Tech+Apps+1

__ Contact information: __
 * Jeremy Duncan**
 * E-mail:** jduncan@chinquapin.org
 * Phone:** 832-414-3122

The remainder of the semester will be dedicated to digital media applications. These include GIMP, iMovie, Audacity, iTunes, iPhoto, and Garageband.
 * __ Course Introduction: __**The goal of this class is to provide you with the opportunity to use technology in a new way to communicate ideas. This course will help you become more familiar with the way that computers work, help you troubleshoot problems, and give you an introduction to computer programming. The majority of the semester will be focused on an application called Alice. Alice is an object oriented 3-D programming application. You will build different worlds and learn the basics of programming.

**Daily Exercises:** Daily exercises will be during class time. They will be guided practice of the concepts I teach in class. The daily exercises are critical for you to be able to understand how to use the applications on your own. Attention to the demonstrations and active participation during the daily exercises will lead to your success in this class.
 * __ Quarter Grades: __**

**Projects:** There will be several projects designed to implement the different applications we use in class. You will be given class time to work on them. The projects will help you learn how to apply your new technological skills. The projects will make or break your grade in this class. Do not waste the time you are given in class, you **WILL NOT** be allowed to work on the projects outside of class. Work hard on the projects and you will make a good grade.

**Quizzes/In-class Projects:** Quizzes will be mini-projects for you to complete in one class period. Quizzes will be designed to test your newly developed computer skills.

__** Semester Grade: **__ Quarter 1: 40% Quarter 2: 40% Final: 20%


 * __ Laptops: __** In this class we have the privilege of using the apple laptops. You need to treat this laptop very carefully, and make sure you do not break it. I will assign you a laptop at the beginning of the semester, which you will use every day. At the beginning of each class you need to get your assigned laptop from the closet, log in, and be ready to begin when the bell rings. Five minutes before the dismissal bell rings, you need to shut down your computer, and replace it to the appropriate slot in the laptop cart. If the laptop is not returned, or the cord is not plugged in correctly, your daily exercise grade will be docked.

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