This document outlines the syllabus for an Information Science Technology course for the 2011-2012 school year. It provides general information about the course including instructor details, grading procedures, class expectations, and a detailed schedule covering 12 topics to be addressed throughout the trimester, including library basics, blogging, Wikipedia, email, web design, photography, computer hardware, presentations and more. Students will learn skills to help manage the school library and apply technology to various subjects. Their grade will be based on weekly assignments and projects completed during the course.

1. Information Science Technology
Syllabus  2011-2012  2nd Trimester
I. General
Information
Course
Information
Science
Technology
Instructor
Mr.
Dunn
Room
Library
Email
jdunn@clioschools.org
Website
http://cliotechnology.weebly.com/
II. Grading
Procedures
and
Regulations
General
Your
grade
for
this
course
will
be
based
on
your
performance
on
the
Weekly
Sheets
and
other
projects.
Grading
Scale
A
93
–
100
C
73
–
76
A-­‐
90
–
92
C-­‐
70-­‐72
B+
87
–
89
D+
67
–
69
B
83
–
86
D
63
–
66
B-­‐
80
–
82
D-­‐
60
–
62
C+
77
–
79
F
<60
III. Class
Expectations
• Greet
every
library
customer
as
they
enter
the
library.
• No
eating
or
drinking
at
the
front
desk
or
any
computer
station.
• Complete
all
assigned
tasks
daily.
• Friends
may
not
congregate
behind
the
front
desk.
• Stay
at
the
front
desk/put
books
away
until
the
bell
rings.
Please
do
not
attempt
to
leave
early
or
stand
near
the
door.
You
will
be
dismissed
when
the
bell
rings.
• You
may
only
work
on
homework
once
all
other
tasks
have
been
completed,
and
you
have
obtained
permission.
• Follow
directions
as
given
by
Mr.
Dunn
and
Mrs.
Kramer.
• This
is
a
technology
course.
You
will
create
a
lot
of
accounts
with
a
lot
of
websites.
Please
remember
all
of
your
usernames
and
passwords.
I
will
not
be
able
to
retrieve
them
for
you.
• Other
expectations
will
be
conveyed
both
orally
and
online
throughout
the
trimester.

2. IV. Class
Schedule
We
will
cover
a
variety
of
library
and
technology-­‐related
topics
in
this
course.
Below
is
a
rough
outline.
It
is
subject
to
change.
Once
we
have
covered
a
topic,
your
proficiency
is
expected
throughout
the
rest
of
the
trimester.
Topic
1:
Library
Basics
November
28th
–
February
28th
Tasks/Topics:
Checking
books
in
and
out,
shelving
fiction
and
non-­‐fiction
books,
using
the
laminator,
working
the
front
desk,
checking
library
inventory,
checking
and
organizing
the
shelves,
repairing
old
books,
labeling
and
protecting
new
books,
and
more.
Topic
2:
Blogging
November
30th
–
December
9th
Tasks/Topics:
Creating
your
own
blog.
Customizing
the
design
and
layout.
Topic
3:
Wikipedia
December
5th
–
December
9th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
learn
the
differences
among
top-­‐level
domains
(e.g.
.com,
.org,
.edu,
.gov).
You
will
learn
how
to
edit
Wikipedia
pages.
Topic
4:
Netiquette
and
Email
December
12th
–
December
16th
Tasks/Topics:
Netiquette,
sending
an
email,
creating
a
signature,
attaching
files,
replying
to
emails,
forwarding
emails.
Topic
5:
Creating
a
Tutorial
December
19th
–
December
22nd
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
create
2
tutorials
for
a
teacher
or
student,
showing
them
how
to
do
something
on
the
computer.
You
will
create
a
print-­‐based
tutorial
and
a
screen
capture
(using
Jing).
Topic
6:
Template-­‐Based
Web
Design
January
3rd
–
February
28th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
learn
how
to
create
your
own
template-­‐based
website
using
Weebly.
You
will
Topic
7:
Photography
January
3rd
–
January
13th
Tasks/Topics:
Photo
composition,
editing,
sharing,
and
publishing.
You
will
use
tools
such
as
Picnik,
BeFunky,
FotoFlexer,
PicArtia,
and
Flickr.
Topic
8:
Computer
Hardware
January
17th
–
January
20th
Tasks/Topics:
Learn
how
to
fix
basic,
common
computer
problems
in
the
Library
computer
lab.
Learn
the
basic
components
of
a
desktop
computer.
Topic
9:
Animoto
January
23rd
–
January
27th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
create
a
virtual
tour
of
the
library
using
your
own
pictures.
You
will
be
amazed
at
how
great
these
movies
look!

3.
Topic
10:
Google
Forms
January
30th
–
February
3rd
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
learn
how
to
create
surveys,
quizzes,
and
questionnaires
using
Google
Docs.
Topic
11:
Tech
for
Other
Classes
February
6th
–
February
10th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
learn
how
to
use
Wolfram
Alpha,
manipulate
Google
to
do
certain
tasks,
create
Word
Clouds
(Wordle),
create
graphic
organizers
(www.bubbl.us),
create
QR
codes,
and
more.
Topic
12:
Presentations
February
13th
–
February
17th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
demonstrate
basic
competency
using
PowerPoint,
Google
Docs,
Prezi,
and
xtranormal.
You
will
learn
how
to
incorporate
graphs
into
a
few
presentation
tools.
We
will
go
over
some
basic
Dos
and
Don’ts
for
presentations.
Topic
13:
Final
Project
February
20th
–
February
28th
Tasks/Topics:
You
will
demonstrate
the
skills
that
you
have
learned
in
this
course
and
how
you
may
use
them
in
the
future.
Details
will
be
provided
at
a
later
date.