 minutes: http://www.sense-lang.org/typing and/or All The Type software application for 10 minutes.

    Friday, typing tests in All The Right Type with tests #2B and #2C.

    Now Expanded To Two Weeks:

    1. First Week covers traditional Internet search engine web browsering techniques. See below for curriculum and lesson plans.
    2. The Second Week covers Web 2.0 Collaboration Tools. Instruction is at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/business/Week6B.html.

    This first week we are learning to expand ones abilities with Internet search engines. There's no substitute for being Internet savvy in being able to find information so you can promote your business better. Assignments for this week to be completed with individual worksheets to be completed by using the Internet. Dr. Data will provide them.

    1. Map It! at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/Mapit.pdf
    2. Europe on the Internet at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/Europeinternet.pdf
    3. Exploring The Weather Channel at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/weather.pdf
    4. The Nine Planets at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/planets.pdf
    5. The Virtual Body at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/virtualbody.pdf
    6. Our National Parks at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/nationalpark.pdf
    7. The Top Stories From USA Today at: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/USAtoday.pdf
    8. Egyptian Facts on the Internet: http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/Egypt.pdf
    9. White House:  Parts 1 and 2:  http://www.kuzmich.com/carmody/scanned/whitehouse.pdf

    Learning Objectives:

    1. Learning the meaning of global addresses by finding global addresses on the Internet.
    2. Using the up, down, back, and forward arrows on the keypad.
    3. Learning Internet terms such as Web site, home page, Internet browser, etc.
    4. Drawing boxes and lines
    5. Typing facts in boxes and adjusting box size
    6. Typing a specific global address and finding the site.

    Business Internet Search Engine Ruberic:

    Each assignment will be worth 100 points, including extra-credit ones. Must answer all questions correctly on the class worksheet to get full credit per assignment.