Thursday, February 27, 2014

Friday, February 28th- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/friday-february-28th-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/bellringer-1_27.html

Friday, February 28th- 7th Grade- Revise PowerPoint Projects

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 21 type lines 12, 13, and 14.            
    Use your right RING finger for the . (Period) Key exercise.
    Use your little fingers to press the shift keys to CAPITIALIZE the words!!!


2. Get out your Pink Worksheet and your GREEN rubric.

What are we learning?PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics

Guided Practice: 
@Miss W will review the PowerPoint rubric and project requirements.

Independent Exercises:
@ Complete PowerPoint Project and then
Step 10- Revise (check spelling) Switch with another student and watch their PowerPoint
Write down items you see wrong or that could be improved.

Past Lessons
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed.
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***
             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.
Step 4-  Create a Design
Step 5-  Edit the Master slide (OPTIONAL)
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)

Step 7-  Add and format graphics (pictures), audio and video      
              Remember to use the PINK PICTURE TOOLBAR
              to add a frame style and effects
              You need citations for pictures from the Internet.
              You don't want to spend all of your time looking for 1 picture!!!!
Wednesday's Lesson- Literacy lesson and Achieve 3000 article
Step 8- Add animations and transitions
Step 9- Practice (review the rubric)
Step 10- Revise (check spelling)

Exit Activity Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html

Friday, February 28th- 8th Grade- Databases- Different Parts

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 25 type lines 8, 9, and 10.            

    Use your right MIDDLE finger for the , comma key exercise.

2. If your name is on the board, finish your first name database.

What are we learning?
Understand the basics of databases.
How is database information used, organized, and managed in business?

 
Guided Practice:
@ Students will open in the DATABASE folder
     the 1 Database Fundamentals PowerPoint

@ Why do businesses use databases? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeVHLTkIXB8
      to minute 3:45
@Open "First Name" database  
@Class will practice identifying records, fields, and entries.
@Continue with the  Database Fundamentals PowerPoint.
@Class will practice identifying records, fields, and entries.


Independent Lesson:

@ In pairs, start the Review of Database Tables worksheet.
Use slide 18 to help with the field type definitions.
 

Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:
Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 
type

"business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards.

 MUST BE IN BY TODAY to count toward interim
After Today will count for semester


Exit Activity #9: Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html  

 


Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Thursday, February 27th- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/thursday-february-27th-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/thursday-february-27th-7th-grade.html

Thursday, February 27th- 7th Grade- PowerPoint Project and Review Literacy Lesson results

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 21 type lines 8, 9, and 10.            
    Use your right PINKY finger for the Right Shift Key exercise


2. Get out your Pink Worksheet and your GREEN rubric.

3. If you were absent on Wed, complete the 1st 9 weeks typing assessment (class  
     participation grade) go to http://www.typingtest.com to get your new wpm.

4. If you were absent on Wed, Click on https://portal.achieve3000.com/
    Your user name is your lunch number. Your password is your birthday.       

    Go to the email section and click on article titled "The New Power of PowerPoint."
     1st score counts as a daily participation grade.


What are we learning?
Literacy Techniques

PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics

Guided Practice: 
@Miss W will review the PowerPoint rubric and project requirements.
@Miss W will review the "The New Power of PowerPoint" Achieve 3000 article
    and model techniques on how to find the information. 
@ Use the crayons to highlight different items in the text.


Independent Exercises:
@ Make sure step 6 (enter content) and step 7 (add pictures with proper citations)
     are complete. 
@ See Thursday's Lesson below for step 8 (add animations and transitions)

Past Lessons
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed.
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***
             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.
Step 4-  Create a Design
Step 5-  Edit the Master slide (OPTIONAL)
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)

Step 7-  Add and format graphics (pictures), audio and video      
              Remember to use the PINK PICTURE TOOLBAR
              to add a frame style and effects
              You need citations for pictures from the Internet.
              You don't want to spend all of your time looking for 1 picture!!!!
Wednesday's Lesson- Literacy lesson and Achieve 3000 article

Thursday's Lesson
Step 8- Add animations and transitions
Step 9- Practice (review the rubric)
Step 10- Revise (check spelling)
Working in Teams students will FIND THE EVIDENCE for their answers to the 4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint questions 24 through 28.
 
Exit Activity Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html

Thursday, February 27th- 8th Grade- Databases- What is a Database?

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 24 type lines 4, 5, and 6.            

    Use your left RING finger for the W key exercise.

2. Students will tape their brochure to the bulletin board.

What are we learning?
Understand the basics of databases.
How is database information used, organized, and managed in business?

 
Guided Practice:
@ Access 2010: Introduction to Databases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXiCza050ug 
@ Students will open in the DATABASE folder

     the 1 Database Fundamentals PowerPoint

   Independent Lesson:
@ Students will gather data for their first database.@ Students will participate in Database Bingo. 

Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:
Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 
type
"business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. 

MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY

Exit Activity #9: Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Wednesday, February 26th- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/wednesday-february-26th-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/bellringer-1_25.html

Wednesday, February 26th- 7th Grade- Achieve3000 Literacy Lesson

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 20 type lines 4, 5, and 6.           
    Use your left INDEX finger for the V exercise.

