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The Rules of The Tech Lab. Food and Drink. School Policy this year: Students can have water, but only from enclosed containers . Don’t like it? Talk to the boss, I am just following rules. Something that really irritates me….
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Food and Drink • School Policy this year: Students can have water, but only from enclosed containers. • Don’t like it? Talk to the boss, I am just following rules.
Something that really irritates me… • If someone eats in the room and then throws the wrappers on the floor, behind their computer, under their chair. • See: Random explosions.
Music • Machines that create music are allowed in the Tech Lab, but only when WORKING on a project. • DO NOT listen to music while Mr. B. is lecturing. • Special words about Music in the Tech Lab. • DO NOT play streaming music from your computer!
Funny Movies! • Nope, sorry! • Hogs bandwidth. • Wastes time. • See: Random Explosions.
Hats and other headcoverings. • School policy forbids the wearing of a hat on campus this year. • If a student has a hat on in the classroom, it will be confiscated. • Do it twice and the world may end.
Cell Phones • I will tolerate Cell Phones in the Tech Lab for music listening purposes. • NO TEXTING, NO FACEBOOKING! • If I ask for your phone, give it to me or face possible suspension. • Taken Cell Phones will be given to Mr. Yaussi and you will need to serve detention to retrieve it.
What About Day Planners? • Day Planners are a BIG THING this year. Teachers are expected to use them in EVERY class. • Don’t like it, talk to the boss!
Games • Access to computer games in The Tech Lab is strictly prohibited. • Most online games are blocked anyway. • No Solitaire!
Email • I do not want people checking their email during class. • If you need to check email, do it from your phone during passing period or here after school.
My Computer • DO NOT touch my teacher’s computer without permission! • This is a violation of the code of conduct and you can be expelled!
Respecting The Tech Lab • Keep your feet off the desks and chairs. • Please don’t mess with my windchimes, my spider, my iPhone or other stuff without permission.
IT’S FREEZING IN HERE! • Yeah, I know, get used to it. • Try wearing a sweater…
Starting the Class • At the start of most class periods, I will have a slide up with my instructions for getting started for the day. This will usually have a time limit and will likely involve your Day Planner. • If the class takes longer to get prepared than the time limit, I will keep everyone after class to compensate.
Late Work • Work turned in late or missed because of an unexcused absence will receive a score of 0. • If you need help or more time on an assignment, SEE ME before it is due!
Turning in Assignments • All Work will be submitted via the Network DROPBOX Folder • Improperly copied or misnamed files will not receive any credit.
What should I call my files? • Files are always called the same thing: lastname_assignmentname.doc
Am I going to grade everything? • Heck No! Not when we are doing AutoCAD. • I will select random assignments to grade once in a while. • I will be giving “participation grades” every other week.
Grading the other units… • Most of the other units, Fireworks, Flash, etc. will be project based work. • This stuff will all be graded. You will do most of it.
Are there tests? • There will be 2-3 quizzes in AutoCAD to cover the material. • There are comprehensive finals in Technology at the end of each semester.
How does Mr. B. teach? • I don’t. I do not lecture AT ALL in the Technology Lab. • Years of experience has taught me that this is the right thing to do.
Escaping the Tech Lab • Sounds awful? You can transfer out of the class… • But you probably need this class to graduate… • However, you can get out once in awhile…
Passes • There will be no Passes given to any students during the first 60 minutes of the class. • After the first 60 minutes of class, students can ask to use a hall pass. IF THEY HAVE THEIR PLANNER! • If you haven’t asked before, I will probably let you go. • If you have, I probably won’t.
Passes- continued • Students who refrain from using their Hall Passes for an entire semester will receive consideration at the end of the semester when considering borderline grades. • Students leaving the class on a pass for more than 5 minutes will not be allowed to leave the room for the rest of the semester.
Annoying thing number one • Talk when Mr. B. is talking, especially if he is giving a lecture. • This will quickly lead to Random Explosions.
Annoying Thing Number Two • Throwing out some lousy work in 3 minutes then saying…. • “I’m done! I’m done! I’m done!” and thinking you can goof off the rest of the week.
REALLY BAD THING #1 • Accessing inappropriate material on the Internet is forbidden. This includes: • Any images of clothing (or lack thereof) that violate the school dress code. • Any sites related to violence, guns, alcohol or drugs, unless specifically connected to a school assignment.
A Quick Test: Which is school appropriate?
REALLY BAD THING #2 • Using the computer to intimidate or harass others. • This can include use of your personal computer at home.
REALLY BAD THING #3 • Damaging or vandalizing any of the school’s computers or technological equipment.
DOING A REALLY BAD THING? Expect some discipline…
Step ONE • The Corner Computer.
Step TWO • You get to go sit in the hallway (new school policy)
Step THREE • Long, boring writing assignments that must be completed instead of the regular class assignments.
Step FOUR • Meeting with your parents, Mr. Yaussi, etc…
All Along the Way… • Infinite Campus now has a Discipline Tab, that your parents can see…
What about etc.?
Visitors • I hate having your friends in as visitors during class. • See: Random Explosions.
“The Chair” • In honor of Destin Towse. • Given, on occasion, to the person that has been working hardest for the last week. • That person gets to keep the chair for the rest of the week. • If it isn’t yours, don’t sit in it!
Using The Tech Lab • No students will be allowed to access The Tech Lab before school, I am not a morning person. • Tech Lab can be accessed during Mr. B’s planning periods with permission. • The Tech Lab will be available after school for Open Computer Use.
Logging onto the School’s Network • Username= Firstname.Lastname • Password= M/DD/YYYY or MM/DD/YYYY (date must be two numbers) • Temporary login for new students= User= techlab, pwd= huskies
Now that you have logged in…. • Go find the class website: Highlandtechnology.org • All class assignments will be listed each day on the class website.