Digital+Networks


 * Computer Networks **

**Wednesday, June 25 **

**Hi Computer Networks students **

**Have fun today on the computer. **

**The final grades are in for the year. Everyone has passed the course. Please email me at roselittle033@gmail.com with any questions. **

**Have a great summer and see you all in the fall. **

**Ms. Little **

**Computer Networks Final Exam ** **June 2014 ** **Use the link below to access the Quia quiz. **

[] Be sure to submit your quiz when finished. Only one attempt is allowed, so do not abandon the quiz.

**Flash cards for review for final exam **

https://flashcards.engrade.com/computernetworksreviewfo

**Friday, May 30 ** **Network Components **

Create a PowerPoint presentation about the different network components. Describe the role each network component plays in a network, its function, and its level of intelligence. Use the reading below to help you.



**Wednesday, May 28 **

**Electromagnetic and Radio Frequency Interference. ** Write notes in the column on the right side of the page. Write at least two things you learned or think are important.



**Friday, May 23 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Historical Networks Review ** Read the information in Teacher Resource 3.1 below. Write notes in the column on the right side of the page. Write at least two things you learned or think are important for each slide. Email you work to roselittle033@gmail.com

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">the social network ** For extra credit watch the movie "the social network" and write a two page summary giving your review of the movie. What did you like about it and which parts were memorable? What did you learn from it? How does social networking compare with other historical networks? You can find the movie at [|www.megashare.info].

Digital and Analog Signals Read the information and write notes in the column on the right. Write at least two things you learned or think are important.
 * May 19 **



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Computer Systems Employment ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bureau of Labor Statistics ** Use this website to get information about job prospects and salaries in computer systems in different cities and states:

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Study guide for quiz on Monday, May 5 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, May 1 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Storage Devices PowerPoint below: **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, April 25 **

Use the PowerPoint slides below to complete Student Resource 12.1, Note Taking: How Memory Works

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Wednesday, April 23 **

Use the readings below (Student Resource

11.5 and Teacher Resource 11.4) to complete Student Resource 11.4, Note Taking: Processors and Student Resource 11.6, Note Taking: Expansion Cards and Slots.







**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, April 21 ** Use PowerPoint below to complete Student Resource 11.2, Note Taking: Motherboard Components.

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, March 31 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The microchip ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Write a 2-3 page research paper on the microchip, also known as the integrated circuit. How did the microchip revolutionize the electronics industry? Describe the microchip and what are it's benefits. Why was the microchip needed? Give a history of the microchip. What are the four key inventions in the history of computers? How is the microchip made? Research about the inventors, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce and describe their achievements. ** Here are some websites to help you get started [] [] [] Paper due Wednesday, April 2

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, March 27 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Field Replaceable Units (FRUs) **

#|Complete Student Resource 10.4, **Worksheet: What Form Factor is This**. See Ms. Little for Teacher Resource 10.4 Lecture Notes: Form Factors. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, March 25 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Power Fluctuations ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See PowerPoint below: **

Complete Student Resource 9.8. Note Taking: Power Fluctuations Write a one page essay on what you have learned about Keeping You and Your Computer Safe: include Electrostatic discharge, Environmental concerns, and Power Fluctuations

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, March 21 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Cleaning a Computer ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Extra credit assignment if up to date. ** Read Student Resource 9.6, **Reference Sheet: Opening and Cleaning a Computer.** Create a guide that illustrates how to clean a computer properly and safely. Your guide should have illustrations, clear steps and be able to be followed easily by someone who does not know computers. You may use PowerPoint, Word, Publisher or another software of your choice.



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, March 19 **

Complete both assignments.
 * Topic: ** Environmental Concerns

1. Read Student Resource 9.3: Environmental Concerns Regarding Computers. Complete **Student Resource 9.2: Note Taking Environmental Concerns.** Answer questions 1-5

2. Search the Internet for information on local city or state government websites to learn what facilities are available for computer recycling and disposal at the local level. Write up a list of computer recycling centers in the local area, special pickup days offered by the city, or other opportunities for computer reuse and recycling at the local level.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, March 17 **

View the PowerPoint below on Keeping You and Your Computer Safe Complete one of the two following assignments: 1. Complete a safety checklist for working with your computer. Use the Word document below. Key your answers.
 * Topic: ** Computer Safety

2. Research one of the practical applications of static electricity, such as #|copy machines that use toner, techniques to clean the air pollution that comes from coal-fired power plants, or painting automobiles. Research to find an application of static electricity that interests you. The following URLs might prove to be good starting points: []and[]. Prepare a one page paper (Word document) or PowerPoint to explain your research. Use Easy Bib to cite your souces.

Assignment Due: Wednesday, March 19

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, February 27 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Operating Systems ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete the assignment below, Student Resource 8.1, comparing the Windows, Max and Linux Operating Systems. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, February 6 ** Internet Research Projects Presentations: There are two options for present the week of February 10-14 1) Share your project topic, the four big questions you asked, and give a one minute report on what you have learned so far. 2) Present your final project with all of your research, properly cited, and the answers to your four big questions completed.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">ALL Internet Research projects are due by Friday, February 14. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, December 18 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is the assignment when you have a sub on Wednesday. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Write a 1-2 page essay about how computer network communication is similar to or different from human interaction. Think through what you know about network communication, including transmission methods (packet switching networks), network components (computers, repeaters, routers, switches, gateways, servers), and protocols, and compare each of these to the way humans communicate.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, December 9 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network Standards and Protocols ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Group Presentations ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See Student Resource 7.2 **



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, December 3 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network Standards and Protocols ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read Student Resource 7.1 below about Computer Networks Standards and Protocols. Complete Student Resource 7.3, using the reading from Student Resource 7.1 as your guide. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;"> Save your work to your Computer Networks folder on your P drive. You will need this work to complete a group project we will start next class.

Note: the two groups that have not yet presented Network Topologies, please be ready to present on Thursday. Everyone else; You can also work on your reflection for the Network Topology project for your portfolios.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">November 8 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network Topologies Scenarios. View the PowerPoint below. **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">November 6 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View the Powerpoint and the Word document below about Network Topologies and complete Student Resources 6.1 and 6.2 **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 24 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review for First Quarter Marking Period Assessment on Wednesday, October 30 **



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 18 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read about Ethernet CAT5e cable, Coaxial cable and Fiber Optic cable. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Find 5 distinctive features about each cable and insert the features into the appropriate circle in the diagram. **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 16 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Link to video to make CAT5e Ethernet cable **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cable Pictures. Follow the directions in the Cable Pictures file to insert pictures of different computer networking cables into the document. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">

October 11, 2013

1. Click on this link for a Word Search Puzzle on Networking Terms. Complete the puzzle.

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2. . Students should complete their reflections for their Advisory Portfolios on the Network Component Poster Presentation. See documents below for directions and rubrics.

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Rubrics:



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">October 3 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Cool item! Here is a link to a video made by a student in B1 Computer Networking Class. He made this video while playing a computer game. It is a video of the screen while he was playing the game. The software he used to do this is called Fraps. **

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Network Components Answer key to Student Resource 5.3 Network Scavenger Hunt <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">
 * October 1 **
 * Work on Student Resource 5.4 (see file below dated 9/27) Network Components: Scenarios. ** You will work in groups of 3-4 to answer one of the scenarios in Student Resource 5.4. Groups will be assigned.
 * For Review, see Answer key to Student Resource 5.3 and PowerPoint below. **

PowerPoint Presentation Network Components

September 27 Complete student resources 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">September 19 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will chose one of the following projects about historical networks. Please see the requirements for each project in the attached files. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Research a historical network and write a story about a fictional character using a particular type of network. ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2. Build a telegraph machine and send a message in morse code. **

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3. Research digital signals

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">September 17 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quiz on Historical Networks and How the Internet works on Thursday, September 19. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Study Guide ** Know: Why the Internet is called the network of networks? What is the difference between the Internet and the World Wide Web (www)?

