Nota a Padres

Por la presente les notifico que no estare recibiendo a padres, durante, antes o después de una prueba a administrarse en el curso de Introducción a las Computadoras. Por motivos de encontrarse material sensitivo en el salón. Esto aplica para todos por igual. Les agradezco su atención.

Test

Test on Tuesday October 16, 2018.

Reviewed material during the last week in classroom. student should be ready for test taking.
Study lesson materials. Some are posted in this blog to be used as learning resources.

Reviewed material on Wednesday October 10, 2018. Thursday October 11, and Friday October 12. Review should be copied to class notebook.

Best wishes. Att. Mrs. Maldonado

Student Computer Lab Use Contract_ Sign as soon as possible and Return

Student Computer Lab Use Contract

Below are policies that will regulate our use of the Internet and computer.  These rules have been designed to keep our computer and classroom functioning at the highest of standards.  In order to have access to e-mail, the Internet, and computer in the Computer Lab, please read the following and sign below.

1. Follow Instructions at All Times!
2. Students should not bring food or drinks into any computer lab. 
3. These computers should only be used for educational use, only the programs/ searches the teacher assigns.
1. Games, My Space, Facebook, Twitter, Internet Games, Youtube, chat rooms, Instant Messengers, Blog Websites, Fantasy Football/Basketball, etc are NOT permitted!!!
4. Bypassing the school’s firewall.
5. Students may not under any circumstances install software onto the computers.
6. Students hacking, altering unauthorized files, or using the network in any way other than that intended will loose their computer privileges.
7. Students must not move any equipment or cables.  Keyboards and mice must not be swapped between machines.
8. Any behavior which threatens the physical safety of the equipment or other students will lead to the loss of privileges.
9. NEVER give a password to anyone!!!
10. No inappropriate language tolerated.
11. Students should not change their desktop, screensaver, etc.
12. Students should save on their Pen Drive only.
13. Check your workstation everyday when you enter and leave the classroom.  Inform your teacher if anything is wrong.  The student is responsible for their workstation.
14. These are just to name a few.  The students know what is acceptable and what is not.

Consequences:

          1^st offense:  Call Home/Parent appointment with teacher.

          2^nd offense:  Sent to the principal/social worker with a referral.

          3^rd offense:  Loss of computer privileges.

          4^th offense:  Removed from class with an F in the class.

These policies and procedures must be adhered to, and any violations of them will be met with zero tolerance.

• Students must abide by their signed contracts.
• The use of the computer is a privilege, not a right.
• If this contract is broken, the student’s privilege will be revoked.

Sign and return immediately.

Student Signature:  _________________________________________  

Date:  ____________________________________________

Parent/Guardian Signature:  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­___________________________________ 

Date:  ____________________________________________

Inventors Study Guide

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INVENTORS STUDY GUIDE An invention is a new thing that someone has made. The computer was an invention when it was first made. We say when it was "invented". New things that are made or created are called inventions. Cars and plastics are inventions that everyone knows. Inventions are made by inventors. See the fact file below for more information about inventors and inventions
. ● An invention is defined as a device, method or process developed from study and experimentation.
● When a invention is created it can be protected by a patent. A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state or national government given to an inventor for a limited period of time in exchange for a public disclosure of an invention.
● Sometimes a device is invented before there is a need. For example, the can opener was invented 48 years after cans were in temperature was appropriate for adding yeast. If it was too hot, the yeast would die. This is where we get the phrase ” The Rule of the Thumb”.
● Many historians consider the wheel, the spear, the knife, and the arrow as the earliest inventions. They were created because of the need to hunt , provide protection and transportation.
● The earliest inventions were made out of what was available to the people. Wood was used for spears shafts. Rocks were used for the blade of a spear or a knife. Bones were used for needles.
● Some of the most important inventions are considered to be the cotton gin, the automobile, the telephone, the electric light, the printing press, the steam engine, the camera, the computer, the sewing machine and the television.
 ● Some of the most famous inventors are: Archimedes, Albert Einstein, Leonardo Da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Johannes Gutenberg, Alexander Graham Bell, George Washington Carver, Eli Whitney, the Wright Brothers, John Baird,
● Henry Ford, George Eastman, and Heinrich Introduced, and traffic lights were used before the advent of the motorcar.
● Most of the time an invention is created because of a need. For example, before the invention of the thermometer, the brewers of beer used to check the temperature by dipping their thumb into the mixture to find whether the
● There are also many women inventors, however they are not as famous as their male counterparts. Where would the world be if Mary Anderson had not invented the windshield wiper for the automobile, or Margaret Knight who invented a machine that created flat-bottom paper bags?
 ● Probably one of the most famous inventor we all take for granted is Levi Strauss. Mr. Strauss invented blue jeans.

Using the study guide provided. Can you fill in the missing words for the questions below?
1: An invention is a new thing that someone has ____.
2: When an invention is created it can be _________ by a patent.
 3: Many historians consider the _____, the spear, the knife, and the arrow as the earliest inventions. 4: The __________ is considered to be one of the most important inventions.
5: The ________is seen as one of the most important inventions in modern history as most jobs now involve using one.
 6: One of the most important Automobile inventors was Henry ____.
7: Mary Anderson was one of the most famous female inventors with her invention the windshield _____.
 8: Probably one of the most famous inventor we all take for granted is Levi Strauss. Mr. Strauss invented blue _____.