L13 Operating Systems

1. A operating system is a type of software        True
2. Operating systems control the loading of software applications onto a computer          True
3. All OSs offer user preferences allowing you to customize your computer          True
4. An operating system prioritizes the tasks that a CPU does               True
5. The following devices have a operating system: an apple ipod, a Dell laptop computer and a Nintendo Wii              True

Jobs Shadow

My Job shadowing experience was very informative in the day of a teacher. I Job Shadowed my 8th grade teacher, Mrs. Locher the day started with her watching the kids in the hallway as they unpacked and got there stuff ready for the rest of the day, Then was there period of CAT which is specific to Apex Middle this is a time that the kids get to pick which class they want to go to and finish any unfinished work at that time this lasted 30 minutes and Mrs. Locher simply walked around giving any child that needed help, help when the period was over the kids went to their elective classes such as spanish and PE, During this time me and Mrs. Locher went down to the 6th grade hallway because she had to cover for a teacher until a substitute came in so we went down to the hallway and covered. When the Sub finally came we went back to the 8th grade hallway and went directly into a Science teacher's meeting where they discussed topics such as the kids midterm and what they will do for the few days before the inter break this was in my eyes very boring but I could tell that if these did not happen occasionally then the students experiences and education wold decrease, When this ended it was finally time to actually go to class and  teach the kids since we went to cover and the meetings those kids have been in electives for almost two hours. We in science class which was one of the classes that she taught the kids did a lab where they observed chemical reactions between hydrogen peroxide and Chicken liver this made it bubble and fizzle over onto the table for some of the groups which caused some commotion like people screaming she had two of these classes back to back which lasted for exactly two hours then the kids got dismissed for lunch and was told to go with them because Mrs. locher had the lunch detention kids and it would be boring so I followed some of the kids I knew from last year and ate lunch at the cafeteria lunch lasted 23 minutes and when we came back Mrs. Locher was now teaching Math for the last  two hours these two hours she taught about how to put data in the calculators and how to solve some problems with them also. at the end of the day I said goodbye and left in my moms car.




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Teacher website:  https://sites.google.com/a/wcpss.net/8th-grade-49ers/about-me

Lesson 8 Making Presentations

Three main goals

1. Inform
2. Educate 
3. Persuade

Audiences learn in three ways 

1. Seeing
2. Hearing
3. Doing

PowerPoint is good at displaying

1. Text
2. Charts and Graphs
3. Photos
4. Audio/Video

 Good Presentation

1. Slides Simple and easy to read
2. State your purpose
3. Add images to support
4. Use friendly voice and relax
5. Don't read off the power point to the Audience

Use appropriate color choices 

1. Light background and dark text
2. Dark background with light text  

Limit amount of text on slide

• Seven, seven rule(Seven bullets and seven words in each)

Peripherals

• Keyboard
• Mice
• Game controllers

Organization

• State purpose 
• Present the Information in multiple ways
• End with summary

Cluttering

• Avoid slide clutter
• Don't use to many colors

Relax and be Friendly

• Add info and examples in your own words
• Allow time for notes
• Answer Audience questions
• Practice your presentation

POIT Lesson 6 Peripherals

• peripherals: used for input and output  information  
• Mouse I:optical & laser mouse 
•  keyboard I
•  printer O: have multi function printers O, scanners I and Inkjet O
•  flash drive IO
•  monitor O: LCD and CRT monitors can be input if it is touch screen
• High Definition contains more pixels   
• Drives floppy drive, CD ROM drive, DVD drive, Blue ray drive 
• Hard drive & USB drive can be external 
• Towers have expansion slots that can be interchanged with different componenets
• Peripherals needed: keyboard, Mouse, Monitor, Printer, Scanner, Storage drives, Game controller/joysticks 

I= Input

O= Output

First nine weeks

 What is your impression of the first 9-weeks of high school?

In high school you have a lot more freedom such as a teacher is not always breathing down your neck you also have more work, And the longer lunch is amazing because of you get more time to calm down and chill.

 What has been difficult about the transition from middle school?

The most difficult transition is the workload, longer classes, and having to wake up earlier.

What has been easy about the transition?

The most easy part was the excessive amount of freedom, longer lunches, and diverse array of students.

 What have you learned about yourself

I learned that if I prepare and study I will get a good grade if not I will get a average or not so good grade. In middle school I didn't study and still got good grades

ID Theft Faceoff

ID Theft Faceoff

Question 1: 

If you stop getting bills it does not mean your identity is restored

Question 2: 

You can't replace government ID'S by creating a facsimile using a recent pic

Question 3: 

You can file Initial fraud alert if your social security number was stolen 

Question 4: 

identity theft includes more than just driver  licenses and name badges 

Question 5: 

you should take action immediately when you realize your identity has been stolen 

Question 6: 

there are three main companys that deal with identity theft 

Trends and Factors

• What 3 trends do you see in computer evolution? AND Why?
• Faster processors, Because we always want better and faster experiences on the computer
• smaller and faster laptops such as Mac book converting to Macbook Airs because of demand for smaller computers
• Better Graphics this is mainly for people who like to game on their computers they mainly want better graphics cards which is why there are usually the newest and fastest graphics cards going on sale every year
• Name 3 factors that drive technological innovation?
• curiosity 
• Money
• Users