How the Internet Works PowerPoint

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Know: Why a smoke signal is considered a network How did the invention of the telegraph revolutionize communication? Explain how telegraph technology works How is wireless different from telegraph? Give two examples of different types of frequencies on the electromagnetic spectrum, and tell which one travels faster.

September 13 Answer Key: Historical Network Notes PowerPoint Presentation on Historical Networks. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">September 9 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Review for quiz ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Illustration of how TCP/IP packets travel across a network. **

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What are the differences between analog and digital signals? Draw a waveform that represents each. See Student Resource 2.1 below.

Explain how a packet-switched network transmits data. Read Student Resource 2.4.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Hear the sound of your name in morse code **

[|**http://www.glassgiant.com/geek/morse/**]

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">September 3, 2013 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">August 29, 2013 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1B and 3B Room 216 **

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 28 **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: FRUs **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete Student Resource 10.3 (See PowerPoint in Student Resource 10.2) **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, May 23 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Keeping You and Your Computer Safe <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read Student Resource 9.5 and make notes on anything new learned for each topic <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">POWER FLUCTUATIONS <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View PowerPoint and complete Quiz: Protecting Hardware from Power Fluctuations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 21 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">COMPUTER HARDWARE SAFETY **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Student ResourceS **

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Read **Student Resource 8.4, Reading: Similarities among Operating Systems** and **Student Resource 8.5, Reading: The Linux OS System.**
 * Friday, May 17 **

Complete the **Linux** and **Mac OS** columns in the chart on **Student Resource 8.3.**

Create a PowerPoint presentation to demonstrate the similarities and differences between the three OS.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Download Student Resource 8.1, **Worksheet: OS Comparison**. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read the worksheet to study the screenshots of the different operating systems and then **record the similarities and differences** in the table that is part of the worksheet. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Resource 8.4, **Reading: Similarities among Operating Systems**. **Make a note of key similarities using the following headings**: Student Resource 8.5, **Reading: The Linux OS,** and Student Resource 8.3, **Worksheet: OS Characteristics Comparision Chart**
 * Wednesday, May 15 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Overview of Linux and Mac Operating Systems **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GUI
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Navigation
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Computer requirements
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Systesm security
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kernel
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phases of Operation
 * **Fill out the Linux column in the OS Comparison Chart**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete ** Student Resource 7.1, Anticipation Guide: Upgrading Your OS. ** Scan **Student Resource 7.2, Reading: OS Installation Planning** for new vocabulary words. Write each new word you discover on the keyword prediction worksheet, in the **"New Word"** column in **Student Resource 7.3, Keyword Prediction: OS Installation Planning.** Complete **Student Resource 7.4, Worksheet: Pre-Installation Plan.** Research the specifications on your computer and record in the **"Your Computer Specifications"** column.
 * Thursday, May 9 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Installing and Upgrading the OS **

In the right column, list any upgrades you will need to upgrade to **Windows 8**. Complete **Student Resource 7.5, Writing Frame: Pre-Installation memo**.

Tuesday, May 7 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete **Student Resource 6.2 Worksheet: OS Tools** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Use Control Panel on your computer and Student Resource 6.1 Reading: What is an OS? to help you complete the worksheet <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Windows Operating System **

Wednesday, May 1
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic Data Protection **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Read Student Resource 5.4 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete one section of Student Resource 5.5 **

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Monday, April 29 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">BASIC DATA PROTECTION <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Windows User Accounts <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Answer the Questions in the NOTES section of Teacher Resource 5.1 below <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

Tuesday, April 2 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Choose from the list of Malware shown below, or pick a Malware of your choice and create a PowerPoint presentation using the PowePoint template below.
 * List of Malware **

asimov.1539 (virus), Code Red (worm), CoolWebSearch (spyware), Cydoor (adware), Extended Copy Protection (rootkit), and Lottery Scam (spam). PowerPoint Template:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Resources: ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Teacher Resource 4.2 (handout) ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Resource 4.2 (see below) ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Complete Student Resource 4.1, Anticipation Guide, and Student Resource 4.3, Worksheet Compare and Contrast Malware Chart
 * Wednesday, March 20 **
 * Malware **

Thursday, March 14 Open Book Quiz

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 * Tuesday, March 12 **

1. Turning Analog information into Digital information. View PowerPoint (System Lesson 2 Presentation) and answer questions in Student Resource 2.2 (below) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">
 * Tuesday, March 5, 2013 **
 * Reading: Student Resource 2.7, Output Devices **
 * Complete Student Resource 2.8 **
 * Make up items 1, 2 and 3 below: **

2. How Mice and Keyboards Work, Student Resource 2.4 (reading) and 2.5 (answer questions.)

3. Scavenger Hunt: Pointing Devices. Student Resource 2.6.



Student Presentations: Wednesday, March 27 Setting up a WiFi network, Angelo and Edgar Client Server and P2P Networks, Janelle and Reuben Teacher Resource 8.2 Client Server Dynamic Host Control Protocol

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OSI Seven-layer model, Angelique, Edward and Kiana Teacher Resource 7.3

Network Infrastructure and Components (Jahmal, Rayford, and Kenny) Lesson 5, Network Components and Lesson 6, Network Topologies Student and Teacher Resources



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Internet Service Providers (Jonathan, Onoh, and David) Lesson 12, Host Access, Student and Teacher Resources <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">



Additional Resources Network Security Lesson 11, Student and Teacher Resources.

January 29 Create a wireless collage using information in Student Resource 13.2.

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January 17

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Midterm Review. Example of question to compare and contrast Client Server and Peer-to-peer networks.

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 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January 15, 2013 **

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January 11, 2013 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Bandwidth Speed Test

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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">January 7, 2013 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Host Access

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Complete Student Resources 12.1,12.2, 12.3 and 12.4 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">December 17 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Network Security <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete Student Resource 11.4 in Lesson 11-- worksheet Internet Threats, My Educated Guess column <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">What Make a Strong Password? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete Student Resource 10.1 below
 * Setting up a Client Server network **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Wednesday, December 5 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing an Instruction Guide on Setting up a Peer-to-peer network <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See PowerPoint below (Monday, December 3) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watch PowerPoint on how to set up a peer-to-peer network in a small business or home using Windows XP <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
 * Monday, December 3 **

Client Server LAN review <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Client-Server Simulation instructions
 * November 28 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Take Client Server LAN quiz on Quia

Monday, November 19
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NOS (Network Operating Systems) versus OS (Operating Systems) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">View PowerPoint Presentation (see file below) **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework: Complete the NOS Versus OS Quiz (see file below) **

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 * Thursday, November 8 **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Review for First Quarter Marking Period Assessment. Please view the PowerPoint presentation below: **


 * Tuesday, October 23 **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare a written description of your assigned layer of the OSI Seven Layer Model **
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare a collage of your layer **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">See PowerPoint presentation of Seven Layer Model below **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Continue to take notes on Student Resource 7.4 from PowerPoint presentation on OSI Seven Layer Model. Use link below for System Profile activity for Data Link (Layer 2) http://easycalculation.com/hex-converter.php **Homework** Load an IM session and describe the process as it is connecting. It hooks in to the server where other people are logged in, authenticates, and establishes the connection. IM another student in the class. Is there a lag? Why or why not?
 * Friday, October 19 **

