Current Event in Technology

Find a current article from a reputable online news source. In your own words summarize the article and explain why it is an important topic in the area of technology.
Include in your summary:

• Why you found this article so interesting?
• What things might happen because of this event or technology?
• Include the website where you found your article

This week you must also directly comment on at least one other post to this blog.

Ten Years From Now

This is a two part assignment.

Part I ~ Create a personal business letter that is addressed to me here at school and it is from you. The idea of the letter is that it is ten years from now and you are writing to me to let me know what you are doing and have done since you had keyboarding class with me. Use this as a fun way to dream about what you plan to be doing in ten years. For this part of the assignment you will attach your letter to an email message to me at: pcarr@orcsd.org.

Part II ~ Submit a brief post to the blog about your letter. Just tell us a little bit about what your plans are, and as usual, add something about at least one other post to your comments.

History of Computers

Choose a moment in the history of computers that you think is important. Share the details with us and also tell us why you think this moment in history is so important. Don't forget to comment on what your classmates say too!

Some hints for you on this one. The history of computers has some key people who were very important before the first "real" computer was really ever created. Some people who were important were Charles Babbage, Herman Hollerith, Ada Lovelace just to name a few. Then we moved into the "generations" of computers. Right now there are 5 generations of computers...during each generation there were significant changes and advancements that occurred.

Keyboarding Mandatory????

Should the instruction of keyboarding be mandatory in public schools? If your answer is yes, please tell us your reasoning. Also add at what age it should be introduced and then what age it should be mastered. If your answer is no, please provide an explanation. All contributors should comment on what others have posted. Make this a conversation in which you are exchanging your opinions (based on your experiences and research you have done).

Favorite Quote

Let's have some fun this week! Choose a favorite quote, it can be by anyone; yourself, a friend, a family member, a famous athlete, musician, author or historic figure. The possibilities are endless! Just make sure the quote is appropriate for school.

Explain what makes this quote special to you or why you chose this particular quote. Make sure you give credit to the person who originated the quote and also tell me where you found the quote. In your comments also include thoughts on other people's quotes.

Here are some web sites that might help you.

BrainyQuote
The Quotations Page
Quote World

What's in a Name?

Write what your name means/originates from. Research your name online, and find the meaning of it. For example, Sally is a form of the name Sarah. It originates from Hebrew. Write a brief paragraph of the significance of your name and what you found when doing the research. Be sure to give the website you found the information from and comment on other posts.

QWERTY

What is the QWERTY keyboard? Why is it called the QWERTY? Give a brief history of the keyboard, why it is designed the way it is, who developed it etc. Then, tell me one other design for keyboards. How is it different from the QWERTY and who uses it? Do you think the QWERTY will always be the design we use or will another design take over? Did you find a great website as a resource? Share it with us!