Jan 31 Career Management Digital Literacy Day

Learning Goal: Try different types of technology by using a variety of free educational software programs.

Bell Ringer:
A. Click on the first link. Then hold the control button and click on the next two links. When you you hold the control button a new tab opens, so you will be able to go back and forth between the programs.

B. If you have not returned a signed AUP you will be writing definitions.

Links:

fakebook http://classtools.net/fb/home/page

pixton (cartoon) http://www.pixton.com/create

wix (web site) http://www.wix.com/

C. FaKebook- First find three famous people and their Holland codes from the link below. You will be making 3 faKebook profiles. You MUST choose 3 different Holland Codes.

http://watertown.k12.sd.us/schools/srhigh/courses/interests.pdf Go to PAGE 2 to see famous people and their Holland codes

D. You will need to research the people you have chosen to find out about their life (for their profile), their friends (to add friends) and a comment they have said (you are going to post a comment from them on the profile)

E. Here is an example of how a faKebook will look. They will give you a link and you will need to copy it to Miss W's flash drive.
http://www.classtools.net/fb/75/Z2iLkF

F. fakebook help sheet if you need it http://classtools.net/main_area/fakebook/helpsheet.pdf

G. Pixton- You are now going to pick one of your three computer people and create a comic about their life.

You do NOT have time to read other comics.

Choose SUNDAY FUNNY option.

Once you hit create there is a short 2 minute video you can watch to help, Miss W will show most features on Smartboard.

H. If you have time you can create a web site at Wix and embed your faKebook links and your comic link.

Have fun and remember if you have to turn in a project for another class you can ask to see if you are able to use one of these options.