Welcome to December in Digital Literacy 101!

Grade Updates

A reminder for grading:

The average of the assignments in Unit 2: Safety and Security have been updated into Powerschool. To see the individual assignments for Unit 2 you will need to go here: <Click Here To  Moodle GradeBook>

(You will need to sign into Moodle with your students @Pittsfield.net Gmail account to view.)

Please email me if you need this information.

Daily, I only keep track of the work-habits/participation grades in Powerschool which are worth 30% of the final grade. This should give you an up to date snapshot of how well your student is staying on task each day.  70% of the final grade is based off of assignments in Moodle that I will update into Powerschool once a majority of students have completed the unit. These “competency” grades are based off of how well the student demonstrates understanding of the course material. This allows for a more individualized approach for students to work at their own pace.

The majority of students are now working on Unit 3: Intro to Scratch. Which is a block-based programming application. Students should be expected to finish the final project within this unit, which is to create an app teaching others about cyber-bullying, digital-privacy, or cyber-security, within the next week.  

Grades close for progress reports on December 14th. Students have until then to redo any work that is below proficient.

Students may visit me during extended homeroom or afterschool Tuesdays and Wednesdays to get caught up or redo any assignments.

Unit 3: Intro To Scratch Highlights!

Here are some awesome projects our students have been creating in unit 3:

(This is the exemplar:)

Unit 4 Preview: Digital Tools

In the next unit students will be exploring these learning targets:

I can recognize that there is a wide range of application software.

I can identify and explain the strengths, weaknesses, and capabilities of many different digital tools.

I can Identify the kinds of content associated with different file types and why different file types exist (e.g., formats for word processing, images, music, three-dimensional drawings.).