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Students took notes on Student Resource 7.4 <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will work in pairs to create a collage representing layers of the OSI Seven Layer Model <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Topic**: Network protocols and standards
 * Wednesday, October 17 **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">OSI Seven Layer Model
 * Monday, October 15 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students made presentations on standards and protocols. Students listened to presentations and made note on Student Resource 7.3 on each protocol or standard presented. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vocabulary file is attached: <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete any missing information on Student Resource 7.3
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watched video on OSI - Seven layer model **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Topic**: Network protocols and standards <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Homework**: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete the following on Student Resource 7.3 Complete the information on one standard or protocol that you did not work on in your tribe.
 * Tuesday, October 9 **
 * In your own words, explain the purpose of standards organizations that set standards for network communication. ||  ||
 * Give one example of a standards organization and tell why you think this organization is important. ||  ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Presentations, Network topology scenarios <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mr. Larry McDonnell from downtown IT will talk to students about the school network
 * Thursday, October 4 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work on network topology scenarios <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Get ready to present
 * Tuesday, October 2 **

<span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will create a presentation to solve a network topology problem for a client. See Network Topologies Presentation below for information.
 * Friday, September 28 **
 * <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Network Topologies **

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Wednesday, September 19 Here are some useful websites to help you learn about network components.


 * Network Interface Card (NIC) or Network Adapter Card**


 * “Guide to Network Components.” FreePCTech, []
 * “What Is a Network Interface Card?” wiseGeek, []
 * “Network Interface Controller.” Wikipedia, []


 * Repeaters**


 * “Network Devices.” Computer Technology Documentation Project, []
 * Mitchell, Bradley. “Repeater.” About.com, []


 * Hubs**


 * Mitchell, Bradley. “Ethernet Hub.” About.com, []


 * Switches**


 * “Network Switch.” Wikipedia, []
 * Mitchell, Bradley. “Network Switch.” About.com, []
 * “What Is the Difference between an Ethernet Hub and Switch?” Dux Computer Digest, []


 * Routers**


 * TechWeb TechEncyclopedia, []
 * “Network Router.” Javvin Company, []


 * Gateway**


 * TechWeb TechEncyclopedia, []
 * “Gateway.” Webopedia, []

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 * Thursday, September 13, 2012**
 * Use the link below to read about fiber optic cables**
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 * Tuesday, September 11, 2012**
 * View PowerPoint (file below) on Evolution of Networks and answer the questions on the Quiz: History of Networks**

NHPS Gmail Account <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All students must access and use NHPS gmail account. Go to gmail.com and sign in using first.last names. Example: Christopher.Wilson@NHPS.net. Use 123abc123 for initial password. You will be asked to change your password. All students must use their NHPS.net gmail account when submitting work via email.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, September 5 **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Viewed PowerPoint presentation on Digital and Analog signals.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Coded Analog and Digital messages
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Identified circuit-switched vs. packet-switched images
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watched a short video on packet-switched networks
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Started to read an article on circuit-switch and packet-switched networks (Student Resource 2.4)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prepare for a quiz on Introduction to Computer Networking, to be given on Friday, September 7. Study notes taken during Digital and Analog signals presentation. Read Student Resource 2.4, the whole of Part 1 and What is a Digital Packet? from Part 2, Complete a table comparing circuit- and packet-switched networks found in Networking Lesson 2 Student Resource 2.4. The file is available below.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reviewed Anticipation Guide <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Viewed and analyzed student work (PowerPoint presentation) for culminating project last year <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set up and played simulation game to demonstrate packet switching over the Internet <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Student Internship forms.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, August 31 **

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed a survey <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Set up binders <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Covered rules and important information <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reviewed syllabus <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed Student Resource 1.1 Anticipation Guide
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, August 29 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, June 5 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Final Exam Review ** Part 2 Answer all the questions in the Final Exam Review(2) document below. You will receive a grade for completing the review. The Student Resources that you will need are posted below.



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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, June 1 ** Answer all the questions in the Final Exam Review document below. You will receive a grade for completing the review. The Student Resources that you will need are posted below.
 * Final Exam Review **

Topics: Digital, Analog, Peripherals, Systems Tools, Input and Output devices, Malware.

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, May 30 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete all items listed below for Friday, May 25. **

Read **Student Resource 12.4, Reading:Types of RAM** Complete **Student Resource 12.3, Keyword Prediction: Types of RAM**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Friday, May 25 **
 * Add new words from the reading to the **New Word**column
 * Create your own definition and put in the **My Definition**column
 * Add the text definition to the **Text Definition** column

Use the chart in **Student Resource 12.5, Worksheet: What Type of RAM Does** **a Computer Need?** (The example came from [|[[http://www.dell.com]]] )
 * Internet Research: What Type of RAM Does a Computer Need?**
 * fill in details about the type of RAM a particular type of computer needs and the computer’s configuration options
 * The configuration options should include anything that would affect their choice of memory for that computer, such as physical or logical limitations
 * Students can find this information at the manufacturers’ websites; for example, try http://**[|www8.hp.com/us/en/home.html]**, and http://**[|www.oracle.com/us/sun/index.html]**.
 * Students can find information about the generic desktop on the motherboard page at Intel’s website: **[]**

Read **BIOS and CMOS Concepts** (below) and answer **questions 12-15 on Student Resource 12.1, Worksheet: How Memory Works**.
 * BIOS and CMOS Functionality**

Follow the directions on **Student Resource 12.6, Worksheet: Viewing Memory Settings** and complete the observations for each setting**.**
 * Hands-On Activity: Viewing Memory Usage**


 * Wednesday, May 23 **


 * How Memory Works **


 * Do Now**: Complete the Venn Diagram, compare and contrast human memory and computer.

Read **Student Resource 12.2 How Memory Works** and take notes on **Student Resource 12.1, Worksheet: How Memory Works**. The presentation compares storage to the other types of memory, including random-access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), cache, and virtual memory. Read **Student Resource 12.4, Reading:Types of RAM** Complete **Student Resource 12.3, Keyword Prediction: Types of RAM** Make up missing work **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, May 21 **
 * Homework**

This week we will be completing the Unit on Computer Hardware Safety and starting a unit on Memory and Storage Devices. Next week we will be completing Memory and Storage Devices and review for the Final.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Computer Hardware Safety **


 * Environmental Concerns **


 * **Student Resource 9.2, Reading: Environmental Concerns Regarding Computers**.
 * Read and answer questions on **Quiz: Environmental** **Concerns** (handout). Turn in to Ms. Little during class.


 * Keeping You and Your Computer Safe **


 * **Student Resource 9.3, Worksheet: Keeping You and Your Computer Safe.** Write what you already know in the second column.


 * Watch the PowerPoint below and fill in what you learned in the third column.



