InfoTech 9/10 Course Outline

Information Technology 9/10                                                         Ms. Pelat          pelat_j@sd36.bc.ca                                  Office: IAT Prep Room 105

Course Outline

Course Content:

Information Technology 9/10 will introduce you to computer applications, such as relational databases, desktop publishing, animation, and web design.  You will also learn about the ethical use of information and awareness of health and safety issues related to the use of information technology tools.

Class Conduct:

The 3Rs are an important aspect of this class:

§  Respect your classmates and yourself

§  Respect the teacher or visitor

§  Respect learning and the classroom environment, meaning that rude or inexcusable behaviour such as name calling, sexism, racism, homophobia, prejudice, discrimination, talking out of turn, interrupting, etc. will result in discipline.

Class Rules:

Help maintain a successful learning environment for all students.  Students cited for refusing to abide by these rules will be removed from their computer station for the remainder of the class.

§  You are not permitted to download anything without permission – this includes changing your desktop background image

§  No computer games

§  No food or drinks

§  No candy or gum

§  No horseplay or rolling on your chairs

You are responsible for your work station, so please keep it clean.

Leave the classroom with your chair pushed in with your mouse on top of the tower.

LOG OFF COMPUTER AND DO NOT FORGET TO TAKE YOUR USB!!!

Plagiarism:

This is work that you hand in that is not your own.  Students must not copy from friends or from other published resources such as the internet, books and prints.  All assignments deemed plagiarized will receive zero; this includes a zero for the students who let another student copy his or her work.

Expectations:

Always work to your full potential.

Ask for help/clarification at any time!

Participate in class discussions and remember to be an active listener.

Come to FLEX!

Section 10 of the BC School Act

“If the property of the School Board is destroyed, damaged, lost or converted by the intentional or negligent act of a student, the student and the student’s parents are jointly and severely liable to the Board with respect to the act of the student”

Student’s Signature:_____________________________________

Parent/Guardian’s Signature:______________________________

The Plan for the Rest of the Semester...

It is so nice to be back at school, no matter how painful!  I am so impressed with what each class has been working on and I am glad that I can count on you to help each other through this process. 

Here's the plan for the next 3 weeks:
Scratch can be difficult, but ASK QUESTIONS!  It's all about "if" "then" statements.  The criteria for this assignment is pretty straight forward...
Create a game (maze, pac man, pong, whatever makes sense for you) with a purpose - so the player should be able to "win" your game, whether it is by reaching a check point, or acheiving a particular score etc.
You should have various sprites and backgrounds.  More advanced games will probably have multiple "levels".
Take your time with this.  It's a fun program once you get used to it.  Scratch games will be played in class (and handed in for marks) on the last day of classes.

The last week of class, you will share your learning with me and we will discuss final grades.  You should post all of your work (powerpoint, publisher, photoshop, html, flash, scratch) to a blog (either the one you are currently working on, or posterous).  With each assignment (some may be difficult to post, so simply describe it) you are required to write a paragraph about what you learned while doing it, what you liked, what you didn't like, what you would do differently next time.  You will explain this to me on the last day of class. 

You are welcome to work on your final portfolio at any time throughout the next 3 weeks, as long as you complete it, as well as your scratch, on time.

If you have any questions, ask me! :)