bigidea76

7.6
We will use this page to post the big ideas from our classes. It will be a great place to check regularly to see what we’ve been learning and what you should remember from each class.

Search Engines—May 28, 2007

 * Don’t always use just the link
 * Use a variety of search engines—they all have their own ways of prioritizing hits
 * Meta-search engines search search engines

Viruses--Mar 3rd

 * Make sure you run anti-virus software – set it up to run automatically when you plug your iPod, USB etc into your computer
 * Keep your anti-virus software updated
 * Back up your stuff

Phishing --Feb 28th
//Watch for://
 * Phishers don’t know your name
 * Phishers have a weird/suspicious font, as it doesn’t look formal
 * Phishers make grammatical/spelling/punctuation errors
 * The domain name is not from a company; probably from a free site such as hotmail

//Remember//
 * The information sounds too good to be true

Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites--Feb. 4, 2008

 * Don't accept strangers over the web
 * Private Information can be accessed, beware of what you put on it.
 * Learn how online accounts work.

Google Notebook--November 23rd 2007

 * save text
 * save graphics
 * Can be shared with others

iGoogle--Oct.18, 2007

 * Helps keep you organized
 * Helps you to keep up with information
 * Add RSS to go to websites faster
 * iGoogle helps by bring the needed information to you instead of you searching for it.
 * Everything is on one page instead of 10 or 20
 * It also helps by organizing your information in the way you like it.

Help Us, We’re Sinking!

 * When using video designers can use sound and moving images to get their ideas across
 * Use the correct formatting tools in Word
 * We can use simulations to do things that we can’t do in real life

Inspiration Sept, 5, 2007
To get their ideas across designers use:


 * Color
 * Space
 * Graphics--Images, Clipart
 * Shape
 * Text


 * Keyboarding Big Ideas**
 * Aug. 28, 2007**
 * Don’t look at the keyboarding when learning.
 * Accuracy is more important than speed—take your time.
 * Practice regularly but it’s not that hard.
 * It’s a life skill.