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 * Power Fluctuations **

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete the above assignments by Wednesday, May 23. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, May 17 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Computer Hardware Safety **

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Decide if statements are myths or not and give your reasons**.**
 * Student Resource 9.1, Worksheet: Find the Myth.**

Read and answer questions on **Quiz: Environmental** **Concerns** (handout) Watch the PowerPoint and fill in what you learned in the third column.
 * Student Resource 9.2, Reading: Environmental Concerns Regarding Computers**.
 * Student Resource 9.3, Worksheet: Keeping You and Your Computer Safe.** Write what you already know in the second column.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 15 **
 * Homework**
 * Read Student Resource 9.5, Reference Sheet: Opening and Cleaning a Computer**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class will be held in room 212 today. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last chance to improve your grade before progress reports go out. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The following items are missing and need to be turned in today. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing Name That Malware PowerPoints: ** 1. **Virus- Asomov 1539, or other**: Christian, Chris, Francis 2. **Worm- Code Red**: Myiaa, Talexa, Miles 3. **Rootkit-Extended Copy Protection**: Lawrence, Anthony, Luis, Willson

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing Data Protection User Guide pages: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">**1. Keeping OS up-to-date**--Stephanie, Mahir, Kamilla <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">2. **OS Backup**--Myles, Justin, Luis, Ryan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">3. **System Restore**--Damien, Marquis, Myiaa, Talexa <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">4. **Encrypting Files**--Chris, Christian, Beau, Francis <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">5. **Hiding Files**--Raheem, Trevaughn, Desmond



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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing Student Resources 6.2, 6.3 and 6.5: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Everyone, except Chris and Christian



**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing Letter to Bill Gates: ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">Everyone except Christian, Chris, Stephanie <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">See Lesson 6 Students Resources file above and rubric below. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Missing Quia Quiz, Windows User Accounts: **

Damien

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, May 11 ** Do your best to complete **Student Resources 6.2 and 6.3** on the Operating System, System Tools. Complete **Student Resource 6.5, O.S. Likes and Dislikes** and **Student Resource 6.6, Letter to Bill Gates**. Make sure you use proper business letter format as shown in the example. Use **Student Resource 6.1, "What Is An OS?"** to remind you of the different features of the O.S. You need to show in your letter that you know the features controlled by the O.S, listed below.


 * A user interface
 * The ability to organize files
 * The ability to manage software applications
 * The ability to manage hardware
 * The ability to keep your computer running at top performance


 * The Letter to Bill Gates could qualifiy for your portfolio for the Communication and Collaboration Rubric. **

Likewise, please submit the **NAME THAT MALWARE** PowerPoint presentations. I have only received one PowerPoint from the Spyware Group (Reynisha, Kierra, Desmond, Raymond, Patric and Justin.) PLEASE USE MY NEW **GMAIL** ACCOUNT TO EMAIL YOUR WORK: roselittle033@gmail.com
 * SUBMIT YOUR DATA PROTECTION USER GUIDE PAGE**. I have only received pages from two groups (Secure Passwords and Data Backup.) Where are the rest??
 * Progress Reports** are due today for any students in danger of failing for the year or the marking period.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework ** Missing assignments

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, May 9 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: What Does An Operating System Do? **

1. Take **Windows User Accounts** quiz on Quia. 2. Complete **Data Protection User Guide** pages and email to Ms. Little at roselittle033@gmail.com 3. Email "**Name That Malware**" PowerPoint presentation to Ms. Little if not already done so. 4. **What Does An Operating System Do**? There are five categories of what an operating system provides:
 * A user interface
 * The ability to organize files
 * The ability to manage software applications
 * The ability to manage hardware
 * The ability to keep your computer running at top performance

Write an example for each category of what an operating system does on each of the sheets of poster board in the classroom. For example, under the ability to organize files, you could write: "Saves files". Under a user interface, you could write "dialog boxes".

Read **Student Resource 6.1, Reading: What Is an OS?** Make notes in your notebook on the following: Using the non network computers in the classroom, find the Operating Systems Tools shown on ** Student Resource 6.2, Worksheet: OS Tools. ** Search out and document the rest of the operating system tools on the worksheet list. Find five more items the operating system can do regarding computer functionality and repair.
 * What an operating system is
 * What the operating system controls
 * What user mode is
 * What a file system is
 * Practice**: **Finding OS Tools**
 * Scavenger Hunt: What Else Can an Operating System Do?**
 * Student Resource 6.3, Worksheet: What Else Can an Operating System Do?**
 * Look through the options in the Control Panel or in any Desktop right-click menu.
 * Write down the path and note the functions.

Email Student Resources 6.2 and 6.3 to Ms. Little

Complete any missing assignments
 * Homework**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, May 7 **

Turn in your section of the Data Protection User Guide. Your section should be created in Word and include the information from Student Resource 5.5, Scavenger Hunt Worksheet: Protecting Data. See Reading, Scavenger Hunt and a copy of the assignment in the file below: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. **Keeping OS up-to-date**--Stephanie, Mahir, Kamilla <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. **OS Backup**--Myles, Justin, Luis, Ryan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. **System Restore**--Damien, Marquis, Myiaa, Talexa <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4. **Data Backups**--Kierra, Reynisha, Patrice <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">5. **Creating Strong Passwords**--Willson, Guy, Anthony, Lawrence <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">6. **Encrypting Files**--Chris, Christian, Beau, Francis <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">7. **Hiding Files**--Raheem, Trevaughn, Desmond
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Data Protection User Guide Groups: **

Make sure you have read the Data Protection User Guide rubric and meet all the requirements.

Using one of the TWO computers in the classroom that are NOT on the network, create a user account for a guest user. A student who has already created a user account will show you how to do it. Then, you will instruct another student how to do it. Let Ms. Little know when you have completed instructing another student. Worth 25 points.
 * CREATING A USER ACCOUNT**
 * Practice: Creating a Windows User Account**

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 * PRESENTATION**
 * Presentation:** "Name That Malware" group presentation. Make sure you read the presentation rubric below and meet all the requirements. Present your project to Ms. Little during class.

Beau, Christian, Chris, Francis: **Virus – Asimov.1539** Myiaa, Talexa, Myles: **Worm – Code Red** Kierra, Reynisha, Ryan, Patrice, Desmond, Justin: **Spyware – Cool Web Search** Mahir, Kamilla, Stephanie, Travaughn: **Adware – Cydoor** Lawrence, Anthony, Luis, Willson: **Root Kit – Extended Copy Protection** Raheem, Guy, Damien, Marquis: **Spam - Lottery Scam**

Study for a quiz on Wednesday on User Accounts
 * Homework**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, May 3 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Continue to work on your group's section of the **Data Protection User Guide**. See the Data Protection User Guide **Rubric** and instructions below.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. **Keeping OS up-to-date**--Stephanie, Mahir, Kamilla <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">2. **OS Backup**--Myles, Justin, Luis, Ryan <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3. **System Restore**--Damien, Marquis, Myiaa <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">4. **Data Backups**--Kierra, Reynisha, Patrice <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">5. **Creating Strong Passwords**--Willson, Guy, Anthony, Lawrence <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">6. **Encrypting Files**--Chris, Christian, Beau, Francis <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">7. **Hiding Files**--Raheem, Trevaughn, Desmond
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Data Protection User Guide Groups: **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, May 1 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basic Data Protection ** Imagine that you have just received a text message from your best friend stating that the friend’s hard drive was corrupted and she’s lost her essay that’s due tomorrow. The friend is upset—nothing is going to bring the essay back. It is devastating to lose data you’ve worked so hard on. Do you have your own story about losing important data?
 * K-W-L: Essay Disaster Scenario**

Working in pairs, use **Student Resource 5.1, K-W-L Chart: Essay Disaster Scenario**, to brainstorm and list actions you already know your friend should have done yesterday to save her hard drive. List your ideas in the “K” column of your chart.

