Reading and Writing in the Age of Technology

Link to Student Webpage

3/8-12/2010 – Students will research a medical breakthrough and write their fourth technology article describing the breakthrough.

Example medical article

3/1/10 – 3/5/10 – Students will create a speculative article about technology they would like to see in the future.

Example speculative article using PPT

2/22/10 – 2/25/10 – Students will create a second article on technology, this time using Internet resources for their research – due Thursday, 2/25/10

2/9/10 – 2/11/10 – Student will share computer resources to create their own homepages using MS Word – webpages are due at the end of class Thursday.

2/8/10 – Demonstration on using MS Word to create simple homepages to post class assignments on – laptop scheduling issue, work time cancelled

Webpage Assignment

2/5/10 – Students finish PPT webpages. Some students will continue working, those that are finished will move to the next level.

2/4/10 – Students workshop to create webpage using PPT

2/3/10 – Absence due to stomach bug – Students may catch up on missed work or read article packets.

2/2/10 – Demonstration on how to use PPT to create simple files for webpage design

2/1/09 – Use MS Word to type articles

1/28/10 – Missed class due to delay

1/27/10 – Introduction Letter, First Article Assignment – due Thursday, 1/28/10