Day+12

Tasks for today (catch up and extend)
We will learn about computers and their history today by watching two videos. the first tells a bit about how computers store information, the second is a brief description of of how email and IM work. [| brainpop storage devices] [|brainpop email and IM] What does RSS stand for anyway? Check your feeds and be prepared to share something you read with the class. While you are there take a screen shot of your subscribed blogfeeds and put it in your **Blog** ..
 * 1) What are data storage devices and how do email and IM work?
 * 2) Google Reader
 * 3) Prezi Project work time
 * 1) Press Apple-Shift-4 to get a crosshair like this [[image:http://www.ais-dhaka.net/wikis/grade6computer/images/8/8b/Jlr_crosshair.png width="23" height="23" link="http://www.ais-dhaka.net/wikis/grade6computer/index.php/Image:Jlr_crosshair.png"]]
 * 2) Drag a selection around your feed list.
 * 3) You will have a file name Picture 1 on your desktop. Rename this jlr_RSS.png (except put your initials, not Mr. Ratliff's).
 * 4) Here is a sample.
 * Comic Strip Generator**
 * 1) Be sure that you have two comics from [|Comic Strip Generator] in your blog.
 * 2) Add another one today to remind yourself how it's done and embed it in your blog.

//**Photos**// //If you complete all of these tasks, have a look at the photos on the yearbook server. We will be creating collages with these eventually.//
 * 1) //Connect to smb://172.16.79.22
 * 2) user: tigertales11 pw: ttales11
 * 3) Open photos.
 * 4) In the MS folder, browse the folders.
 * 5) Find a photo of yourself folder, if you cannot find one, use Photo Booth to create a photo.
 * 6) Using Photoshop, reduce the size to no more than 400 pixels wide.
 * 7) Upload the photo and write a blog post about it.

//**Homework**// Be prepared next class with at least 5 more photos for your photo collage. Be certain that they are >500kb.