Use the note-taking guide in the right hand column of **Presentation: Windows User Accounts** to take notes on the presentation about different levels of Windows User Accounts.
 * Presentation: Windows User Accounts**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> Using one of the six computers in the classroom that are not on the network, create a user account for a guest user. Use **Student Resource 5.3, Tutorial: Creating a User Account (**Ms. Little will provide a printed copy), follow the tutorial and create a user account for a guest user. You may work in pairs. When you are finished, let each pair try to log on to another pair’s computers as the guest user.
 * Practice: Creating a Windows User Account**

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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Writing Assignment: Data Protection User Guide ** I magine that six new students will be joining your class next week, and your job is to provide these hypothetical students with a data protection guide.

Together with your classmates you will be putting together a Data Protection User Guide. You will be responsible for one section of the guide. You may work in groups of 3-4 to research and create your section.

The different sections of the guide are as follows:


 * Keeping your OS up-to-date
 * Operating system backups
 * System restore
 * Data backups
 * Creating strong passwords
 * Encrypting files
 * Hiding files

You will need information from the reading, **Student Resource 5.4, Reading: Protecting Your Data** and from doing research on one topic using **Student Resource 5.5, Scavenger Hunt Worksheet: Protecting Data**.




 * Directions**: Imagine you are explaining data protection procedures to someone who knows nothing about how to protect data. Your team's assignment is to write a page for a data protection user guide explaining the data protection method that your group researched. Your page will be collated with pages from your classmates, who researched other data protection topics, to create a complete user guide. You will review each other’s subject areas to make sure what you’ve written makes sense.

Your page should include the following types of information:


 * Why this data protection method is important
 * A step-by-step procedure for protecting data using this method
 * Instructions on how often and when to perform this data protection procedure
 * The resources you used to find this information

See the User Guide example in **Student Resource 5.6, Writing Example: Data Protection User Guide** for an example of what your page should look like. Rubric for **Data Protection User Guide. Please study the rubric to make sure you understand what is expected for your section of the Data Protection User Guide.** Work on your section of the Data Protection User Guide
 * Homework**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, April 27 **

Work on Name That Malware group presentation. Get ready to present on Friday! 1. Complete Computer Malware Anticipation Guide (Student Resource 4.1) 2. Complete Compare and Contrast Malware Chart (Student Resource 4.3)
 * Name That Malware Group Presentation **



3. Use Malware PowerPoint Template to create your Name That Malware group presentation.

4. Review Presentation Rubric <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Name That Malware Groups**

Beau, Christian, Chris, Francis: **Virus – Asimov.1539**

Myiaa, Talexa, Myles: **Worm – Code Red**

Kierra, Reynisha, Ryan, Patrice, Desmond: **Spyware – Cool Web Search**

Mahir, Kamilla, Stephanie, Travaughn, Justin: **Adware – Cydoor**

Lawrence, Anthony, Luis, Willson: **Root Kit – Extended Copy Protection**

Raheem, Guy, Damien, Marquis: **Spam - Lottery Scam**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, April 25 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will take the CTE - Computer Information Systems Test in Room 214. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, April 23 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Follow the links below to review terminology for CTE-CIS Test. [] [] [] [] []
 * Thin Client**
 * n-Tier**
 * Internetwork**
 * Intranet**
 * Extranet**

Complete the following terminology worksheet:

Complete CTE-CIS Quia Review Quizzes (Total 17) on CTE Test page

Work on Name That Malware group presentation. Get ready to present on Friday! 1. Complete Computer Malware Anticipation Guide (Student Resource 4.1) 2. Complete Compare and Contrast Malware Chart (Student Resource 4.3)
 * Name That Malware Group Presentation **



3. Use Malware PowerPoint Template to create your Name That Malware group presentation.

4. Review Presentation Rubric <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">CTE-CIS Test **Wednesday, April 25**. Please report to Room 214 immediately after lunch, at 11:30 AM.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Complete review quizzes or work on Malware presentation

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, April 12 ** Last day for Marking Period 3 submissions. Do Now--complete short Networking quiz (handout.) Work on Malware presentations in your groups. Complete CTE-CIS Review Quizzes. Homework CTE-CIS Review Quizzes **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, April 10 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Work on Malware PowerPoint presentations. Present today if you are ready. Here is the presentation rubric. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;"> Otherwise, complete your presentation today and plan to present on Thursday. See Thursday, April 5 for the files you will need for this project.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Make sure you have taken at least **12 Quia review quizzes by today** for the CTE (links are posted on the CTE Test page of this wiki.) You will be graded in the third quarter marking period for taking 6 review quizzes (worth 100 points.) You will be graded in the 4th Quarter Marking Period for completing the rest of the review quizzes by Monday, April 23 (the day before you take the CTE Test.) There are a total of 17 review quizzes to complete.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Quia Review Quizzes **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">You will also get extra credit for reviewing all **Digital Networks Quia quizzes** done this year. You will find a list of quizzes you have taken after you log into Quia. Use the icons at the left of the quizzes to bring up a list of the questions and whether you answered correctly or incorrectly. Click on the incorrect questions and copy and paste the question and the correct answer into a Word document. This is worth 50 extra credit points to you if done correctly.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework ** Complete any missing assignments

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, April 5 **

Only 4 more classes (including today) till you take the CTE Computer Information Systems test on **Tuesday, April 24**.

Do three Quia review quizzes every class. (A total of 17 review quizzes including the six you already took.) The links are available on the CTE Test page of this wikispace.

For all quizzes taken so far this year, you need to review the questions you got wrong. Log into Quia. Clicking on the page icon at the left of the quiz name. Scroll through the quiz to find the answers you got wrong and read the correct answer. Copy and paste the questions and correct answers into a Word document. Use this document as a study guide for the CTE Test. For the Third Quarter Marking Period Assessment, you will produce a PowerPoint presentation on a type of Malware. This will be due on **Thursday, April 12** and will be part of your 4th quarter marking period grade. You may work in groups of 3-4.
 * Homework**
 * REMEMBER: IF YOU GET 65 OR MORE ON THE CTE COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS TEST YOU WILL BE EXEMPT FROM TAKING THE FINAL EXAM IN THIS CLASS!!**
 * Third Quarter Marking Period Assessment**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Malware PowerPoint <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Objectives:
 * Describe different types of software vulnerabilities
 * Interpret malware-related symptoms and draw conclusions
 * Characterize malware symptoms and design a troubleshooting approach
 * Describe behaviors to cut down on vulnerability to exploits

Complete the following Student Resources before starting your PowerPoint.
 * Student Resource 4.1, Anticipation Guide: Computer Malware.** Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement. (No right or wrong answer-just your prior knowledge about this topic.)


 * Student Resource 4.2, Reading: How Malware Works**. Fill in the “I learned” sections of the anticipation guide as you read.
 * Student Resource 4.3, Worksheet: Compare and Contrast Malware Chart.** Fill in chart using **Sample Chart: Comparison of Malware** as a reference.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> In teams of three or four, choose the name of a piece of malware that has made the news in recent years. You will research the malware and present your findings to the class in a PowerPoint presentation. The suggested list includes **asimov.1539 (virus**), **Code Red (worm**), **CoolWebSearch (spyware**), **Cydoor (adware**), **Extended Copy** **Protection (rootkit**), and **Lottery Scam (spam**). (You may select another malware if you want to.)
 * PowerPoint Presentation**

Using the questions and URLs listed on **Student** **Resource 4.4, Assignment: Name That Malware PowerPoint Presentation**, search online to find out about the example of malware you've chosen, how it spreads, what it does to its victim, and the best ways to prevent and cure it. Take notes on the worksheet in preparation for creating your PowerPoint presentation.