2. Get out your Pink Worksheet and your GREEN rubric.

What are we learning?
Literacy Techniques

PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics

Guided Practice: 
Click on https://portal.achieve3000.com/
    Your user name is your lunch number. Your password is your birthday.  
     Go to the email section and click on article titled "The New Power of PowerPoint."

DO NOT START!!!!!!!!!! We are going to review:
@ Synonym means words that have the same meaning like "cold" and "freezing."
Antonym means words that have the opposite meaning like "cold" and "hot." 

@ If you get a synonym or antonym question
    try the different choices in the 
sentence.
@ We will review the Cause and Effect relationship question.

Independent Exercises:
@ Take your time the 1st score will be a class participation grade.
@ Complete the "The New Power of PowerPoint" article and activity questions carefully.

@ 1st 9 weeks typing assessment (class participation grade)
     go to http://www.typingtest.com to get their new IMPROVED words per minute
     round up all numbers (2nd 9 weeks percentages will be higher)
     10% improvement is a 100
      5%  improvement is a 90
      0% improvement is a 80
      slower than before improvement is a 70

Example if you typed 20 wpm in January
22 = 100, 21 = 90,  20 = 80, 19 and lower = 70

Example if you typed 15 wpm in January
17 = 100, 16 = 90, 15 = 80, 14 and lower = 70

Past Lessons
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed.
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***
             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.
Step 4-  Create a Design
Step 5-  Edit the Master slide (OPTIONAL)
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)

Step 7-  Add and format graphics (pictures), audio and video      
              Remember to use the PINK PICTURE TOOLBAR
              to add a frame style and effects
              You need citations for pictures from the Internet.
              You don't want to spend all of your time looking for 1 picture!!!!

Wednesday's Lesson- Literacy lesson and Achieve 3000 article

Thursday's Lesson
Step 8- Add animations and transitions
Step 9- Practice (review the rubric)
Step 10- Revise (check spelling)
Working in Teams students will FIND THE EVIDENCE for their answers to the 4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint questions 24 through 28.
 
Independent Exercise:
@ If time, continue with your PowerPoint project following the steps listed above.


Exit Activity Typing Adventure http://www.learninggamesforkids.com/keyboarding_games/keyboarding_games_typing_adventure1.html

Wednesday, February 26th- 8th Grade- Review Literacy Techniques

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 21 type lines 12, 13, and 14.            

    Use your right RING finger for the . (Period) Key exercise.


What are we learning?
Publisher 3.02 Design Principles and Business Publications
 
Guided Practice (Publisher): 
@ Miss W will review the "Picture This" Achieve 3000 article

    and model techniques on how to find the information. 
@ Use the crayons to highlight different items in the text.
@ The Design Principles Test and Brochure Project grades will 

     be distributed.
@ Students will fold their brochures.

Homework- Extra Credit for 2nd test:
Ask your parents if they have a business card or 
have one in their wallets from a business or 
have a friend with a business card or the next
time you go into a business or they go into a 
business see if they have a business card or
at home go to Google and then images and 
type
"business card" then print a business card.
If you give Miss W a business card sometime
this week you will get 5 points extra credit on 
the second test. MUST be appropriate for school- 
no alcohol, guns or bad words on cards. 

MUST BE IN BY FRIDAY

(1st period) Exit Activity #7:
Frog Game 
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play3.asp
 
(1st period) Exit Activity #8:

Publisher Ribbon http://www.quia.com/mc/320506.html 


Monday, February 24, 2014

Tuesday, February 25th- Short Cut Links

If you are an 8th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/tuesday-february-25th-8th-grade.html

If you are a 7th grade student click here http://wclassroom.blogspot.com/2014/02/tuesday-february-25-7th-grade.html

Tuesday, February 25- 7th Grade- PowerPoint Steps 5 through 8

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 18 type lines 12, 13, and 14.           
Use your left MIDDLE finger for the C exercise

2. Get out your Pink Worksheet and your GREEN rubric.

What are we learning?
PowerPoint 5.0 Presentation basics


Guided Lesson:
Past Lessons
Step 1- Determine the Purpose of PowerPoint
            Most students picked Educational and some students picked Narrative.
Step 2- Identify the Target Audience
            Our target audience will be other students so we want to have colorful
            slides, animation, all of the design ideas we discussed.
            **** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***

             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic 
Step 3- Storyboard the content
            We researched 8 key facts and storyboarded them as a rough draft.
Step 4-  Create a Design
Step 5-  Edit the Master slide (OPTIONAL)
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)
             
Tuesday's Lesson
Step 6-  Enter the Content (notice you enter the words before the pictures)
**** You will need to find a game for your audience to play***
             type the word "QUIA" and the name of your topic
Step 7-  Add and format graphics (pictures), audio and video      
              Remember to use the PINK PICTURE TOOLBAR
              to add a frame style and effects
              You need citations for pictures from the Internet.
              You don't want to spend all of your time looking for 1 picture!!!!

Wednesday's Lesson- Literacy lesson and Achieve 3000 article

Thursday's Lesson
Step 8- Add animations and transitions
Step 9- Practice (review the rubric)
Step 10- Revise (check spelling)
Working in Teams students will FIND THE EVIDENCE for their answers to the 4 Presentation Procedures Revised PowerPoint questions 24 through 28.
 
Independent Exercise:
@ Start your PowerPoint project following the steps listed above.


Exit Activity: