Today we studied different forms of data and talked about how data tells a story and there is more data everywhere then you ever thought. Some things data can tell you and some things data can't. Different forms of data tell have their own unique advantages. These are all data representations of a persons room described by a picture or by a list of elements in the room. We learned a lot about the person by knowing what was in the room.

Journal Entry: What is data? Where is it? How to we find it?

For todays lesson you will be reading about a specific Native American Design concepts that has an accompanying software tool to make designs.
1. Read all the pages about "Cultural Background" of the concept, write notes in your journal notebooks.
    In your journal talk about the culture of the designs and the connection to mathematics
2. Create 3 designs using that concepts design tool software and take screen shots of your designs
    (Screen shot: Command-Shift-4, then draw a box around the design)

Computers 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16, 19, 22, 25, 28, 31 you will study the Virtual Bead Loom
Computers 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32 you will study the Pacific Northwest Basket Weaver
Computers 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 21, 24, 27, 30 you will study the Navajo Rug Weaver


*if there is time everyone can try learn aboutthe culture and design of Grafitti

Find out what Web 2.0 means and study some web 2.0 technologies. Here is some examples.

Read and watch the videos in this article online: http://galuga.ca/demystifying-google-search/
Then practice your new found google knowledge by completing the following scavenger hunt:

Interview someone and ask them what kind of computer they would want or need. Ask them questions like
What do you use the computer for? How often do you use a computer? What is your budget? Where do you use the computer? What limitations does your current computer have?

Then research 2 computers that would meet the needs of the person you interviewed. Compare the specifications of each computer and create a presentation to show your person the differences between the computers and give them advice on which one to buy.

Here is an example:
https://www.icloud.com/keynote/AwBWCAESELL9BnXRIcWf...

Based on your definition of what a computer is and what computing means, how do you classify things that are computers?

Journal Entry:  List all things that could be considered a computer?