Welcome to Digital Literacy

Welcome to Digital Literacy!

• Your teacher lol

• Former programmer

• Ex-MMA fighter

• Weightlifter

• Amateur roboticist

• IT Specialist

• FLL Coach

• Computer enthusiast

• Cat lady

• Mayor of STEMtown.

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Who is Ms. Lewis?

The Big Rule

"In this classroom, we don't make problems for others.

If you, I will have to do something."

• BRING YOUR COMPUTER!

  • AND YOUR CHARGER!

• No snacks, only water.

• NO RUNNING

• Stay on the web page you're assigned.

• No magnet fidgets

• No throwing things

Da Other Rules!

The STEMLab has a digital checkout system! To borrow something from the classroom, such as headphones, mouses, or chargers, you must check them out with your card.

Replacement cards are 15 Koda Cash. Don't lose or destroy them.

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​Borrowing Things

I only have one spare Chromebook. I do have the Linux laptop, but do not assume you'll get to use it.

If you forget your computer...

• Yes you were given one. You lost it.

• I have spares!

• You must check out a loaner.

If you forget your charger...

No snacks. None. At all. Not even fruit.

I found oranges hidden under the sink, and a stash of wrappers under a desk.​

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Classroom Snack Policy

Only water.

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​Classroom Drink Policy

• Classroom checkout

  • Returning:

    • Check in with your card

    • Wrap the cords around the cord keepers

    • Hang them back up

  • Failure to do so will mean you don't get to use them!

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Headphones and Mouses

If you leave my tech out, everyone loses it.

• Only at the side tables

  • If you're at more than 50% battery, you may NOT charge your Chromebook.

  • Do NOT stretch cords across walkways.

    • Ms. Lewis is clumsy.

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Charging your Chromebook

• What you'll get if I catch you doing something you shouldn't.

• You don't get to go anywhere except where I allow.

Whitelist

• The default

• You can go anywhere you want, except where we say no.

Blacklist

Stay on task... OR ELSE!

Cool. You still don't get to play video games.

• You may:

  • Work on other assignments

  • Read a book

  • Draw

  • Do a Koda Cash task.

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"But I'm Done!

I have yet to see someone use these appropriately.

I will take them.

Bring a better fidget.

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No Magnets.

• Weekly Chore Leader

• They direct chores

• EVERYONE HELPS

  • If you can lean, you can clean.

• Checklist is on the classroom clipboard

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​Keeping Clean

Work Policy

• I give full credit to work turned in on time.

• In group work, you need to actually do work.

• Your friends may NOT HELP YOU WITH WORK.

• I will ask your group members what you've actually contributed.

• You must actually turn in work.

• If you get a 0, you'll see me tell you to resubmit work.

• Seriously, submitting the letter "m" won't count as work.

• It's on Canvas.

• It's always on Canvas.

• You turn it in on Canvas.

• You'll find details on Canvas.

• IT'S ON CANVAS.

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"Where's the assignment?"

• We use the Clever system for the bathroom.

  • If you can't make a pass, it's for a reason:

    • ​The bathroom is full

    • Someone is in the hall you aren't supposed to be in the bathroom with

      • Because you mess around with them.

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Bathroom Rules

Multiple Choice

Choose something you MUST have in class every day.

• Computer

• Pencil

• Paper

• Water Bottle

Multiple Choice

True or false: You're allowed to play video games whenever you have down time in Ms. Lewis' classroom.

• True

• False

Fill in the Blanks

Where's the assignment?

Multiple Select

Choose ALL of the acceptable fidget toys

• Magnets

• Pop-its

• Spinners

• Stress balls

So let's talk Digital Literacy

Open Ended

What do you think you'll learn here?

• 2/3 of high school students in Utah can't type

• 2/5 of high school students in Utah can't use Google Docs

​This is a State-Required Class

This ain't us.

• Find a seat

• Get out your computer

• Complete a typing lesson

  • NO NITROTYPE

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When you come into class...

The State Regs...

• Typing

• Using a computer

• All about computers

  • Hardware, operating systems

• Networks

  • How the internet works

  • Cybersecurity

• Digital Citizenship

Learn to type with the Dvorak layout.

Learn Dvorak

Go through lessons to increase your typing speed.

Get Faster at Qwerty

Typing

• Free dress if you can type faster than Ms. Lewis (88 wpm) with 97% accuracy

• Increase both your speed and accuracy - 5 Koda Cash

Dvorak

• Free Dress if you can type faster than Ms. Lewis (88 wpm) with 97% accuracy

• Increase both your speed and accuracy - 3 Koda Cash

Qwerty

Typing Rewards

Hardware

• Computer Parts

• Memory Systems

• Right to Repair

• e-Waste

Operating Systems

• Windows

• OSX

• ChromeOS

• Linux

Using a Computer

• We know you know.

• Other cool stuff

• Using the command line

• Troubleshooting

• Fixing problems

Networks

• How does the internet work?

• How can we protect ourselves online?

• What's ethical hacking?

Digital Citizenship

• How do we conduct ourselves online?

• How can we be safe online?

• What is misinformation, and how do we spot it?

• What's AI really, and how does it work?