Managing+the+Learning+Environment

= = = Managing the Learning Environment - 20 Points - IN CLASS =

**1.** **Students will investigate the built-in accommodations provided by popular computer and mobile device operating systems.**
Students may use Scavenger Hunt files (paper or digital) to help guide explorations. Individual and group participation will be noted.

Here is a blank Scavenger Hunt file for general exploration of Accessibility features: Here is a blank Scavenger Hunt file specifically for iOS (ipads & iphones)

**//Resources// if you need help finding items on your scavenger hunt:**

 * **Mac:** @http://www.apple.com/accessibility/macosx/vision.html (Check out each section labeled: Vision; Hearing; Physical and Motor; and Literacy and Learning.)
 * Windows: @http://www.microsoft.com/enable/training/windows8/default.aspx (Check out each section and follow hyperlinks to discover solutions.)
 * iOS (iPad/iPhone): [|http://www.apple.com/accessibility/ios/]
 * Google's Chrome Browser: []
 * Google's Android OS: []

== **2. Students will practice saving files, naming files, putting files in the cloud, collaborating on files, attaching files, and organizing the file management environment - all while completing a writing activity and identifying the power of using technology to meet the different literacy needs of students.** ==

The Story Spine:
Research indicates that story starters don't work as well as we originally hoped. Ken Adams created this writing spine in support of students who require scaffolds in the writing process to guide structure.



Time permitting, we will participate in a "round-robin" writing activity to explore the power of making things digital.


 * 1) Make a folder named after yourself that you put on your desktop on your local HD so you can find it.
 * 2) Save the Story Spine file, name the file after yourself, save it to the folder you made in step 1.
 * 3) Do not leave the folder nor the file "untitled"!!
 * 4) Save several different formats into the folder - show your instructor.
 * 5) Participate in an instructor led "musical computers story spine activity." 5) Upload one version to your class shared folder on Google Drive so you can practice saving a file in the cloud. You can find the shared folder called "Story Spine Files
 * 6) Instructor led: Explore google drive, sharing files, converting files to google doc format and collaborating on files!
 * 7) "Turn in" your assignment via edmodo by clicking the "Turn it in" link on the Story Spine Assignment post and attaching the file.

= Notes about Saving Files: =

Always consider three things when saving files:
** 1) What am I calling the file? **

Naming the file to indicate contents and version or purpose can help students find it later.
**2) Where am I putting the file?** ==== There are many places on your local HD where a file might end up. Be careful to navigate to the intended folder before clicking "Save". Using the "Save As" command opens the dialog box for navigating to your preferred location for saving the file. If you are working on a network, you can also navigate to a Cloud based storage such as Dropbox or Google Drive while using the "Save As" command. On your personal devices (not shared devices) install the dropbox and google drive applications to have a folder on your computer that will automatically sync to your chosen "cloud" ====

**3) What file format am I selecting?**

As you can see by the file format chart below, you can easily convert a file to another format while saving it. Be sure to consider the options in the pull-down menu before clicking "Save.
**Opening Files After They are Moved:** If the file doesn't open as expected with a double click, try right clicking (control click on a mac) on the file icon and select the "Open With" command. This will force the file into the application you wish. Or, you can open the application first, then use the "Open" command in the "File" menu to navigate to the file that you wish to open.

Technical Storage Measures (how big?)

8 bits = 1 byte 11 characters of text 1024 bytes 1 KB (K) 170 Words 1024 1 K (Kilobyte)

1024 X K 1 Meg (Megabyte) 1.4 MB Floppy disk (5 or 6 photos) 100 MB Zip disk 250 MB Zip disk 660 MB CD

1024 X MB 1 GB (Gigabyte) 7.4 GB DVD USB Disks various GB storage

1024 GB TB (Terabyte)

File Formats (what kind?)

Sound and Video ||
 * Text ||  || Graphics ||   || Media
 * .doc ||  || .jpg or .jpeg ||   || .mov ||
 * .docx ||  || .pict ||   || .wmp ||
 * .pages ||  || .atiff ||   || .m4p ||
 * .rtf ||  || .png ||   || .m3p ||
 * .txt ||  || .pdf ||   || .wav ||
 * .pdf ||  ||   ||   || .aaif ||
 * .epub ||  ||   ||   || .epub ||