Use the PowerPoint template below to #|create your presentation. Review incorrect answers from all Quia quizzes taken this year.
 * Homework**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The third quarter marking period closes this week. Make sure you have turned in all missing assignments on **Systems Requirements, Systems Tools, and System Configuration**. Also, you must take **6 review quizzes on Quia for the CIS Test** by the end of this week. You will be graded for taking the quizzes and answering all the questions (25 points for each quiz.) **Homework** Take 2 review tests for CTE
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Tuesday, April 3 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, March 30 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Today we will focus on Quia review for the **CTE Computer Information Systems (CIS) Test on Tuesday, April 24**. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Please log in to Quia. You will see the list of quizzes we have taken this year. You will review each quiz by clicking on the icon on the left of the quiz that gives you the results. A list of questions will pop up. Please click on all the questions you got wrong and review the correct answer. You will then copy and paste the questions that you answered incorrectly into a Word document with the correct answers.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Also, take review quizzes from the link on the CTE Test page of this wiki. You should take 3-4 quizzes each class and two for homework.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Homework ** Take two review quizzes for CTE.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, March 28 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Topic**: Systems Requirements and Recommendations

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Choose and research a piece of software you are interested in running on your computer and complete **Student Resource 3.2 Worksheet: System Requirements and Recommendations**. This assignment requires you to find the systems requirements and recommendations for the software you would like to run. You will find this information at the software's web site. You will find a suggested list of softwares and the links to the web sites in **Student Resource 3.1** below..

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">Is your computer compatible with the software you choose? Complete **Student Resource 3.4 Worksheet: System Configuration** for either your classroom computer or your home computer. The purpose of this assignment is to find out if your chosen software will be compatible with your computer's system configuration.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Complete **Student Resource 3.6**: **Will My Software Run on My Computer** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">? . **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is a short essay describing how your chosen software is compatible or not compatible with your computer.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Resource 3.3a Reading: Using Windows XP System Tools **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">will guide you and help you to find and use the systems tools on your computer. Follow the directions and the screen shots to find all the tools. If your computer has Windows 7, use the Windows 7 Reading instead of Windows XP. For this assignment, **choose 5 systems Tools on your computer and write a short sentence about the function of each**.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, March 26 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good morning Students! ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wonderful job on Thursday presenting your Home WLANs! I **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">was very proud of all the presenters. I will give you the 21st Century Communication and Collaboration rubrics today from the panel. Please write a reflection piece in class today for your portfolio. The reflection form is available on the Advisory page of my wikispace. If you did not present on Thursday, you can still use your presentation for your portfolio. Please also complete a reflection piece for your presentation.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work on assignments given on Wednesday and Friday March 14 and 16. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Students will present Home Networking Tutorial projects to a panel in the library immediately after lunch. **
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Thursday, March 22 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, March 20 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">No class today due to Junior SATs ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Prepare to present your PowerPoint presentation on Wireless Home Network on Thursday in the library. We will be using the Communication and Collaboration Century 21st Skills rubric.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, March 16 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good morning students. Today I am taking 5 students that qualified for the LifeSmarts competition to participate in the state competition at CCSU. Please do the following assignement: **

Read **Student Resource 3.3a or 3.3b, Reading: Using Windows System Tools (Windows XP or Windows 7)**. The reading will teach you how to access and use systems tools. As you read, make a list of **five systems tools** and write a sentence about the function(s) of each. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: black; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">

In this activity you will use the system tools you learned about in the reading to take a look at your “system configuration.” The system configuration is a picture of what your computer system looks like. It includes a long list of items such as the name of the operating system and the type of processor. Start by reviewing the list of tools you made during the reading. What are some other items you think would be part of the system configuration? (Example: RAM, type of monitor, hard drive size, type of video card, and so on.) See **Student Resource 3.4, Worksheet: System Configuration.** You will need to use the system tools to find information about your system. Work at your computers as you fill out the worksheet, using the system tools. As you are working, you should be thinking about whether the machine you are using in class meets the requirements to run your chosen piece of software (see Student Resource 3.1, List: Possible Softwqre Applications to Research posted on Wednesday, March 14.)
 * Hands-On Activity**: Using System Tools to Determine Whether a Computer Meets System Requirements for Software.

Next class period you will be writing up a brief report on the software you want to run and what you’ve learned about your system’s specs.

Email your list of five systems tools and a sentence about the function of each and **Student Resource 3.4, Worksheet: System Configuration** to Ms. Little at rosemarylittle033@gmail.com

Complete any missing assignments from Wednesday and today.
 * Homework **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, March 14 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Good morning students. I will not be in class today. Please do the following assignment about installing software. **

Look at the list of software in **Student Resource 3.1, List: Possible Software Applications to Research (file below)**, and pick a game or other piece of high-end software that you would like to run. Use the Internet to research the minimum system requirements and recommendations for the software you chose. You will need this information to figure out whether the software will run on your computer. Fill out **Student Resource 3.2, Worksheet: System Requirements and Recommendations**, to record the information you find on the Internet.

What System Tools Can Tell Us This reading assignment introduces you to the system tools that you need in order to take inventory of your computer. //System tools// are the tools (sometimes called //utilities//) used to manage system events and performance on your computer. These tools help manage the hardware and software that run on the computer. Examples of system tools with whichyou may be familiar are: > To learn more about system tools read **Student Resource 3.3a or 3.3b, Reading: Using Windows System Tools (Windows XPor Windows 7)**.
 * Control Panel
 * System Properties window
 * Device Manager

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, March 12 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Peripherals and Drivers Test **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Thursday, March 8 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Last chance to improve your grade before interim progress reports are submitted. Students going to LifeSmarts competition will do practice quizzes. All others, 1. Complete a missing assignment to improve your grade. 2. Review for the test that you will take on Monday. (Ask Ms. Little if you would like to see a copy of the test.) Test is worth 100 points. Study for the test on Monday March 12
 * Homework**

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, March 6 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Good morning all! Some of you have been taking the CAPT this morning, so I will not subject you to another test during Digital Networks/Computer Systems class today. We will do the **Peripharals and Drivers** **test** on **Monday, March 12**. Read the 10 items to study listed on Friday, March 2 to review for the test.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The third quarter marking period interim comments are due on Friday. If you are missing assignments and your grade is below 60% for the third quarter, I will be forced to put in negative comments. Please use today's class time to complete assignments.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">I have been pleased with the Home Network Tutorials that you have been presenting and plan to have your grades put in by class time today. If you have not presented yet, you should present either today or Friday as it will help your grade.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, March 2 ** **Test is postponed to Tuesday, March 6.** **Use class time to complete any missing assignments from Monday and Wednesday.** **Study for the test on Tuesday.** **The following topics will be on the test:** 1. Turning analog information into digital (see PowerPoint, slide 1, posted on Monday ) **2. Name analog information that input devices turn into digital (see PowerPoint)** **3. Questions on how the keyboard works (Read How Keyboards and Mice Work)** **4. What do CRT and LCD monitors consist of? (Read Output Devices.)** **5. Translate decimal numbers into binary** **6. What is the function of a driver? (Read How Keyboards and Mice work)** **7. How does a Touchpad work? (Read How Keyboards and Mice Work)** **8. How a computer monitorworks (Read: Computer Monitors in Reading:Output Devices)** **9. Vocabulary: study definitions for BIOS, Buffer, Hexadecimal and ASCII codes. (see Peripherals and Drivers Vocab.)** **10. Translate decimal to hexadecimal** ** Homework ** ** Study for test on Tuesday **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, February 29 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Topic: Peripherals and Drivers ** Today we will focus on output devices such as monitors and printers. When we output information from the computer we are going from digital to analog. We will also learn how hexadecimal numbers are created to shorten the longer binary numbers. 1. Read Output Devices (below), and complete the "Worksheet: Output Devices" at the end of the reading. Complete the Venn diagram comparing and contrasting monitors with printers based on what you learned in the reading.. 2. Read about hexadecimal numbers and do the calculations. Now try doing the calculations using the computer calculator as explained in the handout. 3. Read the Peripherals and Drivers vocabulary (below) and take the test, "Peripherals and Drivers." Study for a test on Friday. Questions will be on Peripherals and Drivers, including all topics covered on Monday, February 27 and Wednesday, February 29.
 * Homework **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Monday, February 27 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">We are starting a new unit on Computer Systems. We will focus on information input, output, how information is stored on the computer, and how it is kept secure. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Today, we will look at how analog information is converted to digital and how input devices work. We will also look at how binary numbers are created from decimal. And, we will look at how different pointer devices work. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. Read the following PowerPoint presentation and answer the "**Analog to Digital"** questions at the end. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;"> 2. Read the following article on "**How Keyboards and Mice Work"** and answer the questions at the end. Note: the information you need is highlighted in the reading. You should elaborate on the information, not just copy and paste what is highlighted. 3. Read the highlighted information on how to translate decimal numbers to binary numbers and complete the **binary number charts** at the end of the reading. Please see me if you need some additional help with this. 4. Read highlighted sections of the reading and complete the "**Scavenger Hunt: Pointing Devices"** using the reading the web sites to help you. Complete this assignment for homework.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday and Thursday, February 14 and 16 ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1. Present your WLAN tutorial when ready <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. Listen to and provide feedback, using Student feedback form, for one presentation

