Intro to Information Technology

Home Learning 2012 / 2013

Home Learning Policy: Students will bring home learning assignments in on the date due for full credit, and put it in the “Assignments” box at the front of the class on the way in. All written work is to be the student’s own words, not text that is copied and pasted from other sources (Plagiarized). Any assignment with text that is copied without proper citation will receive an automatic “0.”

Home Learning Turned in Late: Any student not having the home learning assignment at the beginning of class on the day due will hand in a written excuse that will receive a Zero. To receive credit for late work, the student must turn in the assignment the very next class period, and the assignment will not receive a Zero. An assignment turned in late, the next class after the due date, will receive a two (2) letter grade drop (to a C, if it was an A paper.) No home learning assignments will be accepted after one class period after the due date, without a valid excused absence and admit to class. The teacher is not responsible for collecting late home learning assignments or excuse papers. It is the responsibility of the student to make up their work. All assignments are located here, on the class website 24/7.

No assignments are accepted by email. Written assignments are to be printed by the student. If a printer is unavailable at home, at a friend’s, neighbors, relative’s or media center, students may use my printer by appointment as a last resort, before or after school, or during lunch #2, but NOT during class.

SECOND NINE WEEKS 2012/2013

Home Learning #1) Finish revising your rough draft after your fellow student has “graded” your paper (6-8 pages) with Turnitin.com. Make all changes to submit your Final Career Research Paper to Turnitin.com for a final grade.

Deadline: Extended – Block A Monday 10/29/12, Block B Tuesday 10/30/12

MLA SAMPLE PAPER (click here)

FIRST NINE WEEKS 2012/2013

Home Learning #6) Finish the Career Research Paper rough draft. Use the information that you have researched, your note cards, and your outline to write the rough draft of your Career Research Paper. Upload the rough draft to Turnitin.com for peer edit next class.

Deadline: Extended – Block A Wednesday 10/24/12, Block B Thursday 10/25/12

*As we are working on these in class on the due date, NO late assignments will be accepted.

Home Learning #5) Finish the Career Research Paper OUTLINE (handout) to turn in next class, with all index cards completed – four per topic. You will use these to start writing your research paper draft on the computer in class.

Deadline: next class – Block A Tuesday 10/16/12, Block B Wednesday 10/17/12

*As we are working on these in class on the due date, NO late assignments will be accepted.

Home Learning #4) Create note cards for your Career Research Paper. Note cards should be brought to next class to use in creating your outline. Four or five cards per topic are a good start. Click here for a PowerPoint on note cards.

Deadline: next class – Block A Friday 10/12/12, Block B Monday 10/15/12

*As we are working on these in class on the due date, NO late assignments will be accepted.

Home Learning #3) “Computer Knowledge”

REVISE YOUR GRADED PAPER AGAIN, EVEN IF YOU HANDED IT IN BEFORE. IF YOU DID NOT HAND IT IN BEFORE DO THIS:

Using a computer, write a one page, informative essay about your past experience using computers, and what knowledge you have gained from classes you have taken over the years. Be sure to include all classes you have taken. Your essay should exhibit proper writing techniques you have learned, including proper spelling, grammar, content and organization. Your essay should be created with a computer writing program such as M.S. Word, using a 12 point font and double spacing. Submit your paper to TURNITIN.COM before the due date. If you do not have a working computer, find one to use at a library, at a neighbor’s, a friend’s, a fellow classmate’s, or in my class by appointment. Proofread and use the spell check and grammar check programs to avoid errors. This assignment will help me get to know your experience level in computers, as well as your writing level and ability to follow directions.

Deadline: next class – Block A Tuesday 9/25/12, Block B Monday 9/24/12,

Home Learning #2) “Computer Knowledge”

REVISE YOUR GRADED PAPER IF YOU HANDED IT IN BEFORE. IF YOU DID NOT HAND IT IN BEFORE DO THIS:

Deadline: next class – Block A Wednesday 9/12/12, Block B Thursday 9/13/12,

Home Learning #1) “Computer Knowledge”

Deadline: next class – Block A Tuesday 9/4/12, Block BWednesday 9/5/12,

Home Learning Take home the Letter to Parents and have your parent send me an email saying that they read it. Make sure they put your name and period in there somewhere so you can get credit. Easy “A.”

Deadline- Wednesday, August 28, 2012

Home Learning Bring in a notebook and put the Class Rules in the first page to get an easy “A.”

Deadline- Wednesday, August 28, 2012

Home Learning Log in to your Student Portal and create a folder with your period on it, to save digital work you complete this year.

Deadline- Block B Monday, 8/27/12, Block A Tuesday, 8/28