Tuesday, February 11th- 8th Grade- Learning about text boxes

Bellringer:
1. Open your Typing file and on page 12 type lines 12, 13, and 14.           
Use your right MIDDLE finger for the I exercise.
   
2. If you were late or absent yesterday, see the board, finish any missing work.
 What are we learning?
 School Safety Procedures!
 Publisher 3.02 Design Principles and Business Publications

Guided Practice:
@ School Safety Procedures for Fire and Lock Down will be reviewed.
@ Review of Design Principles
     http://www.figg.com/ired510/DesignPrinciples.htm
@ http://www.j6design.com.au/ClientArea/6fundamentalprincipleofdesign
@ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_62cvAH3_w

@Go to Publisher and open a newsletter of your choice
    save it as PRACTICE.    to practice different techniques   
    such as manipulating text boxes, understanding the
    flow of the panels, and the text box tools tab, zoom, etc.
@ Watch the video closely http://www.gcflearnfree.org/publisher2010/4.2
     stop at 2:25.

Independent Lesson:
1. Add text box  Home tab- then Draw Text Box
2. Zoom-  View tab- then Zoom 
    OR bottom right of screen

3. Type the words cat, dog, rat, and mice

4. Text Effects- highlight word,
    Format tab- Shadow, Outline, Engrave, Emboss

5. Border- select, Format tab- Shape outline button

6. Picture- Insert tab- Insert clip art

7. Control Text wrap-
    Click the picture that you want to wrap the text around
    Home tab- wrap text button(s)

8. Text Box Tools- Text Fit
               Shrink Text, Grow Text box to fit, Best Fit

9. Go to Computer/ Student Docs/ Witkowski folder/
      Publisher folder/ 3.2 Publications PowerPoint

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.

Exit Activity #6:
Home Row Keys Car Race Game 
http://www.freetypinggame.net/play14.asp