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Friday, February 10 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Re-do the Quia quiz, WLAN for a Home, using link below to find the answers. ** [] We will start presentations if students who are ready are present.

You will be assigned to listen to and give feedback on one other presentation. While you are listening, you will be given a wireless Mac to use to evaluate the presentation. You must answer the questions about the presentation in the document below, save the file, and send it as an email attachment to<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> rosemarylittle033@gmail.com

**Homework**

Write a half page reflection on your Home Wireless Network Tutorial. Describe what you contributed to the project and how you and your partner worked together. What did you learn from the project? Do you feel you could now create and secure a WLAN of your own?

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wednesday, February 8 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 90%;">Do Quia quiz, WLAN for a Home. You must do the quiz individually, but you may work with your partner to help you with the quiz. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Get ready to present! Presentations of your Wireless Home Network Tutorials will start. Please read the Student Feedback Form below, especially the second page that will give you information on how you and your partner will be graded for your presentation skills.

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work on Tutorials for Wireless Home Network. Use rubrics and Home Networking Tutorial file to make sure you meet the criteria. Project is worth 100 points. **
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Monday, February 6 **


 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Practice your presentation with your partner. We will be doing live presentations on Wednesday, February 8. Both partners must present equally. Presentation grades will be worth 50 points. **


 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework **
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Complete your projects. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Tuesday and Thursday, January 31 and February 2 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Work on tutorials for wireless home peer-to-peer or client server network. See project files below including project rubric and 21st Century Skills Problem Solving and Critical Thinking rubrics and articles. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Project is due to be presented on Wednesday, February 8. You must be ready to present that day. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Continue research for your project ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All work for Marking Period 2 must be turned in by February 2. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Friday, January 27 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Mid-Term Exam **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Monday, January 23 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Last class before mid term exam! Make sure you have completed your note taking guide and turn it in on Friday, the day of the exam. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I will collect them before the exam starts. **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The exam is a closed book exam taken on Quia; you may not look up, use the Internet, or copy and paste any answers. **

Today: Start Home Network Presentation Project with your partner Review the rubrics for the project. 21st Century Problem Solving and Critical Thinking and Project Rubic



Project Instructions

Links to readings to help you find the information you need for your Home Network Presentation project. **Home Networking Outline** - **__ [|Benefits of Home Networking] __**

__ [|What Is Computer Networking?] __

__ [|What Is Wireless Networking?] __

**__ [|Planning a New Home Network] __**

__ [|Home Networking Diagrams] __

__ [|Wired vs Wireless Home Networks] __

__ [|What Hardware Is Required to Build a Wireless Home Network?] __

**Building the Home Network** __ [|Connecting Two Computers for File Sharing] __

__ [|Network Router Setup Guide] __

__ [|How to Build a Wireless Home Network Tutorial] __

__ [|10 Most Common Home Networking Problems to Avoid] __

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Watch the OSI videos assigned for homework and use the information to complete your note taking guide. ** Watch 6 videos about OSI model at [] and Complete Mid Term Review Note Taking Guides
 * Homework **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Thursday, January 19 ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Continue mid term review. Complete Note Taking Guides. ** <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Turn in your note taking guides the day of the mid term and you will receive 10 extra credit points towards the mid term if completed. Start Home Network Presentation Project Homework Watch 6 videos about OSI model at [] and Complete Mid Term Review Note Taking Guides


 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Tuesday, January 17 **

Take notes on your midterm note taking guide using the information provided on Network Topologies, Wireless Networking, LAN/MAN/WAN and Peer-to-Peer Networks and Client Server Networks. All of these topics will be on the Midterm. []
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Review for mid-term **
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework **
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Watch the six network tutorials on the OSI model at the link below and take notes in your note taking guide. The OSI model will be on the midterm. **

For more information on the OSI model, watch the video below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7b_BkFrnfo

For entertainment, watch the video below "How a Computer Network Works." This video graphically shows how data travels over the network. []

Midterm Exam is 10-9:55 AM on Friday. The exam will be a closed book exam. On the day of the exam, prior to taking the exam, you will turn in your midterm notetaking guides. The note taking guides will be graded and worth 15 points towards the midterm. That means that if you do not turn in your note taking guide, the best you can do on the midterm is an 85.

Final Project due Febrary 8 Setting up a simple wireless home network Videos you can use: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5rPKy-9TyA http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/homenetworking/a/homenetguide.htm read

**Home Networking Outline** - **__ [|Benefits of Home Networking] __** __ [|What Is Computer Networking?] __ __ [|What Is Wireless Networking?] __ **__ [|Planning a New Home Network] __** __ [|Home Networking Diagrams] __ __ [|Wired vs Wireless Home Networks] __ __ [|What Hardware Is Required to Build a Wireless Home Network?] __ **Building the Home Network** __ [|Connecting Two Computers for File Sharing] __ __ [|Network Router Setup Guide] __ __ [|How to Build a Wireless Home Network Tutorial] __ __ [|10 Most Common Home Networking Problems to Avoid] __


 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Thursday, January 12 **

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<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Students will work in groups of 4 to create posters for review for Mid-term on Wireless Topology, Network Topology, Network Models, LAN WAN MANs.

<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Turn in a copy of your resume. <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Find a video on You Tube about networking and write a one-page report about the video

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Tuesday, January 10 **

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1. Did you bring in a copy of your resume? (Homework assignment from Thursday, January 5.) You may email a copy to rosemarylittle033@gmail.com **

**2. Peer-to-Peer Networking **. You will practice creating a peer-to-peer network using actual computers and cables. Use the PowerPoint below as your guide. You will take notes on **Student Resource 9.5, Minor Project Notes: Network Setup** (below). I will select the students that are ready for this project.

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. 2. Complete the assignments given on Thursday, January 5, **Student Resource 15.2, Job Wish List** and **Student Resource 15.3, Job** **Descriptions and Interview Prompts** (worth 25 and 50 points respectively.) Files are below.

