Recent ActivityInstructor: Mr. McIlwain
Information Technology I Where a great experience in the field of Information Technology begins!
Questions? Please contact me at bmcilwain@clinton.k12.ms.us.
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” - Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Happy New Year from Ino Tech I!!
Questions? Please contact me at bmcilwain@clinton.k12.ms.us.
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it. And, like any great relationship, it just gets better and better as the years roll on. So keep looking until you find it. Don’t settle.” - Steve Jobs (1955-2011)
Discussion Topics  Thinking outside the box: Can one fix a motherboard by baking it in an oven at 400 degrees for 10 minutes? Posted: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 8:53 PM  DiscussClass Tasks
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Class Announcements  ***CHAPTER 10 OBJECTIVES: CD/DVD/BLU-RAY TECHNOLOGY***After studying this chapter,students will
be able to: *Explain how data is stored and retrieved using optical storage devices. *Describe how CD and DVD discs are constructed. *Explain different CD formats such as CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-RW. *Describe major parts of a CD and DVD storage device. *Define Sierra format. Explain the steps for installing an optical drive. *Discuss the compatibility of different CD and DVD formats. *Explain the CD file systems ISO 9660 and UDF. *Distinguish between CD, DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray Disc storage technologies. CPAS Testing The Career Complex will have CPAS testing on April 12, 13, 16, and 17th.
 SkillsUSA District CompetitionOur SkillsUSA students will particiapte in this year's district competition on February 7, 2012 at Copiah-Lincoln Community College in Wesson. Good luck to our SkillsUSA students!
 ***SKILLS USA***Skills USA is the club we use in Information Technology. Students who participate get a chance to work on a project that will be entered for local, state, and possibly national competition. Skills USA costs $25.00 to join, and we meet the last Wednesday each month during homeroom at CHS. Click the link to find out more on what Skills USA has to offer...
www.skillsusa.org/ ***CLASSROOM PROCEEDURES*** For IT-II, you will need,
Required: Pen Paper/notebook $15.00 lab fee A Positive Attitude A Strong Desire to Learn About Computers and Information Technology Preferred: Flash Drive (a.k.a. “thumb” drive or “jump” drive) Access to a computer at home with at least DSL High Speed Internet or greater. Procedures for Information Technology 1. Come in Quietly. Read board. Be ready to start class after roll check. Have all needed materials. 2. Sit in assigned seat. 3. Get out pencil/pen and notebook. 4. Begin assigned board work. 5. Do NOT interrupt the instructor when they are speaking! Raise your hand to ask a question, or one will be given a detention.. 6. Think before you speak. Ask yourself… “Is what I am about to say appropriate, necessary or helpful to others in this class?” Then raise your hand. 7. Class/shop/lab participation is a MUST at all times! One will be graded by how much input and participation they perform during the class period. No “goofing off”, wandering off to other classrooms, or surfing the net/playing games on the computer. THIS WILL AFFECT YOUR GRADE!! 8. Please do not gripe, complain, or whine. 9. Be courteous at all times. 10. Do not groom in class. 11. Do not eat in class except during break. 12. You may have a drink with a top in class that you may quietly drink. 13. Put all equipment, parts, etc. IN PROPER PLACE at the end of each class. 14. You will be dismissed for break and at the end of class by the teacher, not the bell. ***LAB FEE REMINDER*** Just a reminder for everyone to pay their $15 lab fee. I would like to have all lab fees paid by August 20th so we can go ahead and order materials we need for the upcoming year.
***T-SHIRT DESIGN*** We will be wearing T-shirts for Info Tech I and II this year. Info Tech I T-shirts will be red and Infor Tech II T-shirts will be black to celebrate our school colors.
The cost of the T-shirts will be $10.00, and I'll be placing orders soon. I would like for each class to spend some time on the computers designing a T-shirt and have a design ready by next Friday (August 20). I would like for the design to incorporate our Clinton Arrow logo in some way. I'll be giving more details oin class. Mr. McIlwain  ***WELCOME TO INFO TECH I!***We're glad to have you in our class as well as the Career Complex. We'll continue going over class proceedures tomorrow and will start the introduction into Information Technology. We'll be exploring careers over the next week and talk about shop and internet safety.
We'll also be taking our TABE test next week (August 15-17). I'm looking forward to the start of a great year! Mr. McIlwain Course OutlineHere is the course outline for Information Technology I:
Unit I: Introduction to IT Unit II: Computer Hardware and Operating Systems Unit III: Basic Electricity and Data Communications Unit IV: Computer Assembly, Configuration, and Diagnostics We'll be covering Intro to IT through the first six weeks. We'll then cover Computer Hardware and Operating Systems to Christmas break. Class Files
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Information Technology I Schedule Class Links  ***AHEAD OF THE THREAT: IBM's NETWORK SECURITY GAME!***Play this game to see how well you can stay ahead of threats to your network. ***ON-LINE COMPUTER SKILLS ACTIVITIES***Click here for information, quick quizes, and virtual games. ***PRACTICE A+ EXAM***Use this site to help you study and practice taking the CompTIA A+ Certification. ***TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR INSIDE A COMPUTER*** Click and learn about the parts inside a computer and how they work. AC or DC in your home or computer lab?This link explains how much power comes from your electrical outlet and whether or not it's alternating or direct current for computer power supply. CLINTON NEWS ARTICLE: "CLICKERS" IN THE CLASSROOMHow Eastside Elementary students are using technology to answer questions in the classroom. Quia - Java Activity for Internet and Computer TermsWe'll be going here for some of our lab activity. Slow Computer? It may not be malware...Computer running slow? It may not be malware. Here are some tips on what could be causing the problem.....and how to fix it. SpyBot Search and Destroy Ant-SpywareSpyBot is one of the most trusted and effective anti-spyware programs in the market. WinRARThis is a program that works much like WinZip, but is able to open other compressed file extensions, as well. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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