FAREWELL

This is my last post because today is our last IST lesson. I may come back next year but maybe not because our school is not having any IT classes because of the lack of students that wanted the subject. Anyways cya and good luck to you and me :)

Tools for Schools

This is a group task and I'm in Hinarshi and Julie's group so the other tools are on their blogs.

iGOOGLE

·        Explain what it does and how it might be used:

iGoogle lets you create a personalised homepage that contains a Google search box at the top, and your choice of any number of gadgets below. Gadgets come in lots of different forms and provide access to activities and information from all across the web, without ever having to leave your iGoogle page. Here are some things you can do with gadgets:
Ø  View your latest Gmail messages
Ø  Read headlines from Google News and other top news sources
Ø  Check out weather forecasts, stock quotes, and movie showtimes
Ø  Store bookmarks for quick access to your favourite sites from any computer
Ø  Design your own gadget.

 

·        Include a series of screen shots that describe how to use it:

·        Tell us if the tool can be used on a smart phone or tablet as well as a computer

iGoogle can’t be used on a smart phone and it can be used on a table as well as a computer.

·        Find one example of another product that does a similar job

An example of a product that does a similar job to iGoogle would be ninemsn. It has got an email associated with it and it also has gadgets and links to other websites.

Activity 4 blog#3

On this task I am no longer working alone
Hinarshi and Julie are working with me on the website developing task. We have all agreed to keep the same topic of 'flowcharts'. We have gotten most of our website done only the examples of flowcharts page is left to do, hopefully that will get done by the end of the today's lesson as well and we will be finished.

Activity 4 Blog#2

Today I worked on activity four which is about making a simple website on flowcharts. I did the homepage and the first page. Page one is named 'symbols' and page two is named 'examples of flowcharts'. In the first page I will include all the symbols that related to Flowcharts and in the second page I will include examples of flowcharts such as the selection and repetative ones and also the simple ones. I have included pictures and text and I will include videos as well.

Activity 4 blog#1

Today I started activity 4- Programming Resource.
It said to do it in groups but we are doing it alone, the topic I picked to do is Flowcharting and instead of making my website on Sharepoint I am making it on Wix. In the acitvity it does not specify how or where to make it just says make a simple website that is why I am making it on Wix. Wix is easy to use and it will create a simple website.

Selection and Repetition

ALGORITHMS
• Moving through a set of traffic lights.
1. If the traffic light is red then stop and wait until the light turns green.
2. If the traffic light is green then keep going do not stop.
3. If the traffic light is yellow then prepare to stop, if you can go through yellow before it goes red then keep going.
• Deciding whether to take an umbrella to school.
1. If it is raining then take an umbrella to school
2. If the weather seems cloudy and is about to rain then take an umbrella to school.
3. If the sun is shining and no chances of rain then do not take an umbrella to school.

• Giving a student an A, B or C on their test.
1. If the student has met the criteria is meant for an A then give an A.
2. If the student has met the criteria is meant for a B then give a B.
3. If the student has met the criteria is meant for a C then give a B.

Describe, in plain English, an algorithm for;
• Filling a bucket with water.
1. Get a bucket any colour and size.
2. Go to a tap.
3. Place the bucket underneath the tap.
4. Let the bucket fill with water.
5. Remove it from underneath the tap and close the tap.

• Blowing up a balloon.
1. Take a balloon of any colour.
2. Either blow it up with your mouth.

OR
1. Take a balloon of any colour.
2. Take an air pump.
3. Put the face of the balloon on the pump and put pressure in it to blow it up.