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3. Read **Student Resource 16.1** and complete **Student Resource 16.2**. Pick a company you would like to work for and complete **Student** **Resource 16.3**.


 * Thursday, January 5 **

Do Now: Take the Quia quiz on Working in IT

Complete the assignments given on Tuesday, Student Resource 15.2, Job Wish List and Student Resource 15.3, Job Descriptions and Interview Prompts (worth 25 and 50 points respectively.) Files are below.



Peer-to-Peer Networking. You will practice creating a peer-to-peer network using actual computers and cables. Use the PowerPoint below as your guide. You will take notes on Student Resource 9.5, Minor Project Notes: Network Setup (below). I will select the students that are ready for this project. <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #c0c0c0; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">

**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Homework **

Bring in a copy of your resume

<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Tuesday, January 3, 2012 <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Do Now: Answer question in Working in Computers Handout <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Read Student Resource 15.1: Networking Employment Overview and complete Student Resource 15.2, Job Wish List. Both files are available below: <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">

When you have finished the reading and the worksheet, share your worksheet with a partner. Find at least one job that you both found appealing and explain why. Write down your choice in the bottom row of the Job Wish List. Go to Student Resource 15.3 Job Descriptions and Inverview Prompts in the above file. Choose one job from this list of primarily entry-level want ads. Then select three prompts from the list of common interview topics and write down how you would answer those prompts for that specific job.

Read Student Resource 16.1 and complete Student Resource 16.2. Pick a company you would like to work for and complete Student Resource 16.3. This assignment will receive extra credit. **Homework**: Study for a quiz on Working in Computer Networking

<span style="background-color: #00ccff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Thursday, December 22 <span style="background-color: #00ccff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Do Now: Answer questions in Working in Computer Networking handout <span style="background-color: #00ccff; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Do quiz on Wi-Fi Read Student Resource 15.1,Reading: Networking Employment Overview, and complete Student Resource 15.2, Job Wish List as you read. Both files are available below: When you have finished the reading and worksheet, share your worksheet with a partner. Find at least one job that you both found appealing and explain why. Write down your choice in the bottom row of the Job Wish List.

Go to Student Resource 15.3 Job Descriptions and Interview Prompts in the above file. Choose one job from this list of primarily entry-level want ads. Then select three prompts from the list of common interview topics and write down how you would answer those prompts for that specific job.

<span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Tuesday, December 20 <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Use Wireless Security Note Taking Guide to take notes at four wireless security stations in the classroom: <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">firewalls, pharming, keylogging and Bluetooth Snarfing. <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Take LifeSmarts technology quiz <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Read Reading: Wireless Security Risks as a review of what you have learned about security risks. As you read, fill in any missing information in your note taking guide. <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #ff00d1; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Study for a quiz on Wireless Wi-Fi and Security on Thursday.

<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Friday, December 16 <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Complete the Wi-Fi and Other Wireless Collage <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Enroll in LifeSmarts and follow directions to take practice quizzes <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Do Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP) presentation and note taking guide (file below) <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Read the presentation on the left column and answer questions in the right column

<span style="background-color: #00ffe5; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Monday December 12 and Wednesday December 14 <span style="background-color: #00ffe5; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Make up missing work <span style="background-color: #00ffe5; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Enroll in LifeSmarts <span style="background-color: #00ffe5; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework: <span style="background-color: #00ffe5; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Make up missing work

<span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Tuesday, December 6 and Thursday December 8

<span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">1. Take the Quia quiz on Wireless Hi-Fi. This is a closed book quiz, one attempt only. DO NOT take the quiz if you have not completed the Presentation Notes Wi-Fi ABG's and the notetaking guide on Configuring a Wireless Router that was assigned on Friday, December 2.

<span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">2. Take notes on the Reading: Wi-Fi and Other Wireless Technologies using the note taking guide and the reading below. <span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> <span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">3. Complete the Wi-fi and Other Wireless Technologies Collage following the directions and in the handout below. <span style="background-color: #ff9300; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework ** Create a Hi-fi Wireless Technology Taxonomy

<span style="background-color: #00ff0e; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Friday, December 2, 2011 <span style="background-color: #00ff66; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Quiz on Wi-Fi is postponed till next Tuesday <span style="background-color: #00ff66; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Complete presentation notes in Presentation Notes Wi-Fi ABGs <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;"> Complete note-taking guide in. Use reading <span style="background-color: #00ff31; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Homework: study for quiz on hi-fi on Tuesday.

**Wednesday, November 30, 2011** Did you do your homework? (Study for Host Access/Internet Service Providers quiz and make sure your notebook is up-to-date.) I will check and grade notebooks next class, so please make sure you have all the required materials. (See Notebook Check 11.30.11 file below.)

Take Quiz at [|www.Quia.com] on Host Access/Internet Service Providers. This is a 12 questions closed book quiz, multiple choice, short essay, and True/False questions.

Note: If you did not do the poster on Wi Fi networks last class, please complete today. (See To Do list below.) Using the notetaking guide in Configuring a Wireless Router take notes from the reading Configuring a Wireless Router, Teacher Resource 13.2, found in the Networking Lesson 13 Teacher Resource file (see below.)

If you did not complete the Presentation Notes on Teacher Resource 13.1 from last class, please do so if you have completed all of the above.

Create a Taxonomy on Wi Fi. Use vocab. listing on last page in Networking Lesson 13 Teacher Resource (see below) to create your taxonomy. Study for a Quia quiz on Wi Fi on Friday December 2
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**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 160%;">Monday, November 28, 2011 ** Notebook check. Use the attached file to make sure your notebook is updated. To Do List Wi Fi Wireless locations. Click on the Wi Fi Wireless Locations document below and follow directions. Complete Presentation Notes on Teacher Resource 13.1, Wi Fi ABGs. Answer questions in presentation notes column.

assignemtn Extra credit (only students who have completed all required assignments can get extra credit)
 * Internet Service Comparison Guide: Put together a comparison guide of offerings in your area for Internet service, including cable and DSL providers. Make a list of costs, services, connection speeds, and so on. Make the document useful to local users trying to evaluate service offerings in the area.

<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">1. Complete **Taxonomy** on Host Access (see Friday November 18). Use vocabulary found in **Networking Lesson 12 Teacher** **Resource** file on the last page. <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">2. Using **Networking Lesson 12 Teacher Resource 12.2**, make notes of any new information in the Presentation notes column. You may also use the PowerPoint presentation (Networking Lesson 12 presentation) to help you with your notes. 3. Complete the **Quiz: Host Access, Teacher Resource 12.3**. Open book; you may use your notes. 4. Make up any missing work below.
 * <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Tuesday, November 22, 2011 **

** Friday, November 18 ** 1. Hand in **Anticipation Guide, Student Resource 12.1** with What I Learned completed 2. Complete Posters (Student Resource 12.4) 3. Complete a Taxonomy on Host Access 4. **Test Bandwidth** and hand in completed report and questions answered (see Student Handout 11.16.11)

<span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">To perform bandwith speed test click on the link below: <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">[] <span style="background-color: #00ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">If the link does not work, copy and paste into your brower.

5. Turn in homework, **Residential Network Investigation, Student Resource 12.3** 6. View PowerPoint below and take notes


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<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">If you missed class, please complete the activities on the Student Handout and read the notes and announcements.

<span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> <span style="background-color: #f7ff00; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Homework given 11.16.11. Due 11.18.11. Complete items 7-10 on the Student Handout.1.RequireBIOS