8th+Grade

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=8th Grade Classes =


 * ===Tests and Quizzes=== || ................ || ===Jeopardy - Computer Terms === ||
 * ===Excel=== ||  || ===Searching the Internet=== ||
 * ===Evaluating Websites=== ||  || ===Adware and Spyware=== ||
 * ===Urban Legends=== ||  || ===Hardware=== ||
 * ===Moffat County School District=== ||  || ===Worldometers=== ||
 * ===Rags to Riches Review Game=== ||  ||   ||

= = = = =TESTS and Quizzes =

Introductory Quiz
=QUIZ - Appendix B, Adware & Spyware=

=*** 8th Grade FINAL EXAM -** **You MUST take the final using** SAFARI  **!!!**  =

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== =Excel Worksheets =





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== =Evaluating Websites = =Website Authority=

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Snopes - Authority = = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Jericho Schools <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Johns Hopkins University <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">UC Berkeley <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Multnomah County Library
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Author
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Who Wrote It? (interactive)
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Evaluation Wizard
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">When was it published?

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== = Urban Legends =

Urban Legends 8A Urban Legends 8B = = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">What are Urban Legends?

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= = == =<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Searching the Internet = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> We all search the internet, but some people are just faster and better than others. What can YOU do to speed up your internet searches? Take the Kermit challenge, (below), then read the Search Box Strategy website. When you finish, take the Lego challenge.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Kermit The Frog Challenge <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">[|Search Box Strategy] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Lego Link

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> = = == =<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Using Boolean Terms for Searching the Internet = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Common Craft Web Searches - Video

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Boolean Terms Diagram <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Boolify

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Use this website to help form a search strategy: <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">NoodleQuest

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== =<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Worldometers = <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Use the following website to track changes happening in our world:

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Worldometers

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<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">ADWARE and SPYWARE
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Adware and spyware can negatively affect the performance of your computer and be annoying when they interrupt what you are trying to do. These programs can also be used to collect information about you without your knowledge or consent.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Use the link provided on the class wiki page to find the article about Spyware and Adware, Step 1. [] <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">NOTE: The information on this site is provided by a company that wants people to purchase their software. The information they provide is informative, but I am NOT endorsing this particular software above any other software. Do NOT run the Spy Audit or use any other links to scan the computers in the lab. Do not download any products. If you wish to use spyware or adware removal programs on your home computer, discuss the options with your parents, and make your own decisions about which software to use..

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> After reading the article, answer the questions on the worksheet for Part 1.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> When you finish Part 1, go to the link for Part 3, read the information, and complete the worksheet about Part 3.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;"> Be sure to include your heading on each assignment.

<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adware and Spyware Links
<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Adware vs. Spyware Part 1 - Article to read <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Spyware & Adware Prevention Part 3 - Article to Read <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">

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= = == =<span style="color: #008080; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Hardware =

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Common Craft Hardware - Video

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